Full Profile

After a varied career that included pub management and computer sales, a voluntary teaching position in China gave Ed a taste for all things Chinese and a BA in International Relations put that into some perspective. A fascination with the Sino-Japanese relationship led him to pursue Masters degrees in both Chinese and Japanese Studies before embarking on his PhD, which examined the response of China to the Yasukuni Shrine controversy during Koizumi Junichiro’s tenure.

Ed joined UCLan in September 2014 as course leader for the rapidly expanding Asia-Pacific Studies. He is continuing to work on research into the Sino-Japanese relationship and different perspectives on East Asian international relations more generally.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. East Asian Studies, University of Leeds, 2014
• M.A. Japanese Studies, University of Leeds, 2010
• M.A. Chinese Studies, SOAS, 2008
• B.A. (Hons.) International Relations & Global Politics, Nottingham Trent University, 2007

Membership of Professional and Learned Bodies

• European Association for Chinese Studies
• European Association for Japanese Studies
• Sino-Japanese Relations Research Network
• White Rose East Asia Centre
• International Institute for Korean Studies at UCLan

Research Activities

• Sino-Japanese Relations
• International Relations in East Asia