William Arthur Callahan is a Canadian political scientist whose main research interests include China's global politics, visual international politics, documentary filmmaking, and international relations theory. Since 2013, he has been Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).[1][2][3] Callahan was Chair Professor of International Politics and China Studies at the University of Manchester (2005–2013), and co-director of the British Inter-University China Centre, University of Oxford.[4] Callahan serves as on the editorial board of Journal of Contemporary China.

William Arthur Callahan
Academic background
Education
ThesisAnother Book of Laughter and Misunderstandings: A Field Guide to Chuckles, Smiles and Guffaws (1992)
Doctoral advisorMichael J. Shapiro

Career

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Callahan has been a member of:

Publications

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Monographs

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  • Imagining Democracy: Reading "the Events of May" in Thailand (1998)
  • Contingent States: Greater China and Transnational Relations (2004)
  • Cultural Governance and Resistance in Pacific Asia (2006)
  • China: The Pessoptimist Nation (2012)
  • China Dreams: 20 Views of the Future (2015)
  • Pollwatching, Elections and Civil Society in Southeast Asia (2019)
  • Sensible Politics: Visualizing International Relations (2020)

Edited books

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  • China Orders the World: Normative Soft Power and Foreign Policy, co-edited with Elena Barabantseva (2011)

References

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  1. ^ "William Callahan". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "Curriculum Vitae William A. Callahan" (PDF). London School of Economics.
  3. ^ "William A Callahan | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ^ "William A. Callahan: China: The Pessoptimist Nation". US-China Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-04.