| Staff member |
Primary supervisory area |
Secondary supervisory area |
Previous and current supervisions
(Postgraduate) |
| Athanasios Gkoutzioulis |
International Political Theory
Theory of International Relations
Continental Political Philosophy (Kant, Hegel, Marx, Foucault)
Philosophy of Science/ Epistemology
Post-Structuralism
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Critical Security Studies (Foucault, Biopolitics, Governmentality)
Critical Terrorism Studies
War Studies (Clausewitz)
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Not applicable
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| Ben Barton |
EU foreign and security policy
EU-China relations
Chinese foreign and security policy
China-Africa (mainly security policy: Djibouti base, UNPKOs, South Sudan, military cooperation)
EU-Africa
EU-China in Africa
Constructivist, cognitivist and social psychology approaches to study of IR
Political Trust and the study of trust in IR
EU politics
African security (Somali piracy, Darfur, Libya, Mali, etc.)
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French foreign policy
Françafrique
British foreign policy
African politics
Game theory
Neoliberal institutionalism
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EU-Russia relations
Sudan’s Darfur politics
The Maldives and the BRI
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| Derick A Becker |
International relations theory (particularly post-positivist)
Foreign policy analysis
International political economy
African politics/political economy (particularly S Africa and Ethiopia)
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State theory, Trans-level analysis (also known as "second image reversed")
Political economy of agriculture and food systems
Qualitative methodology
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Serbian foreign policy after Milosovic
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| Ho Ying Chan |
International Relations of Southeast Asia
Culture in International Relations
Nationalism
Malaysia’s External Relations
Malaysian Politics
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China-Southeast Asia relations
Theory of International Relations
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Not applicable
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| Jason Pandya-Wood |
Civil society, social capital, and active citizenship
Community theory, policy, and practice
Youth participation and youth studies
Governmentality and social policy
Qualitative methods
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Criminal justice and criminology
Corruption and anti-corruption
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The impact of Islamophobia on the socio-economic experiences and health outcomes of Muslim communities in the UK
Exploring the relationship between personality disorder and sexual preoccupation in convicted sexual offenders
The things children say: young people and violence
Exploring Young People’s Social Capital
A study into young people’s codes of conduct within schools
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| Julia Roknifard |
Religion in politics
Politics of the Middle East
Iran’s domestics politics and foreign policy
Iran’s nuclear programme
Political philosophy
Security issues in Asia
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Strategic stability in South Asia
Countering and preventing violent extremism
Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Humanitarian crises
International law
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Not applicable
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| Karma Tashi Choedron |
Traditional/Indigenous Knowledge, and Customary and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Community-based conservation/ Natural Resource Management /Sustainable Livelihood Ventures
Marginalised communities and development
Gender and development
Buddhism, comparative religion, religious pluralism and interfaith harmony
Environmental politics
Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Social Auditing and High Conservation Value (HCV) Assessment
Sustainable forest/oil palm/natural resource management;
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Environmental ethics and deep ecology
Participatory Forest Management of Orang Asli in Peat Swamp Forest Conservation, Malaysia
Indigenous peoples, policy and exploitation
Indigenous land tenure, use rights, customary rights, identity and survival-Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia
Free, prior and informed consent in sustainable development
Gender, identity and exploitation
Gendered roles, education of the girl child, discrimination, patriarchy and feminism;
Gender and religion: Sexual exploitation in religion (Himalayan region: India, Nepal and Bhutan)
Religious fundamentalism, pluralism and social justice
Comparative study between Sikhism and Buddhism
Integrated environmental management, policy, power relations, governance, impact assessments and participatory approaches
Socio-environmental impacts of oil palm development on local communities and migrant workers in Malaysia, Indonesia and Ghana
Certification schemes in forestry, oil palm, and conflict minerals schemes.
Economic livelihoods, migrant and forced labour
Decentralisation, forests and rural communities
Wetlands conservation: Peat swamp forests of South-East Pahang
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Gendered roles in Buddhist Religious Practice in Bhutan: A Case Study of Two Nunneries
Role And Status Of Women In Buddhism And Its Relevance In Modern Society - With Special Reference To Bhutan
The Role of Prominent Bhikshunis in the Development of Early Indian Buddhism
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| Sumit Mandal |
Transregional (and transnational) histories
Cultural diversity in historical perspective
Colonial societies (Indonesia in particular)
Social histories of Muslims (the Malay world in particular)
Built archives of the Malay world (drawing on historical spaces and architecture)
The historical writing of the Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer
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Indian Ocean societies in historical perspective
Social histories of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
Social histories of South Africa (Cape Town in particular)
Transethnic interactions and solidarities (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore in particular)
Race, ethnicity, and identity
The politics of language
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Arts of resistance in Indonesia (through the work and life of a poet)
Cultural diversity and identity in Chinese-medium schools in Malaysia
Chinese Muslims as a liminal identity in Malaysia
Telugu identity and community in Malaysia
Racialised reporting in the English-language press of Malaysia
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| William Case |
Democracy and democratisation
Authoritarian institutions and resilience
Single-dominant party systems and electoral manipulations
Political patronage and corruption
Comparative politics in Southeast Asia
Elite theory
Populism and class affiliation
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Ethno-religious identities and tensions in Southeast Asia
Islamic politics in Southeast Asia
Civil society formations in Southeast Asia
China-Southeast Asia relations
Political development in Hong Kong
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Comparative Environmental Protest in China and Malaysia
The Positive Impact of the American Soft Power Decline on East Asian Identity Building 1997-2008
The Internet and State Control in China and Southeast Asia
Chinese Investment and Economic Development: Cases in South America
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