Associate Professor Jamie Reilly
Jamie Reilly is an Associate Professor in Northeast Asian Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. His research and teaching are in the areas of Chinese foreign policy, East Asian politics, and international relations. In the Department, he teaches undergraduate and post-graduate units on East Asian Politics and Chinese politics.
He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (George Washington University 2008) and an M.A. in East Asia Area Studies (University of Washington 1999), was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford (2008-09), and a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (2015-16). He also served as the East Asia Representative of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in China from 2001-2008.
He is the author of Orchestration: China's Economic Statecraft across Asia and Europe (Oxford University Press, 2021),Strong Society, Smart State: The Rise of Public Opinion in China’s Japan Policy (Columbia University Press, 2012), and the co-editor of Australia and China at 40 (UNSW Press, 2012). His articles have also appeared in numerous edited volumes and academic journals, including: Asian Survey, China Quarterly, Chinese Journal of International Politics, Japanese Journal of Political Science, Journal of Contemporary China, Modern Asian Studies, Survival, and Washington Quarterly.
- Chinese foreign policy
- East Asian politics
- International relations
Current Courses
- GOVT2424 - Politics of China
- GOVT2611 - Capitalism and Democracy in East Asia
- CISS 6016 - Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
Selected publications
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
(University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press, 2012)
(Columbia University Press, 2012)
Publications
Books
- Reilly, J. (2021). Orchestration: China's Economic Statecraft Across Asia and Europe. New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2012). Strong Society, Smart State: The Rise of Public Opinion in Chinas Japan Policy. New York: Columbia University Press. [More Information]
Edited Books
- Reilly, J., Yuan, J. (2023). Engaging China: How Australia can lead the way again. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
- Reilly, J., Yuan, J. (2012). Australia and China at 40. Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.
Book Chapters
- Reilly, J. (2021). Chinas Belt and Road Initiative. In Jacques deLisle and Avery Goldstein (Eds.), After Engagement: Dilemmas in U.S-China Security Relations, (pp. 330-360). Washington: Brookings Institution Press.
- Reilly, J. (2017). Popular Nationalism and Economic Interests in China's Japan Policy. In Robert S. Ross, Oystein Tunsjo (Eds.), Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China: Power and Politics in East Asia, (pp. 169-195). New York: Cornell University Press. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2016). China: Turning money into power. In Mark Leonard (Eds.), Connectivity Wars: Why Migration, Finance and Trade are the Geo-Economic Battlegrounds of the Future, (pp. 189-196). London: European Council on Foreign Relations. [More Information]
Journals
- Reilly, J. (2021). Author's Response: Understanding China's Economic Statecraft. Asia Policy, 16(4), 719-729. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2017). China's economic statecraft in Europe. Asia Europe Journal, 15(2), 173-185. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2017). Leveraging Diversity: Europe's China Policy. EUI Working Paper, 33(July), 1-16.
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Goh, E., Reilly, J. (2018). How China's Belt and Road builds connections. East Asia Forum.
- Reilly, J. (2016). "China-North Korea Relations" in Beijing's Asia Pivot in 2016: Expert Roundup. The Council on Foreign Relations. [More Information]
Research Reports
- Reilly, J., Reilly, W. (2015). The role of China as an education aid donor, ED/EFA/MRT/2015/PI/44, (pp. 1 - 38). Paris, France: UNESCO. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2013). China's Economic Statecraft: Turning Wealth into Power, November 2013, (pp. 2 - 20). Sydney, Australia: The Lowy Institute for International Policy.
2023
- Reilly, J., Yuan, J. (2023). Engaging China: How Australia can lead the way again. Sydney: Sydney University Press.
2021
- Reilly, J. (2021). Author's Response: Understanding China's Economic Statecraft. Asia Policy, 16(4), 719-729. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2021). Chinas Belt and Road Initiative. In Jacques deLisle and Avery Goldstein (Eds.), After Engagement: Dilemmas in U.S-China Security Relations, (pp. 330-360). Washington: Brookings Institution Press.
- Reilly, J. (2021). Orchestration: China's Economic Statecraft Across Asia and Europe. New York: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
2018
- Goh, E., Reilly, J. (2018). How China's Belt and Road builds connections. East Asia Forum.
2017
- Reilly, J. (2017). China's economic statecraft in Europe. Asia Europe Journal, 15(2), 173-185. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2017). Leveraging Diversity: Europe's China Policy. EUI Working Paper, 33(July), 1-16.
- Reilly, J. (2017). Popular Nationalism and Economic Interests in China's Japan Policy. In Robert S. Ross, Oystein Tunsjo (Eds.), Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China: Power and Politics in East Asia, (pp. 169-195). New York: Cornell University Press. [More Information]
2016
- Reilly, J. (2016). "China-North Korea Relations" in Beijing's Asia Pivot in 2016: Expert Roundup. The Council on Foreign Relations. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2016). China: Turning money into power. In Mark Leonard (Eds.), Connectivity Wars: Why Migration, Finance and Trade are the Geo-Economic Battlegrounds of the Future, (pp. 189-196). London: European Council on Foreign Relations. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2016). Chinese Sunshine: Beijing's Influence on Economic Change in North Korea. In Evelyn Goh (Eds.), Rising China's Influence in Developing Asia, (pp. 193-216). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
2015
- Reilly, J. (2015). Answers and questions on China-Japan relations. In B. Shao (Eds.), China under Xi Jinping: Its Economic Challenges and Foreign Policy Initiatives, (pp. 275-277). Leiden: Koninklijke Brill. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2015). Economic Statecraft. In Not known (Eds.), Handbook of the Politics of China, (pp. 381-396). TBC.
