Gang Li, PhD

Assistant Professor of Leadership
I am keen to explore and understand how human beings become leaders in different spheres of life.

  • PhD in Educational Studies. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • MSc in Education (Distinction). Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • BA in English. Yantai University, Yantai, China

Expertise

Leadership, International Higher Education, Democracy, Governance, Subjectivity, Case Study Research

Dr. Li frequently shares his research ideas at international conferences. Below is a list of his selected conference presentations:

  • Li, G. (2021, April). Chinese international students’ engagement with large-scale democracy in the United States. Paper presented at the 65th annual conference of Comparative and International Education Society that was held virtually.
  • Li, G. (2019, April). Reimaging Chinese globally mobile students: Political subjects in the making. Paper presented at the 63rd annual conference of Comparative and International Education Society, San Francisco, United States.
  • Li, G. (2016, July). Shaping Chinese citizens in the United States: A case study of Chinese students’ international education experience from a political perspective. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Li, G. (2015, March). Mapping the interplay between Canada’s International Education Strategy and Chinese students: A governmentality perspective. Paper presented at the 59th annual conference of Comparative and International Education Society, Washington D.C., United States.
  • Li, G. (2014, December). Overseas Mainland Chinese students' engagement with democratic discourses and practices in Canada and the United States. Doctoral research presented at the international conference "China in the Global Academic Landscapes. New Horizons: Topical and Structural Challenges for 2020", Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover, Germany. 
  • Li, G. (2014, June). Metaphor matters: Studying Chinese political culture from the perspective of conceptual metaphors. Paper presented at the annual conference of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast, Bellingham, WA, United States.
  • Li, G. (2013, May). Qualitative research on China's democratization in the context of neoliberal international higher education. Paper presented at the 9th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign-Urbana, IL, United States.

Awards & Honors

  • UBC Four Year Doctoral Fellowship 2010-2014
  • UK Government Chevening Scholarship 2007-2008

Recent Publications

Affiliations & Memberships

  • Collaborator, China Innovative Urban-Rural Governance Research Network
  • Member, International Leadership Association
  • Member, Association of Leadership Educators

  • LDRS 300 Leadership as Service
  • LDRS 302 Historical Concepts and Theories of Leadership
  • LDRS 320 Ethical Decision-Making
  • LDRS 330 Leadership in Organizations and Small Groups
  • LDRS 410 Communication: Methods of Persuasion and Positive Influence
  • LDRS 490 Leading in the World
  • LDRS 502 Team Leadership and Conflict Resolution
  • LDRS 503 Results Based Leadership
  • LDRS 504 Leadership Values and Ethics
  • LDRS 591 Scholarly Inquiry
  • LDRS 611 Organizational Behaviour
  • LDRS 620 Worldview Foundations of Educational Leadership
  • LDRS 697/698 Leadership Integration Project