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Mark Harrison

Senior Lecturer

Office of the School of Social Sciences

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Office of the School of Social Sciences
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  • School of Social Sciences, Office of the School of Social Sciences, 507 Social Sciences Building, Sandy Bay Campus, TAS

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr Mark Harrison brings social theory, international relations and cultural studies methodologies to study contemporary social and political life in the Chinese-speaking world, with an emphasis on the study of Taiwan. His work is engaged with questions of history, memory and ideology and how they impact relations between Taiwan and China and the future of the region. His work impacts policy-making and policy analysis in the Australian and other national governments. His expertise is frequently sought by government, the national and international media and other public institutions to assess current developments in regional relations and in the Taiwan Strait.

Fields of Research
Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific (440807)
Asian cultural studies (470202)
International relations (440808)
Australian government and politics (440801)
Studies of Asian society (449901)
International business (350706)
Asian history (430301)
Higher education (390303)
Economic development policy (440703)
Public policy (440709)
Investment and risk management (350208)
Comparative government and politics (440803)
Social theory (441005)
Corporate governance (350701)
Cultural studies (470299)
Health and community services (420305)
Cultural theory (470207)
Defence studies (440804)
Urban geography (440612)

Research Objectives
Communication across languages and culture (130201)
Other culture and society (139999)
Defence and security policy (230301)
International political economy (excl. international trade) (230304)
National security (140109)
Public services policy advice and analysis (230204)
Peace and conflict (230305)
International relations (230399)
Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture (280116)
Political systems (230203)
Understanding Asia's past (130702)
Trade policy (150103)
Government and politics (230299)
Expanding knowledge in human society (280123)
Electoral systems (230202)
Management, resources and leadership (160204)
International organisations (230303)
Citizenship and national identity (230105)
International trade policy (150199)
International agreements on trade (150101)
Museum and gallery collections (220304)
International aid and development (230302)
Financial services (110299)
Visual communication (130205)
Literature (130203)

Research Appointments
Dr Mark Harrison participates in Track 2 dialogue between Australia, Taiwan and the US and engages with the US, PRC, Taiwan and Australian governments in closed-door settings on regional and international relations. He liaises frequently with the Australian defence, foreign affairs, intelligence and signals community.

Research Invitations
Future flashpoints and regional alliances: Taiwan”, US-Australia Relations Masterclass, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 22 April 2021, Canberra.
“The Taiwan test: how to keep democracy alive in Asia”, Australian Institute for International Affairs, 30 June 2021, Melbourne, Victoria
“Taiwan’s 2020 Elections in Review”, China Studies Research Centre Public Lecture, 13 March 2020, La Trobe University (2020)
“ASPI Webinar: Indo-Pacific Leaders Dialogue with President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan”, Australian Strategic Policy Institute”, 27 August 2020

PROJECTS

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CONSULTANCY/CONTRACT RESEARCH
Improving assessment approaches for deep-water species
CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation1 Jan 2021 - 31 May 2022
People funded by this grant: Krueck N, Burch P, Curin Osorio S
Project Total: $24,000; The project aims to estimate productivity of Orange Roughy stocks and undertake a risk assessment that incorporates the uncertainty in Orange Roughy natural mortality and steepness of the stock recruitment relationship. The project further aims to review the characteristics and discarding practices of species in the Deepwater shark basket (multiple species are assessed as a single complex) Funded by: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($24,000); University of Tasmania.