Steven Langendonk is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of International Political Economy. He is developing a database on Chinese diplomacy (since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949). He has advised the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of various EU member states and the EEAS on China’s role in the United Nations and presented his research at the ISA 2024 Panel on China at the United Nations in San Francisco.

Steven Langendonk studied History (2014-2017) before completing his Master’s in Comparative and International Politics (2017-2018), both at KU Leuven. This was followed by the Doctoral Programme in the Social Sciences (2019-2024), also at KU Leuven, on the topic of “Decoding Chinese diplomatic behaviour in international organisations: domestic logics of action meet multilateral order”.

Relevant publications:

• Langendonk, S. (2022). Multilateralism in China’s foreign relations: A normative-rhetorical tool for suasion and system reform. EU-China relations at a crossroads, Vol. I: Looking for a new modus vivendi. European Policy Centre.
• Langendonk, S. and Stephen, M. (2026) Why Germany must engage with China. International Politics and Society. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.