Overview
Background
Martin Stuart-Fox is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Queensland. After completing a BSc in evolutionary biology, he worked in PNG, Hong Kong and Laos before joining United Press International as a foreign correspondent covering the Second Indochina War. On returning to Australia he tutored and lectured in Asian history at UQ while undertaking an MA (on the rationale for an evolutionary theory of history) and PhD (developing an evolutionary theory of history). As Head of History at UQ, Professor Stuart-Fox taught courses on History, Time and Meaning, and Theory of History at the Honours level. He is currently pursuing research on evolutionary theory of history.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox
Theory and philosophy of history; history of Laos; early Buddhism; history of Ideas
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Major transitions in human evolutionary history
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2022). Major transitions in human evolutionary history. World Futures, 79 (1), 29-68. doi: 10.1080/02604027.2021.2018646
2019
Book Chapter
The Lao Constitution of 1947/1949: creating a nation-state
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2019). The Lao Constitution of 1947/1949: creating a nation-state. Constitutional foundings in Southeast Asia. (pp. 257-274) edited by Kevin YL Tan and Bui Ngoc Son. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing. doi: 10.5040/9781509918959.ch-010
2015
Journal Article
Rethinking the evolution of culture and cognitive structure
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2015). Rethinking the evolution of culture and cognitive structure. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 15 (1-2), 113-134. doi: 10.1163/15685373-12342143
2014
Journal Article
The Origins of Causal Cognition in Early Hominins
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2014). The Origins of Causal Cognition in Early Hominins. Biology and Philosophy, 30 (2), 247-266. doi: 10.1007/s10539-014-9462-y
2014
Journal Article
Review of William J. Rust, Before the Quagmire: American Intervention in Laos 1954–1961 and Seth Jacobs, The Universe Unraveling: American Foreign Policy in Cold War Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2014). Review of William J. Rust, Before the Quagmire: American Intervention in Laos 1954–1961 and Seth Jacobs, The Universe Unraveling: American Foreign Policy in Cold War Laos. Intelligence and National Security, 29 (1), 150-156. doi: 10.1080/02684527.2013.786610
2013
Journal Article
Sihanouk’s legacy
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2013). Sihanouk’s legacy. New Mandala.
2013
Journal Article
The universe unraveling: American foreign policy in Cold War Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2013). The universe unraveling: American foreign policy in Cold War Laos. Historian, 75 (4), 871-872. doi: 10.1111/hisn.12023_37
2013
Other Outputs
Power and Political Culture in Cambodia
Jacobsen, Trude and Stuart-Fox, Martin (2013). Power and Political Culture in Cambodia. ARI Working Paper Series. 200. National University of Singapore, Asia Research Institute.
2012
Book Chapter
Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2012). Laos. Countries at the crossroads 2011: An analysis of democratic governance. (pp. 325-345) edited by Jake Dizard, Christopher Walker and Vanessa Tucker. Lanham, MD, U.S.A.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
2011
Journal Article
1. Constructing a selectionist paradigm. The theory of cultural and social selection. By W. G. Runciman
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2011). 1. Constructing a selectionist paradigm. The theory of cultural and social selection. By W. G. Runciman. History and Theory, 50 (2), 229-242. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2303.2011.00580.x
2011
Journal Article
Family problems
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2011). Family problems. Inside Story: Current affairs and culture from Australia and beyond.
2011
Journal Article
Symbolism in city planning in Cambodia from Angkor to Phnom Penh
Stuart-Fox, Martin and Reeve, Paul (2011). Symbolism in city planning in Cambodia from Angkor to Phnom Penh. Journal of the Siam Society, 99, 105-138.
2010
Book Chapter
The reign of King Suriyavongsa
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2010). The reign of King Suriyavongsa. Van Wuysthoff and the Lan Xang Kingdom: A dutch merchant’s visit to Laos in 1641. (pp. 173-186) edited by Juliette Van Krieken-Pieters. Leiden, Netherlands: Ginkgo Publishers.
2010
Book
Festivals of Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin and Mixay, Somsanouk (2010). Festivals of Laos. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books.
2010
Book
The A to Z of Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2010). The A to Z of Laos. Plymouth, U.K.: Scarecrow Press.
2010
Journal Article
The last century of Lao royalty: A documentary history, by Grant Evans
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2010). The last century of Lao royalty: A documentary history, by Grant Evans. Journal of the Siam Society, 98, 272-278.
2010
Book Chapter
Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2010). Laos. Southeast Asia in a new era. (pp. 95-110) edited by Rodolfo C. Severino, Elpeth Thomson and Mark Hong. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
2010
Journal Article
Recherches nouvelles sur le Laos/New Research on Laos. Yves Goudineau and Michel Lorrillard, eds.
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2010). Recherches nouvelles sur le Laos/New Research on Laos. Yves Goudineau and Michel Lorrillard, eds.. Journal of Lao Studies, 1 (1), 105-118.
2010
Book Chapter
Historical and cultural constraints on development in the Mekong region
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2010). Historical and cultural constraints on development in the Mekong region. Globalization and development in the Mekong economies. (pp. 169-189) edited by Suiwah Leung, Benedict Bingham and Matt Davies. Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, MA, U.S.A.: Edward Elgar.
2009
Book Chapter
Communism and the Cold War
Stuart-Fox, Martin (2009). Communism and the Cold War. China and Southeast Asia: The People's Republic of China and Southeast Asia. (pp. 150-192) edited by Geoffrey Wade. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Martin Stuart-Fox is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
How the Pathet Lao seized power in Laos in 1975
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Elson
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Women and power in Burmese history
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Robert Elson
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION IN VIETMAN FROM 1975 TO 2000
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
POWER, PROGRESS, AND THE COURSE OF EMPIRE: BRITISH RUIN SENTIMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURIES
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
THE KACHIN INDEPENDENCE ORGANISATION AND THE STATE LAW AND ORDER RESTORATION COUNCIL CEASEFIRE IN 1994
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
APSARA, ACCOUTREMENTS, ACTIVISTS: A HISTORY OF WOMEN AND POWER IN CAMBODIA.
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
VIETNAM AND BLUEBELL
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
'KINGDOM-MINDED' PEOPLE: THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE BUSINESS CHRISTIANS TOWARD THE TRANSFORMATION IN SOCIETY
Associate Advisor
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2005
Master Philosophy
PATTERNS OF DIVERGENCE: THE EVOLUTION OF THE QIPAO AND CHEONGSAM IN MODERN CHINESE SOCIETY
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND THE IRANIAN HOSTAGES CRISIS
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
JAPAN'S KOREAN COMMUNITIES IN THE POST-1945 PERIOD
Associate Advisor
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- Indochina
- Laos
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