Professor Tim Dunne
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Tim Dunne

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Background

Tim Dunne is Provost and Senior Vice-President at the University of Surrey, a role that he took up in early 2022. As Provost he has responsibility for the institution’s academic performance across 13 Schools, 3 Faculties and 3 Pan-University Institutes. Prior to his move to Surrey, Tim had a number of leadership roles at The University of Queensland, including Deputy Provost as well as the Founding Executive Dean of HASS. Tim is recognised for his research on human rights protection and foreign policy-making in a changing world order. He has written and co-edited sixteen books, including Terror in our Time (2012), The Globalization of International Society (2017), and most recently the The Rise of the International (2024) co-edited with Professor Richard Devetak. He is an elected Fellow of the Academic of Social Sciences in Australia and the Academic of Social Sciences in the UK. He proudly holds an Emeritus Professorship in the School of POLSIS at The University of Queensland.

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Fields of research

Political science

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework), University of Oxford
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

Research interests

  • Human rights, Human Protection and the Responsibility to Protect

    Tim's research seeks to bridge normative theory and foreign policy. Recent research has focused on the development of the responsibility to protect norm. From 2010 to 2014, Tim was Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (at UQ). Many publications flowed from this period, including the publication of The Oxford Handbook of the Responsibility to Protect (co-edited with Alex Bellamy), published in 2016. Other outputs in this area include collaborations with many UQ staff (and former PhD students), including Richard Devetak, Charles Hunt, Jess Gifkins, Jocelyn Vaughan, Eglantine Staunton, and Katharine Gelber.

  • The Globalisation of International Society

    With Chris Reus-Smit, in the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS), Tim completed a project on The Globalization of International Society which was published by Oxford University Press in February 2017. The project was assisted by two funded workshops, one by the Academy of the Social Sciences Australia, the other by the International Studies Association. Contributors to the book include: Mark Beeson and Stephen Bell, Barry Buzan, Ian Clark, Neta Crawford, Richard Devetak and Emily Tannock, Lene Hansen, Hun Joon Kim, Paul Keal, Audie Klotz, Jacinta O’Hagan, Andrew Phillips, Heather Rae, Gerry Simpson, Hendrik Spruytt, Sarah Teitt, Ann Towns, Jennifer Welsh and Yongjin Zhang. The book has been awarded two prizes from different sections of the International Studies Association.

  • International Terrorism and World Order

    With Ken Booth, Tim has written and edited two books (2002, 2012) that examine how far 9/11 changed the configuration of world order. Rather than viewing terrorism in a reductive manner, commonly found in the terrorism studies literature, my work in this area has focused on the systemic character of international terrorism.

  • International Relations Theory

    Tim's early research has advanced the claim – now widely accepted – that the study of international society constitutes a distinct perspective in the field (see his 1998 book). He continues to write about how the normative order has evolved, and particularly, the impact of the decline of American power on the liberal project. This theme was explored in the Oxford University Press book on Liberal World Orders (2015) that was co-edited with Trine Flockhart. The fifth edition of the bestselling Oxford textbook on International Relations Theory (co-edited with Steve Smith and Milja Kurki) will be published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

  • Foreign Policy

    Tim has also edited a multi-edition textbook on Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases. Co-editors on the project are Steve Smith and Amelia Hadfield. It is now in its 3rd edition (2016) and is published by Oxford University Press.

Search Professor Tim Dunne’s works on UQ eSpace

103 works between 1994 and 2021
All (103) Journal Article (58) Book Chapter (27) Conference Publication (3) Book (15)

81 - 100 of 103 works

1999

Book

Human rights in global politics

Tim Dunne and Nicholas J. Wheeler eds. (1999). Human rights in global politics. New York, United States: Cambridge University Press.

Human rights in global politics

1999

Book

The interregnum: Controversies in world politics 1989-1999

Michael Cox, Ken Booth and Tim Dunne eds. (1999). The interregnum: Controversies in world politics 1989-1999. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

The interregnum: Controversies in world politics 1989-1999

1998

Journal Article

Introduction: The eighty years' crisis

Dunne, Tim, Cox, Michael and Booth, Ken (1998). Introduction: The eighty years' crisis. Review of International Studies, 24 (5), V-XII.

Introduction: The eighty years' crisis

1998

Journal Article

Good international citizenship: A third way for British foreign policy

Wheeler, Nicholas J. and Dunne, Tim (1998). Good international citizenship: A third way for British foreign policy. International Affairs, 74 (4), 847-870. doi: 10.1111/1468-2346.00048

Good international citizenship: A third way for British foreign policy

1998

Journal Article

The political discourse of anarchy: A disciplinary history of international relations

Dunne, T (1998). The political discourse of anarchy: A disciplinary history of international relations. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 4 (3), 347-362. doi: 10.1177/1354066198004003004

The political discourse of anarchy: A disciplinary history of international relations

1998

Journal Article

Twilight of the West.

