Isaac Owusu Frimpong

Dr. Frimpong is a lecturer in International Relations and Political Science at the Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Relations from the University of Western Australia, a master’s degree in international relations from Jilin University, China and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in political science from the University of Ghana, Legon. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) and the director for Research and Development for the Organization of African Communities in Western Australia.  Dr. Frimpong is also an ambassador of Curtin University’s Emerging Leaders in Australia-Africa Diplomacy (ELAAD) program and a member of Curtin University's Centre for Australia-Africa Relations. Dr. Frimpong has played a significant role in developing and teaching units that promote the African continent and dispel the negative stereotypes that have long been perpetuated about the continent. Dr. Frimpong is currently involved in the Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded Discovery Project led by Curtin University entitled ‘African Impact in Australia,’ an ongoing project that examines the nature and impact of political and economic agency of African migrants in Australia. Some of his work include “China’s Emerging Security Diplomacy and its implications for Taiwan in Africa” in S. O. Abidde (Ed.), Africa-China-Taiwan Relations, 1949–2020 Lexington Books; China’s Foreign Policy towards Africa: An eclectic-theoretical explanation, Australasian Review of African Studies, 41(2), 53-67; and the Response of the International Community to the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria. Korea and Global Affairs, 3(1), 24.