Amitav Acharya

Amitav Acharya
Born1962
Jagatsinghpur, Orissa (now Odisha), India
Academic background
Alma materRavenshaw University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Murdoch University
Academic work
School or traditionConstructivism
InstitutionsAmerican University
Main interestsInternational relations
Constructivism
Foreign policy
Regionalism
Global governance
Human security
Asia
National security
Globalization
Notable ideasGlobal IR

Amitav Acharya (born 1962) is a scholar and author, who is Distinguished Professor of International Relations at American University, Washington, D.C., where he holds the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance at the School of International Service, and serves as the chair of the ASEAN Studies Initiative.[1] Acharya has expertise in and has made contributions to a wide range of topics in International Relations, including constructivism, ASEAN and Asian regionalism, and Global International Relations.[2] He became the first non-Western President of the International Studies Association when he was elected to the post for 2014–15.[3]

  1. ^ "Profile Amitav Acharya". American University. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Professor Amitav Acharya". Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, The University of Queensland, Australia. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Acharya Elected President of International Studies Association". American University. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.