# Bruce Gilley > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bruce_Gilley > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bruce_Gilley.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gilley > Source revision: 1357028448 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American political scientist (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox academic | name = Bruce Gilley | image = File:Appearance of Correspondent Bruce Gilley on September 23, 2002, testifying before a congressional committee on the current and future leadership of the Communist Party in China, future succession issues, and the Chinese political system.ogg | alt = Appearance of Correspondent Bruce Gilley on September 23, 2002, testifying before a congressional committee on the current and future leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, future succession issues, and the Chinese political system. | caption = Gilley testifying before [Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) in 2002. | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|7|21}} | birth_place = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), Quebec, Canada[https://www.ewmagazine.nl/nederland/achtergrond/2018/02/the-good-side-of-colonialism-interview-bruce-gilley-597263 The Good Side of Colonialism: An Interview with Bruce Gilley] | death_date = | occupation = [Political scientist](/source/Political_scientist), Economist, journalist, Author & professor | spouse = | children = | website = [https://www.pdx.edu/political-science/profile/bruce-gilley Academic page] | module = | alma_mater = [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto) ([BA](/source/Double_degree))
[University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford) ([MPhil](/source/Master_of_Philosophy))
[Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) (PhD) | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | school_tradition = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | influences = | discipline = [Political Science](/source/Political_Science) | sub_discipline = | workplaces = [Portland State University](/source/Portland_State_University) | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | notable_works = [https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/the_case_for_colonialism The Case for Colonialism] | notable_ideas = | influenced = | signature = | signature_alt = }} '''Bruce Gilley''' (born July 21, 1966) is a Canadian-American professor of [political science](/source/political_science) and director of the PhD program in Public Affairs and Policy at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at [Portland State University](/source/Portland_State_University). He is the founder and president of the [Oregon Association of Scholars](/source/National_Association_of_Scholars),[https://oregonscholars.org/about/ The Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Scholars][https://www.mindingthecampus.org/author/bruce-gilley/ Author: Bruce Gilley – mindingthecampus.org] Retrieved January 30, 2023 member of the [Heterodox Academy](/source/Heterodox_Academy) and founding signatory of the Oregon Academic Faculty Pledge on Freedom. Gilley gained international acclaim but also a storm of criticism for his highly controversial [peer-reviewed](/source/peer-reviewed) article "The Case for Colonialism," published in an advance online edition of the [scientific journal](/source/scientific_journal) ''[Third World Quarterly](/source/Third_World_Quarterly)'' in 2017. Fifteen members of the journal's board resigned over Gilley's article. == Biography == Gilley, a Canadian-born [American](/source/Canadian_Americans) of Scottish descent received his Bachelor of Arts in economics and international relations from the [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto) in 1988. As a [Commonwealth Scholar](/source/Commonwealth_Scholar) he did his [Master of Economics](/source/Master_of_Economics) at the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford) from 1989 to 1991, and went to China to spend a year teaching English. From 1992 to 2002, he worked as a journalist in Hong Kong writing for the ''[Eastern Express](/source/Eastern_Express_(newspaper))'' newspaper and then the ''[Far Eastern Economic Review](/source/Far_Eastern_Economic_Review)'' magazine, where his biggest scoop was exposing an illicit technology transfer by a Stanford professor to China's military. Gilley was a [Woodrow Wilson Scholar](/source/Woodrow_Wilson_Scholar) at [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) from 2004 to 2006, from where he received his PhD in politics in 2007.