Jane Duckett | |
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Born | 1964 (age 60–61) |
Nationality | British |
Title | Edward Caird Chair of Politics |
Awards | Fellow of the British Academy (2016) Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (2019) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Leeds School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political science |
Sub-discipline | Politics of China Social policy |
Institutions | University of Manchester University of York University of Glasgow |
Jane Duckett, FBA , FRSE (born 1964) is a British political scientist and academic,who specialises in Chinese politics and social policy. Since 2012,she has been the Edward Caird Chair of Politics at the University of Glasgow. Previously,she was a lecturer at the University of Manchester and the University of York.
Duckett was born in 1964. [1] She studied Chinese studies at the University of Leeds,graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1987. [1] She then studied Chinese politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies,University of London. [2] [3]
Before moving to Glasgow,Duckett was a lecturer at the University of Manchester (1995 to 1997) and the University of York (1997 to 1999). [2] In 1999,she joined the University of Glasgow as a lecturer in politics. [2] [4] She was promoted to senior lecturer in 2002. [1] In 2008,she founded the Scottish Centre for China Research and serves as its director. [5] She was Professor of Chinese and Comparative Politics from 2008 to 2012. [4] [6] She was involved in the setting up of the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow in 2011. [5] In 2012,she was appointed to the Edward Caird Chair of Politics. [6] In September 2014,she was also appointed International Dean for East Asia. [7]
In 2014,Duckett was elected President of the British Association for Chinese Studies. [8] [9] Her term ended in 2017. [1]
In 2012,Duckett was awarded the Lord Provost of Glasgow Education Award "for founding the Scottish Centre for China Research at the University of Glasgow". [5] [10] In July 2016,she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA),the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. [11] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2019. [12]
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