Curriculum Vitae

DR. SCOTT ADAM EDWARDS

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of International and Strategic Studies
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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BIOGRAPHY

Scott's empirical research interests center on the regional politics of Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on collective efforts combatting novel security issues. This has primarily been applied to Southeast Asia’s maritime security governance, but has since broadened out to consider the Indo-Pacific. His theoretical basis is on the role of trust in international relations, where he also engages with ideas regarding Communities of Practice. Scott has previously held postdoctoral positions at the Universities of Bristol and Leeds, and teaching positions at the Universities of Birmingham, Reading, and Bath.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, (Arts)
    University of Birmingham
  • MA (International Relations). Distinction. University of Birmingham, UK, (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS)
    University of Birmingham
  • BA (History and International Relations). First Class. Coventry University, UK, (Arts)
    Coventry University

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Bueger, C., Hofius, M,. Edwards, S. (2024) Global ordering and the interaction of communities of practice: a framework for analysis, Global Studies Quarterly, 4(1)
  2. Edwards, S. (2022) Fragmentation, Complexity and Cooperation: Understanding Southeast Asia’s Maritime Security Governance, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol, 44(1): 87-121
Chapter in Books
  1. Edwards, S., Malik, A. (2024) Maritime Security and the Governance of ‘Sustainable’ Fisheries: Aligning Stakeholders Around Ecological Protection, in Otto & Menzel (eds.) Global Challenges in Maritime Security: Sustainability and the Sea (Springer)
Other Publications
  1. Edwards, S., Bradford, J., Nguyen, H., (2025) National Maritime Security in Vietnam – Towards an Integrated Approach to Realise Sustained Development Benefits. Internal document submitted to UK's FCDO. - Policy Paper

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Maritime Security (Maritime Security)
  • ASEAN (Southeast Asia, Diplomacy)
  • Communities of Practice (Communities of Practice)
  • Trust (Trust)
  • UK-ASEAN Relations (UK-ASEAN Relations)
  • Indo-Pacific (Indo-Pacific)