School of Social and Political Science

Background

Fiona is interested in women’s political participation, women’s political representation, civil society, with a regional focus on East Asia. Before joining the University of Edinburgh as a PhD candidate in the School of Social and Political Science, she researched female political participation and parliamentary representation by co-working multiple research projects in the higher education industry.

Fiona obtained her M.A. in Gender Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a BSocSc (Hons) in Government and International Studies (minored in History) from Hong Kong Baptist University.

Publications

Wong, F. (2022, October 10). Forging solidarity in the anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong. genderED. https://www.gender.ed.ac.uk/fiona-wong-ecr-spotlight/

Conference Presentations

Wong, F. (2023, August - September) Sexual Violence & Rumors: Dilemma of Women & Organizations in Anti-ELAB Movement. Presented at American Political Science Association. Los Angeles, US. 

Wong, F. (2023, June) How emotional resource exchange combat violence against protestors in social movement? A case study of women’s empowerment in anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong. Presented at British International Studies Association 2023 Conference. Glasgow, UK. 

Wong, F. (2022, September) Feminist solidarity of relationship network between female protesters and women's organisations in the anti-extradition movement. Presented at Doing Race and Gender as ESEA Scholars Conference 2022. Cambridge, UK.

Grants and Fellowships

2024

• Research Student Attachment Programme – Incoming, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (HK$36,000) COMPETITIVE

2023

• APSA 2023 First Generation Scholar Travel and Accessibility Grant from American Political Science Association. (US$145) COMPETITIVE
• PGR Research Support Fund for paper presentation at American Political Science Association 2023 Annual Conference, The University of Edinburgh. (£500)

2022

• PGR Research Support Fund for research fieldwork, The University of Edinburgh. (£500)

Teaching Experience

2024/25

• Chinese Politics
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
• Introduction to Political Data Analysis
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

2023/24

• Chinese Politics
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
• Introduction to Political Data Analysis
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

2022/23

• Chinese Politics
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
• Kinship: Structure and Process
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

2021/22

• Kinship: Structure and Process
  School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

2020/21

• Contemporary Chinese Politics
  School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Administration Experience

2025

• Conference Organiser, Hong Kong Studies Postgraduate Conference 2025

2024

• Conference Organiser, Hong Kong Studies Postgraduate Conference 2024

Professional and Community Services

09/2020 - 07/2021

• Vice Chairperson, Hong Kong Teaching and Research Support Staff Union

Public engagement

2023

• Liverpool ESEA Network x Centre for Culture and Everyday Life Seminar: Feminism in Hong Kong and British Chinese Diaspora. University of Liverpool, UK, Supported by NWCDTP, March 23.