[http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/0CurriculumVitaeGilley.pdf Bruce Gilley's Academic page and Bio at Portland state University][http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/Bruce%20Gilley%20--%20FEER%20--%20Lewis-Perry%20China%20Scandal%20--%201996.pdf Illicit technology transfer by a Stanford professor to China's military.] He became an [associate professor](/source/associate_professor) in 2008 at the Department of [Political Science](/source/Political_Science) of the ''Mark O. Hatfield School of Government'' at [Portland State University](/source/Portland_State_University). He was granted [academic tenure](/source/academic_tenure) in 2011 and promoted to [full professor](/source/full_professor) in 2016.[https://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/0CurriculumVitaeGilley.pdf Bruce Gilley, Portland state University Official CURRICULUM VITAE, October 11, 2022] Gilley's research centers on comparative and international politics and public policy. His work covers issues as diverse as democracy, [climate change](/source/climate_change), [political legitimacy](/source/political_legitimacy), and [international conflict](/source/international_conflict). He is a specialist on the [politics of China](/source/politics_of_China) and Asia. His 2006 article "The meaning and measure of state legitimacy: results for 72 countries" introduced a novel [multidimensional](/source/Dimension), [quantitative](/source/Quantitative_research) measure of the [qualitative](/source/Qualitative_research) concept of [political legitimacy](/source/Legitimacy_(political)).{{r|Gilley-2006-legitimacy}}{{r|Power-and-Cyr-2009}}{{r|Blanco-Gonzalez-et-al-2017}} His work has since been extended by other scholars, and customized to specific geographical regions such as Latin America{{r|Power-and-Cyr-2009}} and Europe.{{r|Blanco-Gonzalez-et-al-2017}} Gilley himself has since updated his work on quantification of legitimacy with additional empirical data.{{r|Blanco-Gonzalez-et-al-2017}}{{r|Gilley-2012-legitimacy}} == "The Case for Colonialism" == Gilley's article "The Case for Colonialism" was first published in an advance online version of the ''[Third World Quarterly](/source/Third_World_Quarterly)'' in 2017.{{cite journal |last1=Gilley |first1=Bruce |title=The case for colonialism |journal=Third World Quarterly |date=8 September 2017 |pages=1–17 |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01436597.2017.1369037 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914065626/http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2017.1369037 |archive-date=2017-09-14}} According to Gilley, [colonialism](/source/colonialism) was both objectively beneficial and subjectively legitimate. Consequently, the author calls for a revival of colonialism.{{cite journal |first1=Bruce |last1=Gilley |year=2017 |title=The Case for Colonialism |journal=Third World Quarterly |pages=1–17 |doi=10.1080/01436597.2017.1369037 |s2cid=149585084 }}{{Retracted|doi=10.1080/01436597.2017.1369037|https://retractionwatch.com/2017/09/19/article-defending-colonialism-draws-rebuke-journal-defends-choice-publish/ ''Retraction Watch''|http://retractionwatch.com/2017/10/09/credible-threats-personal-violence-editor-prompt-withdrawal-colonialism-paper/ ''Retraction Watch''|intentional=yes}} The article was controversial both for its argument and for its subsequent withdrawal, and resulted in a debate about academic standards and peer review. Fifteen members of the journal's board resigned over the publishing of the paper.{{cite web |date=September 22, 2017 |title=Author Asks Journal to Pull Pro-Colonial Essay |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/09/22/author-asks-journal-pull-pro-colonial-essay |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=[Inside Higher Ed](/source/Inside_Higher_Ed) |quote=Some 15 members of the journal’s editorial board resigned this week, saying the paper failed to pass peer review but was published anyway.}}{{r|Zamudio-Suarez-2017-09-20}}{{r|Lusher-2017-10-12}}{{r|Flaherty-2017-09-19}}{{r|Flaherty-2017-09-26}}{{r|Kendhammer-2017-09-19}} Critics described the article as low-quality and said that it was published, over the objections of reviewers, and as a form of academic [clickbait](/source/clickbait). Board member [Noam Chomsky](/source/Noam_Chomsky) told [Inside Higher Ed](/source/Inside_Higher_Ed) that it is "pretty clear that proper procedures were not followed in publishing the article, but I think retraction is a mistake – and also opens very dangerous doors. ... Rebuttal offers a great opportunity for education, not only in this case." Gilley in 2017 "asked" the journal to withdraw his paper, while saying, "I regret the pain and anger that it has caused for many people". The article was re-published in the journal of conservative [501(c)(3)](/source/501(c)(3)_organization) advocacy organization [National Association of Scholars](/source/National_Association_of_Scholars) online in April 2018{{cite journal |last1=Gilley |first1=Bruce |title=The Case for Colonialism |journal=Academic Questions |date=2018-04-17 |url=https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/the_case_for_colonialism |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531031120/https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/the_case_for_colonialism |archive-date=2019-05-31}} then later in its Summer 2018 issue.