Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Macquarie)
- Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (QUT)
- Master of Arts in European Studies (Monash)
- Bachelor of Arts (Tas)
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Current Research
European Union in protecting and promoting children鈥檚 rights in internal and external affairs.
EU external action in protecting and promoting children鈥檚 rights in the Asia Pacific, special focus on humanitarian aid.
Other research interests
Human rights, specifically children鈥檚 rights.
Human security and global governance related to forced migration.
European Union and the Asia Pacific.
Belonging, identity and citizenship in Europe and transnational identities in Europe.
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Publications
- 鈥淐hild rights and humanitarian action in the Asia Pacific: the European Union as a global actor鈥, co-authored with Genevieve Taylor, OCIS Conference, Auckland, 30 June 鈥 2 July 2010
- 鈥淲hither European Integration and Enlargement? The Impact of Cultural Identities in a Globalising Context鈥, co-author with Giancarlo Chiro, 'New Europe, New Governance, New Worlds', PIE-Peter Lang 2010
- 鈥淏elonging, citizenship and children鈥檚 rights in the European Union鈥, Activating Human Rights and Peace Conference, Byron Bay, 1 鈥 4 July 2008
- 鈥淚nvisible voices: the challenge of absence of belonging in a European context鈥, TASA / SAANZ Joint Conference, Auckland New Zealand, December 2007
- 鈥淕lobalisation and Human Commodities: Combating Child Trafficking in the European Union鈥, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2007, vol. 2 issue 1
- 鈥淓nhancing Conceptions of Global Citizenship in International Studies Teaching and Learning in an Online Environment鈥, The International Journal of the Humanities, 2007
- 鈥淪tudent perceptions of internationalisation of the curriculum: an Australian case study鈥, with Matthew Absalom, Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (AHHE), vol. 5, no. 3, 2006
- 鈥淓xile, Return and Restitution in the Czech Republic鈥, PORTAL, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005.
- 鈥淓nhancing conceptions of Global Citizenship in International Studies Teaching and Learning鈥, Conference Proceedings UNESCO Conference on Intercultural Education, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, 2003.
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Conferences and presentations
- 鈥淭he state of Europe, from tourist to student of the European Union鈥, Europe in the Changing World: Challenges, Priorities and Research Collaboration, NCRE University of mini传媒, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25 - 27 September 2008
- 鈥淏elonging, citizenship and children鈥檚 rights in the European Union鈥, Activating Human Rights and Peace Conference, Byron Bay, 1 鈥 4 July 2008
- 鈥淚nvisible voices: the challenge of absence of belonging in a European context鈥, TASA / SAANZ Joint Conference, Auckland New Zealand, December 2007
- 鈥淕lobalisation and Human Commodities: Combating Child Trafficking in the European Union鈥, The Second International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, University of the Granada, 10 - 13 July 2007
- 鈥淓nhancing Conceptions of Global Citizenship in International Studies Teaching and Learning in an Online Environment鈥, The Fifth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, American University of Paris 17-20 July 2007
- 鈥淲hither European Integration and Enlargement? The Impact of Cultural Identities in a Globalising Context鈥, co-author with Giancarlo Chiro, 'New Europe, New Governance, New Worlds?' conference Melbourne 12-14 April 2007
- 鈥淭he changing landscape of 鈥楨urope鈥 challenging European identity鈥, Paper presented at the Second Oceanic Conference on International Studies University of Melbourne, 5-7 July 2006
- Cultural Diversity Series 鈥 鈥淓urope and European Identity鈥, Adelaide Festival Centre, September 2005
- 鈥楻econciling Terrorism and Human Rights in the European Union鈥, School of International Studies 鈥 School Seminar: Alienation & Extremism: Unearthing the roots of Terrorism, November 2004
- 鈥淭he European Union, enlargement and integrating security and human rights鈥, Asia Pacific EU Conference, 鈥淥utside Looking In鈥: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the EU, NCRE University of mini传媒, Christchurch, New Zealand, 9-11 September 2004
- 鈥淓xile, Return and Restitution in the Czech Republic鈥, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Institute for International Studies, Annual Symposium, Exile and Social Change, invited participant, Sydney, 5 鈥 6 July 2004
- Understanding Cultures Series 鈥 鈥淓urope 2004鈥 May 2004, Uni. SA
- 鈥淓nhancing conceptions of Global Citizenship in International Studies Teaching and Learning鈥, UNESCO Conference on Intercultural Education, Jyvaskyla, Finland 15 鈥 18 June 2003
- 鈥淏order insecurity: an Australian policy response to irregular migration鈥, International Association for Forced Migration, Chiang Mai, Thailand 5-9 January 2003
- 鈥業rregular migration in Australia: from commodity to criminal鈥, "Fear of Strangers: Wogs, Refos and Illegals in the Popular Imagination" Conference, co-convened by the Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia and the Herbert and Valmae Freilich Foundation, Humanities Research Centre, The Australian National University, 6-7 December 2002
- 鈥淔orced migration and Australia鈥檚 position in the global context鈥, Racial Tolerance and Human Rights Conference, invited participant,Justice Network, Law Week Adelaide May 2002
- 鈥淎sylum seekers and government policy鈥, Open Mind: A forum on the broader view of issues, invited speaker, Effective Living Centre, Adelaide, 15 February 2002
- "Bridging the Gap: Human Security, the Individual and the State", Reconciliation: Conversations Beyond Cultural Boundaries, Asia Pacific Mediation Forum, Adelaide, South Australia, November 2001
- 鈥淓urope: Insiders vs Outsiders. Mechanisms for dealing with illegal migration in the European Union.鈥 Hawke Institute Symposium: The heart of acceptance: immigrant and refugee communities, policy frameworks and human justice. University of South Australia, 27 July 2001
- 鈥淏order Politics and National Minorities in Europe鈥, Australian Institute of International Affairs, The University of Adelaide, 8 November 2000
- 鈥淚llegal Migration, Identity and Sovereignty鈥, Identities in Movement, Annual Anthropological Society Conference, Perth, Western Australia, September 2000
- 鈥淚dentity and Border Politics鈥, Hawke Institute Seminar Series, University of South Australia, 6 June 2000
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Researcher in Residence
Project: 鈥淭he fight against the new slave trade: the role of the OSCE鈥. An investigation into the mechanisms used by the OSCE to combat human trafficking. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Prague, Czech Republic March 鈥 April 2001
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Researcher Grants
- 鈥淧artnerships across the Asia Pacific: assessing the impact of EU external action in protecting and promoting children鈥檚 rights鈥, EUCN Research Award July 2010 鈥 May 2011.
- 鈥淟esser Voices, Vital Need: European Union Humanitarian Action in the Asia Pacific and the Protection of Children鈥, Summer Scholarship 2009-2010 jointly funded by the University of mini传媒 and the Tertiary Education Commission of New Zealand (TEC).
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