Neil Collins is a past president of the Political Studies Association of Ireland and a former Centennial Scholar at the American Political Science Association in Washington DC. He is the author of several books, including Politics of Everyday Life in China, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2018.

Book Chapters: Burkhanov A., Collins N., 2019, “Political Culture in Kazakhstan: Extension and Reflection”, in Caron JF. (eds) Kazakhstan and the Soviet Legacy. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 7-30

Collins, N. and Bekenova, K., 2019, “European Cultural Diplomacy: Diaspora Relations with Kazakhstan”, in Oliver Bennett, ed., Cultural Diplomacy and International Cultural Relations: Volume 1, London: Routledge, pp. 96-112.

Peer-reviewed Articles:

1. S. CohenMiller, Sejin Koo, Neil Collins & Jenifer L. Lewis, 2020, “EXPOsing gender in science: a visual analysis with lessons for gender awareness and science diplomacy”, Gender, Technology and Development, Published online: 14 Jan 2020
2. Collins, N. & Bekenova, K. (2019). “Digital diplomacy: success at your fingertips”, Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 15 (1), 1-11.
3. Collins, N & Bekenova, K.  (2019). “Knowing Me, Knowing You: Media Portrayal of the EU in Kazakhstan”. Europe-Asia Studies, 71 970, pp1183 – 1204
4. Collins, N. 2019, “Small steps to less corruption”, European Political Science, 18, 731–732
5. Ainur Kagarmanova and Neil Collins (2019), “The prevalence of depression among Nazarbayev University students and the use of psychological counselling on campus”, Journal of Health Development, 2, (31), 38 – 47

PLS 101 Introduction to Political Science; PLS 392 Politics of China; PLS 342 Political Corruption; PLS 395 Independent Study. Click here to see the syllabi.