1. Dr. Stuart Murray
Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Diplomacy (Bond University), Associate
Editor of Diplomacy and Foreign Policy (Brill), and Global Fellow of The Academy of Sport,
Edinburgh University.
Telephone: +61402488893 e-mail: smurray@bond.edu.au
Objective
An early-to-mid career researcher interested in ‘old’, traditional diplomacy as well as ‘new’,
innovative forms. I’m particularly keen to further the theory and practice of sports, public,
digital, secret and cultural diplomacies. I’m also interested in learning how to successfully
apply for grant funding, large and small.
ResearchInterests
The ongoing evolution of traditional diplomacy (circa. 15th century to present). The
epistemology of diplomacy, positivist and post-positivist diplomatic theory and, similarly, the
‘theoria’ and ‘praxis’ of diplomacy in the post-modern information age. I’m interested in
enhancing the dialogue between serving and former diplomats and the academic community.
Education
Post-doctoral fellowship, Australian National University 2006 - 2007
PhD Bond University, Australia 2002 - 2006
Thesis: Reordering diplomatic theory for the twenty-first
Century; a tripartite approach.
Cours D’ete, The University of Geneva, Switzerland 2000- 2001
Master of Arts (International Relations), Bond University, Aust. 1999 - 2000
BA Hons (Commerce), Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland 1992 – 1996
Academic Employment History
Global Fellow, The Academy of Sport, Edinburgh University
August, 2015 – present
The Academy of Sport is a new think-tank which aims to better understand how sport, soft
power and diplomacy can contribute to the urgent questions of our time. I was asked to join
on account of the research I’ve published on sports diplomacy and the work I did consulting
with the Australian Government on their Sports Diplomacy Strategy, which was launched by
the Foreign and Sports Minsters in June, 2015.
Associate Editor, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy (Brill)

2. September 2015 – Present
Editorial responsibilities for this new journal are typical: suggesting topics, recruiting
potential authors and reviewing the occasional submission.
Assistant Professor of International Relations (Level A)
Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. Sept 2012 – Present
Besides managing a growing research portfolio, I teach and co-ordinate the following courses:
Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (UG and PG), Introduction to International Relations (UG),
Terrorism (UG) and Politically Motivated Violence (PG). I also act as supervisor for one
PhD candidate and several internship and Masters students working on theses.
Assistant Professor of International Relations (Level B)
Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. January 2007 – Sept 2012
Generally, as above.
Guest Editor, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
The Netherlands. May 2012 – August 2013
I was hired to recruit for, manage and produce a double Special Issue: Sports Diplomacy for
the leading journal in the Diplomatic Studies field. This extensive, global project involved
scholars from Peking to Oxford Universities, and practitioners from current Ambassadors to
senior figures in major sporting organizations. The Special Issues were published in
December 2013.
Secretary of Diplomatic Studies Section at the International Studies Association (ISA)
March 2010 – January 2015.
Responsibilities included communicating with the Section’s members on a global scale,
recruiting new members, bidding for and organising panels at the annual ISA Convention and,
among other tasks, implementing certain innovations such as the Young Scholar Prize awards
(which recognise outstanding diplomatic scholarship from Masters to PhD levels).
Visiting Fellow, the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy
The Australian National University. May 2006 – January 2007
In Canberra, I wrote articles for publication based on my PhD research. Working under the
supervision of Pauline Kerr, the Director of Studies, I also organised, managed and
participated in three major international conferences/workshops:
1. Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: Changes and Challenges
2. Enhancing Performance in Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy (in conjunction
with United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
3. The China Symposium (working alongside The China Foreign Affairs University,
Beijing)

