Associate Professor James Headley

2024

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2024, February). The Gorchakov thesis revisited: Was the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine inevitable? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association, Te Kāhui Tātai Tōngorapū o Aotearoa (NZPSA/TKTToA) 2023/24 Annual Conference: The Rising Pacific, Auckland, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Chaban, N., & Headley, J. (2023). Responsibility not to be silent: Academic knowledge production about the war against Ukraine and knowledge diplomacy. Journal of International Relations & Development. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1057/s41268-023-00300-7

Journal - Research Other

Headley, J., & Tan, L. (2023). Encounters, institutions & lessons: 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement. Peace Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/10402659.2023.2224249

2022

Journal - Research Other

Headley, J. (2022). Narratives of national and state identities in the war in Ukraine [Analysis]. Australian Outlook, (14 April). Retrieved from https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/narratives-of-national-and-state-identities-in-the-war-in-ukraine

Chaban, N., & Headley, J. (2022). Perceptions, narratives and attitudes: New perspectives and geographies in the study of external perceptions of the EU [Special section (part 2)]. European Foreign Affairs Review, 27(1), 57-60. doi: 10.54648/EERR2022004

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Headley, J. (2022). Russia fought against Nazism but is now itself a fascist state. Newsroom: Ideasroom, (18 March). Retrieved from https://www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/russia-fought-against-nazism-but-is-now-itself-a-fascist-state

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Patman, R., Headley, J., & Chaban, N. (2022, July). Putin's Ukraine invasion: The consequences. Panel discussion at the University of Otago Winter Symposium Series, [Online].

Headley, J. (2022, November-December). Putting Russia back on the world stage: Performing great power-ness in words, images, and force. Verbal presentation at the Performing Global Crises Conference, [Hybrid].

Ellis, L., Winter, C., Headley, J., Goldsmith, L., Patman, R., Roper, B., & Nel, P. (2022, August). World in crisis panel. Panel discussion at the Otago Politics Day School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Headley, J. (2022, April). Russian foreign policy and the Ukraine War: Continuity or departure? MEISA Webinar: Putin's War Path: Understanding Russian Foreign Policy from the Middle East to Ukraine. [Research Presentation].

2021

Journal - Research Article

Headley, J. (2021). Communicative distraction?: Russia's and the European Union's rival perception managements. European Foreign Affairs Review, 26(4), 559-578. doi: 10.54648/eerr2021043

Journal - Research Other

Chaban, N., & Headley, J. (2021). Perceptions of the EU in its eastern neighbourhood: 30 years on from the collapse of the Soviet Union [Special section (part 1)]. European Foreign Affairs Review, 26(4), 553-558. doi: 10.54648/eerr2021042

2019

Chapter in Book - Research

Headley, J. (2019). Russia resurgent: The implications for New Zealand. In A.-M. Brady (Ed.), Small states and the changing global order: New Zealand faces the future. (pp. 213-229). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18803-0_13

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2019, June). Between the rhetoric of cooperation and the practice of antagonism: Russia in Antarctica. Verbal presentation at the British International Studies Association (BISA) 44th Annual Conference, London, UK.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Headley, J. (2018). Perceptions of the Ukraine crisis: A clash between a modern Russia and a postmodern European Union? European Foreign Affairs Review, 23, 101-117.

Journal - Research Other

Chaban, N., Knodt, M., & Headley, J. (2018). The EU and Its eastern neighbours: Perceptions and strategic dialogue in the region [Introduction]. European Foreign Affairs Review, 23, 1-22.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Headley, J. (2018). Brexit as secession. Proceedings of the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Annual Conference: Representation and Responsibility. (pp. 43). Retrieved from https://nzpsa.com

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2018, June). Russia, Ukraine and the influence of presumed media influence in international relations. Verbal presentation at the British International Studies Association (BISA) 43rd Annual Conference, Bath, UK.

Headley, J., Rudd, C., James, J., Schick, K., Timperley, C., Eichbaum, C., & Kearney-Parata, R. (2018, November). Teaching politics. Panel discussion at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Annual Conference: Representation and Responsibility, Wellington, New Zealand.

