He contributed to three national Research Assessment Exercises for the Higher Education Funding Council for England:Asian Studies Panel Member (1992);Deputy Chair,Asian Studies (1995-1996);Chair,Asian Studies Sub-Panel,and Member,Area Studies Panel (2005-2008). King has been Editor-in-Chief of Suvannabhumi:Multidisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies[6] since 2019 and is a member of the advisory board[7] of the Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research (JHSSR).[8] King serves on the following editorial boards:South East Asia Research;TRaNS:Trans-Regional and National Studies of Southeast Asia;[9] as an Editorial Advisor on East Asia:An International Quarterly;[10] and as a member of the International Editorial Board of the International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies.[11] He serves as an Editorial Board menber of the Asia in Transition book series[12] and as Editor of The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia book series.[13] He is Senior Editorial Advisor,Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development,Chiang Mai University Press.[14] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. The Universiti Brunei Darussalam has established an annual The Professor Victor T. King Prize in Borneo Studies,for the best final year undergraduate dissertation.[15]
King has acted as Honorary Secretary (1976-1983),Treasurer (1988-1992) and Chair (2007-2010) of the Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom (ASEASUK).[16] and was a member (1979-1983,2007-2010) of the United Kingdom Coordinating Council of Area Studies Associations (UKCASA).[17] He served (1993-1998) on the Economic and Social Research Council and was involved in the development of Southeast Asian Studies in the British Academy acting as Honorary Secretary (1982-1986) of the British Academy and British Council funded British Institute in South-East Asia (BISEA) (which is distinct from the British Chambers of Commerce funded BiSEA[18]) and later as Secretary (1986-1998) and Chair (1998-2002). The following book was published in his honour as a leading scholar in the field of Southeast Asian Studies,by Ooi,KG (2020) Borneo and Sulawesi:Indigenous Peoples,Empires and Area Studies Routledge,London and New York ISBN9781138365667.
Academic posts
Following a career at the University of Hull where he was a Lecturer then a Senior Lecturer in South-East Asian Sociology at Hull (1973-1988) before promotion to Professor of South East Asian Studies[19] (1988 to 2005) during which time he served as Dean of the School of Social and Political Sciences (1993-1996) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (1998-2000) and as Director of Southeast Asian Studies at Hull (1988-1993, 1997-1998, 2002-2005) and Director of the university's Graduate School (2002-2005). He moved to the University of Leeds where he was Professor of South East Asian Studies and served as Executive Director[20] of the White Rose East Asia Centre,[21] in partnership with the University of Sheffield, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) (2006-2012).
King VT (1978) Essays on Borneo Societies Oxford University Press for the University of Hull, Oxford ISBN0197134343
Avé JB, King VT, De Wit, JGW (1983) West Kalimantan: A Bibliography Foris Publications Holland/USA, Dordrecht and Cinnaminson, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal, Land- en Volkenkunde, Bibliographical Series 13 ISBN9067650412
King VT (1985) The Maloh of West Kalimantan An Ethnographic Study of Social Inequality and Social Change among an Indonesian Borneo People Series: Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Volume: 108, Foris Publications, Dordrecht-Holland ISBN906765065X
Avé JB, King VT (1986) People of the Weeping Forest: Tradition and Change in Borneo National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden ISBN9071310280
Bassett DK, King VT (Eds) (1986) Britain and South-East Asia University of Hull, Centre for South-East Asian Studies, Occasional Paper No 13 ISBN0859585492
King VT (Ed) (1989) HF Tillema. A Journey among the Peoples of Central Borneo in Word and Picture Oxford University Press, Singapore ISBN0195889363
