REUBEN WONG 黄奕鹏 One-page CV (Summary) Jean Monnet Chair & Associate Professor, NUS B.Soc.Sc (NUS); M.Phil (Oxon); PhD (LSE) http://nus.academia.edu/reubenwong
CAREER
1 July 2012- Director of Studies, College of Alice & Peter Tan, National University of Singapore Singapore 2008-9 Assistant Head, Political Science Department, NUS Singapore 2006-10 Deputy Convenor, International Studies Programme (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences) Singapore 2004 Assistant Professor, Political Science Department (NUS) Singapore 1995 - 1998 First Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Singapore Paris, France
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2013 Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration and Foreign Policy Appointed the first Jean Monnet Chair in Singapore. €45,000 grant from EACEA to research EU-China relations, and to teach modules on European integration and European foreign policy. 2013 Jean Monnet Multilateral Research Grant Member of consortium of professors in five universities in Asia and Europe (Essex, Maastricht, Fudan, Renmin and Singapore) which won a €75,000 grant from Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), Brussels for “EU-China Security Cooperation” project. Led by Prof Emil Kirchner (Essex). 2010-11 Jean Monnet Fellowship (Offered but declined 9-month Fellowship to work on EU strategic relations with China at EUI, Florence) 2009 Fulbright Visiting Scholar, The Stimson Center, Washington, DC US$10,650 subsistence grant, working on the role of the US in EU-China strategic relations (April-July) 2008 London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Visiting Fellow, European Institute (29 March – 28 April) 2005 University of Cambridge - Visiting Scholar, Centre of International Studies (June-July)
PUBLICATIONS Books 2011 National and European Foreign Policies: Europeanization and its limits, eds. Reuben Wong and Christopher Hill (London and New York: Routledge). 280 pp. See Publisher's Link. Reviewed in West European Politics 35/3:697-698 (Apr 2012); Diplomacy and Statecraft 23/3:610-612 (Aug 2012); International Affairs 88/5 (Sep 2012) and International Spectator 47/4 (Dec 2012).
2006 The Europeanization of French Foreign Policy: France and the EU in East Asia (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan). 265 pp. (Publisher’s link). Reviewed in International Studies Review 9/1, 2007: 131-33 and European Foreign Affairs Review 13/2, 2007: 289-91. (Hyperlink).
Journal articles / Book chapters (selected, last 5 years) 2016 R. Wong, “China’s use of Economic Tools in its Human Rights Disputes with Europe”, in Li Mingjiang and Hong Yan (eds), China’s Economic Statecraft: Co-optation, Cooperation and Coercion (Singapore: World Scientific/Imperial College Press, forthcoming). 2015 R. Wong and R. Whitman, “Military Security”, in E. Kirchner, H. Dorussen and T. Christiansen (eds), EU-China Security Cooperation (Cambridge UP, forthcoming). 2015 R. Wong and K.E. Jorgensen, “Social Constructivist perspectives on China-EU Relations”, in Wang Jianwei and Song Weiqing (eds), China and the EU in Global Governance (Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming). 2013 “The Rise of China: Making sense of EU responses”, Journal of Contemporary China Studies 2(2):111-128. 2013 “The issue of Identity in the EU-China relationship”, Politique Européenne 39, pp.117-143. 2012 “Model power or reference point?: The EU and the ASEAN Charter”, Cambridge Review of International Affairs 25/4 (Dec): 669-682. 2012 R. Wong and Albrecht Sonntag, “In the Eye of the Beholder: a Re-assessment of French Leadership Potential in a time of Economic and Financial Crisis”, Asia Europe Journal 9/2 (March):179-96. (Online version 8 Feb 2012 DOI 10.1007/s10308-012-0310-x) 2011 “Europeanisation of Foreign Policy”, in Christopher Hill and Michael Smith (eds), International Relations and the European Union, 2ed, Oxford: Oxford UP, pp.149-170. 2010 “Asian Integration - Scope and Limits". ISPI Analysis 14, Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). (Published on ISPI website, ISPI Hyperlink, and on websites of Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and Stimson Center, Washington DC.). 2010 Mahdev Mohan, Reuben Y. Wong, S S C Tay and May-ann Lim, ”SIIA Individual UPR Submission May 2010”, for the UN Universal Periodic Review 11th Session (May 2011), Singapore: Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS (Ongoing)
2013-16 Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration & Foreign Policy
July 2015 College of Europe, Bruges Belgium - Senior Research Affiliate (https://www.coleurope.eu/fr/page-ref/staff-affiliates) July 2012 Political Science Department, NUS -Associate Professor and member, Management Committee (http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/polwongr/stf_polwongr.htm) Aug 2009 European Union Centre Singapore- Associate Fellow (http://www.eucentre.sg/?page_id=360) 2005 Singapore Institute of International Affairs- Council Member (http://siiaonline.org/page/council/) 2004 St Antony's College, Oxford University - Liaison Officer, Antonians in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (St Antony’s College Alumni association)
