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1 Curriculum Vitae Xin Liu (Calvin) EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS PhD International Relations, Sussex University, Oct Apr. 2014) Doctoral Thesis: Origins of Peasant Socialism in China: The International Relations of China s Modern Development in World-historical Perspective Supervisors: Professor Justin Rosenberg and Dr. Kamran Matin Examiners: Dr. Lin Chun (London School of Economics) and Dr. Kevin Gray (Sussex) MSc International Relations (Research), London School of Economics, Oct Dec o Grade: Merit (Modules taken: International Relations Theories, International Security, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods) BA International Political Economy, Renmin University of China, Sep Jun o 3.3/4.0 (2:1 equivalent), Guanghua Scholarship for Academic Excellency (2007) Associate Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK, Sept RESEARCH AREAS International political economy in Asia-Pacific (especially China s role as a predominant power in the region) Aestheticism and International Relations The Politics of China s contemporary economic reform Critical International Relations Theories The society and politics of Hong Kong 1

2 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Research TEACHING EXPERIENCES Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Sharjah, 2015-present Associate Tutor, Department of International Relations, Sussex University, o Introduction to International Relations (political realism, liberal institutionism, Marxist political economy, world-system theory, poststructuralism, and the sociology of knowledge of IR theories etc.) o The Short Twentieth Century and Beyond (Twentieth Century s diplomatic history, the Russian Revolution and its global repercussion, the origins of the 1930s Great Depression, the character of American hegemony, the US-USSR tente, the origins of Chinese revolution, and the global structuring under the condition of neo-liberalism etc.) o Teaching format: Lecturing/Seminar organising o Course Assessment: Essays of 2500 words Associate Tutor, Department of Sociology, Sussex University, o Sociology of 21 st Century s Britain o Making the Strange Familiar Temporary Lecturer, Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, Birkbeck College, London, o China from 1900: The Birth of A Super Power (elective course for 3 rd /4 th year un ergra uate stu ents, a survey of China s revolutions and social developments of the 20 th century in world-historical perspective) o Teaching format: Lecturing, seminar organising and group discussion, o guided students to explore historiographical and primary sources Postgraduate Student Representative, School of Global Studies, Sussex University, 2010-now o Attended school and department level administrative meetings, 2

3 o liaised between the post-graduate students and the board of school management, o represented associate tutors at the school and university level ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS FOR REFERENCE Journal Articles o Liu, X 2016, Anarchy in the East: Uneven and Combined Development and the China-centred Geopolitics in East Asia, International Politics, Issue 5 Book Chapter o Liu, Xin 2017, Too simple an sometimes naïve: I entity labyrinth in Postcolonial Hong Kong, in Routledge Handbook of Post-colonial Politics, forthcoming Doctoral thesis o Liu, X 2014, Origins of Peasant Socialism: The International Relations of China s Modern Revolution, University of Sussex, Conference papers o Liu, X 2016, Beyon the Treaty System: the Premo ern Origins of Chinese security an insecurity, ISA-Pacific, Hong Kong, 25-27, June, 2016 o Liu, X 2012, The Worl -Historical Origins of China s historical backwar ness: an intersocietal analysis of China s imperial crisis, International Conference of Asian Study, July, 2012, Negembo, Sri Lanka o Liu, X 2012, Hegemony an Counter-Hegemony in worl history: China s revolutionary legacy as an alternative to neo-liberalism, International Conference on Economic Embeddedness and Beyond: Do Social Theories Meet Economic Realities?, October, 2012, Moscow, Russia o Liu, X 2012, Overcoming Anachronism: Uneven an Combine Development s critique of IR theories, Millennium Annual Conference LSE, October, 2012, London, UK o Liu, X 2012, Substitutionism an the International Political Economy of China s Cultural Revolution, The Spectrum Conference on Historical Sociology and IR, Nov, 2012, Ankara, Turkey o Liu, X 2012, Revolutionizing the Peasant for National Salvation: The differentia specifica of Maoism, Historical Materialism Annual Conference, Nov. 2012, London, UK 3

