Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Humanities and Social Sciences


   Dr. Craig Snyder

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Position Senior Lecturer
Email craig.snyder@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Phone +61 3 522 72244
Campus Geelong
Location Waurn Ponds Campus (Room ic2.411)
Role and profile I am the Course Coordinator of the International Relations Postgraduate Studies Program. My research interests include regional security structures in Europe and the Asia Pacific. I am the editor of Contemporary Security and Strategy 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2012 . I have published articles in Pacific Review, International Journal, Asian Perspective, International Politics The Journal of Strategic Studies, The Journal of Conflict Studies and Contemporary Southeast Asia.


Professional Associations
  • Australian Member Committee of CSCAP
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies
  • International Studies Association
  • Australasian Political Studies Association
  • Australian Institute of International Affairs
  • Canadian Institute of International Affairs
  • Canadian Political Science Association


Areas of Supervision
  • Asia Pacific Security
  • South China Sea Disputes (Spratly Islands)
  • Maritime Security
  • European Security
  • NATO
  • Comparative Regional Security
  • Australia's Foreign Relations
  • Critical Security Studies
  • Terrorism
  • Revolution in Military Affairs/Transformation
  • Modern Warfare
Teaching responsibilities Contemporary Security and Strategy, Conflict Security and Terrorism, Regionalism in International Politics, Terrorism in International Politics, Research Project (IR)
Master of Arts (International Relations)
Research interests
  • Multilateralism
  • Cooperative Security
  • Asia Pacific Security
  • South China Sea Territorial Disputes (Spratly Islands)
  • Maritime Security
  • European Security
  • Regional Approaches to Security
  • Australia's Engagement with the Asia Pacific Region
Service to the University,
discipline or community  
  • Course Coordinator, International Relations postgraduate studies program
  • regular volunteer with the United Nations Association of Australia
  • regular participant in the Pre-Departure Sessions run by the Canadian High Commission to Australia for Australian exchange students traveling to Canada
  • reviewer of Study Canada Grant program
  • occasional contributor to crikey.com
  • occasional contributor to theconversation.edu.au
Research link View Deakin associated research data
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22nd April 2013