Dr Kingsley Edney

Profile

I joined POLIS in 2013 after completing my PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2012. I also have an MA in Politics from Melbourne and a BA(Hons) in Politics and Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington. I have lived in Shanghai and in Beijing and I speak and read Chinese. My language training was at Fudan University in Shanghai.

Research interests

I research China’s international relations with a primary focus on non-material areas of international security, such as culture, values and ideology. I am particularly interested in understanding how the Chinese Communist Party attempts to manage the globalisation of information and ideas in order to achieve its international and domestic security objectives.

Qualifications

• PhD International Relations (University of Melbourne)
• MA Political Science (University of Melbourne)
• BA (Hons) Political Science and Anthropology (Victoria University of Wellington)

Student education

I teach modules on China's domestic politics and international relations at both the undergraduate and MA level.

Current postgraduate researchers

• Jinru Huang
• Yanyu Lu
• Hengfeng Zhao
• Francesca Chapman

Funding

<li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/439-phd-politics-of-global-challenges-scholarships---2026/27">PhD Politics of Global Challenges Scholarships - 2026/27</a></li>