Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER
Former Associate Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
Research Interests:
- Political and geostrategic issues in Southeast Asia
- ASEAN regional construction
- China / Southeast Asia (ASEAN) relations and their global implications
Sophie Boisseau du Rocher is a Senior Researcher specializing in Southeast Asian politics, geostrategic affairs and regional integration. She was an Associate Research Fellow at Ifri's Center for Asian Studies from November 2015 to December 2023. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including Le Cambodge, la survie d’un peuple (Belin, Paris, 2011), L’Asie du Sud-Est prise au piège (Perrin, Paris, 2009) and L’ASEAN et la construction régionale en Asie du Sud-Est (L’Harmattan, Paris, 1997). She also edited the Annuaire de l’Asie orientale (Yearbook on East Asia) for the Documentation française (2006 – 2012).
Dr. Boisseau du Rocher holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po, Paris (1996) and has previously taught at Sciences Po Paris, Sciences Po Le Havre (Asia campus), the Institut des hautes Etudes de la Défense nationale (IHEDN), and the Collège Inter-Armé de défense. She managed the Observatory on Southeast Asia for the Directorate of Strategic Affairs of the French Ministry of Defense from 2008-2011.