Jonathan Sullivan
Jonathan Sullivan 蘇立文 | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Negativity and Information in Campaign Advertising (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Cees van der Eijk, Phil Cowley, Will Lowe |
| Other advisors | Joern Dosch, Chris Dent |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
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| Institutions | Asia Research Institute, University of Nottingham |
| Head of China Programmes at the Asia Research Institute | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Director of the China Policy Institute | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Tsang |
| Director of the Research, Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Website | jonlsullivan |
Jonathan Sullivan (Chinese: 蘇立文) is a British political scientist and Sinologist who researches political communications in China, Taiwan and other East Asian contexts, China's Internet and cyber-nationalism,[1][2] studies of the Confucius Institutes,[3] and China's politics of celebrity culture, hip hop and football.[4][5][6]
Sullivan is Head of China Programmes at the Asia Research Institute (ARI) and associate professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. Sullivan is an editor of The Asia Dialogue, the online journal of the ARI.[7] He is a co-founder of the China Soccer Observatory (CSO) with Simon Chadwick[8] and a member of The China Quarterly Executive Committee.[9]
Early life and education[edit]
Sullivan comes from Kent, England. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Modern Chinese Studies and Master's degree in Asia Pacific Studies, all at the University of Leeds, Sullivan went to the University of Nottingham for learning Political Science, where he got another master's degree (2005-2006) and completed his PhD (2006-2010).[10]
Academic career[edit]
From 2009 to 2011, Sullivan was a RCUK Fellow for China, Globalization and Civil Society. In 2012, he moved over to the Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham to work with Steve Tsang, who was Head of the School, as Director of Research. In 2014, Sullivan went back to the School of Politics as Director of the China Policy Institute (CPI).[11]
He was the Director of the CPI and Editor-in-Chief of the institute's online journal China Policy Institute: Analysis until 2018, when the CPI merged into ARI.[12][13]
Sullivan was a British Science Association media fellow who facilitated a period of work at and writing for the BBC.[10][14]
Works[edit]
Books[edit]
- A New Era in Democratic Taiwan: Trajectories and Turning Points in Politics and Cross-Strait Relations, with Chun-Yi Lee (Routledge, 2018)
- China’s Football Dream (Asia Research Institute e-Book, 2018)
Selected articles[edit]
- Sullivan, J., & Wang, W. (2022). China's “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy”: The Interaction of Formal Diplomacy and Cyber-Nationalism. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.
- Sullivan, J., Jeu, S. & Wang, W. (2021). Rising Cyber China. Turkish Policy Quarterly.
- Sullivan, J., & Lee, D. S. (2018). Soft Power Runs into Popular Geopolitics: Western Media Frames Democratic Taiwan. International Journal of Taiwan Studies, 1(2), 273–300.
- Sullivan, J. (2014). China's Weibo: Is Faster Different?. New Media & Society, 16(1), 24–37.
Selected op-eds[edit]
- Taiwan and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, China Policy Institute: Analysis. Jan 27, 2018.
- Western universities are not prepared for engaging with China. Nikkei Asian Review. Dec 27, 2017.
- Trump, Taiwan, and the ‘One China’ Policy. The Diplomat. Feb 28, 2017.
- How the Global Media Frames Taiwan and Gets it Wrong. Global Taiwan Institute 1(13). Dec 14, 2016.
- Chinese Celebrity and the Soft Power Machine. China Film Insider. April 3, 2016.
- “Asia for Asians”: Would it mean “Asia for Chinese?” India-China Chronicle. May–June 2015.
- The Taiwan-China Meeting. The Diplomat. Feb 11 2014.
References[edit]
- ^ Sullivan, Jonathan; Wang, Weixiang (2023). "China's "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy": The Interaction of Formal Diplomacy and Cyber-Nationalism". Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. 52: 68–88. doi:10.1177/18681026221079841. S2CID 247467219.
- ^ "A Rising "Cyber China"". Turkish Policy Quarterly. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Confucius Institutes Returning to US Schools under New Name". VOA. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Chinese Engagement with the Global Game". University of York. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Jonathan Sullivan". ChinaFile. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Dr. Jonathan Sullivan". Universität Tübingen. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Message from The Asia Dialogue". Asia Dialogue. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "China Soccer Observatory". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Editorial board". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Sullivan". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Vita". Dr Jonathan Sullivan Hompeage. 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Open Seminar: Coming conflict in the Taiwan Strait?". Stockholm University. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Goodbye to China Policy Institute: Analysis". China Policy Institute: Analysis. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ Sullivan, Jonathan (2016-09-14). "Beautiful and mathematical: Football as a numbers game". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
External links[edit]
- Jonathan Sullivan publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Jonathan Sullivan's articles at South China Morning Post
- Jonathan Sullivan's articles at The National Interest
- Jonathan Sullivan's articles at The News Lens
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