Mark Beeson
Encyclopedia
Mark Beeson is Winthrop Professor in Political Science
and International Relations
at the University of Western Australia
. He was previously Professor in International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham
. He has previously worked at Murdoch University
, Griffith University
and the University of Queensland
in Australia
, and the University of York
in the United Kingdom
.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and International Relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
. He was previously Professor in International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
. He has previously worked at Murdoch University
Murdoch University
Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
, Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
and the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Publications
Beeson's main publications include:- Competing Capitalisms: Australia, Japan and Economic Competition in the Asia Pacific (Macmillan, 1999)
- Contemporary Southeast Asia: Regional Dynamics, National Differences (edited, Palgrave, 2004)
- Bush and Asia: America's Evolving Relations with East Asia (edited, Routledge, 2006)
- Regionalism, Globalization and East Asia: Politics, Security and Economic Development (Palgrave, 2007)
- Securing Southeast Asia: The Politics of Security Sector Reform (with Alex Bellamy, Routledge, 2008).