Paths to primacy: How rising powers win regional domination
Dr Phillips is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Strategy in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. His research focuses on war, strategy and international order, with a particular focus on Great Power rivalry and asymmetric violence as drivers of transformative change in world politics. His works include From Hollywood to Bollywood? Recasting Australia’s Indo/Pacific Strategic Geography (Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2016) and How the East Was Won: Barbarian Conquerors, Universal Conquest and the Making of Modern Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2021). From 2024-2028, he will be an Australia Research Council Future Fellow, investigating how, when and why rising powers have won regional domination in Asia from 1500CE-present.
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About School Research Seminar Series
POLSIS Research Seminar Series
Semester 1 2025
All sessions are held in-person, Friday 1 — 2:30pm, Room 537, Building 39A
28 February | Sarah Ball | Seminar | Digital Era Governance or New Public Management 2.0? Examining the Role of Digital Tools in Welfare Services |
14 March | Matt McDonald | Seminar | The end of the Taboo? Solar Geoengineering and its Discontents Various Academic Staff (UQ) - Research Event Roundtable: Non-traditional research outputs-what, how and why? |
| 28 March | UQ Academic Staff | Research Event | Research Event Roundtable: Non-traditional research outputs-what, how and why? |
11 April | Elisabeth Austrheim, John Fowler, Viet Dung Trinh | Seminar | RHD Showcase |
| 2 May | Frank Mols | EDI Event | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in POLSIS |
9 May | Reza Hasmath (Alberta) | Seminar | How China Views the World and its Implications for Australia-China Relations |
16 May | Alastair Stark | Grad Centre Event | Post Grad Teaching Listening Post |
| 23 May | Helen Berents (Griffith) | Seminar | Peace Expertise: Fields, feminists, and the possibilities of youth-inclusive peacebuilding governance |
30 May | Stefanie Fishel (USC) & Anthony Burke (UNSW) | Seminar | The Ecology Politic |
Enquiries:
Director of Research, Professor Matt McDonald – matt.mcdonald@uq.edu.au
Program:
POLSIS Research Seminar Series program (PDF, 90.3 KB)