Journal Appointments Book Series Advisory Board The European Union in International Affairs (Palgrave Macmillan series - Institute for Asian Journal of Political Science (Assistant Editor, 2007-9) ISSN 0218-5377 European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels,) International Studies Review (NUS Advisory Board, 2013-) ISSN 1521-9488 The New Great Power Relations - International Editorial Committee, Social Sciences Journal of Comparative Politics (Editorial Review Board) ISSN 1338-1585 Academic Press series of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing Marmara Journal of European Studies (Editorial Review Board) ISSN 1301-1359
Detailed CV REUBEN WONG 黄奕鹏 College of Alice & Peter Tan B.Soc.Sc (NUS); M.Phil (Oxon); PhD (LSE) Tel: +65-6601.2846 National University of Singapore Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration & Foreign Policy Mob: +65-91517813 8 College Ave East, UTown Director of Studies, College of Alice and Peter Tan email: [email protected] Singapore 138615 National University of Singapore (NUS). SINGAPORE Associate Fellow, EU Centre Singapore
EDUCATION
2001-Dec 2003 London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) London, UK PhD in International Relations Thesis on “Europeanization and French Policy in East Asia, 1988-2002”. First student in my PhD cohort to submit and successfully defend their thesis. Supervisor: Prof Christopher Hill
1999-2001 St Antony’s College, Oxford University Oxford, UK M.Phil in European Politics and Society Completed 2-year Master’s programme, writing dissertation on “French Foreign Policy and China, 1988-2000”. Supervisors: Prof Rosemary Foot and Dr Anand Menon
Jan-Apr 1995 Centre Audio-visuel de Langues Modernes (CAVILAM) Vichy, France § French as a foreign language certificates DELF 1 and DELF 2 (DALF 1 and 2 Advanced French certificates awarded in 1999 by Allliance Française Singapore).
1990 - 1993 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore B.Soc.Sc (Hons) in Political Science § Admitted into Political Science Direct Honours programme (top 1% of cohort) in 1991. § Awarded Special Book Prize for top Direct Honours Student in Political Science, 1993.
CAREER
1 July 2012- Director of Studies, CAPT, NUS Singapore
2008-9 Assistant Head, Political Science Dept, NUS Singapore
2001 Political Science Dept, National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore Deputy Convenor, International Studies Programme (Aug 2006-July 2010) Assistant Professor, Political Science Department (Jan 2004)
Feb 1999 European Studies, National University of Singapore Singapore/UK Senior Tutor, European Studies Programme (Political Science from July 2001) Awarded NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship to pursue Masters and PhD in European Politics/International Relations in the UK (on study leave Sep 1999-Dec 2003)
Jan 1999 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Assistant Director, Western Europe
1995 - 1998 Embassy of the Republic of Singapore Paris, France First Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission (covering France, Switzerland, Spain, Israel)
1993 - 1994 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Country Officer i/c ASEAN-US dialogue, ASEAN Free-Trade Area, Vietnam and Philippines
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2013 Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration and Foreign Policy Brussels § Appointed the first Jean Monnet Chair in Singapore. €45,000 grant from EACEA to research EU-China relations, and to teach modules on European integration and European foreign policy.
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2013 Jean Monnet Multilateral Research Grant Brussels § Part of consortium of 5 universities in Asia and Europe (Essex, Maastricht, Fudan, Renmin and Singapore) which won a €75,000 grant from Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), Brussels to work on “EU-China Security Cooperation” project. Led by Prof Emil Kirchner (Essex).
2012-3 The Politics of Enablement Singapore § S$5000 grant, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, for inter-disciplinary Reading Group on disability, with a view to attracting funding for an international conference and publication comparing disability policies in Asia.
2010-11 Jean Monnet Fellowship EUI, Florence § Offered 9-month Fellowship to work on EU strategic relations with China (declined)
2010 Visiting Fellow, East Asian Institute Singapore § Writing Semester programme sponsored by NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (July-December)
2009 Fulbright Visiting Scholar, The Stimson Center Washington, DC § US$10,650 subsistence grant, working on the role of the US in EU-China strategic relations (April-July)
2008 London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) London, UK § Visiting Fellow, European Institute (29 March – 28 April)
2005-9 FASS Research Project R-108-000-015-112 Singapore § S$9420 grant from NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Science. Principal Investigator for "Foreign Policies in the EU: Towards Europeanization". Collaborator: Prof Christopher Hill, Cambridge University.
