Hughes, Christopher R


Professor Christopher R Hughes  

Department

Position held

Department of International Relations

Professor of International Relations

Experience keywords:

politics; foreign policy; international politics; nationalism; regionalism

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My research includes Chinese politics and international relations with a special focus on the impact of Chinese nationalism; Taiwan's identity politics and its relationship with China; Sino-Japanese relations, with a focus on Chinese foreign policy making; the political impact of information technology in China; China and Asian regionalism; China's relations with regions outside Asia, especially Africa; and the significance of traditional ideas in contemporary Chinese foreign policy.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

EnvironmentInformation TechnologyMedia Technology and New Media

Countries and regions to which research relates:

China; Korea; Japan; Asia-Pacific; Taiwan; Southeast Asia

Languages:

Chinese (Mandarin) [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Basic]

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6157

Publications

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2012

Hughes, Christopher R. (2012) The role of the military in China’s leadership transition. European Union Institute for Security Studies articles, online

Hughes, Christopher R. (2012) ICTs and remembering the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain: an occasion for celebration or remorse? Journal of historical sociology, 25 (2). pp. 223-243. ISSN 0952-1909

Hughes, Christopher R. (2012) How not to play the blame game of cross-strait relations. The international spectator, 47 (2). pp. 108-113. ISSN 0393-2729

Hughes, Christopher R. (2012) The impact of leadership change on cross-strait relations. In:9th Symposium on "Sino-EU relations and the Taiwan Question" (June 30 - July 3 2012 : Chongming, Shanghai, China).

2011

Hughes, Christopher R. (2011) The enduring function of the substance/ essence (Ti/Yong) dichotomy in Chinese nationalism. In: Callahan, William A. and Barabantseva, Elena, (eds.) China orders the world: soft power and normative foreign policy. The Johns Hopkins University Press, New York, USA. ISBN 9781421403830

Hughes, Christopher R. (2011) Negotiating national identity in Taiwan: between nativisation and de-sinicisation. In: Ash, Robert and Garver, John W. and Prime, Penelope, (eds.) Taiwan’s democracy: economic and political challenges. Routledge, New York, USA and London, UK. ISBN 9780415604574

Hughes, Christopher R. (2011) Reclassifying Chinese nationalism: the geopolitik turn. Journal of contemporary China, 20 (71). pp. 601-620. ISSN 1067-0564

2010

Hughes, Christopher R. (2010) Google and the great firewall. Survival, 52 (2). pp. 19-26. ISSN 0039-6338

Hughes, Christopher R. (2010) Embracing the dragon, carefully. China economic quarterly, (March). pp. 21-25. ISSN 2095-1086

Hughes, Christopher R. (2010) In case you missed it: China dream.

Hughes, Christopher R. (2010) One country, two systems and Taiwan: actions more important than words? In:Track Two Dialogue on EU-China Relations and the Taiwan Question (5 - 6 June 2010 : Shanghai, China).

Hughes, Christopher R. (2010) Commentary on 'A modest proposal for a basic agreement on peaceful cross-strait development'. Journal of current Chinese affairs, 39 (1). pp. 149-162. ISSN 0341-6631

Hughes, Christopher R. (2010) New information communication technologies and the British commemoration of the bi-centenary of the abolition of the slave trade in 2007. In: Zhang, Junhua , (ed.) Social memory and global communication . China Social Sciences Publishing , Beijing, China , pp. 39-66.

