Julian Cooper

Julian Marc Cooper OBE (born 1945) is a British academic, and specialist on Russian economic matters, including Russian defence budget and military expenditure.

Birmingham University

Julian Cooper graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc degree in Econonomics in 1968.[1] He graduated from the Department of Industrial Economics and Business Studies and the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at Birmingham University with a PhD in 1975 for a thesis on 'The development of the Soviet machine tool industry, 1917–1941'.[2]

Cooper was director of the Centre for Russian, and East European Studies at Birmingham University from 1990 to 2001, and from 2007 to 2008. He is currently is professor emeritus at Birmingham University. Professor Cooper was Co-Director of the Centre for East European Language-Based Area Studies from 2006 to 2011. He is an associate fellow of the Russia and Eurasia programme at the Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.[3][4]

Cooper has advised successive British governments, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and US governmental agencies on Russian economic matters. He has also advised international organizations such as NATO, the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the International Labour Organization, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.[5]

Professor Cooper was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Soviet and Russian economic studies in the 2012 New Year Honours in the Diplomatic Service and Overseas list.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Congratulations to alumni recognised in the Queen¿s New Year Honours | University of Bath". Bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Professor Julian Cooper - Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies - University of Birmingham". Birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Professor Julian Cooper OBE". Chathamhouse.org. 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Former CEELBAS Co-Director Professor Julian Cooper awarded OBE in New Year's Honours". Ceelbas.ac.uk. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  5. ↑ "CREES Professor Julian Cooper receives OBE in New Year's Honours list". Birmingham.ac.uk. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  6. ↑ "NEW YEAR HONOURS 2012 : DEPARTMENTAL LIST : DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST : ORDER OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE" (PDF). News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-01.


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