Experience

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

• Hong Kong
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Assistant Professor I in Comparative Politics & International Relations

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  - Specialization: Comparative Politics & International Relations - Programme Leader (Head) Politics & Public Administration Programme - Stream Leader (Head) Politics & Public Administration Stream - Research Fellow, Public & Social Policy Research Centre, HKMU - Specialization: Comparative Politics & International Relations - Programme Leader (Head) Politics & Public Administration Programme - Stream Leader (Head) Politics & Public Administration Stream - Research Fellow, Public & Social Policy Research Centre, HKMU



Far Right Analysis Network

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • May 2023 - Present



Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS) - University of Kent

• Belgium
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Research Fellow based at The Global Europe Centre (Canterbury & Brussels) Website: https://research.kent.ac.uk/global-europe-centre/person/james-downes/ Research Fellow based at The Global Europe Centre (Canterbury & Brussels) Website: https://research.kent.ac.uk/global-europe-centre/person/james-downes/



Center for Research & Social Progress

• Florence Area, Italy

• Associate Research Fellow

  • Jan 2019 - Present



The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Hong Kong
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • May 2022 - Jul 2022

  MSSc in Greater China Programme (Government & Politics)

• • Jul 2017 - Jun 2022

  CUHK Vice-Chancellor's Exemplary Teaching Award Winner (2021)CUHK Faculty of Social Science Exemplary Teaching (First Place) Award Winner (2021)Programme Management Committee, MSSc in Public Policy (MPUP) CUHKChairman, Faculty of Social Science Student Discipline CommitteeCo-Director: International Affairs Research Centre, The Hong-Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific StudiesRepresentative: Senate Committee on Student Discipline (Panel of Judges)Teaching modules in:European Union PoliticsComparative Asian PoliticsElectoral StudiesResearch Methods (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods)Global PopulismCouncil Member: Hong Kong Political Science Association Show less



International Affairs Research Centre, The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

• Hong Kong

• Co-Director & Executive Member (ExCO Committee)

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022



Far Right Analysis Network

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Fellow & Head of The Populism Research Unit

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2022



Liberal Democrats

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Survey & Polling Consultant

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

  Polling Consultancy for the Liberal Democrats. Providing consultancy for the Lead Researcher Dr. Joshua Townsley. Polling Consultancy for the Liberal Democrats. Providing consultancy for the Lead Researcher Dr. Joshua Townsley.



The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Adviser

  • May 2018 - May 2019

  Data Adviser for the Local Democracy Dashboard, run by the Democratic Audit at the London School of Economics & Political Science. Homepage: https://localdemocracydashboard.blog Data Adviser for the Local Democracy Dashboard, run by the Democratic Audit at the London School of Economics & Political Science. Homepage: https://localdemocracydashboard.blog



Parliament Street

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

• • Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Director of Public Opinion & Polling (European Politics) and political consultant at a centre-right political think tank and producing research articles



Europe Asia Policy Centre for Comparative Research - EAP

• Affiliated Research Fellow (Adjunct Honorary Professor) in Political Science

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2018



European Union

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scholar & Consultant in European Politics (European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong)

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

  Media commentary and writing research articles Affiliated with HKBU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKU, and Lingnan University Media commentary and writing research articles Affiliated with HKBU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKU, and Lingnan University



The University of Hong Kong

• Hong Kong
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor in Politics & Public Administration

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

  August 2016- July 2017: Department of Politics and Public Administration Teaching the following courses and providing Guest Lectures: Introduction to Comparative Politics, Global Political Economy, Research/Quantitative Methods August 2016- July 2017: Department of Politics and Public Administration Teaching the following courses and providing Guest Lectures: Introduction to Comparative Politics, Global Political Economy, Research/Quantitative Methods



UK in a Changing Europe

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

  Working on the EU Referendum Events Project. Details can be found here: http://www.caitlinmilazzo.com/eu-ref-events.html Research Assistant to Professor Matthew Goodwin, based at the University of Kent Quantitative Data Analysis, analyzing polling trends, constructing EU Referendum Database Working on the EU Referendum Events Project. Details can be found here: http://www.caitlinmilazzo.com/eu-ref-events.html Research Assistant to Professor Matthew Goodwin, based at the University of Kent Quantitative Data Analysis, analyzing polling trends, constructing EU Referendum Database



University of Kent

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

  (1) Conducting a statistical meta-analysis of academic studies which look at the effect of ethnic context (% Minorities, % Black, % Muslim, or change in percentage minority) on white attitudes to immigrants, and to far right voting. Translation of articles and statistical analysis into English.(2) EU Referendum Campaign dataset, tracking polling trends in British Politics

• • Sep 2013 - Jan 2016

  -Assistant Lecturer in the School of Politics & International Relations for the following modules:-Political Research Analysis (Quantitative Methods: Chi-Square; Confidence Intervals; T-Test; Normal Distribution; Linear & Logistic Regression)-Introduction to Political Science (Qualitative Methods; Philosophy of Social Science; Game Theory)-Comparative Political Behaviour (Guest Speaker for Masters Seminar on Voting Behaviour)-Public Opinion, Polls, and the General Election: "The Extreme Right in Numbers: Survey Evidence & Polling from the UK & Europe-Introduction to Stata; Applied Stata Workshops-Application of Multilevel Analysis for Quantitative Social Science (4th-5th June) Show less



Civic Exchange 思匯政策研究所

• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Research Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

  Policy Research Intern Policy Research Intern



YouGov

• United Kingdom
• Business Intelligence Platforms
• 700 & Above Employee

• Political & Social Research Intern

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  Conducted surveys on a range of topics using the YouGov in-house software Gryphon Published articles on the YouGov website Data analysis in Microsoft Excel and SPSS Conducted surveys on a range of topics using the YouGov in-house software Gryphon Published articles on the YouGov website Data analysis in Microsoft Excel and SPSS



University of Essex

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

  Employed by Dr. Adam Wright in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Transcribed interviews which included analysis of education policy under the New Labour government in English secondary schools Employed by Dr. Adam Wright in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Transcribed interviews which included analysis of education policy under the New Labour government in English secondary schools



Samaritans

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Volunteering Volunteering



Arsenal F.C

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Internship Placement, Business Department

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2005

  Student placement in the Business Department at Arsenal Football Club Main duties included handling steward applications for move from Highbury to Emirates Stadium on Microsoft Excel alongside tying up letters for shareholders Student placement in the Business Department at Arsenal Football Club Main duties included handling steward applications for move from Highbury to Emirates Stadium on Microsoft Excel alongside tying up letters for shareholders