King VT, Parnwell M (Eds) (1990) Margins and Minorities: The Peripheral Areas and Peoples of Malaysia Hull University Press, Hull ISBN0859584909
King VT (1990) Between West and East: Policy and Practice in South-East Asian Studies in Britain Hull University Press, Hull ISBN0859584917
Heinz WS, Pfennig W, King VT (Eds) (1990) The Military in Politics: Southeast Asian Experiences Hull University, Centre for South-East Asian Studies ISBN0859585786
King VT (1991) Introduction, Carl Lumholtz, Through Central Borneo Oxford University Press, Singapore ISBN9781725781085
King VT (Compiler) (1992) A Register of Current United Kingdom Research on Maritime South-East Asia: Malysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam University of Hull for the Association of South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom ISBN0859585859
King VT (1992) The Best of Borneo Travel Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9780195886030
King VT, Nazaruddin MJ (Eds) (1992) Issues in Rural Development in Malaysia Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9836229477
King VT, Nazaruddin MJ (Eds) (1992) Isu-Isu Pembangunan Luar Bandar di Malaysia Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9836230092
King VT (Ed) (1992) The Rejang of Southern Sumatra University of Hull, Centre for South-East Asian Studies ISBN0859585867
King VT (1993) The Peoples of Borneo (The Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific) Wiley-Blackwell, London ISBN9780631172215
King VT (1993) Tourism in Borneo Borneo Research Council, Phillips, Maine, Borneo Research Council Proceedings ISBN096295683X
Hitchcock M, King VT, Parnwell MJG (Eds) (1993) Tourism in South-East Asia Routledge, London and New York ISBN0415079292
King VT (Ed) (1995) Explorers of South-East Asia: Six Lives Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9789676530776
King VT, Horton AVM (Eds) (1995) From Buckfast to Borneo: Essays Presented to Father Robert Nicholl on the 85th Anniversary of his Birth 27 March 1995 Sarawak Literary Society, Ampang Press Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9839115049
Ave JB, King VT (1986) Borneo: Oerwoud in Ondergang. Culturen op Drift Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden ISBN9071310272
King VT (1997) The Simple Guide to Malaysia: Customs and Etiquette: Series 1: Customs & Etiquette Simple Guides, Cologne ISBN9781860340116
Hitchcock, M, King VT (Eds) (1997) Images of Malay-Indonesian Identity Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9789835600265
King VT (1998) Environmental Challenges in South-East Asia Routledge, London ISBN9780700706150
King VT (1999) Anthropology and Development in South-East Asia: Theory and Practice (South-East Asian Social Science Monographs) Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur ISBN9835600414
King VT (1999) Moving Pictures: More Borneo Travel Oxford University Press, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia ISBN9835600554
King VT (Ed) (1999) Rural Development and Social Science Research: Case Studies from Borneo Borneo Research Council, Phillips, Maine, Borneo Research Council Proceedings No 6 ISBN0962956899
Khng P, King VT (2001) Register of South-East Asianists in the United Kingdom, British Academy Committee for South-East Asian Studies/Association of South-East Asian Studies University of Hull ISBN090312212X
King VT, Wilder WD (2002) The modern anthropology of South-East Asia: an introduction Routledge, London ISBN9780415297516
Jawan JA, King VT (2004) Ethnicity and Electoral Politics in Sarawak Bangi, Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ISBN9679426793
King VT (2005) Defining Southeast Asia and the Crisis in Area Studies: Personal Reflections on a Region Lund University, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Working Paper No 13 ISBN9197572624
King VT (2007) Customs & Etiquette of Malaysia Bravo Ltd, London, Simple Guides ISBN9781857333985
Hitchcock M, King VT, Parnwell M (Eds) (2008) Tourism in Southeast Asia: challenges and new directions Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai ISBN9788776940348
King VT (2008) Malaysia - Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Culture Smart, London ISBN9781787022768