4 INVITED TALKS China s economic slow own an its impact on global politics, guest-lecture at the University of Aberystwyth, Wales, June 2016 Chinese Revolution as Aesthetic Realism, guest-speech at the American University of Sharjah, UAE, May, 2016 International Institutions an the American Power, guest-speech at the American University of Sharjah, UAE, October 2015 China s in ustrial transfer an the nascent mo e of labour movement, Research Seminar on Transitional Economies at The Centre for Organizational Research, Roehampton University, London, July 2013 The Cultural Revolution an the Issue of Eurocentrism in Chinese History, Doctoral Student Lecture Series, Global Studies, University of Sussex, March, 2013 Civil Society, Democracy an Nationhoo : What can we learn from the Scotland Referendum, Taiwan Sunflower and Hong Kong Umbrella Movements?, Speaker on Hong Kong, St. Anthony College, Oxfor University, 12 th October 2014 MEDIA CONTRIBUTION Columnist for Dujia (dooo.cc) and Siyue (m4.cn) on Chinese politics and economic reform ( ) Nanfang People (Southern Weekly) on China s leftwing movement and industrial actions (2013) BBC China on Chinese education and market transformation (March, 2010) BBC World Service on China s ethnical conflicts (April, 2014) 4

5 BBC World Service Newshour on the legacies of the Tiananmen Square Incident (June, 2010, June, 2014) BBC Worl Service Newshour on Hong Kong s i entity politics (September, 2014) BBC Ra io Worl Have You Say on Hong Kong s pro-democratic protests (October 2014) BBC The Worl Tonight on China s political stance towar s Hong Kong (October 2014) BBC Worl Service Newshour on Hong Kong s emocratic movement with Martin Lee (October 2014) BUSINESS ANALYSES & CONSULTANCY (All for Sea Change LLP, London, use of large database involved) The Rise of Chinese LOHAS Consumers and the Implications for Organic Foo In ustry China s Water Challenge an Its Policy Implications for Foreign Investments The Thir Plenum an the Conteste Political Context for Foreign an Private Investment in China s Further Reform Social Changes an Agricultural Mo ernisation: Implications for Agricultural Policy Environment an Foreign Investments in China Transportation Construction, Institutional Reform an Foreign Investments in China Chinese Government s Austerity Policy an Its Implications on the Wine Industry China s real estate bubble an its repercussion in the banking sector RESEARCH GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS The Sussex Research Group on Uneven and Combined Development Associate Member of BISA-British International Studies Association Member of the European Association of Chinese Studies 5

6 Member of International Studies Association (ISA) WORK EXPERIENCES Foreign Affairs Assistant, Foshan Government of Municipality, Feb, 2007 o Drafted governmental documents, o liaise cities of frien ships, o Mediated local incidents o Translated documents and working as interpreters in foreign receptions Member Staff, The Regional Conference of Literacy of Asia-Pacific UNESCO, Beijing, July, 2007 o Assistant to the Malaysian Minister of E ucation, Dato Sri Hishamudin Policy Analyst for Sea Change LLP. Sep o Wrote policy analysis and provided consultancy for foreign investments in China o Researched various subject areas including organic food, water pollution, political transformation, and education policy ADDITIONAL SKILLS Languages: Chinese Mandarin (native speaker), Chinese Cantonese (native speaker), Chinese local dialects including Yunnanese, Hubeiese, Sichuanese (native speaker), Shanghaiese (Basic), English (Academic level), German (Basic) Public Speaking Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Word, Excel inter alia and e- teaching platforms including Moodle, turnitin and Smartboard. Ability in SPSS and STATA Remarkable travel experiences in Continental Europe, the UK, the US, Africa, Russia, the Middle East, and China 6

7 PERSONAL INTERESTS Chinese theatre art, drama, Chinese cuisine, football, travelling REFEREES Professor Justin Rosenberg Department of International Relations, University of Sussex Arts C 354, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RH j.p.rosenberg@sussex.ac.uk tel: Professor Naoko Shimazu Department of Classics, History and Archaeology, Birkbeck College London Room 3.16, 27 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 5DQ n.shimazu@bbk.ac.uk tel: Dr. Kamran Matin Department of International Relations, University of Sussex Arts B 372, University of Sussex, Brighton BN19RH k.matin@sussex.ac.uk tel:

Erik Mobrand RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS

Erik Mobrand RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS Erik Mobrand Room 513, Building 140-1 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea Tel. +82 2-880-5069 Email: erikmobrand@snu.ac.kr ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor, Graduate School of