Rosemary June Foot, FBA (born 4 June 1948) is a British international relations scholar and political scientist. She is a Professor of

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 ...

and the John Swire Senior research Fellow in International Relations,

St. Antony's College St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in international relations, economi ...

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. Her research interests are in the fields of

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and

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, with special reference to the

Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Russian Far East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Isla ...

. She has been a Fellow of the

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars span ...

since 1996. Her works include the books ''Order and Justice in International Relations'' (co-edited), and ''Rights Beyond Borders: The Global Community and the Struggle over Human Rights in China''.

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1948 births Living people British non-fiction writers British political scientists Fellows of St Antony's College, Oxford Fellows of the British Academy International relations scholars Women political scientists {{UK-academic-stub