3. I also developed several new ‘short courses’ on diplomacy. These diplomatic ‘simulations’
(on negotiation, arbitration, mediation, communication and conflict resolution, for example)
resulted in ongoing contracts with, for example, the Australian Federal Police and the
Department of Environment.
Teaching Fellow and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. August 2002 – May 2006
I tutored in a number of subjects while doing undertaking my PhD.
Teaching Awards
2008 Teacher of the Year, awarded by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bond
University.
2008 Australian Government Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by
the Australian Learning & Teaching Council, for “in-class diplomacy simulations which
expose students to the art of negotiation and aim to embed critical, innovative and
imaginative solution to diverse conflict resolution.” This award came with a $10,000 prize.
Researchand Publications
Co-edited Books
Cullen, A. and Murray, S. (2010) The Globalization of World Politics: Case Studies from
Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific, 3rd Edition. London: Oxford University Press.
ISBN 978-0-19-557489-0.
NB: I also co-edited the 1st and 2nd editions of these books in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
There are over 13,000 copies in print.
Forthcoming co-edited books
Bjola, C. and Murray, S. (2016) Secret Diplomacy: Concepts, Contexts and Cases. London:
Routledge.
Book Chapters
Murray, S. (2015). The e-diplomacy ‘haves’ and ‘haves nots’ - the digital divide in the
American and Australian context. In Corneliu Bjola and Marcus Holmes (Eds.), Doing
Diplomacy in the Social Media Age: The Theory and Practice of Digital Diplomacy (pp. 127-
145). London: Routledge.
Murray, S. (2012). Diplomacy as the Business of Peace. In Axel Auge and Avery Plaw (Eds.),
The Metamorphosis of War (pp. 99-125). Boston: Rodopi Publishers. ISBN 978-90-420-
3571-3.
Murray, S. (2007, 2008 and 2010), several chapters in Anne Cullen and Stuart Murray. The
Globalization of World Politics: Case Studies from Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-
Pacific. London: Oxford University Press.

4. Forthcoming Book Chapters
Murray, S. (2016). Sports diplomacy: traditions, version 2.0 and limitations. In Costas
Constantinou, Pauline Kerr and Paul Sharp (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy,
Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
Murray, S. (2016) Secret ‘versus’ open diplomacy across the ages. In Corneliu Bjola and
Stuart Murray (Eds.), Secret Diplomacy: Concepts, Contexts and Cases. London: Routledge.
Murray, S. (2016) So, does secret diplomacy ‘work’? In Corneliu Bjola and Stuart Murray
(Eds.), Secret Diplomacy: Concepts, Contexts and Cases. London: Routledge.
Refereed Journal Articles (Double-blind, peer reviewed)
Murray, S. and Pigman, G. A. (2014). Mapping the relationship between international sport
and diplomacy. Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 17(9), pp. 1095-1097.
ISSN: 1743-0437
Murray, S. (2013). The Renaissance of diplomatic theory. International Politics Quarterly,
4(33). ISSN 1671-4709.
Murray, S. (2013). Sports diplomacy in the Australian context: A case study of the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Sports Law eJournal, ISSN 1836-1129.
Murray, S. (2013). Moving Beyond the Ping-Pong Table: Sports Diplomacy in the Modern
diplomatic Environment, Public Diplomacy, 9(Winter), pp. 11-17.
Murray, S. (2012). The Two Halves of Sports-Diplomacy. Diplomacy & Statecraft, 23(3), pp.
576-592 . ISSN: 0959-2296.
Murray, S., Sharp, P., Criekemans, D., Wiseman, G. and Melissen, J. (2011). The Present and
Future of Diplomacy and Diplomatic Studies. International Studies Review, 13(4), pp. 709-
728. ISSN 1468-2486.
Murray, S. (2008). Consolidating the Gains Made in Diplomacy Studies: A Taxonomy.
International Studies Perspectives, 9(1), pp. 22-39. ISSN 15283577.
Forthcoming Journal Articles (Double-blind, peer reviewed)
Murray, S. (2016). Sports diplomacy in practice: a case study of Australia’s DFAT.
Australian Journal of International Affairs, 73(4).
Murray, S. and Jarvie, G. (2016). Sport, Culture and Foreign Policy: A Scottish perspective.
Scottish Affairs, 25(4).
Future research & publications
I’ve three other papers in the pipeline on sports diplomacy with Chinese characteristics,
coming out of the cold: sports, culture and digital diplomacy in the Iranian context, and
Innovation in Australian Diplomacy. I also intend to write papers on Germany’s use of sport