Headley, J., Hall, E., Grace, P., James, J., & Rudd, C. (2018, October). ‘Learning is not a spectator sport’: Using simulations to motivate and engage students. Workshop presentation at the Teaching and Learning Symposium: Rebuilding Your Ship at Sea: Cultivating Identity, Integrity, Community and Collegiality in Times of Change, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2017

Chapter in Book - Research

Headley, J. (2017). Post-communist Russia and the West: From crisis to crisis? In M. S. Fish, G. Gill & M. Petrovic (Eds.), A quarter century of post-communism assessed. (pp. 271-294). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43437-7_11

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2017, June). Russian rhetoric in the UNSC: Challenging Western normative hegemony. Verbal presentation at the 42nd British International Studies Association (BISA) Conference, Brighton, UK.

Headley, J. (2017, August-September). Principles and practices of recognition: Former Yugoslavia and the former Soviet Union. Verbal presentation at the European Union Centres Network New Zealand (EUCN NZ) International Symposium: Statehood, Sovereignty, and Secession: The EU and Beyond, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Headley, J., & Kalogeropoulou, S. (2017, October). Expressing Greekness in a time of crisis: kalozoia ['good life'] versus austerity? Verbal presentation at the European Union Centres Joint Conference: Fulfilling the Vision: EU Futures? Melbourne, Australia.

Headley, J. (2017, November-December). Russia's resurgence and New Zealand: The Asia-Pacific context. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference: (Dis)ordering politics: Exclusion, Resistance and Participation, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2017, November-December). Russian rhetoric and practice in the UN Security Council: Challenging Western normative hegemony. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference: (Dis)ordering politics: Exclusion, Resistance and Participation, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Headley, J. (2017). Russia's resurgence and New Zealand: The Asia-Pacific context [Policy brief no. 7]. Christchurch, New Zealand: Small States and the New Security Environment (SSANSE), University of Canterbury. Retrieved from http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/arts/research/ssanse/pop-up-think-tank/

2016

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2016, June). The Ukraine crisis: A clash between a modern Russia and a postmodern European Union? Verbal presentation at the First Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies: Europe under Stress: The End of a Common Dream? Tartu, Estonia.

Headley, J. (2016, June). Russia and the West: Contesting the domain and content of international politics. Verbal presentation at the Central and Eastern European International Studies Association (CEEISA)-International Studies Association (ISA) Joint International Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

2015

Chapter in Book - Research

Headley, J. (2015). Russia’s complex engagement with European Union norms: Sovereign democracy versus post-Westphalianism? In A. Björkdahl, N. Chaban, J. Leslie & A. Masselot (Eds.), Importing EU Norms: Conceptual framework and empirical findings. (pp. 211-230). Springer.

Journal - Research Article

Headley, J. (2015). Challenging the EU's claim to moral authority: Russian talk of 'double standards'. Asia Europe Journal, 13(3), 297-307. doi: 10.1007/s10308-015-0417-y

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2015, November). Thickening EU norms: Internal-external links and political implications. Verbal presentation at the European Union (EU) Centres Conference: Europe: New Leadership, New Directions? Auckland, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2015, February). European Union as a peace project: Lessons from Ukraine. Verbal presentation at the A Quarter Century of Post-Communism Conference: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2015, February). Considering the EU as a moral exemplar through a virtue ethics lens. Verbal presentation at the European Union Centre Network NZ (EUCN NZ) International Symposium: Strategic Narratives of Identity: The EU, Europe and the World, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2015, June). Russia-EU normative relations through a virtue ethics lens. Verbal presentation at the British International Studies Association (BISA) 40th Anniversary Conference, London, UK.

2014

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J., & Kalogeropoulou, S. (2014, June). Expressing Greekness in a time of crisis: 'Kalozoia' versus austerity? Verbal presentation at the 10th Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) Convention, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Headley, J. (2014, February). Challenging the EU's claim to moral authority: Russian talk of 'double standards'. Verbal presentation at the Joint Jean Monnet Chair and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Symposium: Normative Power Europe? European Union External Outreach and International Identity, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2014, June). Russian policy on the war in Syria in comparison to the Yugoslav conflicts. Verbal presentation at the British International Studies Association (BISA) Postgraduate Network Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

2013

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2013, September). Still leading by virtuous example? Virtue ethics and the EU in a time of crisis. Verbal presentation at the 'Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive' International Conference: Researching the EU from Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, Australia.

