Department: Law and Political Science Department

Unit: Management and governance

Research group: GRAPE Research Group on Asia-Pacific-Europe Relations

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Email: lluc.vidal@uoc.edu

Doctor by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with the thesis Cambio y continuidad en la política exterior y de seguridad de Japón (1989-2009). La transformación de la Doctrina Yoshida y la adopción de una estrategia Hedging ante el ascenso de China 2011. Supervised by Dr. Nora Sainz Gsell.

Lluc López Vidal's research focuses on the dynamics of cooperation and conflict in the Asia-Pacific region. He also analyses Japanese foreign policy, the rise of China and its impact both in the region and internationally, as well as the political systems of East Asia.  He participates in various technological innovation projects at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and is a member of the Faculty of Law and Political Science's eGovernance: electronic administration and democracy (GADE) research group, where he is studying Japanese foreign policy. He is also a founding member of the Research Group on International Relations in Asia-America (GIRIA) and director of the Research Group on Europe-Asia Pacific Relations (ERAP). He is currently director of the UOC's Bachelor's Degree in International Relations.