{{cite journal |last1=Gilley |first1=Bruce |title=The Case for Colonialism |journal=Academic Questions |date=June 2018 |volume=31 |issue=2 |pages=167–185 |doi=10.1007/s12129-018-9696-2 |url=https://academicquestions.org/the-case-for-colonialism}} NAS' own editor wrote that "serious threats of violence against the editor led the journal to withdraw the article" and that Chomsky had "rallied to his [Gilley's] defense".{{Cite journal |title=The Case for Colonialism |last=Gilley |first=Bruce |journal=Academic Questions |date=Summer 2018 |volume=31 |issue = 2 |pages=167–185 |doi=10.1007/s12129-018-9696-2 |doi-broken-date=July 1, 2025 |url=https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/31/2/the_case_for_colonialism |access-date=2024-12-17 |language=en}} When asked if it would be ethical to publish a paper making a case for genocide, Gilley said, "I think everyone would agree, [genocide] is a moral wrong" but that he did not believe colonialism was a moral wrong.{{cite journal |last1=Reilly |first1=Ian |title=Public Deception as Ideological and Institutional Critique: On the Limits and Possibilities of Academic Hoaxing |journal=Canadian Journal of Communication |date=2020 |volume=45 |issue=2 |pages=265–285 |doi=10.22230/cjc.2020v45n2a3667|doi-access=free }}{{cite news |last1=Rose-Redwood |first1=Reuben |title=Genocide hoax tests ethics of academic publishing |url=https://theconversation.com/genocide-hoax-tests-ethics-of-academic-publishing-98436 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=The Conversation |date=July 2, 2018 |language=en}} In the spring of 2022, Gilley responded to many of his critics in a second article entitled "The Case for Colonialism: A Response to My Critics".{{cite journal |last1=Gilley |first1=Bruce |title=The Case for Colonialism: A Response to My Critics |journal=Academic Questions |date=31 March 2022 |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=89–126 |url=https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/35/1/the-case-for-colonialism-a-response-to-my-critics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401011324/https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/35/1/the-case-for-colonialism-a-response-to-my-critics |archive-date=2022-04-01}} In 2023, he followed this with a full-length book, ''The Case for Colonialism'', published by [New English Press](/source/New_English_Review). {{cite web|title=Abe Books|url=https://www.abebooks.com/Case-Colonialism-Gilley-Bruce-World-Encounter/32177700481/bd}} == ''The Last Imperialist'' == Gilley's biography of [Sir Alan Burns](/source/Sir_Alan_Burns), entitled ''The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns's Epic Defense of the British Empire'', was withdrawn from publishing by [Rowman & Littlefield](/source/Rowman_%26_Littlefield) after [J. Moufawad-Paul](/source/J._Moufawad-Paul) started a petition, which gained more than 1,000 signatories, saying the author espoused a "pro-colonial" and "[white nationalist](/source/white_nationalism)"{{additional citation needed|date=April 2025}} perspective.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/bruce-gilleys-biography-of-imperialist-sir-alan-burns-cancelled-after-petition-9qv536tjz |title=Bruce Gilley's biography of imperialist Sir Alan Burns cancelled after petition |last=Bridge |first=Mark |date=October 9, 2020 |website=[The Times](/source/The_Times) |publisher= |access-date=April 23, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210705115334/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bruce-gilleys-biography-of-imperialist-sir-alan-burns-cancelled-after-petition-9qv536tjz |archive-date=July 5, 2021 }} Gilley defended the book by saying it had passed a peer-review procedure and was endorsed by historians [Tirthankar Roy](/source/Tirthankar_Roy) and [Jeremy Black](/source/Jeremy_Black_(historian)); Roy confirmed that it had been peer-reviewed and that he had endorsed it and stated that "[t]hat it could be an apology for empires ... never crossed my mind, I do not think this book is one". The book was published by conservative publishing house [Regnery Gateway](/source/Regnery_Publishing) in September 2021.