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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1982
Book Chapter
National Defence and Internal Security in Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1982). National Defence and Internal Security in Laos. Contemporary Laos. (pp. 220-244) edited by Stuart-Fox, Martin. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press.
1982
Journal Article
Laos in the 1980s
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1982). Laos in the 1980s. Internationales Asienforum, 13 (3-4), 251-268.
1982
Book
Contemporary Laos: Studies in the politics and society of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1982). Contemporary Laos: Studies in the politics and society of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press.
1982
Journal Article
Politicization of the Buddhist Sangha in Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin and Bucknell, Roderick (1982). Politicization of the Buddhist Sangha in Laos. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 13 (1), 60-80.
1982
Book Chapter
Laos 1981: Economic prospects and problems
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1982). Laos 1981: Economic prospects and problems. Southeast Asian Affairs 1982. (pp. 229-242) edited by Khanh, K. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Stuides.
1982
Journal Article
Resolving the Kampuchean problem: The case for an alternative regional initiative
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1982). Resolving the Kampuchean problem: The case for an alternative regional initiative. Contemporary Southeast Asia, 4 (2), 210-255.
1981
Journal Article
Contributors
Hartley, Anthony, Rondos, Alex, Woodward, Calvin A., Graham, David M. and Brett-Crowther, Michael (1981). Contributors. The Round Table, 71 (282) doi: 10.1080/00358538108453507
1981
Journal Article
Reflections on the Lao revolution
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). Reflections on the Lao revolution. Contemporary Southeast Asia, 3 (1), 51-65.
1981
Journal Article
Laos: The first Lao five year plan
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). Laos: The first Lao five year plan. Asian Thought and Society, 6 (17-18), 272-276.
1981
Journal Article
Socialist construction and national society in Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). Socialist construction and national society in Laos. Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, 13 (1), 61-71.
1981
Journal Article
National interests and international dependency in Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). National interests and international dependency in Laos. World Review, 20 (2), 51-65.
1981
Journal Article
Lao foreign policy: The view from Vientiane
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). Lao foreign policy: The view from Vientiane. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 11 (3), 351-366. doi: 10.1080/00472338185390231
1981
Journal Article
Laos in China's anti-Vietnam strategy
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). Laos in China's anti-Vietnam strategy. Asia Pacific Community, 11, 83-104.
1981
Journal Article
Laos: a small state involved in neighbour's conflict
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1981). Laos: a small state involved in neighbour's conflict. The Round Table, 71 (282), 163-169. doi: 10.1080/00358538108453514
1980
Journal Article
The initial failure of agricultural cooperativization in Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1980). The initial failure of agricultural cooperativization in Laos. Asia Quarterly, 4, 273-299.
1980
Journal Article
On the methodology of interpretation of Buddhist symbolism
Stuart-Fox, Martin and Bucknell, Roderick (1980). On the methodology of interpretation of Buddhist symbolism. Journal of Religious Studies, 8 (2), 38-57.
1980
Book Chapter
Laos: The Vietnamese connection
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1980). Laos: The Vietnamese connection. Southeast Asian Affairs 1980. (pp. 191-209) edited by Suryadinata, L. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Stuides.
1979
Journal Article
The Lao revolution: Errors and achievements
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1979). The Lao revolution: Errors and achievements. World Review, 16 (2), 3-15.
1979
Journal Article
Tensions within the Thai insurgency
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1979). Tensions within the Thai insurgency. Australian Outlook, 33 (2), 182-197. doi: 10.1080/10357717908444673
1979
Journal Article
Factors influencing relations between the communist parties of Thailand and Laos
Stuart-Fox, Martin (1979). Factors influencing relations between the communist parties of Thailand and Laos. Asian Survey, 19 (4), 333-352. doi: 10.1525/as.1979.19.4.01p0036x
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
VIETNAM AND BLUEBELL
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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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
Media
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- Cambodia
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- History and theory
- Indochina
- Laos
- Theory of history
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