Zoe Wang

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3

Publications

15

Awards

10


Contact Details

Lecturer, Development Studies; Convener, Master of Global Development

Biography

Zoe is a Lecturer in Environment and Development.  Currently she serves as the convener of Master of Global Development and co-convener of Master of Public Health-Master of Global Development. She holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Sydney, a Master in Environmental Management from Yale University and a Bachelor in Science from National Taiwan University. Zoe is an interdisciplinary expert on environmental governance, agrarian change and rural development, with a strong focus on community-based and participatory approach. Her research concerns the politics of environment and development, such as indigenous resource governance, participation and empowerment. The geographical focus of her research has been Asia-Pacific region including China, Taiwan and Australia. Currently she is a Chief Investigator of an ARC Discovery Project "High-value horticulture and global production networks in coastal Australia."

Zoe's research is grounded in extensive fieldwork and is primarily framed through a political ecology lens. Throughout her research career, she has focused on examining the impact of various environmental, development, and agrarian interventions—such as NGO projects, government policies, and commodity markets—on natural resource use. Her work has been published in high-ranked journal such as Land Use Policy and World Development.

Prior to joining JCU, her professional experience included Research Fellow at University of Melbourne and Visiting Fellow at City University of Hong Kong. She has taught subjects such as Environmental and Resource Management, Global Environmental Politics, Environmental Policy and Governance, Environmental and Regional Planning, Research Methods on Global Development.

Zoe welcomes prospective PhD students to work on topics related to the political and social aspects of environmental governance, agrarian change and rural development. Scholarship funding is available through James Cook University Postgraduate Research Scholarships.

Media Engagement (selected)

1.ABC News on climate change talk (24/11/2022). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-24/us-china-resume-climate-change-talks-what-could-it-mean/101682242

2.Channel 7 TV Cairns on temporary migrant farm workers (21/09/2022) https://mobile.twitter.com/7NewsCairns/status/1572503510553620485

3.ABC News on agriculture labourer (16/09/2022) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-16/pick-paradise-campaign-to-lure-ag-workers-to-north-queensland/101441838

4. ABC Rural Report temporary migrant farm workers (20/08/2022) https://www.abc.net.au/farnorth/programs/rural-report/far-north-and-north-queensland-rural-report/14018416

5.DW on Great Barrier Reef (26/06/2021) https://p.dw.com/p/3vahL

Research

Research Interests

Environmental governance; Environmental politics; Natural resource management; Agrarian change; Indigenous knowledge; Rural development


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Smith, Kiah; Azeredo, Rafael; Coe, Neil; Cross, Rebecca; Heyman-Griffiths, Seren; Jeff, Neilson; Bil...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Wang, Ju-Han (2006) Lessons Learned in Community Participation and Joint Forest Management: the Cons. Colombo, Sri Lanka: [Report] ...
Other Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Wang, Zoe Ju-Han; He, Jun; Wilmsen, Brooke (2024) 'Farmers' cooperatives in Southwest China: Beyond . Outlook on Agriculture, 53 (1):72-83. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Rogers, Sarah; Wilmsen, Brooke; Han, Xiao; Wang, Zoe Ju-Han; van Hulten, Andrew (2023) 'The demise o. Melbourne , 16 :1-11...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Rogers, Sarah; Wang, Zoe Ju-Han; He, Jun (2023) 'Farmers’ practices and the political ecology of agr. Geoforum, 141 . [DOI] ...
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Wilmsen, Brooke; Rogers, Sarah; Duan, Yuefang; Wang, Zoe Ju-Han (2023) 'Farmer Cooperatives and the . The China Journal, 89 . [DOI] ...
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Rogers, Sarah; Wilsem, Brooke; Han, Xiao; Wang, Zoe Ju-Han; Duan, Yuefang; He, Jun; Li, Jie; Lin, Wa...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Wang, Ju-Han Zoe; Connell, John (2021) 'Taiwanese working holiday makers in rural and regional Austr. Australian Geographer, 52 (2):191-207. [DOI] ...
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Wang, Ju-Han Zoe; Roche, Gerald (2021) 'Urbanizing minority Minzu in the PRC: insights from the lite. Modern China, 48 (3):593-616. [DOI] ...
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Wang, Ju Han Zoe (2019) 'National parks in China: Parks for people or for the nation?'. Land Use Policy, 81 :825-833. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Neilson, Jeffrey; Wang, Ju Han Zoe (2019) 'China and the changing economic geography of coffee value. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 40 (3):429-451. [DOI] ...
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Wang, Ju-Han Zoe; Fisher, Robert; Connell, John (2019) 'Participatory natural resource management in. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 60 (2):205-219. [DOI] ...
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Wang, Ju Han Zoe; Connell, John (2016) 'Green Watershed in Yunnan: a multi-scalar analysis of enviro. Australian Geographer, 47 (2):215-232. [DOI] ...
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Wang, Zoe (2018) 'Taiwan and Australia’s refugee deal' The Interpreter, 23 July 2018 . ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Wang, Ju-Han Zoe; Hu, Wen Cheng (2012) 'The potential for voluntary approaches to realize a climate In: Wang, Ju-Han Zoe, and Hu, Wen Cheng (2012) The potentia...