Stephen Chan OBE[1][2] (born 1949) is an author and Professor of World Politics at SOAS, University of London.[3][4] He was appointed an OBE for "services to Africa and higher education" in 2010. He has published number of books on international relations and articles and reviews in the academic and specialist press, as well as journalistic feature articles.[5]

Biography

Born to Chinese refugees to New Zealand, Stephen Chan received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at the University of Auckland. He then did another Master of Arts at King's College London, prior to his PhD at the University of Kent.[6] He began his academic career in Africa at the University of Zambia in 1983, and has subsequently been a visiting lecturer at the University of Wellington and held academic posts at the University of Kent and Nottingham Trent University, before joining SOAS in 2002.[1]

In 2010, he won the International Studies Association prize, Eminent Scholar in Global Development.[7]

Authored books

References

  1. ^ a b "SOAS Professor of International Relations Stephen Chan Awarded OBE:News". www.soas.ac.uk. 14 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Mention on the Birthday Honours services 2010" (PDF). direct.gov.uk.
  3. ^ "Professor Stephen Chan, OBE", Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London.
  4. ^ "mention in Governance in Africa". governanceinafrica.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Stephen Chan". The Conversation.
  6. ^ "CV @ Stephen Chan". Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Professor Stephen Chan, OBE | Staff | SOAS University of London". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.


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