Department of Politics and International Studies

Professor Stephen Chan, OBE

Key information

Roles
Department of Politics and International Studies Professor in International Relations Department of Politics and International Studies Admissions Tutor: MSc International Politics Department of Politics and International Studies Programme Convenor (MSc Politics of Africa) Associate Member, Centre for Media and Film Studies
Department
Department of Politics and International Studies
Qualifications
BA, MA (Auckland); MA (London); PhD (Kent)
Building
Russell Square: College Buildings
Office
P253
Email address
sc5@soas.ac.uk
Telephone number
+44 (0)20 7898 4655

Biography

Stephen was an international civil servant involved with several key diplomatic initiatives in Africa, helping to pioneer modern electoral observation, and continues to be seconded to diplomatic assignments today. 

He has twice been Dean at SOAS and has published 35 books and supervised 40 successful PhD theses. He won the 2010 International Studies Association prize, Eminent Scholar in Global Development, and broadcasts and lectures internationally.

Research interests

International politics of Southern Africa. Multicultural composition of ethics

PhD Supervision

Open to PhD supervision in selected aspects of African Politics and Multicultural Approaches to Ethics.

Name Title
Tiare Kioko Sonnen Do You See Me? A Comparison Between South African and Zimbabwean ‘Coloured’ Representation and Reception in Theatre
Malaika Robinson How States Feel: The Power of Affective Dynamics in the U.S.-China Trade War, 2018-2025

Publications

Contact Stephen

Email
sc5@soas.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)20 7898 4655

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