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Australian National University
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Top 5 Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
International Relations | International Law (excl. International Trade Law) | Political Science
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
International Relations not elsewhere classified | Defence and Security Policy | International Organisations |
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Publications
NPY/NPF-Related Neuropeptide FLP-34 Signals from Serotonergic Neurons to Modulate Aversive Olfactory Learning in Caenorhabditis elegans
Publisher: Society for Neuroscience
Date: 23-06-2020
Evaluating the United Nation’s Agenda for Atrocity Prevention: Prospects for the International Regulation of Internal Security
Publisher: Cogitatio
Date: 27-10-2015
Abstract: In recent years the UN Secretary-General has promoted mass atrocity prevention as the priority agenda for the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) at the UN, redirecting debates on R2P away from military interventionism towards improved state capacity to prevent atrocity crimes and protect populations. This focus has been illustrated in the UNSG’s annual reports on R2P since 2009, and the 2014 “Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes”, that emphasise state institutional capacity and the identification of atrocity-risk indicators. Through a case-study of Pakistan, this article problematizes the relationship between internal security and the UN agenda on atrocity prevention to evaluate the viability of promoting atrocity prevention as currently conceived by the Office of the UNSG in high-risk contexts. It argues that an atrocity prevention agenda informed by a responsive regulation framework would be more effective in taking into account the relational dynamics of atrocity crimes. This includes accounting for the interaction between the micro-dynamics of political violence with macro-dynamics created by lengthy historical conflicts and strategic repertoires.
Editorial: a New Era of GR2P
Publisher: Brill
Date: 17-02-2020
The Politics of Protecting Religious Minorities
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 25-08-2016
Do INGOs Work? An Empirical Investigation of Human Security Effects
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 31-05-2016
DOI: 10.1093/ISR/VIW015
Children affected by political violence in India: Human rights, politics and protection
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 11-2016
Introduction
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 25-08-2016
A CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH WOMEN AND WAR
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2010
A christian response to global conflict: Realism and reconciliation
Publisher: Brill
Date: 18-11-2020
DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341632
Abstract: This article considers avenues for fruitful engagement between international relations and public theology in order to ask what an ethical Christian response to global conflict should entail. The process of mediating principles of biblical justice into a contemporary international context requires interpretation in a reality of territorial bounded states, with rules and norms governing international interactions that are unique to the present day. This article draws on two theologically oriented contributions to international relations, Christian realism and political reconciliation to probe the question as to how we conceptualise justice as a pursuit in international relations from a Christian worldview. It reflects on the contingencies of the present-day context of global conflict, and the implications for praxis from a public theology standpoint.
Practising civilian protection: Human security in Myanmar and Cambodia
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 20-06-2014
Abstract: Inspired by the practice turn in the field of international relations, this article contributes to the growing interest in the sociological and potentially transformative nature of the concept of human security, with a specific emphasis on the protection of civilians affected by armed conflict. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Cambodia and Myanmar on the protection of children affected by armed conflict, it argues for a fresh analysis of human security through the lens of a ‘politics of protection’. By mapping the work of international, government, and non-governmental actors involved in the protection of conflict-affected populations, the article shows that the distinction between welfare/development-oriented approaches and security-oriented approaches creates a protection gap for vulnerable populations in practice. This brings into question the salience of a security–development nexus conceptualization of human security. Instead, a politics of protection lens offers an alternative starting point for the study of security practices in conflict-affected societies, and facilitates a reconceptualization of human security as a transformative approach to contesting the politics and practice of civilian protection.
Navigating between pragmatism and principle: Australia's foreign policy response to the 2017 Rohingya crisis
Publisher: Brill
Date: 03-2021
DOI: 10.1163/1875-984X-13020002
Abstract: The escalation of violence by Myanmar’s military forces against ethnic Rohingya populations in Rakhine State in 2017 served as a test case for Australia’s commitment to R2P, and its capacity to protect populations from widespread and systematic atrocities in its own regional neighbourhood. Australia’s response to the crisis in Myanmar was mixed it co-sponsored a UN Human Rights Council resolution to establish the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar that was instrumental in determining the extent and nature of violence committed by Myanmar’s armed forces during the so-called ‘clearance operations’, and provided substantial humanitarian aid for affected Rohingya populations. Australia has, however, been criticised for not doing enough to pressure the government of Myanmar on the issue, for maintaining defence cooperation with Myanmar throughout the crisis, and for its reluctance to accept Rohingya refugees fleeing the violence. This article examines Australia’s response to the Rohingya crisis in the areas of international, regional, and bilateral diplomacy, humanitarian assistance, and defence cooperation. It asks why Australia did not take a more proactive role in confronting atrocities committed by the Myanmar government, and identifies lessons learnt and recommendations for strengthening Australia’s atrocity prevention architecture that is consistent with Australia’s pragmatic approach to regional assistance and its principled international advocacy.