5. as a foreign policy tool, the anthropology of diplomacy, music and diplomacy, art and
diplomacy, the diplomacy of terrorism, and football’s diplomatic deficit.
Professional Service
In the past I’ve consulted and worked with Football Federation Australia, the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and the Consular Corps in Melbourne. In the future, I’ll
continue my work on new diplomacies with DFAT and will consult with the Chinese and
Iranian governments on designing a sports diplomacy strategy. I’ve also done a number of
local and national radio and television appearances with ABC.
Conference Presentations
Murray, S. (2015, August). Sports diplomacy in practice: a case study of Australia’s DFAT.
Paper presented at the Australian Diplomacy Today Symposium, The Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, Canberra, Australia.
Murray, S. (2015, June). The science of diplomacy. Paper presented at the Science Diplomacy
Workshop, Global Governance Institute, School of Public Policy Council Room, UCL,
London.
Murray, S. (2015, June). Sports diplomacy: traditions, version 2.0 and the diplomacy of sport.
Paper presented at the British International Studies Association’s annual conference, London,
United Kingdom.
Murray, S. (2015, March). Sports-diplomacy 101. Paper presented at the Australian
Diplomatic Forum, Melbourne, Australia.
Murray, S. (2014, June). Secret ‘versus’ open diplomacy across the ages. Paper presented at
the 2nd European Workshop in International Studies, Gediz University, Izmir, Turkey.
Murray, S. (2013). Unity, love and separation in the diplomatic renaissance. Paper presented
at the PSS-ISA Joint International Conference, Budapest, Hungary.
Murray, S. (2012). G’Day Australia: branding, sport and diplomacy – a case study of the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s use of sport as a diplomatic policy tool. Paper
presented at the British International Studies Association’s annual conference, Edinburgh,
United Kingdom.
Murray, S. and Pigman, G. A. (2012). The theory and practice of sports-diplomacy. Paper
presented at the International Studies Association annual convention, San Diego, USA.
Murray, S. (2011, May). Sports-diplomacy: a hybrid of two halves. Paper presented at the
International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin.
Murray, S. (2010, February). The present and future of diplomatic theory. Paper presented at
the International Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, USA.
Murray, S. (2010, February). Diplomacy as an institution of International Society. Paper
presented at the International Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, USA.

6. Murray, S. (2009, June). City diplomacy. Paper presented at the 2nd Hague Conference on
Diplomacy, Clingendael, The Netherlands.
Murray, S. (2008, May). Towards an enhanced understanding of diplomacy as the business
of peace. Paper presented at The 5th Global Conference on War, Virtual War and Human
Security, Budapest, Hungary.
Murray, S. (2004, July). Reconceptualising European historical and contemporary
Diplomacy through the paradigms diplomatic realism and diplomatic idealism. Paper
presented at The Oceanic Conference in International Studies, Canberra, Australia.
Professional Associations and Memberships
Member of the Australian Institute for International Affairs, the British International Studies
Association and the International Studies Association.
Further Information
Dual nationality – British and Australian.
Clean UK and Australian driving license.
Referees
Professor Raoul Mortley AO FAHA,
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4229, Australia.
E: rmortley@bond.edu.au
T: +61 7 559 52503
Professor Jan Melissen
Director, Clingendael Diplomatic Studies Programme,
Clingendael 7, 2597 VH, The Hague, The Netherlands.
E: jmelissen@clingendael.nl
T: +31(70) 374 6628.
Professor Grant Jarvie,
Chair of Sport, Head of the Academy of Sport,
The University of Edinburgh, Old Moray House, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ.
E: grant.jarvie@ed.ac.uk
T: +44 7729500769.