James Reilly

James Reilly is a Lecturer in Northeast Asian Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. His research and teaching are in the areas of Chinese foreign policy, East Asian politics, and international relations. He is the author of Strong Society, Smart State: The Rise of Public Opinion in China’s Japan Policy (New York: Columbia University Press, 2012). He has also published articles in Modern Asian Studies, Journal of Contemporary China, Survival, Washington Quarterly, Asian Survey, and China: An International Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (George Washington University 2008) and an M.A. in East Asia Area Studies (University of Washington 1999). Before joining the University of Sydney in June 2009, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the China’s War with Japan Programme at the University of Oxford. In the Department, he teaches undergraduate and post-graduate units on East Asian Politics and Chinese politics.