Headley, J. (2013, December). Russian policy on the war in Syria. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Morris-Suzuki, T., Headley, J., & Leckie, J. (2013, October). Migration in turbulent times. Asian Migrations Theme, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2012

Edited Book - Research

Headley, J., Reitzig, A., & Burton, J. (Eds.). (2012). Public participation in foreign policy. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 259p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Headley, J., & Burton, J. (2012). Conclusion: Some reflections on public participation in foreign policy. In J. Headley, A. Reitzig & J. Burton (Eds.), Public participation in foreign policy. (pp. 234-249). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Headley, J., & Reitzig, A. (2012). Does the public want to participate? In J. Headley, A. Reitzig & J. Burton (Eds.), Public participation in foreign policy. (pp. 21-37). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Headley, J., & van Wyk, J.-A. (2012). Debating the public's role in foreign policy. In J. Headley, A. Reitzig & J. Burton (Eds.), Public participation in foreign policy. (pp. 3-20). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal - Research Article

Headley, J. (2012). Near abroads and arcs of instability: Conceptualising the region in the South Pacific and Eurasia. Canterbury Law Review, 18, 15-40.

Headley, J. (2012). National and transnational challenges in the former Soviet Union and former Yugoslavia. Global Change, Peace & Security, 24(2), 251-269. doi: 10.1080/14781158.2012.679922

Headley, J. (2012). Is Russia out of step with European norms? Assessing Russia's relationship to European identity, values and norms through the issue of self-determination. Europe-Asia Studies, 64(3), 427-447. doi: 10.1080/09668136.2012.661924

Headley, J., & Reitzig, A. (2012). Does foreign policy represent the views of the public? Assessing public and elite opinion on New Zealand's foreign policy. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 66(1), 70-89. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2011.637318

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2012, June). Russia in the South Pacific: A response to the rise of China. Verbal presentation at the 2nd Joint British International Studies Association (BISA) and International Studies Association (ISA) International Conference: Diversity in the Discipline: Tension or Opportunity to Global Challenges, Edinburgh, UK.

Headley, J. (2012, November). Russia in the South Pacific: A response to the rise of China? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2011

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2011, December). Constructing 'near abroads': Perception of a region as a source of threat/opportunities. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand European Union Centres Network (EUCN) Colloquium: Regional Integration and Identity in the Pacific, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Headley, J. H. (2011, June ). Russia and the European Union in the “common European house”: Sovereign democracy against post-Westphalianism? Verbal presentation at the 8th Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) Convention: Whither the ‘Post-Westphalian’ World? Inequalities, Conflicts and Solidarity in the Twenty-First Century, Istanbul, Turkey.

Headley, J. (2011, December). “Common European house”: Sovereign democracy against post-Westphalianism? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand European Union Centres Network (EUCN) Conference: European Dilemmas: Internal and External Issues Facing the European Union, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2011, November). National and transnational challenges in the former Soviet space and former Yugoslavia. Verbal presentation at the Australia and New Zealand Slavists' Association (ANZSA) Conference: Translations/Transitions, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2010

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Headley, J. (2010). Russia and the BRIC group. In B. Lynch (Ed.), Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) 75th Anniversary Series of Addresses & Lectures. 2, (pp. 175-183). Wellington, New Zealand: NZIIA. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2010, June-July). Moral choice and identity in foreign policy. Verbal presentation at the 4th Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS), Auckland, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Headley, J. (2010, August). The significance of "solidarity". Guest Lecture at the Polish Association of New Zealand Exhibition: Polska Droga do Wolnosći: Poland's Passage to Freedom. Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2009

Other Research Output

Headley, J. (2009, September). Public opinion and New Zealand's international identity. University of London, Centre for New Zealand Studies Lecture, London, UK. [Public Seminar].

Headley, J. (2009, September). Security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region: Perspectives from New Zealand and Australia, Moscow, Russia. [Public Seminar].

Headley, J. (2009, April). How New Zealanders perceive the world. University of Otago Centre for Research on National Identity Seminar Series. Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2008

Authored Book - Research

Headley, J. (2008). Russia and the Balkans: Foreign policy from Yeltsin to Putin. New York: Columbia University Press, 544p.

Chapter in Book - Research

Headley, J. (2008). Russia. In K. DeRouen, Jr & P. Bellamy (Eds.), International security and the United States: An encyclopedia (Vol. 2). (pp. 628-649). Westport, CT: Praeger Security International.

