MA, MLitt, PhD
Personal Chair
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- Email Address
- mervyn.bain@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272717
- Office Address
F30, Edward Wright Building
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Mervyn Bain was appointed as a Teaching Fellow in June 2004 and in June 2005 he was appointed as a Lecturer. In 2011 he was promoted to Senior Lecturer before in 2019 being promoted to a Personal Chair in International Relations. He obtained his undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees all from the University of Glasgow. From February 2017 to December 2022 he was Head of School of Social Science.
Qualifications
- PhD Politics2003 - University of Glasgow
- MLitt Latin American Development1997 - University of Glasgow
- MA Modern History1995 - University of Glasgow
- Research
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Research Overview
International Diplomatic Relations
Latin America and in particular Cuba
Soviet and Post Soviet Russia
Development IssuesFor the above topics I have received funding from The British Academy, The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
PI1018 Politics and International Relations 1: Democracy and Governance
PI3069 Researching in the 21st Century
PI3565 Soviet and Post Soviet Russian Foreign Policy
IR4003 Modern Day Latin America
- Publications
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“Back to the future?” Cuban–Russian relations under Raúl Castro
Communist and Post-Communist Studies, vol. 48, no. 2-3, pp. 159-168Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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After a tense 50 years, Obama and Castro announce US-Cuba thaw
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE]
Cuba and Russia at a Time of Change
International Relations and Diplomacy, vol. 2, no. 7, pp. 451-461Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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From Lenin to Castro, 1917-1959: Early Encounters between Moscow and Havana
Lexington Books, Lanham. 170 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksHavana and Moscow in the Post-Soviet World
Caviar With Rum: Cuba-USSR and the Post-Soviet Experience. Loss, J., Prieto, J. M. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 239-249, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHavana and Moscow: The Washington Factor
Fifty Years of Revolution: Perspectives on Cuba, the United States and the World. Castro Marino, S., Pruessen, R. (eds.). University Press of Florida, pp. 72-89, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Revolution to revolution: Moscow and Havana from 1917 to 1959
Diplomacy & Statecraft, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-22Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Russia and Cuba: "doomed" comrades?
Communist and Post-Communist Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 111-118Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Moscow, Havana and Neoliberal Economic Thinking
The Latin Americanist, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 5-23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A new era in Russian-Cuban relations?
The International Journal of Cuban Studies , vol. 2, no. 1-2, pp. 39-49Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]