Assistant Professor

B.A (Hons)             National University of Singapore, Singapore, 1995.
M.Sc (Distinction)  Soviet & Post-Soviet Politics, London School of Economics,
                               United Kingdom,1996.
D.Phil Politics       Oxford University, United Kingdom, 2005. 

Bio

Li-Chen brings to the Department both practical and academic experiences in contemporary Russian affairs. She helped to set up Singapore’s first trade office in Moscow and facilitated trade/investment links between the two countries.  Since pursuing an academic career, she has focused on the inter-relationship between rational choice individualism and policy-making, particularly as it applies to the Russian oil industry and to Russian-Azerbaijani relations.

Office: Abu Dhabi South Campus, (Room X-203)
Phone: +9712 599 3614
Email: li-chen.sim@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

- International Relations
- Politics of Oil
- State, Society & Economy
- Colloquy units on 20 Century History and Globalization
- Diplomatic training program on International Organizations
- EMPA program on the Civil Service in Singapore 

Research and Professional Activities

Contemporary Russian domestic politics and foreign policy, with a special interest in political economy issues. This includes the privatization of the Russian oil industry (book published in 2008); the role of oil in Russian-Azerbaijani relations; leadership and change within Russian oil companies.  Currently exploring the feasibility of research on Russian-UAE relations or Singapore-UAE relations.