Daniel Thumpston

Key information

Roles
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Qualifications
BA (Leicester), MSc (Manchester)
Email address
dt45@soas.ac.uk
Thesis title
The digital silk road in the EU: Securitisation and the delegitimation of Chinese economic power

Biography

Dan is a PhD candidate in the department of Politics and International Studies.

Prior to his doctoral studies he worked in consulting and education roles in the UK and China.  He teaches/has taught on the following modules at SOAS: International Relations of East Asia, Globalising East Asia, Politics of the World Economy, China and International Politics.

Research interests

I am interested in Chinese (economic) statecraft through digital and technology sector investments and infrastructure projects, and how conceptions of power and security explain its international dynamics

Publications

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