Dunne, T (1998). Twilight of the West.. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 74 (3), 636-637.

Twilight of the West.

1998

Journal Article

Innovation and transformation in international studies.

Dunne, T (1998). Innovation and transformation in international studies.. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 74 (2), 415-416.

Innovation and transformation in international studies.

1998

Book

The eighty years' crisis: International relations 1919-1999

Tim Dunne, Michael Cox and Ken Booth eds. (1998). The eighty years' crisis: International relations 1919-1999. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

The eighty years' crisis: International relations 1919-1999

1998

Journal Article

International society: Diverse ethical perspectives

Dunne, T (1998). International society: Diverse ethical perspectives. MILLENNIUM-JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 27 (3), 734-737. doi: 10.1177/03058298980270030609

International society: Diverse ethical perspectives

1998

Book

Inventing international society: A history of the English school

Dunne, Timothy (1998). Inventing international society: A history of the English school. New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press.

Inventing international society: A history of the English school

1998

Journal Article

Editorial foreword

Cox, M, Booth, K and Dunne, T (1998). Editorial foreword. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 24 (1), 1-1.

Editorial foreword

1997

Journal Article

Colonial encounters in international relations: Reading Wight, writing Australia

Dunne, Timothy (1997). Colonial encounters in international relations: Reading Wight, writing Australia. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 51 (3), 309-323. doi: 10.1080/10357719708445220

Colonial encounters in international relations: Reading Wight, writing Australia

1996

Journal Article

Thinking theory thoroughly: Coherent approaches to an incoherent world - Rosenau,JN, Durfee,M

Dunne, T (1996). Thinking theory thoroughly: Coherent approaches to an incoherent world - Rosenau,JN, Durfee,M. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 72 (3), 553-554. doi: 10.2307/2625557

Thinking theory thoroughly: Coherent approaches to an incoherent world - Rosenau,JN, Durfee,M

1996

Journal Article

The restructuring of international relations theory - Neufeld,M

Dunne, T (1996). The restructuring of international relations theory - Neufeld,M. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 72 (2), 357-358. doi: 10.2307/2624361

The restructuring of international relations theory - Neufeld,M

1996

Journal Article

Hedley Bull's pluralism of the intellect and solidarism of the will

Wheeler, Nicholas J. and Dunne, Tim (1996). Hedley Bull's pluralism of the intellect and solidarism of the will. International Affairs, 72 (1), 91-107. doi: 10.2307/2624751

Hedley Bull's pluralism of the intellect and solidarism of the will

1996

Journal Article

Globalization - Waters,M

Dunne, T (1996). Globalization - Waters,M. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 72 (1), 156-157. doi: 10.2307/2624759

Globalization - Waters,M

1995

Journal Article

HUMAN-RIGHTS-WATCH WORLD REPORT 1995 - HUMAN-RIGHTS-WATCH

DUNNE, T (1995). HUMAN-RIGHTS-WATCH WORLD REPORT 1995 - HUMAN-RIGHTS-WATCH. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 71 (4), 839-839. doi: 10.2307/2625117

HUMAN-RIGHTS-WATCH WORLD REPORT 1995 - HUMAN-RIGHTS-WATCH

1995

Journal Article

GLOBAL SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS - SHAW,M

DUNNE, T (1995). GLOBAL SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS - SHAW,M. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 71 (2), 358-358. doi: 10.2307/2623440

GLOBAL SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS - SHAW,M

1994

Journal Article

INTERNATIONAL-LAW, RIGHTS AND POLITICS - DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN-EUROPE AND THE CIS - MULLERSON,R

DUNNE, T (1994). INTERNATIONAL-LAW, RIGHTS AND POLITICS - DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN-EUROPE AND THE CIS - MULLERSON,R. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 70 (4), 813-814. doi: 10.2307/2624628

INTERNATIONAL-LAW, RIGHTS AND POLITICS - DEVELOPMENTS IN EASTERN-EUROPE AND THE CIS - MULLERSON,R

1994

Journal Article

INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS THEORY - NEW NORMATIVE APPROACHES - BROWN,C

DUNNE, T (1994). INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS THEORY - NEW NORMATIVE APPROACHES - BROWN,C. INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW, 16 (2), 437-439.

INTERNATIONAL-RELATIONS THEORY - NEW NORMATIVE APPROACHES - BROWN,C

Past funding

  • 2012 - 2015
    Core Funding to the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, 2012-13 to 2015-16
    AusAID-Australian Agency for International Development
    Open grant
  • 2012
    UQ Category 1 Travel Award - Christopher Browning
    UQ Travel Awards for International Collaborative Research (Category 1)
    Open grant

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Supervision history

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  • Foreign Policy
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  • International
  • International Terrorism
  • Responsibility to Protect

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