Dr Adam Simpson is Senior Lecturer in International Studies in Justice & Society, University of South Australia. He has held a 6-month Visiting Research Fellowship at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, and Visiting Scholar positions at SOAS, University of London, Queen Mary, University of London and Keele University. His research adopts a critical perspective and is focused on the politics of the environment, development and digital media in Southeast Asia, particularly Myanmar and Thailand. He has published in international journals including Environmental Politics, Society & Natural Resources, Third World Quarterly and Pacific Review. He is the author of 'Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma): A Critical Approach to Environmental Politics in the South' (Routledge 2014; Updated Paperback Edition, NIAS Press 2017) and is lead editor of 'Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar' (2018) and 'Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society' (Routledge 2021; Second Edition 2023).
Experience
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2008–presentAcademic, University of South Australia
Education
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2009University of Adelaide, PhD
Publications
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2020Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society, Routledge
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2018Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar, Routledge
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2017Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma): A Critical Approach to Environmental Politics in the South (Updated paperback edition), NIAS Press
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2014Energy, Governance and Security in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma): A Critical Approach to Environmental Politics in the South, Routledge
Professional Memberships
- International Political Studies Association
- British International Studies Association
- Australian Political Studies Association
Research Areas
- Political Science (1606)
- Sociology (1608)
- Adelaide, Australia
- Website
- @AdamJSimpson2
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