Headley, J. (2008). The way opened, the way blocked: Assessing the contrasting fates of Chechnya and Kosovo. In A. Pavković & P. Radan (Eds.), On the way to statehood: Secession and globalisation. (pp. 85-99). Aldershot, UK: Ashgate.

Journal - Research Other

Headley, J. (2008). [Review of the book Convergence and divergence: Russia and Eastern Europe into the twenty-first century]. New Zealand Slavonic Journal, 42, 170-172.

Headley, J. (2008). When frozen conflicts melt down [Analysis article]. Transitions Online, (18 August). Retrieved from http://www.tol.org/client/article/19838-when-frozen-conflicts-melt-down.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2008, December). Russia and 'European norms'. Verbal presentation at the British International Studies Association 33nd Annual Conference, Exeter, UK.

Headley, J., Reitzig, A., Nel, P., & Patman, R. (2008, June). Public opinion and New Zealand foreign policy. Verbal presentation at the 43rd University of Otago Foreign Policy School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2008, August). Interests, values and identity in New Zealand's foreign policy. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Headley, J. (2008, November). Russia and 'European norms'. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Russian Studies Research Cluster Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Other Research Output

Headley, J. (2008, October). Causes and repercussions of the conflict in Georgia. New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2007

Journal - Research Other

Headley, J. (2007). It's not a Cold War [Analysis article]. Transitions Online, (20 July). Retrieved from http://www.tol.org/client/article/18852-its-not-a-cold-war.html

Headley, J. (2007). Déjà vu for Russia [Analysis article]. Transitions Online, (28 May). Retrieved from http://www.tol.org/client/article/18744-dj-vu-for-russia.html

Headley, J. (2007). [Review of the book New Zealand in world affairs IV 1990-2005]. Political Science, 59(2), 105-106.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2007, December). Identity in foreign policy analysis. Verbal presentation at the British International Studies Association 32nd Annual Conference, Cambridge, UK.

Headley, J. (2007, August). Where/when will EU enlargement end? Conceptualising the limits of Europe. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2006

Chapter in Book - Research

Headley, J. (2006). Globalization and the 'new wars': The case of Chechnya. In R. G. Patman (Ed.), Globalization and conflict: National security in a 'new' strategic era. (pp. 151-167). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Journal - Research Other

Headley, J. (2006). [Review of the book From ethnic conflict to stillborn reform: The former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia]. Journal of Peace Research, 43(3), 354-355.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Headley, J. (2006). Ethnic relations and ideas of the nation in the enlarged European Union. Proceedings of the Central and Eastern European International Studies Association 4th Convention. Retrieved from http://www.ceeisaconf.ut.ee/109100

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2006, August). Arcs of instability, near abroads, and archipelagos of opportunity: Identity, geo-politics, and new security threats. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Science Association Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2005

Journal - Research Article

Headley, J. (2005). War on terror or pretext for power? Putin, Chechnya, and the 'Terrorist International'. Australasian Journal of Human Security, 1(2), 13-35.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2005, December). European values and identity in Putin's Foreign Policy. Verbal presentation at the 30th Anniversary British International Studies Association Conference, University of St Andrews, Scotland.

2004

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Headley, J. (2004, December). Russian perspectives on the conflicts in former Yugoslavia. Verbal presentation at the Contemporary Europe Research Centre Conference: Clash of Civilisations? Culture and the Manipulation of Identity in Europe and Australia, Melbourne, Australia.

Headley, J. (2004, September). The European Union and ethnic relations in Central/Eastern Europe. Verbal presentation at the Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the European Union from the Asia-Pacific Region Conference: Outside Looking In, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2003

Journal - Research Article

Headley, J. (2003). Russia and NATO forge closer ties. New Zealand International Review, 28(5), 7-11.

Headley, J. (2003). The Cyprus conflict and the process of EU enlargement. Asia-Pacific Journal of EU Studies, 1(2), 137-159.

Headley, J. (2003). Sarajevo, February 1994: The first Russia-NATO crisis of the post-Cold War era. Review of International Studies, 29, 209-227.

2000

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Headley, J. H. (2000). The Russian Federation and the conflicts in former Yugoslavia, 1992-1995 University of London, London, UK. 334p.