2009

Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) China’s membership of the ARF and the emergence of an East Asian diplomatic and security culture. In: Haacke, Jürgen and Morada, Noel M., (eds.) Cooperative security in the Asia-Pacific: the ASEAN Regional Forum. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 54-71. ISBN 9780415460521

Alden, Chris and Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) Harmony and discord in China’s Africa strategy: some implications for foreign policy. China quarterly, 199 pp. 563-584. ISSN 0305-7410

Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) New trends in Taiwan's China policy. The international spectator, 44 (2). pp. 59-74. ISSN 0393-2729

Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) After 1989: nationalism and the new global elite. In: Kipnis, Andrew and Tomba, Luigi and Unger, Jonathan, (eds.) Contemporary Chinese society and politics. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 361-394. ISBN 9780415457484

Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) Current cultural politics in China: what makes the Chinese tick? Asian affairs, 40 (1). pp. 63-76. ISSN 0306-8374

Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) Chinese Shakespeares: two centuries of cultural exchange (review). China review international, 16 (4). pp. 521-526. ISSN 1069-5834

Hughes, Christopher R. (2009) Technological empowerment: the internet, state, and society in China, and: the Power of the internet in China: citizen activism online (review). China review international, 16 (4). pp. 583-588. ISSN 1069-5834

2008

Hughes, Christopher R. (2008) Satire: a happy day in the life of an ordinary Chinese person (Sanlu edition) [translation]. China Digital Times, Berkeley, CA

Hughes, Christopher R. (2008) The implications of Taiwan's 2008 presidential election for cross-Strait relations: the foundations for a new regionalism? In:Fifth Annual Conference on China-Europe Relations and Cross-Strait Relations (May 31 - June 2 2008 : Xiamen).

Hughes, Christopher R. (2008) The 2008 legislative yuan election and the complex nativisation of the KMT. Taiwan perspective, 118 (20th F). pp. 1-6.

Hughes, Christopher R. (2008) Japan in the politics of Chinese leadership legitimacy: recent developments in historical perspective. Japan forum, 20 (2). pp. 245-266. ISSN 0955-5803

Hughes, Christopher R. (2008) The global economy and China's "peaceful development". Daxiyangguo : revista Portuguesa de estudos Asiáticos, 13 pp. 77-92. ISSN 1645-4677

2007

Hughes, Christopher R. (2007) Vine a Giappone all'alba del XXI secolo. Biblioteca della liberta, 189 pp. 7-20. ISSN 0006-1654

Hughes, Christopher R. (2007) New security dynamics in the Asia-Pacific: extending regionalism from Southeast to Northeast China. International spectator, 42 (3). pp. 319-336. ISSN 1751-9721

2006

Hughes, Christopher R. (2006) China's interests go well beyond the nuclear issue. The Guardian, Octobe ISSN 0261-3077

Hughes, Christopher R. (2006) Chinese nationalism in the global era. openDemocracy Ltd

Hughes, Christopher R. (2006) Rewriting the cultural revolution: from centre to periphery. The China quarterly, (188). pp. 1098-1108. ISSN 0305-7410

Hughes, Christopher R. (2006) Chinese nationalism in the global era. Routledge/Curzon, London, UK. ISBN 0415182662

2005

Hughes, Christopher R. (2005) Interpreting nationalist texts: a post-structuralist approach. Journal of contemporary China, 14 (43). pp. 247-67. ISSN 1067-0564

Hughes, Christopher R. (2005) Nationalism and multilateralism in Chinese foreign policy: implications for Southeast Asia. The Pacific review, 18 (1). pp. 119-135. ISSN 0951-2748

2003

Hughes, Christopher R. (2003) China and the internet: a question of politics or management? China quarterly, 175 pp. 818-824. ISSN 0305-7410

Hughes, Christopher R. and Wacker, G., (eds.) (2003) China and the internet: politics of the digital leap forward. Routledge, London; New York. ISBN 041527772 8

Hughes, Christopher R. (2003) Fighting the smokeless war: ICTs and international security. In: Hughes, Christopher R. and Wacker, Gudrun, (eds.) China and the internet: politics of the digital leap forward. Routledge, London, pp. 139-161. ISBN 9780415277723

Hughes, Christopher R. and Ermert, Monika (2003) What's in a name?: China and the domain name system. In: Hughes, Christopher R. and Wacker, Gudrun, (eds.) China and the internet: politics of the digital leap forward. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 127-138. ISBN 9780415277723

