PhD thesis final - Royal Holloway, University of London
PhD thesis final - Royal Holloway, University of London
PhD thesis final - Royal Holloway, University of London
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI would like to express my gratitude to all those who gave me the possibility tocomplete this <strong>thesis</strong>.I am deeply indebted to my supervisor Pr<strong>of</strong>. Katie Willis whose patient and meticulousguidance and stimulating ideas helped me through my research and the writing <strong>of</strong> the<strong>thesis</strong>. Besides, from the very beginning <strong>of</strong> my <strong>PhD</strong> study in Britain, she has alwaysbeen concerned with my well-being and her encouragement and support always givesmy confidence and courage to go on with my research. From her, I have learned a lotabout not only doing research, but also the virtue <strong>of</strong> being a researcher as well as asupervisor/ teacher. I am very much obliged to her efforts in helping me complete this<strong>thesis</strong>.I would also like to express my gratitude to the SCG <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Geography,<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Holloway</strong>. Being a member <strong>of</strong> this group is a really honour and allows me tobroaden my version <strong>of</strong> the intellectual world <strong>of</strong> social and cultural geography. Thankyou to the staff and <strong>PhD</strong> students in this group for your encouragement for both myresearch and English. Especially, I would like to extend my thanks to my advisor DrDavid Lambert, whose patience in our discussions and valuable suggestions have beenindispensable for my writing-up.What‘s more, my thanks are also due to the precious friendship I gained from mypostgraduate peers. Thank you to Eriko, Jaouan (especially for helping out mappingwhich is REALLY appreciated), Nhung, Marije, Andi and Charles and many others foryour support and company to make my <strong>PhD</strong> life become colourful. Those chatsregarding our research and lives in the EMU and the happy hours in the BeechesSunday Club will be my greatest and unforgettable memories.I am also extremely grateful to those fellow Taiwanese taking part in this research.Without their generous help, support and kindness, I couldn‘t finish this research. So, Iwould like to give them back with my greatest gratitude and any honour I have got fromthe <strong>thesis</strong>. Especially, I would like to give my thanks to those Taiwanese IT firms forassisting me with recruiting interviewees and allowing me to get access to theworkplace to do research. Besides, I would also like to give my gratitude to my hostfamilies for their kindness and looking after me when I was there alone by myself. The11
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