Teaching
At Queen Mary I teach on the following courses: Political Analysis (Pol/105), which I am also convening in 2010-11;
Introduction to International Relations (Pol/104); International Relations in a Globalising World (Pol/235), which I co-
convene with Dr Richard Saull; and Sovereignty and Intervention in International Politics (Pol/M039), which I also
In the past I also taught courses at Oxford on Post-Cold War International Relations, IR in the Cold War, IR in the
Era of Two World Wars, and the IR of Southeast Asia, among others. While at Oxford I was heavily involved in
developing better support for graduate student teachers and produced a webpage of resources for their benefit,
which is archived here. The links include guidance on course design, my old reading lists, cover sheets and
feedback forms, and other items of potential interest.
Following the completion of my teaching portfolio - ‘Mind the Gap: Using Formative Assessment to Narrow
Perception Gaps in Tutorial Teaching’ - I was made a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2008.
PhD Supervision
I would be delighted to supervise doctoral theses in the following areas:
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the international politics of Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific
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the politics of sovereignty and intervention
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international sanctions
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historical sociology, historical materialism, and international relations
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state-society relations and international politics.
I am happy to discuss ideas with prospective students - please email me with a short (say, 6-page) research
proposal and your CV. However, for procedural information on how to apply for doctoral studies at Queen Mary,
please see the department’s webpage.
My current PhD students are:
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Boonwara Sumano (second supervisor) Topic: Labour liberalisation in ASEAN