{{cite book|author=Bruce Gilley|title=The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns's Epic Defense of the British Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EAbzgEACAAJ|date=September 21, 2021|publisher=Gateway Editions|isbn=978-1-68451-217-1}} == Political views == Gilley describes himself as a "[classical liberal](/source/classical_liberal)" and "an [independent voter](/source/independent_voter)". In 2017, Gilley withdrew from the [American Political Science Association](/source/American_Political_Science_Association), stating that he considered it to lack intellectual diversity and to possess an anti-conservative bias.{{r|Gilley-2017-08-29}} As a member of the [Heterodox Academy](/source/Heterodox_Academy), he has been critical of [tenure evaluations](/source/Academic_tenure) which require a pledge to uphold collegiate diversity.{{r|Leef-2017-05-10}} Gilley has been critical of educational initiatives designed to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion.{{Cite web |last=Gilley |first=Bruce |date=May 15, 2019 |title=Opinion: Teaching history by political checklist |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2019/05/opinion-teaching-history-by-political-checklist.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Maxine |date=February 1, 2023 |title=University of Oregon loses 1st round as judge allows Portland State professor's free speech case to proceed |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/02/judge-allows-portland-state-university-professors-free-speech-case-against-university-of-oregon-to-proceed.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=oregonlive |language=en}} === Hong Kong === Gilley's views about [colonialism](/source/colonialism) were strongly influenced by his years as a journalist when he worked in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong). During his stay, the British transferred their [Colony of Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) to the [People's Republic of China](/source/China) (PRC) on 1 July 1997. The tremendous fear among the population of Hong Kong prior to the transfer of power to China in 1997 made a big impression on him. === 2024 Malaysian remarks === On 23 April 2024, Gilley attracted controversy for remarks during a lecture at the [University of Malaya](/source/University_of_Malaya) in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) stating that Malaysia "could never be a trusted friend of the West" because its leaders were supporting a "second [Holocaust](/source/Holocaust) against the Jewish people." His remarks referred to the Malaysian government's support for [Hamas](/source/Hamas) and the [Palestinians](/source/Palestinians) during the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war). Gilley's remarks and prior social media posts attracted criticism in Malaysia, with [Malaysian Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia) [Anwar Ibrahim](/source/Anwar_Ibrahim) deriding Gilley as a "mediocre scholar." After leaving Malaysia, Gilley accused the Malaysian government of stirring up an "[Islamo-fascist](/source/Islamofascism) mob" and claimed that Malaysia was an unsafe destination. This prompted the United States Embassy to issue a statement that Malaysia remained a "Level 1" or "safe" destination. Gilley also refused to allow Universiti Malaya to reimburse his travel costs, instead soliciting funds through an online fundraiser.{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Jia Wen |title=US embassy reaffirms that Malaysia is still safe to travel |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/26/us-embassy-reaffirms-that-malaysia-is-still-safe-to-travel |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia)) |date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616175237/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/26/us-embassy-reaffirms-that-malaysia-is-still-safe-to-travel |archive-date=June 16, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Hutt |first1=David |title=War in Gaza: Anti-West sentiment grows in Malaysia |url=https://www.dw.com/en/war-in-gaza-anti-west-sentiment-grows-in-malaysia/a-68977128 |access-date=February 2, 2025 |work=[DW](/source/Deutsche_Welle) |date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130143913/https://www.dw.com/en/war-in-gaza-anti-west-sentiment-grows-in-malaysia/a-68977128 |archive-date=January 30, 2025}} == Memberships and awards == Gilley is a member of the [editorial board](/source/editorial_board)s of the ''[Journal of Democracy](/source/Journal_of_Democracy)'' and the ''[Journal of Contemporary China](/source/Journal_of_Contemporary_China)''.