Dr. Colin Chia
Assistant Professor
Political Science
- Contact:
- Office: DTB A351 colinchia@uvic.ca
- Credentials:
- PhD (2020) Cornell
- Area of expertise:
- International relations, political economy, technology governance
Office hours
Summer 2024 office hours: by appointment
Interests
- identities and ideologies in international politics
- technology and economic nationalism
- sovereignty politics
About Dr. Chia
Colin Chia is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Victoria. His research focuses on economic nationalism, technology governance, and how the politics of ideas and identities shapes international orders. His work has been published in International Organization, Competition & Change, Review of International Political Economy, Finance & Space, CIGI Online, and Policy Options.
Teaching
Dr. Chia teaches coures on international relations
Teaching 2024-25
Fall 2024:
Spring 2025:
Selected publications
Colin Chia, “Technologies and Monetary Sovereignty: Understanding motivations for central bank digital currencies“, Competition and Change (2024).
Colin Chia and Eric Helleiner, “Central Bank Digital Currencies and the Future of Monetary Sovereignty”, Finance & Space 1, no. 1 (2024), 35-48.
Colin Chia, “Flying Flags: Nationality, Sovereignty, and Airline Liberalization”, Review of International Political Economy 30, no. 6 (2023), 2233-56.
Colin Chia, “Social Positioning and International Order Contestation in Early Modern Southeast Asia", International Organization 36, no. 2 (2022), 305-336.