Protection First, Justice Later ? Stopping Mass Atrocities in Northern Uganda
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 25-08-2016
Pursuing Accountability and Protection for the Uighur and Muslim Minorities in China
Publisher: Brill
Date: 16-02-2021
DOI: 10.1163/1875-984X-13010001
Abstract: This short article introduces the forum on the Uighur population in China and R2P. It provides context to demonstrate why it is important to analyse the current situation in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China through an R2P lens and states the objectives of the forum. It then provides a brief summary of the contributions in the forum that take into account the domestic context, legal arguments and analysis of the international political context in which R2P is operationalised.
R2p and the prevention of mass atrocities: A child-centric approach
Publisher: Brill
Date: 22-03-2018
DOI: 10.1163/1875984X-01001005
Abstract: Prevention has taken centre-stage in present discussions around both United Nations reform and the r 2 p implementation agenda. Contemporary humanitarian crises from Myanmar to Yemen reinforce the horrendous atrocities that children face during periods of armed conflict and mass political upheaval to which the prevention agenda is geared. This article considers the atrocity prevention dimension of r 2 p it describes changes in both understanding around the dynamics of political violence and strategies for targeting civilians in contemporary conflicts over the past two decades, situates children in the broader social context of mass political violence, and identifies strategies for incorporating a child-centric lens into the existing atrocity prevention toolkit. It argues that while the children and armed conflict agenda strengthens atrocity prevention efforts in relation to children’s specific experiences in violent conflict, it does not serve as an adequate proxy for a child-centric approach to atrocity prevention through both structural and targeted measures.
Institutionalizing Prevention at the UN
Publisher: Brill
Date: 09-06-2021
DOI: 10.1163/19426720-02702003
Abstract: This article assesses recent UN reforms to enhance the organization’s capacity to prevent violent conflict. These reforms target crucial inefficiencies within the UN that have h ered effective preventive and protection practices in violent conflict and atrocities. The article argues that state actors have viewed the reform process as a site of norm contestation, and negotiations have created an avenue for compromises on the centrality of human rights and political backstopping of UN missions in volatile field contexts that are vital to better prevention and protection outcomes. Contestation by state actors is significant in steering the outcomes of institutional reform as states advance their normative agendas, and seek to integrate these preferences into new institutional structures that are open to negotiation through the reform process. A broad assessment of these reforms confirms the move toward a more pragmatic vision of peace and security in the UN to accommodate global power shifts.
Regulatory Contestation: Steering toward Consistency in International Norm Implementation
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 13-03-2021
DOI: 10.1093/ISR/VIAB008
Abstract: Over the past three decades, there has been a notable expansion in the number and remit of global norms of human protection, informing the rationale and reform of international law and institutions in significant ways. Yet, the inconsistent and selective implementation of these norms undermines their legitimacy and strength. Drawing on interviews with United Nations (UN) officials, diplomats, non-governmental organizations, and experts, this article examines the challenge of strengthening consistency in the implementation of international human protection norms. It argues that ersity in practice is a strength for their consistent implementation when understood through a broader account of the regulatory function of international norms. Dominant accounts of the regulatory function of international norms in international law (compliance) and international relations (internalization) seek consistency of norm implementation through mechanisms such as legal/institutional reform and socialization, respectively. These accounts, I argue, are strengthened by a socio-legal approach to responsive regulation that pays attention to the way that norms operate “in reality” to regulate actor behavior, identifying the generative and creative function of international norms in steering the flow of events toward desired outcomes. It then examines efforts to extend human protection norms into new territory and toward improved preventive capacity with an increased emphasis on accountability through the UN Human Rights Council. This article introduces the concept of regulatory contestation that extends analytical attention to the governance processes through which norms shape international politics and practice.
