Kanishka Jayasuriya

Biography

Kanishka Jayasuriya, is currently Professor of Politics and International studies , Discipline leader of politics group and Fellow of the Asia Research Centre. Prior to his current appointment in 2016 he was Professor of International politics and Director of Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre (IPGRC) and Professor of International Politics . He is a graduate in political science from the University of Western Australia. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Australian National University (ANU) and served as a post doctoral Fellow at Griffith University. He has held teaching and research appointments in several Australian and overseas universities including the ANU, the University of Sydney, Murdoch University, National University of Singapore, and City University of Hong Kong. His main areas of research interests and special expertise lie mainly in the areas of international and comparative political economy. . He has worked extensively on issues of regulation, rule of law and regional governance with reference to Asia . He research agenda is focused on the relationship between globalisation and the transformation of state structures including in the areas of social policy and higher education. He is also working on the dynamics of capitalist crisis and democracy with particular reference to Asia

Research Interest

Politics and International studies