Eric de Roulet’s dissertation research investigates the roles of agency and subjectification in Chinese and Taiwanese prospective international graduate students’ academic career planning. Through interviews and fieldwork, he is analyzing how these students perceive opportunities and obstacles in the domestic and international higher education markets, including the human security risks that come with studying abroad. By examining the experiences of prospective graduate students, this project avoids the survivorship bias built into numerous studies of the experiences of those who have already moved to their destination country.

2021-2022 Fellow: Chinese Language Fellowship Program at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)