Paul O’Shea completed his Ph.D. at the University of Sheffield in 2012, and most recently served as a lecturer at Aarhus University between 2013-2016. He focuses on the international relations of East Asia, in particular Japan and its relations with China and the United States. Find out more about Paul here.

Astrid Norén-Nilsson received her Ph.D. in Politics & International Studies at the University of Cambridge in 2013. She has been a research fellow at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Leiden, and since 2015, serves as Vice-President of the Cambodian Institute for Strategic Studies (CISS). Her research focuses on Cambodian politics. Find out more about Astrid here

Nicholas Loubere got his Ph.D. at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds, in 2015. Most recently he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University. Dr Loubere works on development issues in China. Find our more about Nicholas here.

Paul and Astrid joined us last year already whereas Nicholas started in January this year.