Previous Positions 

Lecturer in Chinese Politics, Newcastle University, Oct 1987-Dec 97.

Director, East Asia Research Centre, Department of Politics Newcastle University, Oct 1996-Dec 97.

Visiting Positions

Visiting Professor, Beijing University, 2009.

Visiting Professor, Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, 2004.

Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag XI, 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa, Summer 1998.

Current Professional Activities

Editorial Committee, The Review of International Studies, the British International Studies Association/Cambridge University Press.

Editorial Board, Government and Opposition, University of Nottingham/Blackwell.

Editorial Board, Contemporary Politics, Hong Kong University/Taylor and Francis.

International Advisory Board, Centre for Research on Social and Cultural Change in China, University of Technology, Sydney.

Editorial Board, 中国与世界经济China and World Economy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Editorial Board, Fudan Review of International Relations, Fudan University Press.

International Advisory Panel, All China Economics (ACE) International Conference, City University of Hong Kong.

International Scientific Committee, International Euro-Asia Conference, Universities of Poitiers and Nantes.

External Examiner at the Universities of Bristol and St Andrews.

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Interaction with User Communities

In recent years I have undertaken policy work or given presentations for the Stanley foundation, the British government (the FCO, DFiD, DEFRA), the Industry and Parliament Trust, the UNDP (in Vietnam), the Hong Kong Forum, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, the EU Public Sector Management Programme (in the Domincan Republic), Strategic Intelligence Executive Forum (in Beijing and Shanghai), the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Parliament, and Shell. Details of individual contributions can be found on my list of publications page.

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Academic conferences/Research seminars organised

Convenor of Politics and International Relations Panels, European Association of Chinese Studies Biannual Conference, Ljubljana, August 2006.

Great Britain-China Centre seminar series, 2001, on UK Relations with China.

The Crowd in China Annual Conference of the British Association of Chinese Studies, University of Warwick, September 2001.

Beyond Bilateralism: Rethinking Sino-Japanese Relations for Chatham House/Warwick Asia Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, September 2000.

After the Global Crises: What Next for Regionalism? CSGR, University of Warwick. September 1999.

Please see my list of publications for details of individual conference/seminar presentations including keynote talks.

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