Ian Taylor: The Compassionate Apostle of a Properly Researched and Fully Experienced Approach to China and Africa

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Stephen Chan
Hangwei Li

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Chan, S., & Li, H. (2021). Ian Taylor: The Compassionate Apostle of a Properly Researched and Fully Experienced Approach to China and Africa. Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society, 9(1), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.26806/modafr.v9i1.402
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Stephen Chan, SOAS University of London

He was the Foundation Dean of Law & Social Sciences at SOAS University of London, where he retains the Chair in World Politics. In 2010 he was conferred both the OBE and the International Studies Association accolade of Eminent Scholar in Global Development. He has held named chairs and appointments around the world and has been the external juror on several national grant bodies. Formerly an international civil servant with much experience in Africa, he continues to work on China-Africa relations and, increasingly, on Middle Eastern issues. He has been Konrad Adenauer Chair at Bir Zeit University and his last book Spear to the West (March 2019), the latest of 33, deals with online Jihadi recruitment methodology and ideology. E-mail: sc5@soas.ac.uk.

Hangwei Li, SOAS University of London

She is an advisor to the African Views Organisation and a PhD candidate in politics and international studies at SOAS, University of London. She was also a pre-doctoral fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and a researcher at the Global Development Policy Center. Before pursuing her PhD, Hangwei worked as a journalist and researcher for three years in Ghana, Zambia and Tanzania. In 2017, she was awarded a silver medal from the United Nations Correspondents Association. E-mail: hangwei_li@soas.ac.uk