Chris Ogden is Associate Professor in Global Studies specialising in the interplay between identity, culture, security and domestic politics in India, China, South Asia, East Asia and the Indo-Pacific.  Based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Auckland, his expert knowledge concerns – shifting world orders; global authoritarianism; the Asian Century; great power politics; Hindu nationalism; and the global rise of India and China.

Chris is an internationally recognised, innovative academic, with an ongoing curiosity to learn, who seeks to pursue new challenges in a creative manner.  Relying upon adaptability, open-ness and flexibility, he has a proven track record of delivering projects on time, and writing original research through an outstanding portfolio of books, journal articles, policy briefings and opinion pieces.  Chris is also a highly experienced mentor, lecturer, public speaker, supervisor, consultant and academic manager known for always being diplomatic, impartial and tactful when working collaboratively with global colleagues and partners. 

He has taught at the University of St Andrews, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow and Durham University, as well as the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  Chris is also recognised as a Fellow of the UK’s Higher Education Academy (HEA), and has been appointed as a Senior Research Fellow with the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) in London, as an Honorary Fellow in the Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS), and as a Visiting Scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  In 2018, he founded the European Scholars of South Asian International Relations (ESSAIR) research network, and in 2022 Chris was the Series Consultant for the BBC TV series ‘India: The Modi Question‘.  He is currently developing ideas concerning the impact of AI upon global democracy, a political history of great powers over the last 300 years, and India’s authoritarian descent.

When not working, Chris tries to learn Greek, and is a frequent visitor to Athens and the Cyclades.  Apart from travelling, he pursues a love of film noir, documentaries and modern literature.  Chris is also an avid swimmer, dedicated junglist, and vinyl enthusiast, and takes part in several music projects.  He currently lives in Auckland with his partner and two sons.