Nationality: Taiwan, R.O.C. E-mail: ctsui@sharjah.ac.ae Academic Appointments Visiting Scholar, Department of International Relations, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sharjah Adjunct Assistant Professor, International Master s Program in International Studies (IMPIS), School of International Affairs, National Chengchi University Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Strategic and International Affairs (ISIA), National Chung Cheng University Research Interests Critical Terrorism Studies and the U.S.-Led War on Terror U.S. Grand Strategy IR Theories (in particular, Constructivist Approach to IR) Political Communication and Critical Discourse Analysis U.S. Foreign and Security Polices Peace and Conflict Studies Qualitative Research Methods Non-Traditional Security Issues Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Popular Culture and International Relations Education 2014 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Otago, Dunedin, N.Z. Thesis: Tracing the Discursive Origins of the War on Terror: President Clinton and the Construction of New Terrorism in the Post-Cold War Era, supervised by Professor Richard Jackson and Professor Kevin Clements. 2012-2013 Ph.D. Candidate, The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, Dunedin, N.Z. * PhD project was transferred from Aberystwyth University (U.K.) to University of Otago (N.Z.) with supervisor Professor Richard Jackson in January 2012. 1
2009-2012 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, Wales, U.K. 2003-2006 Master of Arts, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. 1999-2003 Bachelor of Arts, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. Publications and Conference Papers Book Tsui, C. K. (2016). Clinton, New Terrorism and the Origins of the War on Terror. Abingdon, the United Kingdom; New York, the United States: Routledge. Book Chapters Tsui, C. K., & Jackson, R. (2016). War on Terror II: Obama and the Adaptive Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism. In J. Holland & M. Bentley (Eds.), The Obama Doctrine: A Legacy of Continuity in U.S. Foreign Policy? Abingdon, the United Kingdom; New York, the United States: Routledge (pp. 70-83). Tsui, C. K. (2016). The 2015 Charlie Hebdo Shooting: A Discourse-Analytical Perspective. In B. J. Lin & Y. T. Tsai (Eds.), Taiwan and Non-Traditional Security Studies. Taipei, Taiwan: Wunan (pp. 159-76). *This chapter is written in Chinese. Journal Articles Tsui, C. K. (2015). Framing the Threat of Catastrophic Terrorism: Genealogy, Discourse, and President Clinton s Counterterrorism Approach. International Politics 52(1): 66-88. (SSCI Journal; 2014 Impact Factor/5-year Impact Factor: 0.709*/0.564*). American Exceptionalism in U.S. Counterterrorism Discourse: Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Obama (* in progress, co-authored with Professor Richard Jackson). Words and Deeds: The Obama Doctrine and the U.S.-led War on Violent Extremism (* in progress). Online Journal 2
Tsui, C. K. (2014). Book Review. Dennis R. Hoover. Religion and American Exceptionalism (Abingdon, the United Kingdom: Routledge, 2013). einternational Relations. January 10th, 2014. Available at: http://www.e-ir.info/2014/01/10/review-religion-and-americanexceptionalism/ Tsui, C. K. (2012). The Myth of George W. Bush s Foreign Policy Revolution: Reagan, Clinton, and the Continuity of the War on Terror. e-international Relations. December 2nd, 2012. Available at: http://www.e-ir.info/2012/12/02/the-myth-of-george-w-bushs-foreign-policyrevolution-reagan-clinton-and-the-continuity-of-the-war-on-terror/ Conference Papers Tsui, C. K. (forthcoming 2017). Rethinking President Obama s Pivot to Asia: American Exceptionalism and the Construction of an American World Order. Abstract accepted. Paper will be presented at the ISA International Conference 2017 Hong Kong, Hong Kong University, June 15th-18th 2017 and the 10th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 10), Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 20-23 2017. Tsui, C. K. (forthcoming 2017). War on Terror II: President Obama s Counterterrorism Evolution and Policy Practices. Abstract accepted. Paper will be presented at the World International Studies Committee s (WISC) 5th Global International Studies Conference 2017, Taipei, Taiwan, National Taiwan University, April 1st-3rd 2017. Tsui, C. K. (2016). EU s Counterterrorism Policies: A Comparative Study of France s and German s Recent Counterterrorism Practices. Paper presented at the 12th Terrorism and Non-Traditional Security Studies Conference organized by Central Police University, Taipei, Taiwan, November 21st 2016. Tsui, C. K. (2015). I m Charlie: What We Can Learn from the 2015 Paris Terror Attack. Paper presented at Institute of Strategic and International Affairs, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-yi, Taiwan, May 12th 2015. Tsui, C. K. (2014). Rethinking the Discursive Construction of Terrorism and Counterterrorism: What We Can (and Cannot) Learn from Discourse. Paper presented at the 55th International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, March 29th 2014. Available at: http://web.isanet.org/web/conferences/toronto%202014/archive/5b50ca693