2005 University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK § Visiting Scholar, Centre of International Studies (June-July)
2003 Central Research Fund Scholarship, University of London London § £2000 Research funding for fieldwork in Paris, Vietnam and Brussels in first quarter of 2003
2001 Abelard Fund Oxford § £250 Research funding for M.Phil fieldwork and interviews in Paris, summer 2001
1999-2003 NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship Singapore/UK § S$500,000 Scholarship to pursue Masters and PhD in European Politics/International Relations
1993 Special Book Prize for Political Science Singapore § Prize for top NUS Direct Honours Student in Political Science
PUBLICATIONS see http://nus.academia.edu/reubenwong Books 2011 National and European Foreign Policies: Europeanization and its limits, eds. Reuben Wong and Christopher Hill (London and New York: Routledge). 280 pp. See Publisher's Link. Reviewed in West European Politics 35/3:697-698 (Apr 2012); Diplomacy and Statecraft 23/3:610- 612 (Aug 2012); International Affairs 88/5 (Sep 2012) and International Spectator 47/4 (Dec 2012).
2006 The Europeanization of French Foreign Policy: France and the EU in East Asia (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan). 265 pp. (Publisher’s link) Reviewed in International Studies Review 9/1, 2007: 131-33 and European Foreign Affairs Review 13/2, 2007: 289-91. (Hyperlink).
Journal articles / Book chapters 2016 R. Wong, “Crisis and Regional integration: The case of human rights in ASEAN”, in Sabine Saurugger and Fabien Terpan (eds), Regional Integration in Times of Crises: Comparative regional integration approaches and institutional change (Routledge, forthcoming) 2016 R. Wong, “China’s use of Economic Tools in its Human Rights Disputes with Europe”, in Li Mingjiang and Hong Yan (eds), China’s Economic Statecraft: Co-optation, Cooperation and Coercion (Singapore:
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World Scientific/Imperial College Press, forthcoming). 2015 R. Wong and R. Whitman, “Military Security”, in E. Kirchner, H. Dorussen and T. Christiansen (eds), EU-China Security Cooperation (Cambridge UP, forthcoming). 2015 R. Wong and K.E. Jorgensen, “Social Constructivist perspectives on China-EU Relations”, in Wang Jianwei and Song Weiqing (eds), China and the EU in Global Governance (Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming). 2015 “Creeping supranationalism - learning from recent EU and ASEAN experiences”, in L. Brennan and P. Murray (eds), Drivers of Regionalism and Integration in Europe and Asia (London and New York: Routledge, forthcoming). 2015 R. Wong and M.E. Wong, “Social Impact of Policies for the Disabled in Singapore”, in David Chan (ed), 50 Years of Social Issues in Singapore Europe and Asia (Singapore: World Scientific), pp.147- 166 http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789814632621_0009 2014 R. Wong and S. Tay, “Asian Institutions and the Pivot”, in Hans Binnendijk (ed), A Transatlantic Pivot to Asia: Towards New Trilateral Partnerships (Washington, DC: Center for Transatlantic Relations), pp.109-124. 2013 “The Rise of China: Making sense of EU responses”, Journal of Contemporary China Studies 2(2):111- 128. 2013 “The issue of Identity in the EU-China relationship”, Politique Européenne 39, pp.117-143. 2013 “Mars and Venus in Beijing: US and EU cooperation on China", in Y. Echinard, A. Geslin, M. Gueldry and F. Terpan (eds), L'Union européenne et les Etats-Unis: processus, politiques et projets / The European Union and the United States: Processes, Policies, and Projects (Brussels: Larcier), pp.231-254. 2012 “Model power or reference point?: The EU and the ASEAN Charter”, Cambridge Review of International Affairs 25/4 (Dec): 669-682. 2012 “Perspectives on China’s Relations with the European Union", in The Ashgate Research Companion to Chinese Foreign Policy, ed. Emilian Kavalski, (Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Ashgate), pp.201-210. 2012 “Still in Deficit?: Foreign policy elites' perceptions of the EU in Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam”, EU External Affairs Review vol.2 (July), pp.34-45. 2012 “An Anatomy of European and American perspectives on China in the International System”, in C. Roland Vogt (ed), Europe and China: Strategic Partners or Rivals (HK: Hong Kong University Press), pp.95-112. 2012 R. Wong and Albrecht Sonntag, “In the Eye of the Beholder: a Re-assessment of French Leadership Potential in a time of Economic and Financial Crisis”, Asia Europe Journal 9/2 (March):179-96. (Online version 8 Feb 2012 DOI 10.1007/s10308-012-0310-x) 2011 “Introduction", in R. Wong and C. Hill (eds), National and European Foreign Policies: Towards Europeanization, London and New York: Routledge, pp.1-18. Frédéric Charillon and R. Wong, “France: Europeanization by Default?", in R. Wong and C. Hill (eds), National and European Foreign Policies, pp.19-34. “Many actors, one path? The meaning of Europeanization in the context of foreign policy", in R. Wong and C. Hill (eds), National and European Foreign Policies, pp.210-232. 2011 “Europeanisation of Foreign Policy”, in Christopher Hill and Michael Smith (eds), International Relations and the European Union, 2ed, Oxford: Oxford UP, pp.149-170. 2008 “France in East Asia”, in Mairi Maclean and Joseph Szarka (eds), France on the World Stage, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.57-76. 2008 “Towards a Common European Policy on China?: Economic, Diplomatic and Human Rights Trends since 1985”, in Current Politics and Economics of Asia 17/1, Special Issue on The European Union and Asia, (New York: Nova Science), pp.155-82. 2007 “Forging Common EU Policies on China”, in Anne Deighton and Gérard Bossuat, eds, The EC/EU: a world security actor?, Paris: Soleb, pp.70-91. Publisher's Link. 2007 “Foreign Policy”, in P. Graziano and M. Vink, eds., Europeanization: New Research Agendas, Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.321-334. Publisher's Link. 2005 “The Europeanisation of Foreign Policy”, in Christopher Hill and Michael Smith (eds), International Relations and the European Union, Oxford: Oxford UP, pp.134-153. Reviewed by Raffaella Del Sarto in International Spectator 1/2006.
