Research output per year
Research output per year
Profile: I joined the University of Manchester in 2007, after spending two years at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, where I was a Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow. My original academic background is in Chinese Studies, having studied Chinese language and history at the University of Leeds. I then completed my Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations at the Australian National University in 2005.
Career highlights: Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, 2012-13; Visiting Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School, 2010; British Academy Exchange Fellow, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 2009; External Associate, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick, 2009; Postdoctoral Fellow, John Sloan Dickey Centre for International Understanding, Dartmouth University, USA, 2007 (declined); Member of Royal United Services Institute delegation to Taiwan, 2007; Lecturer, Department of Political Studies University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2005; Visiting fellow, Peking University, China 2002, 2007; Visiting research associate, Tokyo University, Japan, 2002-3.
Languages: Japanese (native), Mandarin Chinese (fluent), French (intermediate)
International Relations theory with reference to East Asia, Sino-Japanese relations, Chinese foreign policy, Japanese foreign policy, Sino-Japanese reconciliation
Selected Publications
Teaching: My teaching areas include international relations, security studies, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese domestic policy. I currently teach, or have taught the following courses:
Teaching Ethos: Learning and scholarship should be fun in an intellectual sense. I believe that university education should not just be about simply ‘studying’ educational materials given out by teachers. Instead, it should be a place where students improve each other intellectually, by actively researching and learning about the various topics in the course, and debating their findings with other students. To this end, I try to make my courses as interactive as possible. I also expect students to recognise that they have a responsibility to contribute to the intellectual development of their peers, and need play a substantive role in providing a lively learning environment.
Media: I have provided media commentary on Chinese foreign politics, Sino-Japanese relations and Japanese politics to The Guardian, Berlingske (Denmark), Weekendavisen, DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation), Bloomberg, and The Diplomat.
Knowledge Transfer: I am interested in how my research expertise can be used for more practical ways to benefit society generally. To date, my activities to this end have focused on presentations to the policy community and teaching in continuing education.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
7 Mar 2001 → 1 Mar 2005
Award Date: 16 Dec 2005
Bachelor of Arts, University of Leeds
25 Sept 1995 → 1 Jul 1999
Award Date: 1 Jul 1999
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review