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Niall Duggan

Senior Lecturer

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3578-1068
20082025

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Biography

Dr Niall Duggan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics at University College Cork, where he teaches international relations, International political economy and Asian Politics. Dr Duggan received his PhD from the School of Asian Studies and the Department of Government and Politics at UCC. Dr Duggan also hold a BSc in Government and Public Policy from UCC and an MA in East and Southeast Asian Studies from Lund University. Dr Duggan is a former lecturer at the Institute of East Asian Politics, Ruhr Universität Bochum and was the Acting-Chair of Modern Chinese Society and Economy at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (GAUG). His main research focuses is emerging economies in global governance; international relations (IR) of the Global South; and China’s foreign and security policies, with a special focus on Sino-African and Sino-EU relations, EU-Africa relations. Niall is keen to supervise PhD students in the following areas (broadly defined): Chinese foreign policy; East Asian foreign policy; interregional relations (Sino-African Relations and Sino-EU relations, Africa-EU Relations); emerging states in Global Governance; South-South Cooperation: non-traditional security issues such as climate change, energy security, and food security. 

Research Interests

Niall Duggan is a political scientist who is committed to theory-led fieldwork based on empirical study, particularly – but not exclusively – on foreign policy-making and international relations The primary focus of Dr Duggan's research is the rise of emerging economies in international relations (IR) with a particular focus on East Asia and the BRIC nations. Dr Duggan is interested in the relationships among emerging states, especially in global and regional institutions as well as interregional relations such as Sino-Africa relations, Africa-EU Relations Dr Duggan's research looks at the nexus between domestic and international politics and investigates the way changes in policies and political ideologies or shifts in economy trends in one nation can have dramatic effects on their relations with other states. This has led Dr Duggan to research areas such as financial services regulation, food security, developmental aid, bureaucratic policies, and peacekeeping and maritime security.

Teaching Activities

Dr Niall Duggan has taught as a lecturer and as a tutor in the areas of political science and Asian studies / Sinology at BA, MA, and MBS levels since 2007. During that time, He has designed and has been the principal lecturer on sixteen modules, and has contributed teaching to a further twelve modules. Dr Duggan's teaching focus has concentrated on international relations, political economy, politics of the Global South and Chinese domestic politics. Dr Duggan have also taught Japanese and South Korean domestic politics and foreign policy, as well as comparative politics / government (Asia and Europe), which included domestic politics in South, Central, and Southeast Asia. Dr Duggan have also taught modules at BA level on qualitative and quantitative political science research methods, and at MA level on qualitative political science research methods, with a focus on fieldwork design in developing countries. National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Badge in Postgraduate Research Supervision

UCC Futures (primary)

  • Collective Social Futures

PhD Supervision

  • Available for PhD supervision

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  6. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  7. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  8. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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