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Shorter articles/Op-eds 2014 “Britain Outside Europe? The Singaporean View", IP Journal (German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin), forthcoming September. Online version https://ip-journal.dgap.org/en/ip- journal/topics/britain-outside-europe-singaporean-view, published 30 July . 2014 “Power shift? The EU’s pivot to Asia”, Ideas on Europe (University Association for Contemporary European Studies, UK), 24 June, on http://uacesoneurope.ideasoneurope.eu/2014/06/20/power- shift-the-eus-pivot-to-asia/. 2014 “Academic Freedom in Spotlight”, Straits Times Forum, 7 March. (Straits Times Hyperlink) 2013 “An EU model for ASEAN?”, in e-International Relations (e-IR Hyperlink), 16 January. 2012 “My Sunshine Boy”, 'Father and baby' column in Mother and Baby (Singapore, May 2012), p.74. 2012 “Patients' Rights, Caregivers' Dilemmas”, CENTRES (Clinical Ethics Network for Training. Research and Support, NUS), vol. 11, pp.8-9. 2012 "Obama's Pacific Tour", International Affairs Reader (10 January), p.13. 2012 "Is France 'comfortable' as Germany's junior partner?", by R. Wong and A. Sonntag, on Public Service Europe (Hyperlink), 10 January. 2011 “Op-ed: Asian Perspectives of the Euro Crisis”, EU External Affairs Review. (Hyperlink.) 2011 “Parents are only part of a bigger issue" (co-written with F. Crawford), in Today newspaper, 22 July. (Hyperlink) 2011 “Educating all Children - Without Exceptions" (co-written with F. Crawford), op-ed in Today newspaper, 18 July (NUS Hyperlink). 2010 “Asian Integration - Scope and Limits". ISPI Analysis 14, Milan: Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI). (Published on ISPI website, ISPI Hyperlink, and on websites of Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and Stimson Center, Washington DC.). 2010 Mahdev Mohan, Reuben Y. Wong, S S C Tay and May-ann Lim, ”SIIA Individual UPR Submission May 2010”, for the UN Universal Periodic Review 11th Session (May 2011), Singapore: Singapore Institute of International Affairs. 2007 “L’Hexagone n’impose rien sans l’Europe” (pp.51-52.), in “Politique étrangère: La France n’en impose plus”, Alternatives Internationales (Paris) no.34, March 2007, pp.48-59. (part of dossier on the role of France and its foreign policy in the world today. Dissertations 2003 Europeanization and French Policy in East Asia, 1988-2002, Ph.D (International Relations) thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science. 294 pp. 2001 French foreign policy in China, 1988-2000: the Europeanization of National Foreign Policy and its limits”, M.Phil (European Politics and Society) dissertation, Oxford University. 99 pp. 1992 Singapore-Taiwan Relations, NUS Honours Thesis (awarded Political Science Book Prize).
Poems 1988 “Full Circle”, The Straits Times, 9 January. 1987 “Black Cat”, in Robert Yeo (ed.), Magic: A Collection of Poems Vol..2, Singapore: Longman, 1987. 1987 “I Remember Boat Quay”, The Straits Times, 7 November.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
18-21 Feb 2015 ISA Annual Conference New Orleans, USA Presenting “China-EU Human Rights Diplomacy: A confrontation of identities”
8-10 Jan 2015 ISA Global South Caucus Conference Singapore Presenting “Rising Powers: Constructing China’s foreign policy identity vis-à-vis Europe”; Invited to “The Future of Global IR: Enhancing Cooperation & building new networks” discussion
16-17 October 2014 EU-China Security Cooperation project Beijing
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Presented paper on “Military Security” in Renmin University
20-21 June 2014 EU-China in Global Governance book project Macau Invited to present “A Social Constructivist Perspective on China-EU Relations”, for “China, the European Union and International Politics of Global Governance” workshop at Macau University.
