Moises de Souza - Academic Staff

Dr. Moises de Souza serves as the Course Leader for the International Relations BA programme and teaches a module in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). He is also a lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies at the School of Psychology & Humanities and holds the position of Chair at the Northern England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific (NEPCAP) at the University of Central Lancashire. Furthermore, he conducts research in Asia Studies at the International Relations Research Centre of the University of São Paulo (NUPRI-GEASIA) and holds the role of deputy director at the South China Sea Think Tank (SCSSTT). Additionally, Dr. de Souza is a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Association (APPRA).

Moises research focuses on foreign policy analysis (FPA) and non-traditional security in the Pacific, and Taiwan’s diplomatic maritime policies, which his PhD. dissertation is based on. Also, He recently published an edited book: Enterprises, Localities, People, and Policy in the South China Sea: Beneath the Surface (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). The book intends to look for alternative approaches to understanding maritime disputes in the South China Sea. The idea was to draw attention to the importance of the private sector, civil society, and subnational actors’ roles in the disputes and sheds light on crucial policy issues that are addressed less often in the literature.

Moises is currently deputy director South China Sea Think Tank (SCSTT), an independent, non-profit organization that promotes dialogue, research, and education on South China Sea issues. The SCSTT serves as a platform for promoting dialogue without taking an institutional position regarding maritime territorial claims. He is also founding member of The Asia-Pacific Policy Research Association (APPRA) an independent, platform for research, and education about policies in the Asia-Pacific region based in Taipei, Taiwan. Previously, Dr. Moises served as Associate Researcher at the Center of Latin American Trade and Economy in Taiwan and guest editor for two issues of the publication Quarterly of Latin American Trade and Economy.

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“China’s Strategic Partnerships and its Impact on Brazil-US Relations”, International Conference “Triangular Relations among Latin America, China, and the US”, Center of Studies on Latin American Trade and Economy, Taipei, Taiwan, February 23, 2016
“The logic of China’s Strategic Partnerships: Foundations and Motivations”, Paper presented at the International Social Sciences and Business Research Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, 4 – 5 December 2014
“India-Japan Relations in The Era Of Strategic Partnerships: Domestic and Regional Foundations Of A Partnership”, Paper presented at International Conference on India-Japan Relations: Transforming into Potential Partnership, Centre for Southeast Asian & Pacific Studies, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India, November 7-9 December 2012
“Brazil-China Bilateral Relations: partnership and challenges face the Chinese Century”, Academic Conference, Center of Studies of Latin America Trade and Economy, Chihllee Institute of Technology, Taipei, February 21, 2012

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