2002

Hughes, Christopher R. (2002) Challenges and opportunities for unification after Taiwan's 2000 presidential elections. In: Haacke, Jürgen and Preston, Peter W., (eds.) Contemporary China: the dynamics of change at the start of the new millennium. RoutledgeCurzon, London, UK;, pp. 157-174. ISBN 9780700716371

Hughes, Christopher R. and Silverstone, Roger (2002) Editorial: the internet in China. New media & society, 4 (2). pp. 139-140. ISSN 1461-4448

Hughes, Christopher R. (2002) China and the globalization of ICTs: implications for international relations. New media & society, 4 (2). pp. 205-224. ISSN 1461-4448

Hughes, Christopher R. (2002) Pourquoi internet ne démocratisera pas la Chine. Critique internationale, 15 ISSN 1290-7839

Hughes, Christopher R. (2002) The 2000 presidential election in Taiwan. In: Preston, Peter W. and Haacke, Jürgen, (eds.) Contemporary China: the dynamics of change at the start of the new millennium. Routledge Curzon, London, pp. 157-174. ISBN 0700716378

2001

Hughes, Christopher R. (2001) China and global liberalism. In: Hovden, Eivind and Keene, Edward, (eds.) The globalization of liberalism. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 193-217. ISBN 9780333724750

Hughes, Christopher R. (2001) Taiwan and China: long shadows. The world today, 57 (12). pp. 24-25. ISSN 0043-9134

Hughes, Christopher R. (2001) Nationalist chat: internet reaction on China-US relations. The world today, 57 (6). pp. 7-8. ISSN 0043-9134

Hughes, Christopher R. (2001) Living with 'one country, two systems'? The future of Beijing's Taiwan policy. Cambridge review of international affairs, 14 (2). pp. 124-138. ISSN 0955-7571

2000

Hughes, Christopher R. (2000) Beijing rides a nationalist cyber-tiger. Asian Wall Street journal, ISSN 0377-9920

Hughes, Christopher R. (2000) Global politics and the problem of culture: the case of China. In: Ebata, Michi and Neufeld, Beverly, (eds.) Confronting the political in international relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 72-97. ISBN 9780333732854

Hughes, Christopher R. (2000) Post-nationalist Taiwan. In: Leifer, Michael, (ed.) Asian nationalism. Routledge, London, pp. 63-81. ISBN 9780415232845

Hughes, Christopher R. (2000) Nationalism in Chinese cyberspace. Cambridge review of international affairs, 13 (2). pp. 195-209. ISSN 0955-7571

1999

Hughes, Christopher R. (1999) A superpower of tomorrow: the role of China. In: Schumacher, Ulrike, (ed.) Structure, order and disorder in World politics: papers presented at the Summer Course 1998 on International Security. Peter Lang, Frankfurt, Germany, pp. 93-112. ISBN 978-3631347904

Hughes, Christopher R. and Stone, Robert (1999) Nation-building and curriculum reform in Hong Kong and Taiwan. China quarterly, 160 pp. 977-991. ISSN 0305-7410

Hughes, Christopher R. (1999) Democratization and Beijing's Taiwan policy. In: Tsang, Steve and Tien, Hung-mao, (eds.) Democratization in Taiwan: implications for China. St. Martin’s Press, New York, pp. 130-147. ISBN 9780333737835

1997

Hughes, Christopher R. (1997) Taiwan and Chinese nationalism: national identity and status in international society. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415157681

Hughes, Christopher R. (1997) Globalisation and nationalism: squaring the circle in Chinese international relations theory. Millennium: journal of international studies, 26 (1). pp. 103-124. ISSN 0305-8298

1995

Hughes, Christopher R. (1995) China and liberalism globalised. Millennium: journal of international studies, 24 (3). pp. 425-445. ISSN 0305-8298

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