Non-western celebrity politics and diplomacy: introduction

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This work was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council [grant number AH/L006758/1].

Notes on contributors

Andrew F. Cooper

Andrew F. Cooper is Professor of Political Science at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is the author of a number of articles and books including Celebrity Diplomacy (Paradigm, 2008) and Diplomatic Afterlives (Polity Press, 2014).

Hugo Dobson

Hugo Dobson is Professor of Japan’s International Relations in the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. He is the author and co-author of a number of articles and books related to Japan’s role in the world, including three editions of Japan’s International Relations: Politics, Economics and Security (2001, 2005 and 2012).

Mark Wheeler

Mark Wheeler is Professor of Political Communications in the School of Social Sciences at London Metropolitan University, UK. He is the author of a number of articles and books including Celebrity Politics (Polity Press, 2013).