Michael Leifer CMG (November 15, 1933 – March 21, 2001) was a British

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

scholar specialising in the politics and international relations of

South East Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...

. He was a professor of international relations at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

and also served as its pro-director from 1991-1995. Leifer studied

Political Economy Political economy is the study of how Macroeconomics, economic systems (e.g. Marketplace, markets and Economy, national economies) and Politics, political systems (e.g. law, Institution, institutions, government) are linked. Widely studied ph ...

at the

University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...

and subsequently took his doctorate at the London School of Economics in 1959 with a dissertation on "Zionism and Palestine in British Opinion and Policy, 1945-1949". Prior to his death in 2001 he was awarded the Companion Medal of the 'Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' for his work in academia and study of Southeast Asia.

Bibliography

*''Michael Leifer: Selected Works on Southeast Asia'', compiled and edited by Chin Kin Wah and Leo Suryadinata, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005 *''Dictionary of the modern politics of South-East Asia'', - 3. ed. - London : Routledge, 2001 *''Asian nationalism'', London : Routledge, 2000 *''Singapore's foreign policy : coping with vulnerability'', London : Routledge, 2000 *''The ASEAN Regional Forum : a model for cooperative security in the Middle East'', Canberra : Dept. of International Relations,

Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs is a constituent of the College of Asia and the Pacific, but was formerly part of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU, which was founded in 1946 as part of the Institute of Advanced ...

(RSPAS), Australian National University (ANU), 1998 *''The Asean regional forum : extending ASEAN's model of regional security'', London : Oxford Univ. Press, 1996 *''Dictionary of the modern politics of South-East Asia'', London : Routledge, 1995 *''Vietnam and Doi Moi : domestic and international dimensions of reform'', London, 1991 *''Cambodian conflict : the final phase?'', London : Centre for Security and Conflict Studies, 1989 *''ASEAN and the security of South-East Asia'', London : Routledge, 1989 *''The balance of power in East Asia'', Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1986 *''Indonesia's foreign policy'', London : The Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1983 *''Conflict and regional order in South-east Asia'', London : International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1980 *''Malacca, Singapore, and Indonesia'', Alphen aan den Rijn : Sijthoff & Noordhoff, 1978 *''Dilemmas of statehood in Southeast Asia'', Vancouver : Univ. of British Columbia Press and Singapore : Asia Pacific Press, 1972 *''Constraints and adjustments in British foreign policy'', London : Allen & Unwin, 1972 *''Nationalism revolution and evolution in South-East Asia'', Zug : Inter Doc., 1970 *''The Philippine claim to Sabah'', Zug : Inter Documentation Company, 1968 *''Cambodia : the search for security'', London : Pall Mall P, 1967

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leifer, Michael 1933 births British international relations scholars Academics of the London School of Economics Alumni of the University of Reading Alumni of the London School of Economics British political scientists 2001 deaths 20th-century political scientists

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