- Reilly, J., Reilly, W. (2015). The role of China as an education aid donor, ED/EFA/MRT/2015/PI/44, (pp. 1 - 38). Paris, France: UNESCO. [More Information]
2014
- Reilly, J. (2014). A Wave to Worry About? Public opinion, foreign policy and China's anti-Japan protests. Journal of Contemporary China, 23(86), 197-215. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2014). China's Economic Engagement in North Korea. The China Quarterly, 220, 915-935. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2014). China's Market Influence in North Korea. Asian Survey, 54(5), 894-917. [More Information]
2013
- Reilly, J. (2013). China and Japan in Myanmar: Aid, Natural Resources and Influence. Asian Studies Review, 37(2), 141-157. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2013). China's Economic Statecraft: Turning Wealth into Power, November 2013, (pp. 2 - 20). Sydney, Australia: The Lowy Institute for International Policy.
2012
- Reilly, J. (2012). A Norm-Taker or a Norm-Maker? Chinese aid in Southeast Asia. Journal of Contemporary China, 21(73), 71-91. [More Information]
- Reilly, J. (2012). A Northeast Asian Model of ODA? Comparing Chinese, Japanese and Korean Official Development Assistance. In Christopher M. Dent, Jorn Dosch (Eds.), The Asia Pacific, Regionalism and the Global System, (pp. 216-231). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
- Reilly, J., Yuan, J. (2012). Australia and China at 40. Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press.
2011
- Reilly, J. (2011). Remember History, Not Hatred: Collective Remembrance of China's War of Resistance to Japan. Modern Asian Studies, 45(2), 463-490. [More Information]
2010
- Reilly, J. (2010). China's Online Nationalism Toward Japan. In Simon Shen, Shaun Breslin (Eds.), Online Chinese Nationalism and Chinas Bilateral Relations, (pp. 45-72). Plymouth, United Kingdom: Lexington Books.
2009
- Reilly, J. (2009). The Rebirth of Minjian Waijiao: China's Popular Diplomacy toward Japan. Japan Policy Research Institute Working Paper, (115).
2008
- Reilly, J. (2008). Harmonious World and Public Opinion in China's Japan Policy. In Sujian Guo, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard (Eds.), Harmonious World and Chinas New Foreign Policy, (pp. 189-223). Lanham, United States: Lexington Books.
2007
- Reilly, J., Na, W. (2007). China's Corporate Engagement in Africa. In Marcel Kitissou (Eds.), Africa in China's Global Strategy. United Kingdom: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd.
- Gill, B., Reilly, J. (2007). The Tenuous Hold of China Inc. in Africa. The Washington Quarterly, 30(3), 37-52. [More Information]
2006
- Reilly, J. (2006). China's History Activism and Sino-Japanese Relations. China: An International Journal, 4(2), 189-216. [More Information]
2000
- Gill, B., Reilly, J. (2000). Sovereignty, Intervention, and Peacekeeping: The View from Beijing. Survival (Abingdon), 42(3), 41-59. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2014
- China's Economic Statecraft: Turning Wealth into Power, Reilly J, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)
2010
- Putting ODA in Perspective: A Comparative Study of Official Development Assistance in Asia and Europe, Reilly J, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia/Joint-Action Bilateral Research Programs
In the media
Presentation on China's Economic Statecraft in Asia and Europe at the University of Technology, Sydney on 25 February 2019. Available here.
2018, Reilly, J., Golley, J., Song, L. & Laurenceson, J. The Money (ABC radio national) podcast on 'Dragonomics: How China's economy got big and how it uses economic power', 30 August. Available here.
2018, Reilly, J., Hastings, J., Smith, D. & McGregor, R., Sydney Ideas podcast on 'Peace on the Peninsula? The origins and implications of North Korea’s diplomatic offensive', 19 June. Available here.
2018, Reilly, J., SBS Mandarin interview on ‘Assessing the Singapore Summit', 14 June. Available here.
2017, Reilly, J., Presentation at the Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS), 18 July, on "China's economic clout and economic diplomacy". Available here.
2017, Reilly, J., Interview on ABC's Rear Vision program, "Relectant Allies: China and North Korea", 9 July. Available here.
2015, Reilly, J., Presentation at the Council of Foreign Relations on "China's Influence on the North Korean Economy". Listen to the podcast here.
2015, "China's Comfort Women", FT.com, March 20, including commentary by Dr Reilly here.
2014, Reilly, J., 'Grappling with the scale of China's power', ABC News, AM. January 18, Available here, and the Lowy Institute report available here.
2014, "The Flying Factory", The Economist, November 14, including commentary by Dr Reilly here.
2013, Reilly, J., 'China’s DPRK economic engagement: don't blame the sunshine', East Asia Forum. Available here.
Publications for the Carter Center US-China Perception Monitor
2015, Reilly, J. 'Traveling China's New Silk Road'. Available here.
2015, Reilly, J. 'New and Old Silk Roads'. Available here.
2015, Reilly, J. 'High-Speed Travel from Lanzhou to Urumqi'. Available here.
2015, Reilly, J. 'Adventures Aboard the Slow Train to Almaty'. Available here.