22-24 May 2014 EU in International Affairs IV Biennial Conference Brussels “Power Shift?: The EU’s Pivot to Asia”
2-3 April 2014 EU-China Security Cooperation project Brussels Invited to present paper on “Military Security” at Workshop for chapter contributors to “EU-China Security Cooperation” Jean Monnet research project in Maastricht University’s Brussels campus
21 March 2014 Conference on China’s Economic Statecraft NTU, Singapore Invited to present paper on “China’s use of Economic Tools in its Human Rights Disputes with the EU”, organised by RSIS.
27-28 Nov 2013 EU Academic Programme annual conference Hong Kong Invited to present paper on “The EU as strategic player in Asia”.
15 Oct 2013 A Transatlantic Pivot to Asia The Hague, Netherlands Invited to present paper on “Asian Structures”, at Workshop organised by Dutch MFA; the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations; US Embassy in The Hague; Hague Institute for Global Justice.
10-12 July 2013 Jean Monnet Research Symposium Dublin, Ireland Invited to present paper on “Creeping Supranationalism- Learning from recent EU and ASEAN experiences” at Symposium on “Regionalism and Integration in Europe and Asia: Comparative Perspectives”, Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), Trinity College Dublin
3-6 April 2013 ISA Annual Conference San Francisco, USA Panellist at Roundtable on “EU and Asia: Power, Partnerships and Priorities” (4 Apr); Discussant at Panel on “EU Strategic Partnerships” (6 Apr).
15 Dec 2012 The Rise of China and its Implications to East Asia Tokyo, Japan Invited to present paper on "China’s Rise: Making sense of EU responses", at Workshop organised by the Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies, Waseda University.
21 Sep 2012 The EU and the New Balance of Powers Montréal, Canada Invited to present paper on "Identity in the EU's relations with China", EU Centre of Excellence, Université de Montréal.
2-5 September 2012 UACES Annual Conference Passau, Germany Presentation on "Identity in the EU's relations with China: timeline and themes", at University of Passau.
4-5 June 2012 EUSA Asia Pacific Conference Singapore Presented “Identity in the EU's relations with China: timeline and themes”, at NTU One-North.
10-15 April 2012 ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops Antwerp, Belgium Presented “Identity and Foreign Policy: Understanding the EU’s relations with China” at Workshop on “The Politics of Double Standard? The EU's Engagement with Authoritarian Regimes”.
21-22 Nov 2011 EU Centre Workshop Singapore Presented on “The Relativity of Decline: a Reappraisal of French Leadership Potential in a Time of Global Economic and Financial Crisis”, Workshop on Leadership, Decision-making and Governance in the EU and East Asia: Crisis and Post-crisis, Grand Park City Hall Hotel.
5-7 Sep 2011 UACES Annual Conference Cambridge, UK Presented paper on “Model power or Reference model: The EU and the ASEAN Charter”.
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15 April 2011 Deakin-Melbourne University workshop Melbourne, Australia Presented paper on “Reference model: ASEAN’s history of learning from the EU”, at Europe and East Asia workshop by Deakin University/ University of Melbourne.
4 March 2011 EUSA biennial conference Boston, USA Presented paper on “National and European Foreign Policies”.
24 June 2010 ECPR 5th Pan-European Conference Porto, Portugal Presented paper on “G3?: Conceptualising the EU, US and China in international affairs”.
11-12 March 2010 The EU and USA- processes, policies and projects Grenoble, France Presented paper on “Ménage à trois: The US in EU-China relations” at Opening Session of conference on the EU-China Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
26 November 2009 EU-ASEAN workshop, Monash University Perth, Australia Presented paper (via videoconference) on “Southeast Asian elites’ perceptions of the European Union”, at international workshop organised by MU’s European and EU Centre/Asia Institute.
19-20 June 2009 EU-China conference, Hong Kong University (HKU) Hong Kong Invited to present paper on “US and European views on China in the International System: An Anatomy” at workshop on Sino-European affairs, by HKU’s European Studies Programme.
3-4 April 2009 EU-China conference, College of Europe Bruges, Belgium Presented plenary paper on “Ménage à trois: The US in EU-China relations” at Opening Session of conference on the EU-China Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
1-3 Sep 2008 UACES annual conference Edinburgh, UK Presented paper on “The Europeanization of French foreign policy” at UACES annual conference.
14-15 Sep 2006 ‘The EC/EU: a world security actor?’ An assessment after 50 years’ Paris Presented plenary paper on “Forging Common EU Policies on China” at Opening Session.
3 April 2006 Conference on EU Foreign/Security/Defense Policy Washington DC, USA Presented paper, “China policy: another European-US rift?”, at “EU Foreign/Security/ Defense Policy: Current Challenges, Future Prospects” workshop organized by Maxwell School EU Center (Syracuse University) and “EU as a Global Actor” interest section (EUSA).
