Dr William Clapton

Research Summary

International Relations theory, particularly the English School and constructivism; the constitution of international society in the post-Cold War era; international hierarchy; risk in international relations; the contemporary security and defence policies of the United States, European Union and Australia.

UNSW Research Profile

Teaching

POLS5120 – Global Politics

ARTS1811 – International Relations: Continuity and Change

ARTS3814 – Australian Foreign Policy

Publications

Journal Articles

Clapton, William (forthcoming) ‘Risk in International Relations’, International Relations.

Clapton, William (2009) ‘Risk and Hierarchy in International Society’, Global Change, Peace and Security 21(1): pp.19-35.

Clapton, William (2009) ‘Managing Risk within International Society: Hierarchical Governance in the Asia-Pacific’, Australian Journal of International Affairs 63, no. 3: pp.416-29.

Conference Papers

‘Managing Risk within International Society: Situational Prevention and the Promotion of Liberalism’, paper Presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, New York, 15-18 February 2009.

‘Risk and Hierarchy in International Society’, paper presented at the 3rd Oceanic Conference on International Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 2-4 July 2008.

‘Policing the Peripheries: Liberal Interventionism in the Post-Cold War Era’, paper presented at the Association for Legal and Social Philosophy’s ‘Aliens and Nations: Citizenship, Sovereignty and Global Politics’ Conference, Keele University, Staffordshire, 19-21 April 2007.

Other Information

Awards:

3rd Oceanic Conference on International Studies Best Postgraduate Paper, 2008.