Biography
Dr Jade Guan is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Strategy of Deakin University and Convenor of Master of National Security and Strategy at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security.
Jade received her PhD in International Relations from the ANU. She is a China scholar and has broad research interests in security and foreign policy issues in the Indo Pacific region. Her scholarly works can be found from Australian Journal of International Affairs, Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies, Lowy Institute, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, and Fulcrum: Analysis on Southeast Asia. Jade is also a news media contributor with her views appeared on ABC, BBC, Guardian, SCMP, DW.com, RFA, SBS, either in English or Chinese.
Jade has rich fieldwork and archival research experience in Northeast Asian countries, and over a decade experience in course design, development, and delivery at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the subjects of International Relations, Strategic Studies, and Politics.
Read more on Jade's profileBiography summary
- An author of publications on soft power, China’s strategic policies, and geo-politics in the South Pacific
- A high level of research and academic writing skills demonstrated in her independent and joint research projects
- Over a decade experience in course design, development, and delivery at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the subjects of International Relations, Strategic Studies, and Politics.
Career highlights
- Convenor of Master of National Security and Strategy at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security
- Inaugural member of the editorial board of the Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies
Research interests
- Soft power
- China's foreign policy and domestic politics
- China's strategic culture
- US-China relations
- Critical security issues in the Indo Pacific
Affiliations
The Australian War College (Canberra)
Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Deakin University
Teaching interests
- China's foreign policy
- International relations of East Asia
- Critical strategic and security issues in the Indo Pacific region
Knowledge areas
- Linkage between international relations and domestic politics
- Soft Power
- China's foreign policy and domestic politics
- Security and foreign policy issues in the Indo Pacific region
- China's modern history
Professional activities
- Higher education (teaching and research supervision)
- Academic writing
- Collaboration in developing research projects
- Profession military education
Awards
- 2021-2022 Strategic Policy Grants Program, Australia ($42,967.32)
- ANU Scholarship for the PhD program (2008-2012)
- ANU Vice-Chancellor’s Travel Grants for international conference (2012)
- ANU-Beijing University Exchange Scholarship (2010)
Projects
- 2021-2022 Strategic Policy Grants Program for a research project assessing prospects of high-intensity military conflict in the Western Pacific in an era of the US-China strategic competition.
- A research project comparing China's soft power strategy in Mao and Xi's era.
Publications
China's economic strategy: when theory meets practice
J Guan, Y Shi
(2020), Vol. 74, pp. 348-354, Australian journal of international affairs, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Dangerous decade 2020s: prospect of a military conflict in East Asia and implications for Australian security strategy
Dr Jade Guan
Department of Defence - Strategic Policy Grants Program
- 2021: $39,061
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report