Implementing the Responsibility to Protect
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 09-09-2019
Progress, Problems, and Prospects: R2P 15 Years after the World Summit
Publisher: Brill
Date: 05-10-2020
DOI: 10.1163/1875-984X-01204002
Abstract: This short article introduces the GR2P Forum reflecting on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine 15 years after it was institutionalised at the international level through the World Summit Outcome Document. It contextualises the relevance of critical reflections on the R2P at its 15th anniversary and then lays out the aims and objectives of the Forum . It provides an overview of the different contributions, describing the perspectives of the authors and the key arguments they present.
A novel overlapping gene azyx-1 affects the translation of zyxin in C. elegans
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 10-09-2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.09.507294
Abstract: Overlapping genes are widely prevalent, however, their expression and consequences are poorly understood. Here, we describe and functionally characterize a novel zyx-1 overlapping gene, azyx-1 , with distinct regulatory functions in C. elegans . We observed conservation of alternative open reading frames overlapping the 5’ region of zyxin family members in several animal species, and find shared sites of azyx-1 and zyxin proteoform expression in C. elegans . In line with a standard ribosome scanning model, our results support cis regulation of zyx-1 long isoform(s) by upstream initiating azyx-1a . Moreover, we report on a rare observation of trans regulation of zyx-1 by azyx-1 , with evidence of increased ZYX-1 upon azyx-1 overexpression. Our results suggest a dual role for azyx-1 in influencing zyx-1 proteoform heterogeneity and highlights its impact on C. elegans muscular integrity and locomotion.
Scholarly circles: A practice for thinking christianly in the university
Publisher: Brill
Date: 18-11-2020
DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341629
Abstract: This article documents how the formation of a Scholarly Circle led to the development of the articles published in this issue. We outline how our Scholarly Circle developed across three stages over a period of seven years. By doing so, we hope to encourage others to consider the Scholarly Circle as a potential model to guide small communities of scholars seeking to integrate their faith and scholarship in a deeper and more deliberate way.
Conclusion
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 25-08-2016
Child security in Asia: The impact of armed conflict in Cambodia and Myanmar
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 15-08-2013
From norm contestation to norm implementation: Recursivity and the responsibility to protect
Publisher: Brill
Date: 12-09-2018
DOI: 10.1163/19426720-02403006
Abstract: This article contributes to the burgeoning norms literature in international relations that conceptualizes the norm life cycle as a nonlinear dynamic process that is open to contestation and change of “meanings in use.” There are limitations to this second generation of norms theory, however, most crucially in the identification of agency and process through which dialogue occurs and change is enacted. This article claims that to conceptualize the move from norm contestation as dialogic process to norm implementation as a process that weaves norms into the fabric of institutions in their day-to-day politics and routine practices, there is a need to bring IR norms theory into a fruitful engagement with sociological theory on lawmaking. Sociolegal approaches account for institutional processes that move toward the firming up of norms even if hard law status is not the formal objective. This article applies a sociolegal framework of the recursivity of lawmaking to better understand the current ersification of responsibility to protect implementation efforts across the UN and at the national level.
State Responsibility and Prevention in the Responsibility to Protect
Publisher: Brill
Date: 22-05-2015
DOI: 10.1163/1875984X-00701004
Abstract: This article responds to the 2013 un Secretary General’s ( unsg ) annual report on the Responsibility to Protect ( r2p ), titled ‘State Responsibility and Prevention’. The orientation of r2p as a tool for addressing risk factors for atrocity crimes in domestic contexts indicates a conceptual deepening and widening of r2p to provide states with an atrocity prevention lens within their jurisdiction. This article examines state policies and practices of protecting civilians during communal violence in India, arguing that progress on the First Pillar of r2p necessitates a conceptual shift at both the international level and at the domestic level. The politics surrounding communal violence in India provides an important case study to question the salience of r2p norms for domestic practices of state responsibility and prevention that are currently being promoted in the unsg agenda on r2p , and considers the implications this report has for states committed to a narrow interpretation of r2p .
Transcending the Double-Bind of Humanitarian Intervention: The Costs of Action and Inaction
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
‘Children and armed conflict’ and the field of security studies
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2015
R2P as an atrocity-prevention framework: Concepts and institutionalization at the global level
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 09-09-2019
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190100640
Start Date: 06-2019
End Date: 09-2024
Amount: $404,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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