David Brophy (historian)

David Brophy
AwardsARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellowship
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Thesis'Tending to unite?: The origins of Uyghur nationalism' (2011)
Doctoral advisorMark Elliott
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Sydney (2013-present)
Australian National University (2011-2013)
Main interestsModern Chinese history, international relations history
Notable worksChina Panic: Australia's Alternative to Paranoia and Pandering (2021)
Websitehttps://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/david-brophy.html#collapseOpportunities

David John Brophy is an Australian historian of Modern Chinese history at the University of Sydney where he is senior lecturer. He is noted for his work on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and his contribution to the debate in Australia on the Sino-Australian relationship, for which he has received significant press coverage.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "A new way of navigating our relationship with China". ABC Radio National. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cave, Damien (1 December 2020). "The World in a Vise: Sounding the Alarm on China, Then Running for Shelter". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ Napier-Raman, Kishor (11 June 2021). "David Brophy's China Panic offers up an alternative pathway to the Middle Kingdom". Crikey. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ Bonyhady, Nick (10 April 2021). "Former Turnbull security adviser auditing universities' foreign interference risks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2023.