Richard Westra

Biography

Over the past 2 decades Richard has taught at universities and colleges around the world including: Nagoya University, Japan; Pukyong National University, South Korea; University of the Bahamas, Nassau; Royal Military College, Canada; and Bader International Study Center, Herstmonceux  Castle, UK. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Political Economy, Carleton University, Visiting Research Fellow at the Social Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and is currently International Adjunct Professor at the Center for Macau Studies, University of Macau. He has authored or edited 18 books, 9 of which are published by Routledge.  His work has also been widely published in peer reviewed international journals. He is co-editor of Journal of Contemporary Asia. He received his PH.D. from Queen’s University Canada in 2001.  

Education

PH.D. Queen's University

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

1) International Political Economy: International Development, International Finance, Global Governance
2) Comparative Political Economy: Varieties of Neoliberal and Welfare States, Varieties of BRICS and Emerging Markets
3) Political Economy of Northeast Asia – Japan, China, South Korea
4) Social Theory: Theories of Social Change, Epistemology in Political Economy

Personal Interests

Travel, sports, scuba diving

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