Dr James F. Downes is head of the Politics and Public Administration Programme at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. His latest research examines Populism in Europe, EU-China Economic Relations, and China’s BRI Project. He is also a research fellow at the Global Europe Centre, at the University of Kent. James is an award-winning teacher who recently received the Chinese University of Hong Kong Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award (2022). His forthcoming book, written with Dr Valerio Alfonso Bruno and Dr Alessio Scopelliti, titled: “The Rise of the Radical Right in Italy” will be published in 2024.
Dr James F. Downes is head of the Politics and Public Administration Programme at Hong Kong Metropolitan University. His latest research examines Populism in Europe, EU-China Economic Relations, and China’s BRI Project. He is also a research fellow at the Global Europe Centre, at the University of Kent. James is an award-winning teacher who recently received the Chinese University of Hong Kong Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award (2022). His forthcoming book, written with Dr Valerio Alfonso Bruno and Dr Alessio Scopelliti, titled: “The Rise of the Radical Right in Italy” will be published in 2024.