Directors of Area Research Centres
Timothy Cheek, Centre for Chinese Research
Mandakranta Bose, Centre for India and South Asia Research
Julian Dierkes, Centre for Japanese Research
Kyung-Ae Park, Centre for Korean Research
Rick Barichello, Centre for Southeast Asia Research
Emeriti
Honorary Professor
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Jack Austin, Canadian politician and member of the Canadian Senate 1975-2007
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Louis Cha, Chinese culture and literature
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Robert E. Bedeski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science at UVic. Human Security and Peace, and Asian and Pacific Studies
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Earl Drake profile, Former senior public servant and diplomat with ambassadorial-level postings to China, Indonesia and World Bank
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Joseph Caron, Former senior public servant and diplomat with ambassadorial postings in Japan, China and India.
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Tsewang Choegyal Tethong, Representaitve of H.H. the Dalai Lama, New Delhi. 1997-2001 Kalon (Minister} for Information and International Relations TGIE, Dharamsala
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Chris Bennett, International resource economics and institutions, project monitoring and evaluation; work experience with bilateral and multilateral donors, the private sector and Non-Government Organizations, primarily in Indonesia, and for shorter periods in China, Laos, Malaysia and Vietnam
Rebecca Chau profile, Japanese linguistics with a focus on speech acts and modality and its application in language teaching
David Edgington profile Japanese urban and regional development; Japanese international trade and overseas investment; Australia and New Zealand
Hani Faris, Middle East politics, conflict resolution & political development
Michael Leaf profile, Urbanization and planning in cities of developing countries, with particular interest in Asian cities
Anne Murphy profile, Historical formation of religious communities in Punjab and northern South Asia, with particular but not exclusive attention to the Sikh tradition
Adheesh Sathaye profile, Early medieval Sanskrit drama, aesthetics, and narrative literature. Doctoral research involved the Sanskrit epics, Marathi devotional performance traditions, and theories of textual production, performance, and folkloristics
Ian Townsend-Gault profile, International Law of the Sea; Maritime Co-operation; Marine Environmental Protection; International Law of Human Rights; International Justice Issues
Research Associates
Honorary Research Associates
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Vidyut Aklujkar (CISAR), Indic belles lettres in general and saint poetry, particularly Marathi,Hindi, English and Sanskrit; creative writing and translation of literature, religious studies/philosophy
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Grace C.L. Mak (CCR), Comparative education in China; Gender and education in Hong Kong
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Alison Bailey (CCR) profile, Intersections between the individual and the state in Chinese culture; soft power, media, film, CSR; Canada-China relations
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Richard Paisley (IAR), International water and energy law, international environmental law, negotiations and environmental conflict resolution.
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Elena Caprioni (CCR) profile, Ethnicity and nationalism in China with a focus on Uyghur society, as well as the Western Development Program in Northern China.
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Wenbin Peng (IAR), Cultural nationalism & regionalism, and ethnicity in China; popular culture and travel/tourism representation;
history of Eastern Tibet and Tibetan pilgrimage; social construction of time and space
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Hayes, Jack Patrick (CCR) February 14, 2013 - June 30, 2013 Department of History and Asian Studies, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, China Environmental Science and Sustainability
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Gordon Longmuir (CSEAR), Canada's strategic interests in South (mainly India) and Southeast Asia (special expertise in Cambodia)
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Jim Placzek (CSEAR), South East Asian ethnic origins and culture history, Theravada Buddhism and Thai language
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Gang Lu (CCR), China diplomacy decision making, Central Asia regional security, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Taiwan issue and Internet diplomacy
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Yuko Shibata (CJR), Overseas Japanese and immigrant experiences in Canada, i.e., language and culture, shifting identities, Nikkei (Japanese Canadian) women; adult socialization; and life narratives and writings
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