11 October 2005 First IDSS (Singapore)-DGAP (Berlin) Bilateral Singapore Presentation on "Assessing EU policies in East Asia", at first Singapore-German IDSS-DGAP Bilateral, 11 Oct 2005, Singapore.
7 July 2005 “France on the World Stage” conference Bristol, UK Presented paper on “France in East Asia” at Conference Plenary organised by Centre for European Studies, the University of the West of England (UWE), and South Wales and West of England Regional Centre for Contemporary French Studies, UWE.
5-6 May 2005 IPSA (Research Committee 3 on European Unification) conference Beijing Presented paper on “Towards a Common European Policy on China?” at The European Union and The World conference. http://web.uvic.ca/europe/ipsa-rc3/beijing2005papers.html
26-28 June 2003 ISA/CEEISA conference Budapest, Hungary Presented paper on “European images of Southeast Asia”, panel on "Discussing Theory in studies of Southeast Asia International Relations".
5 June 2002 LSE-Birmingham University Workshop London On “Foreign Policy and Europeanisation”; presented paper on "French foreign policy, Asia and Europe".
31 May-2 June 2000 OSCE-CSCAP Workshop Singapore Invited delegate and panel commentator at ARF Track 2 workshop on “Co-operative
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Security in Europe and its Relevance for Asia Pacific on the OSCE Experience”.
PUBLIC TALKS & SEMINARS
17 Nov 2014 Lecture by EU Council President Herman van Rompuy Singapore Moderated Q&A at annual dinner and Robert Schuman Lecture organised by EuroCham Singapore.
8 July 2014 Seminar at Humboldt University’s Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Berlin Invited to speak on “Constructing EU-China Relations”, on visit sponsored by Humboldt’s Kosmos programme to promote exchange with international scholars.
1 July 2014 IPSA-NUS Methods summer school NUS, Singapore Presented on “The Politics of Singapore: a category of one” to international professors and graduate students.
13 June 2014 EAI Seminar Singapore Gave seminar on “China-EU Relations in the evolving international order” at East Asia Institute
29 May 2014 EuroCham/EU Delegation Seminar Singapore Panel speaker on “European Parliament Elections 2014 - Implications for European Business” seminar.
21 May 2014 Edelman UACES Seminar Brussels Invited to give talk to European policy-makers, think tank and academic communities on ‘Power Shift? The EU and East Asia’ (among two selected from 52 submissions).
14 Jan 2014 GEAR-EAI Conference Singapore Panel speaker on “A Far Eastern Partnership? Perspectives for Security Cooperation between China and the EU”, at “Europe’s Pivot Towards Asia?” conference by Jean Monnet Research Group on EU-Asia Relations (GEAR) and East Asia Institute.
25-27 Aug 2013 Alpbach Political Forum Alpbach, Austria Gave opening keynote address on “ASEAN and China in the evolving world order” at Alpbach Forum, a Davos-like forum for politicians, academics, students and civil society in the Austrian Alps.
8 March 2013 Transatlantic Council Workshop Washington, DC Invited to workshop by National Intelligence Council (NIC) and National Security Coordination Secretariat (NSCS, PM’s Office Singapore), for project on “Culture, History, Religion, and Ideology as Soft Power”.
25 Jan 2013 ASEF Book Presentation ASEF, Singapore Discussant and Chair at book launch-cum-talk by Miro Haček on "Small-state influence in international organizations: the case of Slovenia".
28 Jun 2012 Inaugural Affin Investment Bank Forum Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Keynote speaker and presenter on “Europe: Political and Economic Trends” (euro crisis) at Forum on Politics & Business at Royale Chulan. On panel with ex-PM of Malaysia (1980-2002) Mahathir Mohamad.
26 Jun 2012 IPSA-NUS Methods summer school NUS, Singapore Presentation on "The Politics of Singapore: Continuity and Transition" to international graduate students.
6 Jun 2012 Coca-Cola Business Planning Session Shangri-la, Singapore Invited to speak on "Socio-economic and Political Trends in Singapore” to senior executives of Coca-Cola offices in Southeast Asia.
10 Jan 2012 Lecture-cum-Book Launch ESSEC, Singapore Launched R. Wong and C. Hill (eds), National and European Policies (Routledge, 2011) at ESSEC auditorium.
10 Oct 2011 ASEF Book Presentation ASEF, Singapore Discussant at book launch by Antonio Maquina on Migration in Asia and Europe.
29 Sep 2011 Dialogue with Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam Singapore Moderated dialogue organised by the LSE Alumni Association in Singapore with DPM Tharman on ‘Economic, Social and Political Developments in Singapore’, Conrad Centennial hotel.