{{r|Leef-2017-05-10}} Furthermore, Gilley is the chapter president of the Oregon Association of Scholars, the state chapter of the [National Association of Scholars](/source/National_Association_of_Scholars), member of the [Heterodox Academy](/source/Heterodox_Academy) and founding signatory of the ''Oregon Academic Faculty Pledge on Freedom''. He is the recipient of the following awards and nominations for scholarly achievement and articles:{{efn-ua|name=awards|group=upper-alpha}} *Commonwealth Scholarship, [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford) (1989–1991) *East Asian Studies Prize, Princeton University (2002) *Woodrow Wilson Scholars Fellowship, Princeton University (2004–2006) * Marcel Cadieux Award, Best Article on Foreign Policy, [Canadian Institute of International Affairs](/source/Canadian_Institute_of_International_Affairs) * Nominated for Gabriel A. Almond Best Dissertation Award, [American Political Science Association](/source/American_Political_Science_Association) (2006, 2012) * Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics, Department of Politics, Princeton University (2007) * Frank Cass Prize, Best Article in Democratization (2010) *Dean's Award for Scholarly Achievement – Senior Faculty, College of Urban and Public Affairs (2016) ==Selected publications== ===Books=== * ''Tiger on the Brink: Jiang Zemin and China's New Elite''. [University of California Press](/source/University_of_California_Press), 1998. {{ISBN|0520213955}}Reviews of ''Tiger on the Brink'': * [Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews), [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/bruce-gilley-2/tiger-on-the-brink-jiang-zemin-and-chinas-new-e/] * Merle Goldman (February 1999), ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', [https://www.nytimes.com/books/99/02/14/reviews/990214.14goldmat.html] * John Gittings (April 1999), ''International Affairs'' 75 (2): 448–449, {{JSTOR|2623418}} * Lucien Bianco (1999), ''Revue Bibliographique de Sinologie'' 17: 181–182, {{JSTOR|24581472}} * Peter Baehr (Spring 2000), ''China Review International'' 7 (1): 7–18, {{JSTOR|23731917}} * Lowell Dittmer (Summer 2000), ''Pacific Affairs'' 73 (2): 276–278, {{doi|10.2307/2672187}} * Tina Mai Chen (2000), ''Left History'' 7 (1): 167–170, [https://lh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/lh/article/view/5427] * David Bachman (January 2001), ''The China Journal'' 45: 187–189, {{doi|10.2307/3182393}} * ''Model Rebels: The Rise and Fall of China's Richest Village''. University of California Press, 2001. {{ISBN|978-0520225329}}Reviews of ''Model Rebels'': *Tony Saich (November–December 2001), ''China Perspectives'' 38: 77–78, {{JSTOR|24050995}}; translated into French by Mathilde Lelièvre (September–October 2001), ''Perspectives Chinoises'' 67: 83–85, {{JSTOR|24071347}} *John L. Rawlinson (2001), ''History: Reviews of New Books'' 29 (3): 130–131, {{doi|10.1080/03612759.2001.10525891}} *Flemming Christiansen (July 2002), ''The China Journal'' 48: 211–212, {{doi|10.2307/3182464}} *Michelle Mood (Winter 2001–2002), ''Pacific Affairs'' 74 (4): 592–593, {{doi|10.2307/3557816}} *Parks M. Coble (Winter 2002), ''Agricultural History'' 76 (1): 116–118, {{JSTOR|3744778}} *Jonathan Unger (Spring 2002), ''China Review International'' 9 (1): 109–112, {{JSTOR|23729543}} *Robert G. Ferguson (June 2002), ''Enterprise & Society'' 3 (2): 371–372, {{doi|10.1017/S1467222700011782}} *Ma. Teresa Rodríguez y Rodríguez (September–December 2004), ''Estudios de Asia y Africa'' 39 (3): 790–794, {{JSTOR|40313572}} * ''China's New Rulers: The Secret Files''. [New York Review of Books](/source/New_York_Review_of_Books), New York, 2003. (With Andrew Nathan) {{ISBN|978-1590170465}}Reviews of ''China's New Rulers'': * Michael Sheridan (January 2003), ''[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times)'', [https://www.thetimes.com/article/review-china-chinas-new-rulers-the-secret-files-edited-by-andrew-nathan-and-bruce-gilley-20sp2xf56x3] * Lucian W. Pye (January–February 2003), ''Foreign Affairs'' 82 (1): 176, {{doi|10.2307/20033480}} * Alissa Black (July 2003), ''International Affairs'' 79 (4): 932–933, {{JSTOR|3569622}} * Alfred L. Chan (July 2003), ''The China Journal'' 50: 107–119, {{doi|10.2307/3182248}} * Richard B. Khoe (Summer–Fall 2003), ''SAIS Review'' 23 (2): 239–243, {{doi|10.1353/sais.2003.0041}} * Michael Schoenhals (September 2004), ''The China Quarterly'' 179: 811–812, {{JSTOR|20192382}} * John Sweda (Winter 2004), ''Fletcher Forum of World Affairs'' 28 (1) * ''China's Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead''. [Columbia University Press](/source/Columbia_University_Press), 2004. {{ISBN|978-0231130844}}Reviews of ''China's Democratic Future:'' *Peg Christoff (March 2004), ''Library Journal'' 129 (4) *Stephen Green (October 2004), ''International Affairs'' 80 (5): 1022–1023, {{JSTOR|3569515}} *Scott Kennedy (Winter 2004–2005), ''World Policy Journal'' 21 (4): 77–85, {{JSTOR|40209938}} *Barrett L. McCormick (January 2005), ''The China Journal'' 53: 192–194, {{doi|10.2307/20066020}} *Patricia M. Thornton (Summer 2005), ''Political Science Quarterly'' 120 (2): 338–339, {{JSTOR|20202545}} *Andrew Mertha (September 2006), ''Perspectives on Politics'' 4 (3): 613–614, {{JSTOR|20446246}} *Alan