FASS Staff Profile
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TERENCE LEE
DEPARTMENT of POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Appointment:
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
- Office:
- AS1/04-33
- Email:
- terence_lee@nus.edu.sg
- Tel:
- 6516-7512
- Fax:
- Homepage:
- http://profile.nus.edu.sg/fass/poltlcl/
Brief Introduction
Terence Lee is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. He specializes in the study of civil-military relations, military organizations and international security. A/P Lee was previously Assistant Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and Postdoctoral Fellow in National Security Studies at Harvard University’s John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A degrees in Political Science from the University of Washington, Seattle. A/P Lee also holds a M.Sc. in Strategic Studies from the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) degree in Political Science and Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A/P Lee is author of the book, Defect or Defend: Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014). His other publications have appeared in Asian Survey, Armed Forces and Society, Comparative Political Studies, Foreign Policy and Pacific Review. Professionally, A/P Lee serves as Associate Editor of the journal Armed Forces and Society and is on the editorial board of the journal Government & Opposition. He is also a Council Member of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. His other research interests include international relations theory, theories of comparative politics and Southeast Asian politics.
A/P Lee is a four time receipient of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Award (2013, 2014, 2016, 2019) and twice winner of the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (2013, 2014).
Teaching Areas
FMA1205M Freshman Seminar: Authoritarianism
PS1101E: Introduction to Politics
PS3240: International Security
PS3249/SSA3205: Singapore's Foreign Policy
PS3265 Civil-Military Relations
PS3275: Regimes in Transition
PS4882A: Topics in International Relations-Globalisation, Security and the State (Honors Seminar)
PS6317: The Politics of Authoritarian Rule
PS6402: International Conflict and Security (Graduate Seminar)
PS6403: Civil Military Relations (Graduate Seminar)
Current Research
“Why do Retired Officers Enter into Politics? An Empirical Analysis of Indonesia's Military Academy Graduates.” [Humanities and Social Science Seed Grant 2015-2016]
“Legacies of Authoritarian Rule: Retired Officers and Elections in Indonesia.” [https://www.academia.edu/5585791/Legacies_of_Authoritarian_Rule_Retired_Officers_and_Elections_in_Indonesia]
"Civil-Military Relations and Peace Settlements: Explaining the Failure and Success of Post-Suharto Peace Initiatives in Aceh.” Co-authored with Evan Laksamana.[https://www.academia.edu/2130479/Civil-Military_Relations_and_Negotiated_Settlements_in_Civil_Wars_Explaining_the_Failure_and_Success_of_Post-Suharto_Peace_Processes_in_Aceh]
“Framing Global Governance: Humanitarianism and the Combating of Somali Piracy.” Co-authored with Kevin McGahan. [https://www.academia.edu/2130411/Frames_Humanitarianism_and_Legitimacy_Explaining_the_Anti-Piracy_Regime_in_the_Gulf_of_Aden]
Research Interests
- Civil-military relations
- Military organizations
- International security
- International relations theory
- Comparative politics
- Southeast Asian politics
Publications
BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS AUTHORED
- “Defect or Defend? Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia.” Johns Hopkins University Press (2014).
https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/defect-or-defend
http://www.amazon.com/Defect-Defend-Military-Responses-Authoritarian/dp/142141516X
https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/2102
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
- “Frames, Humanitarianism, and Legitimacy: Explaining the Anti-Piracy Regime in the Gulf of Aden.” Co-authored with Kevin McGahan. In Maritime Piracy and the Construction of Global Governance, edited by Michael J. Struett, Mark T. Nance, and Jon D. Carlson (London: Routledge, 2012).
- “The Singapore Armed Forces and Domestic Security.” In Strategic Currents: Emerging Trends in Southeast Asia, edited by Yang Razali Kassim (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2009), pp. 105-108.
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
- “Norm Subsidiarity and Institutional Cooperation: Explaining the Straits of Malacca Anti-Piracy Regime.” Co-authored with Kevin McGahan. Forthcoming Pacific Review.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09512748.2015.1012537
- “The Armed Forces and Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Explaining the Role of the Military in 1986 Philippines and 1998 Indonesia,” Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 42, No. 5 (May 2009), pp. 640-669.
- “Corporate Interests and Coups: The Main Reason for Military Intervention in Indonesia and the Philippines?” Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 34, No. 2, (Spring 2008), pp. 491-502.
- “Military Cohesion and Regime Maintenance: Explaining the Role of the Military in 1989 China and 1998 Indonesia,” Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 32, No. 1 (October 2005), pp. 80-104.
- “Indonesia Outs Its History,” Foreign Policy, July-August 2001, pp. 91-92.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2001/07/01/indonesia_outs_its_history
- “The Nature and the Future of Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia,” Asian Survey, Volume XL, Issue No. 4, (July/August 2000), pp. 692-706.
BOOK REVIEWS
- “Culture, Mercenaries and Battlefield Outcomes in Asymmetric Conflicts.” In International Studies Review, Vol. 16, No.2 (June 2014), pp. 311-313.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/misr.12118/abstract
- “Radical Pathways: Understanding Muslim Radicalization in Indonesia.” In Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 32, No. 1, (April 2010), pp. 103-105.
- “Blue Helmets and Black Markets: The Business of Survival in the Siege of Sarajevo.” In Perspectives in Politics, Vol. 7, No. 3, (September 2009), pp. 707-708.
PUBLISHED REPORTS
- “Explaining Indonesia's Relations with Singapore during the New Order Period: The Case of Regime Maintenance and Foreign Policy,” Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Working Paper, No. 10, June 2001.
OPINION EDITORIALS
- with Ted Hopf, "Is there People Power in Russia," The Business Times (Singapore), 6 April 2017 (http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion/is-there-people-power-in-russia)
- "Assuaging the Armed Forces in Myanmar," The Straits Times (Singapore), 19 November 2015.
http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/assuaging-the-armed-forces-in-myanmar
- "Indonesian, Thai Militaries Take Different Tack," The Straits Times (Singapore), 9 October 2014.
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asian-opinions/indonesian-thai-militaries-take-different-tack
- “Myanmar's Military Regime: The Generals in their Labyrinth,” The Straits Times (Singapore), 12 May 2008.
- “Defining the SAF’s Domestic Role,” The Straits Times (Singapore), 28 July 2007, pg. S17.
- “Why did the Thai Military Seize Power Now?” The Straits Times (Singapore), 23 September 2006 (Review-Section).
- “Indonesian Military Taking the Slow Road to Reform,” The Straits Times (Singapore), 18 December 2004 (Review-Section).
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