8eab-4acb-8778-05af686d296d.pdf Tsui, C. K. (2014). Framing the Threat of Rogue States: Iraq, Iran and President Clinton s Dual-Containment Approach to Middle East Peace. Paper presented at the 55th International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, March 28th 2014. Available at: http://web.isanet.org/web/conferences/toronto%202014/archive/65da7401ef98-4490-babd-14a5ebfb76c2.pdf Tsui, C. K. (2013). Rethinking the Discursive Construction of Terrorism and Counterterrorism: What Discourse Showed, Explained, and Hid. Paper presented at the 2013 New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2nd 2013. Tsui, C. K. (2013). Framing the Threat of Rogue States: Iraq, Iran and President Clinton s Dual-Containment Approach to Middle East Peace. Paper presented at the 2013 Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Annual Conference, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, October 2nd 2013. Available at: http://www.apsa2013.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tsui-chin-kuei.pdf Tsui, C. K. (2013). Writing National Identity: Discourses, Narratives, and the Social Construction of Terrorism as a Negative Ideograph. Paper presented at the 54th International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, the United States, April 5th 2013. Available at: http://files.isanet.org/conferencearchive/4a893de9c6e54b1abd1999f228f54ac a.pdf Tsui, C. K. (2012). Framing the Threat of Catastrophic Terrorism: Discourse, Intertextuality, and President Clinton s Counter-terrorism Initiatives. Paper presented at The 2012 New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, November 27th 2013. Tsui, C. K. (2012). Writing Wars on Terrorism from Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and through to George W. Bush: Discourses, Narratives and National Identity. Paper Presented at Power and Politics Conference 2012, University College, University of Otago, New Zealand, July 3rd 2012. Tsui, C. K. (2012). Writing the New Terrorist Threat in the Post-Cold War Era: Clinton and the Construction of the Catastrophic Terrorism. Paper Presented 4
at Centre Research Seminar, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand, May 17th 2012. Tsui, C. K. (2011). Tracing the Discursive Origins of the War on Terror: Clinton and the Construction of the Terrorist Threat in the Post-Cold War Era. Paper Presented at A Decade of Terrorism Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K., September 8-11th 2011. Speeches, Lectures, and Poster Presentations Tsui, C. K. (2016). The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: The Humanitarian Crisis in Syria. Speech given at the Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University, December 15th 2016. Tsui, C. K. (2016). The Power of Words: Languages, Discourses and the Construction of Terrorism Threats. Lecture given at the Department of Sociology, Fujun Catholic University, December 8th 2016. Tsui, C. K. (2015). Post-Positivist Approaches to IR: Ontology, Epistemology, and Methodology. Lecture given at International Master s Program in International Studies (IMPIS), National Chengchi University, November 19th 2015. Tsui, C. K. (2015). Obama s Counterterrorism Policy: Discourse and Policy Practices. Speech given at Department of Political Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, October 8th 2015. Tsui, C. K. (2015). Language, Word and Discourse: A Critical Analysis of U.S. Counterterrorism Policies. Speech given at Institute of European and American Studies (IEAS), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, May 26th 2015. Tsui, C. K. (2013). Conceptualising the Terrorist Attacks: Discourses, Metaphors, and Frames. Poster presented at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand, March 26th 2013. Tsui, C. K. (2012). Discourses, Narratives and the National Identity of the United States. Poster presented at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand, September 11th 2012. Work Experiences 2017 Internal Examiner (Master Thesis) 5
National Chengchi University, T.W. January, 2017 2016 Reviewer for Critical Studies on Terrorism (Taylor & Francis, Peer-reviewed Journal) September-October, 2016 2016 External Examiner (Master Thesis) University of Otago, N.Z. August, 2016 2016- Adjunct Assistant Professor Course: Sustainable Development/Qualitative Research Methods International Master s Program in International Studies (IMPIS), National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan 2015- Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institute of Strategic and International Affairs, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-yi, Taiwan 2015 Reviewer for NCPACS Working Paper Series, The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, N.Z. July, 2015 2015 Reviewer for the Journal of Communication (Wiley, 2014 JCR Ranking 1/74, Impact Factor 3.16) February-March, 2015 2014-2015 Reviewer for Critical Studies on Terrorism (Taylor & Francis, Peer-reviewed Journal) December, 2014-January, 2015 2014-2015 Assistant Editor for NCPACS Working Paper Series The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, N.Z. 2010-2011 Part-Time Teaching Staff Module 30220: Terrorism, Culture and Identity Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, Wales, U.K. 6
Scholarships and Awards University of Otago Ph.D. Publishing Bursary: April 2014 June 2014. Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Award: 2013. (The 2013 APSA Annual Conference, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Free Conference Registration.) PhD Travel Grants, Division of Humanities, University of Otago: 2013. (The 54 th ISA Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, the United States. Free Conference Registration and Flight Tickets) University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship: 2012-2013. (Includes Tuition Fees and Living Expenses.) MOE Scholarship from the Taiwanese Government: 2009-2012. (Includes Tuition Fees and Living Expenses.) Memberships and Associations International Studies Association, ISA (2012 - present) British International Studies Association, BISA (2009 - present) New Zealand Political Studies Association, NZPSA (2012-2014) Australian Political Studies Association, APSA (2013-2014) **Last updated 1 February, 2017 7