Jane Duckett

Professor
Jane Duckett
FBA
Nationality British
Title Edward Caird Chair of Politics
Awards Fellow of the British Academy (2016)
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 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.

Early life and education

Duckett studied Chinese studies at the University of Leeds and then Chinese politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.[1][2]

Academic career

Before moving to Glasgow, Duckett was a lecturer at the University of Manchester (1995 to 1997) and the University of York (1997 to 1999).[1] In 1999, she joined the University of Glasgow as a Senior Lecturer in Politics.[1][3] In 2008, she founded the Scottish Centre for China Research and serves as its Director.[4] She was Professor of Chinese and Comparative Politics from 2008 to 2012.[3][5] She was involved in the setting up of the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow in 2011.[4] In 2012, she was appointed to the Edward Caird Chair of Politics.[5] In September 2014, she was also appointed International Dean for East Asia.[6]

In 2014, Duckett was elected President of the British Association for Chinese Studies.[7][8]

Honours

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".[4][9] 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.[10]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jane Duckett". LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "The PRC at 60: Lecture Series". Confucius Institute for Scotland. University of Edinburgh. November 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Improving the delivery of unemployment insurance in the People's Republic of China". REF 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Professor Jane Duckett receives Lord Provost of Glasgow Education Award". University news. University of Glasgow. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Politics (Edward Caird Chair)". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. "East Asia: Professor Jane Duckett". Internationalisation. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. "Professor Jane Duckett". School of Social and Political Sciences. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. "BACS Council". British Association for Chinese Studies. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. Franklin, Grace (6 April 2012). "Inspiring citizens honoured by Lord Provost". Local News Glasgow. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  10. "British Academy announces new President and elects 66 new Fellows". The British Academy. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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