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Biography
Tony Milner is an historian specializing on Southeast Asia, particularly Malaysia and Indonesia, and on regional relations. After having been a member of the Department Of History in the Faculty of Arts at ANU, and the Director of the Academy of the Social Sciences project on 'Australian-Asian Perceptions', he also became increasingly involved in research and Track II activity related to Australian engagement in the Asian region. He was Dean of Asian Studies 1996-2005, and has held visiting appointments at The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, the National University of Singapore, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto University, Humboldt University, the National University of Malaysia, the University of Malaya and the Institute for Strategic and Intermational Studies (Malaysia).
Career highlights
Director, Australia-Asia Perceptions Project of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1991-1994); Basham Professor of Asian History, ANU (1994-2013); Dean of Asian Studies (1996-2005); Research Chair, Australian Institute of International Affairs (1986-1992); Panel Member, Australian Research Council (1993-1997); Member of the Commonwealth Government's Foreign Affairs Council (1998-); Member of the Council of the ANU (2000-2002); Co-Convenor, 'Asialink Conversations' (2001-); Co-Chair of the Australian Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (2002-); Member of the Executive Committee of the Australia Thailand Institute (2005-2008); Member of the Executive Committee of the Australia Malaysia Institute (2005-); Member of the Board of Asialink (2006-); Member of the Board of the AustralAsia Centre of The Asia Society (2008-2012); Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne (2008-); Tun Hussein Onn Chair, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia (2014-2015); Visiting Professor, University of Malaya (2016-).
Qualifications
Research interests
Tony Milner's research has focussed, first, on the history of ideas and political culture in the 'Malay World' – and he has been particularly interested in the ways in which the historian can draw upon other disciplines (such as Anthropology and Literary Criticism) in researching such topics. Secondly, he has been concerned to analyse the role of values and cultural perceptions in Asian regional relations.
Expertise Areas
- Defence Studies
- International Relations
- Political Theory and Political Philosophy
- Race and Ethnic Relations
- Studies of Asian Society
- Asian Cultural Studies
- HISTORICAL STUDIES
- Asian History
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Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (AusCSCAP) Defence 2016-17
Blaxland, J., Huisken, R. & Milner, A.
Commonwealth Department of Defence
1/07/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Research
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Foreword to Making Heritage in Malaysia: Sites, Histories, Identities
Milner, A., 2020, Making Heritage in Malaysia: Sites, Histories, Identities. Sharmani Patricia Gabriel (ed.). 1st ed. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. vii-xivResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Malaysia’s multi-monarchy: Surviving colonisation and decolonisation
Milner, A., 2020, Monarchies and decolonisation in Asia. Robert Aldrich and Cindy McCreery (ed.). 1st ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 95-111Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Introduction to Malaysian Perspectives on ASEAN Regionalism
Hashim, A. & Milner, A., 2019, Malaysian Perspectives on ASEAN Regionalism. Azirah Hashim & Anthony Milner (ed.). 1st ed. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, p. 1-9Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Long-term Themes in Malaysian Foreign Policy: Hierarchy Diplomacy, Non-interference and Moral Balance
Milner, A., 2019, In: Asian Studies Review. 44, 1, p. 117-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Malaysia: History
Milner, A., 2019, The Far East and Australasia 2019. Juliet Love (ed.). 50 ed. London and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 531-540Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter