Anna Hayes
- anna.hayes@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3568-2234- Senior Lecturer - Political Science
- Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
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Senior Lecturer Political Science
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- anna.hayes@jcu.edu.au
Biography
Dr Anna Hayes is a senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the College of Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University, Australia. She teaches and supervises at undergraduate and postgraduate levels within the field of Politics and International Relations.
Anna is also a Senior Research Fellow at the East Asia Security Centre, a collaborative enterprise between Bond University, China Foreign Affairs University and the University of New Haven.
Anna specialises in non-traditional threats to security, with a particular focus on China. She has presented numerous papers on topics ranging from the situation in Xinjiang, how the BRI has been viewed outside of China, as well as the Quad and the Indo-Pacific from the Australian perspective. Anna has published numerous articles, book chapters and compiled edited books on these topics. Her research also examines the return of great power competition and the impact of this on international institutions as well as middle powers within the Indo-Pacific region.
Research
Research Interests
International relations and non-traditional security issues in the Indo-Pacific region
Uyghur persecution and genocide: Anna has published on this topic and continues to research the ongoing situation within the Uyghur homeland. More recently, Anna has focused on how the Chinese government silences criticism of their actions in Xinjiang through Belt and Road Initiative funding as well as Beijing's success in compromising the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council in appropriately responding to this issue.
Geo-strategic dimensions of the return of great power competition in the Indo-Pacific: Anna's research provides insights into the strategic competition between the US and China and how this is playing out within the Indo-Pacific. Her research examines the Belt and Road Initiative as a grand strategy for achieving the Chinese Dream and how this impacts regional states. This includes examinations of Chinese international relations under the leadership of Xi Jinping.
The Quad, AUKUS and the Australian strategic outlook: Anna's research also examines how Australia is responding to the growing strategic competition and competing grand strategies of the US and China and how this influences Australian foreign and defence policies.
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Chair; Independent Academic
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Ping, Jonathan; Hayes, Anna; McCormick, Brett (2025) Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. London, UK: [Edited Publication] [DOI]
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Ping, Jonathan; Hayes, Anna; McCormick, Brett (2025) Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. London, UK: [Edited Publication] [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna; Wood, Michael; Henry, Rosita (2024) The Chinese in Papua New Guinea's past, present and future. Canberra, ACT, Australia: [Non-Research Book Chapter] [DOI]
Wood, Michael; Hayes, Anna; Henry, Rosita (2024) Conclusion: Imagining a Chinese future in PNG. Canberra, ACT, Australia: [Non-Research Book Chapter] [DOI]
Hayes, Anna (2021) Submission by Dr Anna Hayes, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University. Ref. Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced by Uyghur Forced Labour) Bill 2020, 3 February 2021. Canberra, Australia: [Report]
Hayes, Anna; Clarke, Michael (2016) Inside Xinjiang: space, place and power in China's Muslim far northwest. London, UK: [Edited Publication]
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Hayes, Anna (2016) Space, place and ethnic identity in the Xinjiang Regional Museum. London, UK:
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Clarke, Michael; Hayes, Anna (2016) Introduction: inside Xinjiang. London, UK:
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Hayes, Anna (2013) HIV/AIDS and migration. Hoboken, NJ, USA: [Non-Research Book Chapter] [DOI]
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Steiner, Niklaus; Mason, Robert; Hayes, Anna (2013) Migration and Insecurity: citizenship and social inclusion in a transnational era. London, UK: [Edited Publication]
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Hayes, Anna; Mason, Robert (2012) Cultures in Refuge: seeking sanctuary in modern Australia. Farnham, UK: [Edited Publication]
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Hayes, Anna; Mason, Robert (2010) Migrant Security 2010: refereed proceedings of the national symposium titled Migrant Security 2010: citizenship and social inclusion in a transnational era. Toowoomba, QLD, Australia: [Edited Publication]
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Hayes, Anna (2020) 'Interwoven 'Destinies': the significance of Xinjiang to the China Dream, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Xi Jinping Legacy'. Journal of Contemporary China, 29 (121):31-45. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2012) 'HIV/AIDS in Xinjiang: a serious 'ill' in an 'autonomous' region'. International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 8 (1):77-102.
Hayes, Anna; Qarluq, Abduresit (2011) 'Securitising HIV/AIDS in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region'. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 65 (2):203-219. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2025) 'Social and environmental impacts of Tibetan displacement and China's minority policy in Tibet' ISDP Voices, 17 April 2025 .
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Hayes, Anna (2025) 'Book Review of Zero Tolerance: Repression and Political Violence on China’s New Silk Road by Philip B.K. Potter and Chen Wang. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781009114905' The China Journal, 94 :196-198. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2023) 'Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council' East Asia Forum, 19 January 2023 .
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Hayes, Anna; Ping, Jonathan (2023) 'Australia’s opportunity to help China be mindful of the society of states' The Strategist, 3 November 2023 .
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Hayes, Anna (2022) '[Review] Ethnicity and Inequality in China, edited by Björn A. Gustafsson, Reza Hasmath, and Sai Ding. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. 340 pp. A$252.00 (cloth), A$40.49 (e-book)' The China Journal, 88 :191-192. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2022) 'Book Review of Beijing from below: stories of marginal lives in the capital's centre by Harriet Evans. Durham, NC, USA, Duke University Press. 2020. ISBN: 978-1478008156' Asian Studies Review, 46 (2) :370-371. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2021) 'The Shockwave on Australian Shores: Australia’s Discomfort Over Beijing’s Actions at Home and Abroad' Australian Outlook, 16 April 2021 .
Hayes, Anna (2021) 'Book review: Socio-Economic Development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: Disparities and Power Struggle in China’s North-West' China Information, 35 (1) :116-117. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2019) 'Explainer: who are the Uyghurs and why is the Chinese government detaining them?' The Conversation, 15 February 2019 .
Ziabari, Kourosh; Hayes, Anna (2019) 'China’s Uighur persecution: ethnic diversity is a challenge to Beijing' Fair Observer, 25 March 2019 .
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Hayes, Anna (2017) 'Book review of Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang by Tom Cliff. Chicago, USA, University of Chicago Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0226360133' American Anthropologist, 119 (3) :550-551. [DOI]
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Coleman, Melanie; Hayes, Anna (2008) 'Commonwealth Games: Fraser's Vision and Zimbabwe's Road to Majority Rule' Australian Quarterly, 80 (3) :19-23.
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Hayes, Anna (2005) 'AIDS, bloodheads and cover-ups: the abc of Henan's AIDS epidemic' Australian Quarterly, 77 (5) :12-16.
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Hayes, Anna (2020) East Asia Security Centre The Quad: A perennial element in Australia's strategic outlook Beijing, China,
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Hayes, Anna (2020) Middle Power Conference Papers . In: Ping, Jonathan H.;Hao, Su;McCormick, Brett eds. Arab revitalisation and the Uyghur crisis: the problematic nature of Sino-Arabic cooperation in the Silk Road Spirit era Robina, QLD, Australia,
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Hayes, Anna (2018) 2018 East Asia Security Symposium and Conference From Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific? Evaluating Australia's changing terminology for its regional outlook / 从亚太地区到印度太平洋地区？评估澳大利亚地区术语称呼的变化 Beijing, China,
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Hayes, Anna (2016) 2015 East Asia Security Symposium and Conference The Silk Road revisited? Locating Xinjiang in the 'China Dream' Beijing, China,
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Hayes, Anna (2012) The British World: Religion, Memory, Society, Culture: Refereed Proceedings . In: Harmes, Marcus K.;Henderson, Lindsay;Harmes, Barbara;Antonio, Amy eds. Competing historical accounts and the importance of nationalised mythology: Han Chinese 'imaginaries' and Uighur 'realities' Toowoomba, QLD, Australia,
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Hayes, Anna (2010) Proceedings of the National Symposium Migrant Security 2010: Citizenship and Social Inclusion in a Transnational Era . In: Hayes, Anna;Mason, Robert eds. Gender, migration and human security: HIV vulnerability among rural to urban migrants in the People's Republic of China Toowoomba, QLD, Australia,
Hayes, Anna (2004) Asia Examined: Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the ASAA . In: Cribb, Robert eds. Human insecurity in Twenty-First Century China: the vulnerability of women to HIV/AIDS Canberra, Australia,
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Dealing with Dissent
2025
Hayes, Anna (2025) 'Dealing with Dissent' In: Hayes, Anna (2025) Dealing with Dissent. In: Hillman, Ben, and Ji, Fengyuan, (eds.) The Communist Party of China: Understanding the Durability of the World's Most Powerful Political Organization. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 263-289(Eds.). The Communist Party of China: Understanding the Durability of the World's Most Powerful Political Organization. Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press. [DOI]