P. L. Liu (2008), ''China Review International'' 15 (1): 94–96, {{JSTOR|23733273}} *Jagannath P. Panda (2008), ''Strategic Analysis'' 33 (1): 127–132, {{doi|10.1080/09700160802518734}} * ''The Right to Rule: How States Win and Lose Legitimacy''. Columbia University Press, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0231138727}}Reviews for ''The Right to Rule'': *Pierre Hassner (February 2010), ''Survival: Global Politics and Strategy'' 52 (1): 204–206, {{doi|10.1080/00396331003612554}} *Mitchell A. Seligson (March 2010), ''Perspectives on Politics'' 8 (1): 378–379, {{JSTOR|25698587}} *Vsevolod Gunitskiy (Spring 2010), ''Political Science Quarterly'' 125 (1): 163–165, {{JSTOR|25698978}} *Stefano Burzo (November 2016), ''Journal of East Asian Studies'' 16 (3): 420–421, {{doi|10.1017/jea.2016.25}} * ''The Nature of Asian Politics''. [Cambridge University Press](/source/Cambridge_University_Press), 2014. {{ISBN|978-0521761710}}Reviews of ''The Nature of Asian Politics'': * Benjamin Reilly (February 2015), ''Australian Outlook'', [https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-nature-of-asian-politics/]; ''Journal of Democracy'' 26 (3): 171–175, {{doi|10.1353/jod.2015.0038}} * Duncan McCargo (May–June 2015), ''Foreign Affairs'', [https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/nature-asian-politics] * Takashi Inoguchi (March 2016), ''Pacific Affairs'' 89 (1): 115–116, [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/paaf/paaf/2016/00000089/00000001/art00007] * Sungmoon Kim (September 2016), ''Perspectives on Politics'' 14 (3): 900–902, {{doi|10.1017/S1537592716002449}} * Osman Hulusi Takçı (2016), ''Review of International Law & Politics'' 12 (2): 190–194, [http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/rinlp12&div=30] * ''The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns's Epic Defense of the British Empire''. [Regnery Gateway](/source/Regnery_Gateway), 2021. {{ISBN|978-1684512171}}{{cite book|author=Bruce Gilley|title=The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns's Epic Defense of the British Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EAbzgEACAAJ|date=September 21, 2021|publisher=Gateway Editions|isbn=978-1684512171}} * ''In Defense of German Colonialism: And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West''. [Regnery Gateway](/source/Regnery_Gateway), 2022. {{ISBN|978-1684512379}}{{cite book|author=Bruce Gilley|title=In Defense of German Colonialism: And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West |date=August 2, 2022 |url=https://www.regnery.com/9781684512379/in-defense-of-german-colonialism/|publisher=Gateway Editions|isbn=978-1684512379}} *''The Case for Colonialism''. [New English Review Press](/source/New_English_Review), 2023. {{ISBN|978-1943003907}} ===Edited books=== * ''Middle Powers and the Rise of China''. [Georgetown University Press](/source/Georgetown_University_Press), Washington DC, 2014. (With Andrew O'Neil) * ''Political Change in China: Comparisons With Taiwan''. Lynne Rienner, Boulder, 2008. (With Larry Diamond) * ''Asia's Giants: Comparing China and India''. [Palgrave Macmillan](/source/Palgrave_Macmillan), New York, 2005. (With Edward Friedman) ===Articles=== * [https://www.jstor.org/stable/3993756 "Against the Concept of Ethnic Conflict"], ''Third World Quarterly''. 25 (6): 1155–1166. doi:10.1080/0143659042000256959. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. * "The Case for Colonialism", ''[Third World Quarterly](/source/Third_World_Quarterly)'', 2017. (Republished in ''[Academic Questions](/source/Academic_Questions)'', June 2018, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 167–185. {{open access}}) * [https://www.hoover.org/research/case-colonialism-middle-east The Case For Colonialism In The Middle East], '' A [Hoover Institution](/source/Hoover_Institution) essay from the caravan notebook'', August 2020. * [https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/35/1/the-case-for-colonialism-a-response-to-my-critics "The Case for Colonialism: A Response to My Critics"], ''Academic Questions'', Spring 2022. * [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/king-hochschilds-hoax/ "King Hochschild’s Hoax"], ''[The American Conservative](/source/The_American_Conservative)'', April 17, 2023. * [https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-ghost-still-haunts/ The Ghost Still Haunts: Adam Hochschild responds to Bruce Gilley, who follows in kind.], ''The American Conservative'', May 29, 2023. ===Bibliography=== * ''[https://web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/Version%204.0_Contributions%20of%20Western%20Colonialism%20to%20Human%20Flourishing.pdf Contributions of Western Colonialism to Human Flourishing: A Research Bibliography]''. Version 4.0, January 2023. ==See also== * [Nigel Biggar](/source/Nigel_Biggar) * [Colonialism](/source/Colonialism) * [https://theconversation.com/colonialism-was-a-disaster-and-the-facts-prove-it-84496 Joseph McQuade: A counterargument to ''A Case For Colonialism''] == References == === Notes === {{reflist | group = upper-alpha | refs = {{refn | group = upper-alpha | name = awards | 1. College of Urban and Public Affairs Dean's Award for Scholarly Achievement – Senior Faculty (2016); 2. Frank Cass Prize, Best Article in Democratization (2010); 3. Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics (2007), Department of Politics, Princeton University; 4. Nominated for the Gabriel A. Almond Best Dissertation Award, American Political Science Association (2006, 2012); 5. Marcel Cadieux Award, Best Article on Foreign Policy, [Canadian Institute of International Affairs](/source/Canadian_Institute_of_International_Affairs); 6. [Woodrow Wilson Scholar](/source/Woodrow_Wilson_Scholar)s Fellowship, [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) (2004–06); 7. Princeton University, East Asian Studies Prize (2002); and 8. Commonwealth Scholarship, University of Oxford (1989–1991){{r|Gilley-nd-aboutme}}}} }} === Citations === {{reflist | 30em | refs = {{cite journal | date=May 2017 | first1=Alicia | last1=Blanco-González | title=Building a European legitimacy index | last2=Prado-Román | first2=Camilo | last3=Díez-Martín | first3=Francisco | journal=[American Behavioral Scientist](/source/American_Behavioral_Scientist) | number=5 | volume=61 | pages=509–525 | doi=10.1177/0002764217693282| s2cid=151937608 }} {{cite web | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=October 30, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030161112/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/19/controversy-over-paper-favor-colonialism-sparks-calls-retraction | url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/19/controversy-over-paper-favor-colonialism-sparks-calls-retraction | title=Is retraction the new rebuttal? | date=September 19, 2017 | department=News | last=Flaherty | first=Colleen | language=en | url-status=live | website=[Inside Higher Ed](/source/Inside_Higher_Ed)}} {{cite web | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=November 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107115203/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/26/author-third-world-quarterly-article-colonialism-wants-it-stricken-record-it-might | url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/26/author-third-world-quarterly-article-colonialism-wants-it-stricken-record-it-might | title='Colonialism' article flap highlights push for transparency in publishing | date=September 26, 2017 | department=News | last=Flaherty | first=Colleen | language=en | url-status=live | website=[Inside Higher Ed](/source/Inside_Higher_Ed)}} {{cite web | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=October 31, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031100721/http://www.mindingthecampus.org/2017/08/why-im-leaving-the-political-science-association/ | url=http://www.mindingthecampus.org/2017/08/why-im-leaving-the-political-science-association/ | title=Why I'm leaving the Political Science Association | date=August 29, 2017 | department=Essays | last=Gilley | first=Bruce | language=en | url-status=live | website=Minding the Campus}} {{cite journal | url=http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/StateLegitimacyUpdate52.pdf | title=State legitimacy: an updated dataset for 52 countries | date=August 2012 | last=Gilley | first=Bruce | journal=[European Journal of Political Research](/source/European_Journal_of_Political_Research) | number=5 | volume=51 | pages=693–699 | doi=10.1111/j.1475-6765.2012.02059.x | via=[Portland State University](/source/Portland_State_University)}} {{cite journal | url=https://sites.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Books/Democratic%20Deficit/Articles/Gilley.pdf | title=The meaning and measure of state legitimacy: results for 72 countries | date=May 2006 | last=Gilley | first=Bruce | journal=[European Journal of Political Research](/source/European_Journal_of_Political_Research) | number=3 | volume=45 | pages=499–525 | doi=10.1111/j.1475-6765.2006.00307.x | via=[Harvard Kennedy School](/source/John_F._Kennedy_School_of_Government)}} {{cite web | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=September 14, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914082011/http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/AndAboutMe.html | url=http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/AndAboutMe.html | title=And about me | date=n.d. | last=Gilley | first=Bruce | language=en | url-status=live | website=[Portland State University](/source/Portland_State_University)}} {{cite news | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=November 