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17 June 2011 British High Commission Roundtable on Global Governance Singapore Invited to Roundtable on global governance with Sir Jon Cunliffe, Permanent Secretary in the UK Cabinet Office, by British High Commission at Eden Hall (British High Commissioner’s Residence).
21 April 2011 SIIA Seminar Series: ‘Megatrends in Asia’ SIIA, Singapore Moderated talk by The Economist’s senior columnist Simon Long on "Megatrends in Asia", at SIIA House.
23 Feb 2011 SIIA Seminar Series: ‘Egypt, Tunisia and beyond’ SIIA, Singapore Organised and moderated talk on the revolutions and political struggles in the Middle East, with presentation by Middle East Institute Director Prof Michael C. Hudson, at the SIIA House.
16 July 2010 1st European Union Youth Forum EU Centre, Singapore Invited to give a seminar, ‘The EU as a multi-dimensional Actor’ to 120 Junior College students.
7 April 2010 European Studies Panel Discussion NUS FASS, Singapore Speaker on ‘External sources in the growth of European integration and supranationalism’, Panel on 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, with Dr Michael Kelly (History) and A/P Barnard Turner (European Studies).
24 Feb 2010 EU Centre Panel Discussion EU Centre, Singapore Moderated panel discussion on ‘EU in the world: Post-Lisbon Implications and Challenges” by Dorian Prince (EU Fellow, LKYSPP); Anne Pollet-Fort, EU Centre Associate Fellow; Nicole Alecu de Flers, Institute for European Integration Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences.
11-16 Oct 2009 11th East Asia-Europe think tank Dialogue Cadennabia, Italy Led two discussions and chaired a panel at dialogue organised by ASEAN-ISIS and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, in Cadennabia (Italy), Innsbruck (Austria) and Munich (Germany).
23 Sep 2009 Undergraduate Seminar SMU, Singapore Invited to give a seminar, ‘European Union and Europeanization’, by Dr Clara Portela.
10 Dec 2008 UDHR 60th anniversary Commemoration Singapore Panel speaker on ‘State sovereignty and human rights’ at EU/SIIA/ISEAS/Maruah seminar on ‘the UN Declaration on Human Rights at 60’, Four Seasons Hotel.
10 March 2008 LKYSPP Seminar Series LKYSPP, Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Seminar, “What is the EU: Super State, International Organization or Neither?” by Jan Willem Blankert (EU Fellow, LKYSPP) & Reuben Wong.
31 Aug 2007 Young Diplomats’ Conference, Nanyang Girls’ High School Singapore Panel speaker (with ASEAN Secretary General Mr Ong Keng Yong and EU Ambassador Holger Standtderskjöld) at seminar on ‘ASEAN at 40: Achievements and Challenges’.
17 Aug 2007 ‘新加坡选举制度与西方主要国家之比较’ Civil Service College, Singapore Seminar Presentation (Comparison of Singapore’s Electoral System and Voting Processes with Western democracies) for Study Visit of the 35th Delegation of Senior Chinese Officials.
15-16 May 2006 13th ASEAN-ISIS Colloquium on Human Rights conference Manila Chaired "Challenges to Human Rights Promotion in the ASEAN Security Community" panel.
8 March 2006 Wee Kim Wee Centre Lunchtalk SMU, Singapore Invited to give a seminar, ‘Dealing with China: another US-EU split?’, by Professor Pang Eng Fong.
6 Aug 2004 SIF International Student Symposium Singapore Presenter and Panel Speaker on "Rethinking Human Rights: Evolving an Asian Democracy”, at Singapore International Foundation International Student Symposium 2004, Raffles City.
July 2003 Cambridge Tradition Cambridge, England Designed and taught (2002 and 2003) “International Relations in the 21st Century” course at a summer school in Jesus College Cambridge.
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SAMPLE MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS Mediacorp ‘Talking Point’ live studio discussion with Senior Minister of State (Education) Indranee Rajah and Daniel Martin on “Our Singapore Conversation”, 14 August 2013. People's Daily (⼈民日报), On the “Singapore model”, interview by Wang Hui, 28 and 29 October 2012. ABC Radio discussion on Australia-Singapore relations, given Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to Australia; with Prof Hal Hill (ANU); moderated by Geraldine Doogue, on 13 Oct 2012. BBC World TV interview on ‘Newsday’ by Sharanjit Leyl on French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius’ visit to China, 9 July 2012. The Daily, “A Rich Backlash: An influx of the super-wealthy begins to annoy Singaporeans”, interview by Ben Carlson, 20 May 2012. Channelnewsasia interview on ‘Perspective’ by Timothy Go discussing François Hollande’s election as French President, 16 May 2012.