King VT (2008) The Sociology of Southeast Asia: Transformations in a Developing Region NIAS Press, Copenhagen ISBN9788791114601
Hitchcock M, King VT, Parnwell M (Eds) (2009) Tourism in Southeast Asia: Challenges and New Directions Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai; NIAS Press, Copenhagen ISBN9788776940348
King VT (2008) Cultuur Bewust! Malëisië. Een leidraad voor gewoonten en etiquette Uitgeverij Elmar, Delft ISBN9789038918617
Hitchcock M, King VT, Parnwell M (Eds) (2010) Heritage Tourism in Southeast Asia Copenhagen: NIAS Press ISBN9788776940591
King VT (2012) Culture and Identity: Some Borneo Comparisons Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Institute of Asian Studies, Working Paper No 1 ISBN9789991712505
King VT (2013) Kalimantan Tempo Doeloe Komunitas Bambu, Depok ISBN9786029402339
Park SW, King VT (Eds) (2013) The Historical Construction of Southeast Asian Studies: Korea and Beyond ISEAS Publishing, Singapore ISBN9789814414593
King VT (Ed) (2013) Environmental Challenges in South-East Asia (NIAS Man and Nature in Asia) (1st edition) Routledge, London ISBN9781138993495
King VT, Wilder WD (2012) Antropologi Modern Asia Tenggara Sebuah Pengantar Kreasi Wacana, Jakarta ISBN9786029020274
King VT (2013) Borneo and Beyond: Reflections on Borneo Studies, Anthropology and the Social Sciences Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Institute of Asian Studies, Working Paper No 3 ISBN9789811006715
Porananond, P, King VT (Eds) (2014) Rethinking Asian Tourism: Culture, Encounters and Local Response Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne ISBN9781443869720
King VT (Ed) (2013) Environmental Challenges in South-East Asia (NIAS Man and Nature in Asia) (1st edition) Routledge, London ISBN9781138993495
King VT (2015) UNESCO in Southeast Asia: World Heritage Sites in Comparative Perspective: 55 (NIAS Studies in Asian Topics) Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai ISBN8776941744
Porananond, P, King VT (Eds) (2016) Tourism and Monarchy in Southeast Asia Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne ISBN9781443899499
Carnegie PJ, King VT, Zawawi I (Eds) (2016) Human Insecurities in Southeast Asia Springer Science+Business Media, Singapore ISBN9789811022449
King VT, Zawawi I, Hassan, NH (Eds) (2017) Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture Springer Science+Business Media, Singapore ISBN9789811006715
de Lima IB, King VT (Eds) (2018) Tourism and Ethnodevelopment:Inclusion, Empowerment and Self-determination Routledge, London ISBN9780367362294
Harrison D, King VT, Eades JS (Eds) (2018) Tourism in East and Southeast Asia: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies Routledge, London and New York (4 volumes) ISBN9780815360377
Hitchcock M, King VT, Parnwell MJG (Eds) (2019) Tourism in South-East Asia: Challenges and New Directions Routledge, London and New York, Routledge Library Editions Volume 32 ISBN9780824832995
Filho WL, King VT, de Lima IB (Eds) (2020) Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham Switzerland ISBN9783030291525
King VT, Wilder WD (2020) The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia: An Introduction Routledge, London ISBN9780415297523
King VT (2021) Culture Smart. Malaysia: The Essential Guide to Customs & Etiquette Kuperard, London ISBN9781787022768
King VT, Druce SC (Eds) (2021) Continuity and Change in Brunei Darussalam Routledge, London ISBN9780429664250
Zawawi I, Richards R, King VT (Eds.) (2021) Discourses, Agency and Identity in Malaysia Springer, Berlin ISBN9789813345676
Druce SC, King VT (Eds.) (2021) Origins, History and Social Structure in Brunei Darussalam Routledge, London ISBN9781000214703
Jammes J, King, VT (2021) Fieldwork and the Self: Changing Research Styles in Southeast Asia: 12 (Asia in Transition, 12) Springer, Berlin ISBN9811624372
Ooi KG, King VT (Eds) (2023) Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei Routledge, London ISBN9780367819149
Ooi KG, King VT (2026) The Handbook of Southeast Asian Studies: Pioneers and Critical Thinkers (Handbooks in Asian Studies) Springer, Berlin ISBN9789819955336
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