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109214455/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/19/colonialism-left-behind-a-long-legacy-most-of-it-bad/ | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/19/colonialism-left-behind-a-long-legacy-most-of-it-bad/ | title=A controversial article praises colonialism. But colonialism's real legacy was ugly | date=September 19, 2017 | department=Analysis | last=Kendhammer | first=Brandon | language=en | url-status=live | newspaper=[Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)}} {{cite news | access-date=November 11, 2017 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2017/05/10/professors-shouldnt-be-forced-to-pledge-allegiance-to-diversity/ | title=Professors shouldn't be forced to pledge allegiance to 'diversity' | date=May 10, 2017 | department=Beltway Brief | last=Leef | first=George | language=en | website=[Forbes](/source/Forbes)}} {{cite web | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=October 30, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030193624/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colonialism-academic-article-bruce-gilley-threats-violence-published-withdrawn-third-world-quarterly-a7996371.html | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/colonialism-academic-article-bruce-gilley-threats-violence-published-withdrawn-third-world-quarterly-a7996371.html | title=Professor's 'bring back colonialism' call sparks fury and academic freedom debate | date=October 12, 2017 | department=Americas | last=Lusher | first=Adam | language=en | url-status=live | website=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)}} {{cite journal | date=June 2009 | first1=Timothy J. | last1=Power | title=Mapping political legitimacy in Latin America | last2=Cyr | first2=Jennifer M. | journal=International Social Science Journal | number=196 | volume=60 | pages=253–272 | doi=10.1111/j.1468-2451.2010.01718.x}} {{cite web | access-date=November 11, 2017 | archive-date=October 3, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003112503/http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/editorial-board-of-third-world-quarterly-resigns/120188 | url=http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/editorial-board-of-third-world-quarterly-resigns/120188 | title=Fifteen members of 'Third World Quarterly' editorial board resign | date=September 20, 2017 | department=The Ticker | last=Zamudio-Suaréz | first=Fernanda | language=en | url-status=dead | website=[Chronicle of Higher Education](/source/The_Chronicle_of_Higher_Education)}} }} == External links == {{Wikiquote}} {{Commons category}} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0HJV5BE294 Bruce Gilley and Douglas Murray discuss one of the biggest criticisms of the West – colonialism], Uncancelled History, 2022. * {{cite web | url = http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/ | title = Essays on "The case for colonialism" | website = [Portland State University](/source/Portland_State_University) | access-date = November 11, 2017 | archive-date = January 10, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150110124937/http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/ | url-status = dead }} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V8t4pPbr4k Video of lecture "The Case for Colonialism" at Texas Tech University, 2018]. ([http://www.web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/TexasTechTalk.pdf text] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207143726/https://web.pdx.edu/~gilleyb/TexasTechTalk.pdf |date=December 7, 2022 }}) * {{Google Scholar id|nNUGaWcAAAAJ}} * [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bruce-Gilley List of research papers] at [ResearchGate](/source/ResearchGate) * [https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/416200.Bruce_Gilley List of his books] at [Goodreads](/source/Goodreads) {{Portal bar|History|Society}} {{Political ideologies}} {{Empires}} {{International relations}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilley, Bruce}} Category:Living people Category:1966 births Category:Portland State University faculty Category:American political scientists Category:Princeton University alumni Category:American male journalists Category:American non-fiction writers Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford Category:University of Toronto alumni Category:Historians of China Category:Historians of colonialism Category:Canadian diaspora in the United States Category:Articles containing video clips --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bruce Gilley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gilley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Gilley?action=history)). 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