On European and International Politics 国大学者：极右政党突起经济低迷和移民涌入是主因 ("NUS scholar: economic woes and immigration are main reasons behind Norway terrorist attack"), Lianhe Zaobao, 31 July 2011. Libya - Another Iraq?, Lianhe Zaobao, 27 Mar 2011. ChannelNewsAsia special Insight on Japan earthquake, March 2011. ChannelNewsAsia special Insight on Libyan intervention, April 2011. Interview on Italy's immigration woes following Tunisia revolution , on 938Live, 21 Feb 2011. "Could we see a repeat of 1968 Student uprisings in Europe?", Lianhe Zaobao, 2 Dec 2010. Radio interview on Israeli attack on Flotilla heading towards Gaza, Radio Australia, 1 Jun 2010. TV interview on the UK elections 2010 by ChannelNewsAsia special Insight, telecast on 6 May 2010. Radio Interview by Michael Tan, "French President Sarkozy threatens to boycott Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, on 938 live/ Radio Singapore International (RSI), 26 March 2008. Riots in France, Channel News Asia Prime Time Morning, October 2005. “French sentiments on the issue of the European Constitution", Radio Singapore Int’l, 14 Apr 2005.
On Singapore and regional politics, Singapore General and Presidential Elections 2011 "New Parliament will sit on 10.10", Straits Times, 2 August 2011. "Presidential Election will include TV, online campaigning", Today, 9 July 2011. 政治观察家，解读调查结果 ("Political observers anaylse IPS survey on GE 2011"), ShinMin 8 July 2011. "What is the future of the opposition?", Straits Times, 18 June 2011. 多数受访学者：两资政离开内阁有助缓和部分选民不满情绪 (Most scholars: MM and SM leaving the cabinet to assuage voters' unhappiness), Lianhe Zaobao, 15 May 2011. "Influence of MM, SM will continue to be felt: Analysts. Their personalities and wealth of experience are bigger than official titles", The Straits Times, May 16, 2011. "Singapore party mulls reform after landmark polls", AFP, 9 May 2011. 是准备大选演讲 ("This is definitely an election year rally)", ShinMin Daily News, 31 Aug 2010. Interview on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib's first year in office, Berita Harian (in Malay), 3 Apr 2010. Interview on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib's first year, AFP, 1 April 2010. China Radio International panel discussion on Sino-French relations, given President Sarkozy's visit to China; with Jean-Pierre Cabestan (Hong Kong Baptist University); Xing Hua (China Institute of International Studies); moderated by Chris Gelken, 3 May 2010. Interview on joint peace tour of Thailand’s southern provinces by the Prime Ministers of Thailand and Malaysia, AFP, 6 December 2009.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
July 2015- College of Europe, Bruges Belgium § Senior Research Affiliate (https://www.coleurope.eu/fr/page-ref/staff-affiliates)
July 2012- Political Science Department, NUS Singapore § Associate Professor (http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/polwongr/stf_polwongr.htm)
Aug 2009- European Union Centre Singapore § Associate Fellow (http://www.eucentre.sg/?page_id=360)
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Sep 2007-Jan 2008 French Embassy Selection Committee French Embassy § Member of Selection Committee formed by French Embassy in Singapore to select 1000 books by French authors to donate to the National Library of Singapore
Aug 2007- Civil Service College Singapore § Associate Trainer http://www.cscollege.gov.sg/page.asp
Aug 2005-Dec 2010 Temasek Hall NUS Singapore § Resident Fellow
May 2005- Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Singapore § Council Member (http://www.siiaonline.org/)
May 2004- St Antony's College, Oxford University UK § Liaison Officer, Antonians in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (St Antony’s College Alumni association, http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk)
PROFESIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Singapore Institute for International Affairs (SIIA) European Union Centre, Singapore University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) European Union Studies Association (EUSA) International Studies Association (ISA) International Political Science Association (IPSA) Jean Monnet Professors network
JOURNAL APPOINTMENTS & PEER REVIEWS Journal Appointments Asian Journal of Political Science (Assistant Editor, 2007-9) ISSN 0218-5377 International Studies Review (NUS Advisory Board, 2013-) ISSN 1521-9488 Journal of Comparative Politics (Editorial Review Board) ISSN 1338-1585 Marmara Journal of European Studies (Editorial Review Board) ISSN 1301-1359
Book Series Advisory board "The European Union in International Affairs” (Palgrave Macmillan series institutionally supported by the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, since March 2012) International Editorial Committee, “The New Great Power Relations” (Social Sciences Academic Press series institutionally supported by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 2014-)
Book Manuscripts Anonymous Reviewer for Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, Ashgate, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Press, Rowman and Littlefield.
Journal articles Anonymous Reviewer for Asia Europe Journal, Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies, Chinese Journal of International Politics, International Spectator, International Studies Review, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Global Governance, Journal of Common Market Studies, European Integration Online Papers (EIoP), Journal of Comparative Politics, Journal of Contemporary European Research, Marmara Journal of European Studies.
LANGUAGES English, Chinese, French, basic Spanish
RW 5 Aug 2015
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