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McCormick, Brett; Hayes, Anna; Ping, Jonathan (2025) 'International relations theory in a post-great power world' In: McCormick, Brett, Hayes, Anna, and Ping, Jonathan (2025) International relations theory in a post-great power world. In: Ping, Jonathan, Hayes, Anna, and McCormick, Brett, (eds.) Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 195-203(Eds.). Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. London, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2025) 'Beijing’s public diplomacy: From soft power to sharp power and the Australian experience' In: Hayes, Anna (2025) Beijing’s public diplomacy: From soft power to sharp power and the Australian experience. In: Ping, Jonathan, Hayes, Anna, and McCormick, Brett, (eds.) Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 161-181(Eds.). Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. London, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna; Ping, Jonathan; McCormick, Brett (2025) 'Towards a Chinese theory of international relations evidenced in practice and policy' In: Hayes, Anna, Ping, Jonathan, and McCormick, Brett (2025) Towards a Chinese theory of international relations evidenced in practice and policy. In: Ping, Jonathan, Hayes, Anna, and McCormick, Brett, (eds.) Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 1-17(Eds.). Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy. London, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2024) 'The New Cold War, great power rivalry and Papua New Guinea' In: Hayes, Anna (2024) The New Cold War, great power rivalry and Papua New Guinea. In: Hayes, Anna, Henry, Rosita, and Wood, Michael, (eds.) The Chinese in Papua New Guinea: Past, Present and Future. Pacific Series . ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 207-237(Eds.). The Chinese in Papua New Guinea: Past, Present and Future. Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press. [DOI]
Archives as artefacts of knowledge: A Sepik philosopher and a Chinese trader in Papua New Guinea
2024
Henry, Rosita; Vávrová, Daniela; Bragge, Laurie (2024) 'Archives as artefacts of knowledge: A Sepik philosopher and a Chinese trader in Papua New Guinea' In: Henry, Rosita, Vávrová, Daniela, and Bragge, Laurie (2024) Archives as artefacts of knowledge: A Sepik philosopher and a Chinese trader in Papua New Guinea. In: Hayes, Anna, Henry, Rosita, and Wood, Michael, (eds.) The Chinese in Papua New Guinea: Past, Present and Future. Pacific Series . ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 29-45(Eds.). The Chinese in Papua New Guinea: Past, Present and Future. Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press. [DOI]
Hayes, Anna (2024) 'International Institutions' In: Hayes, Anna (2024) International Institutions. In: Fong, Brian C.H., and Chong, Ja Ian, (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Great Power Competition. Routledge International Handbooks . Routledge, Abingdon, UK, pp. 285-299(Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Great Power Competition. Abingdon, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2023) 'Collateral Damage in Sino-Arabic Cooperation: Assessing Middle Eastern and North African silence and complicity in the Uyghur Crisis' In: Hayes, Anna (2023) Collateral Damage in Sino-Arabic Cooperation: Assessing Middle Eastern and North African silence and complicity in the Uyghur Crisis. In: Kim, Young-Chan, (ed.) China's Engagement with the Islamic Nations: A Clash or Collaboration of Modern Civilisation? Understanding China . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 181-206(Eds.). China's Engagement with the Islamic Nations: A Clash or Collaboration of Modern Civilisation?. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna; Sims, Kearrin (2022) 'Violent development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region' In: Hayes, Anna, and Sims, Kearrin (2022) Violent development in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. In: Sims, Kearrin, Banks, Nicola, Engel, Susan, Hodge, Paul, Makuwira, Jonathan, Nakamura, Naohiro, Rigg, Jonathan, Salamanca, Albert, and Yeophantong, Pichamon, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Global Development. Routledge International Handbooks . Routledge, Abingdon, UK(Eds.). Routledge Handbook of Global Development. Abingdon, UK : Routledge. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2022) 'The Kashgar Dangerous House Reform Program: social engineering, 'a rebirth of the nation' and a significant building block in China's creeping genocide' In: Hayes, Anna (2022) The Kashgar Dangerous House Reform Program: social engineering, 'a rebirth of the nation' and a significant building block in China's creeping genocide. In: Clarke, Michael, (ed.) The Xinjiang emergency Exploring the causes and consequences of China's mass detention of Uyghurs. Manchester University Press, Manchester, United Kingdom, pp. 61-89(Eds.). The Xinjiang emergency Exploring the causes and consequences of China's mass detention of Uyghurs. Manchester, United Kingdom : Manchester University Press.
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Human (in)security
2018
Hayes, Anna (2018) 'Human (in)security' In: Hayes, Anna (2018) Human (in)security. In: Reveron, Derek S., Gvosdev, Nikolas K., and Cloud, John A., (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of US National Security. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA, pp. 457-473(Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of US National Security. New York, NY, USA : Oxford University Press. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2017) 'Legacies of the Uyghur Homeland and Uyghur-Australians' In: Hayes, Anna (2017) Legacies of the Uyghur Homeland and Uyghur-Australians. In: Mason, Robert, (ed.) Legacies of violence: rendering the unspeakable past in modern Australia. Berghahn, New York, pp. 89-123(Eds.). Legacies of violence: rendering the unspeakable past in modern Australia. New York : Berghahn.
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Hayes, Anna (2013) 'Individuals and groups outside of the state system' In: Hayes, Anna (2013) Individuals and groups outside of the state system. In: Lautensach, Alexander K., and Lautensach, Sabina W., (eds.) Human Security in World Affairs: problems and opportunities. Caesarpress, Vienna, Austria, pp. 113-138(Eds.). Human Security in World Affairs: problems and opportunities. Vienna, Austria : Caesarpress.
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Hayes, Anna; Mason, Robert (2013) 'Securing twenty-first century societies' In: Hayes, Anna, and Mason, Robert (2013) Securing twenty-first century societies. In: Steiner, Niklaus, Mason, Robert, and Hayes, Anna, (eds.) Migration and Insecurity: citizenship and social inclusion in a transnational era. Routledge Research on the Global Politics of Migration . Routledge, London, UK, pp. 3-16(Eds.). Migration and Insecurity: citizenship and social inclusion in a transnational era. London, UK : Routledge.
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Hayes, Anna; Mason, Robert (2012) 'Towards sanctuary: securing refugees and forced migrants in multicultural Australia' In: Hayes, Anna, and Mason, Robert (2012) Towards sanctuary: securing refugees and forced migrants in multicultural Australia. In: Hayes, Anna, and Mason, Robert, (eds.) Cultures in Refuge: seeking sanctuary in modern Australia. Studies in Migration and Diaspora . Ashgate Publishing, Farnham, UK, pp. 1-11(Eds.). Cultures in Refuge: seeking sanctuary in modern Australia. Farnham, UK : Ashgate Publishing.
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Human insecurity in the People's Republic of China: the vulnerability of Chinese women to HIV/AIDS
2012
Hayes, Anna Marie (2012) 'Human insecurity in the People's Republic of China: the vulnerability of Chinese women to HIV/AIDS' In: Hayes, Anna Marie (2012) Human insecurity in the People's Republic of China: the vulnerability of Chinese women to HIV/AIDS. In: Teh Cheng Guan, Benny, (ed.) Human Security: securing East Asia's future. Springer, London, UK, pp. 39-58(Eds.). Human Security: securing East Asia's future. London, UK : Springer. [DOI]
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Hayes, Anna (2012) 'Uighur transnationalism in contemporary Australia: exile, sanctuary, community and future' In: Hayes, Anna (2012) Uighur transnationalism in contemporary Australia: exile, sanctuary, community and future. In: Hayes, Anna, and Mason, Robert, (eds.) Cultures in Refuge: seeking sanctuary in modern Australia. Studies in Migration and Diaspora . Ashgate Publishing, Farnham, UK, pp. 179-193(Eds.). Cultures in Refuge: seeking sanctuary in modern Australia. Farnham, UK : Ashgate Publishing.
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