Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Fields of Study
- Comparative Politics
- Development Studies
Areas of Interest
- Comparative Politics
- Ethnic Politics
- Ethnic Conflict
- Nationalism
- Democratic Change
- Southeast Asia
Biography
Jacques Bertrand is the David Chu (Chair) Professor in Asia-Pacific Studies and Political Science. He is the author of State and Sub-State Nationalism in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2025); Winning by Process: The State and Neutralization of Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar (Cornell University Press, 2022); Democracy and Nationalism in Southeast Asia: From Secessionist Mobilization to Conflict Resolution (Cambridge University Press, 2021); Political Change in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2013) and Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Indonesia (Cambridge University Press, 2004), as well as co-editor of Democratization and Ethnic Minorities: Conflict or Compromise (Routledge, 2014) and Multination States in Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2010). He has also published several articles and book chapters.
Education
Publications
- State and Sub-State Nationalism in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press : 2025)
- Winning by Process: The State and Neutralization of Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar (Cornell University Press : 2022)
- Democracy and Nationalism in Southeast Asia: From Secessionist Mobilization to Conflict Resolution (Cambridge University Press : 2021)
- Democratization and Ethnic Minorities (Routledge Press : 2014)
- Political Change in Southeast Asia (Cambridge University Press : 2013)
- Multination States in Asia: Accommodation or Resistance (Cambridge University Press : 2010)