Stephen Chan (b. 1949) is an author and Professor of World Politics at

SOAS, University of London SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury are ...

. He was appointed an OBE for "services to Africa and higher education" in 2010. He has published number of books on

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the Scientific method, scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities betwe ...

and articles and reviews in the academic and specialist press, as well as journalistic feature articles.

Biography

Born to Chinese refugees to

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...

, Stephen Chan received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn ...

. He then did another Master of Arts at King's College London, prior to his PhD at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

. He began his academic career in Africa at the

University of Zambia The University of Zambia (UNZA) is a public university located in Lusaka, Zambia. It is Zambia's largest and oldest learning institution. The university was established in 1965 and officially opened to the public on 12 July 1966. The language of ...

in 1983, and has subsequently been a visiting lecturer at the

University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well know ...

and held academic posts at the

and

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as a new universities, new university in 1992, although its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham School of Desi ...

, before joining SOAS in 2002. In 2010, he won the International Studies Association prize, ''Eminent Scholar in Global Development.''

Authored books

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References

Living people 1949 births University of Auckland alumni Alumni of King's College London Alumni of the University of Kent Academic staff of the University of Zambia Academics of SOAS University of London Officers of the Order of the British Empire New Zealand people of Chinese descent New Zealand emigrants to the United Kingdom {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub