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Overview
Background
Research Expertise
- International relations theory
- History of political thought
- History of international thought
- History of the states-system
- Humanitarianism and intervention
Richard Devetak is Professor of the History of International Thought and was Head of the School of Political Science and International Studies from 2013 to 2018. He has published on the history of international thought, contemporary theoretical debates in international relations, humanitarian intervention, the ‘war on terror’, and globalisation’s implications for justice and the state, as well as on foreign policy, refugees, and national identity in the Australian context. His major contribution has been in the area of international relations theory, more specifically in the exposition and analysis of Frankfurt School Critical Theory and post-structuralism, and in international intellectual history.
He recently published a monograph titled Critical International Theory: An Intellectual History (Oxford University Press, 2018). His writings in these areas have been published in leading International Relations journals including International Affairs, Millennium and Review of International Studies. His current research interests include: the history of international thought and the history of the states-system in early modern Europe and beyond. He has held Visiting Fellowships at the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (2003), the Department of Politics, Institutions and History at University of Bologna (2008), and at the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute, Florence (2012).
From 2020 he will be part of the Review of International Studies editorial team, led by Dr Martin Coward (Manchester). He will also commence work on a large multi-million dollar collaborative project, led by Prof. Halvard Leira (NUPI) and funded by the Research Council of Norway, on A Conceptual History of International Relations.
He has also made a major contribution to two popular international relations textbooks. He is the lead editor of An Introduction to International Relations: fourth edition (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2022) with co-editor Daniel McCarthy; and co-editor with Jacqui True of Theories of International Relations: sixth edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).
Availability
- Professor Richard Devetak is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Monash University
- Masters (Coursework), Monash University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Keele University
Research interests
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Research interest includes
History of international thought; International relations theory; Laws of war, terrorism and political violence; Humanitarian intervention.
Works
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Featured
2018
Book
Critical international theory: an intellectual history
Devetak, Richard (2018). Critical international theory: an intellectual history. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198823568.001.0001
Featured
2017
Journal Article
Civilising statecraft: Andrew Linklater and comparative sociologies of states-systems
Dunne, Tim and Devetak, Richard (2017). Civilising statecraft: Andrew Linklater and comparative sociologies of states-systems. Review of International Studies, 43 (4), 686-699. doi: 10.1017/S0260210517000390
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2017
Journal Article
‘The battle is all there is’: philosophy and history in International Relations theory
Devetak, Richard (2017). ‘The battle is all there is’: philosophy and history in International Relations theory. International Relations, 31 (3), 261-281. doi: 10.1177/0047117817723063
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2016
Journal Article
Bandung 60 years on: Rrevolt and resilience in international society
Devetak, Richard, Dunne, Tim and Nurhayati, Ririn Tri (2016). Bandung 60 years on: Rrevolt and resilience in international society. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 70 (4), 358-373. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2016.1155201
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Historiographical foundations of modern international thought: histories of the European states-system from Florence to Göttingen
Devetak, Richard (2015). Historiographical foundations of modern international thought: histories of the European states-system from Florence to Göttingen. History of European Ideas, 41 (1), 62-77. doi: 10.1080/01916599.2014.948291
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2014
Journal Article
A rival Enlightenment? critical international theory in historical mode
Devetak, Richard (2014). A rival Enlightenment? critical international theory in historical mode. International Theory, 6 (3), 417-453. doi: 10.1017/S1752971914000128
2008
Book
Security and the war on terror
Alex J. Bellamy, Roland Bleiker, Sara E. Davies and Richard Devetak eds. (2008). Security and the war on terror. Contemporary security studies, London, England: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203028094
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2008
Book
The globalization of political violence: globalization's shadow
Richard A. Devetak and Christopher W. Hughes eds. (2008). The globalization of political violence: globalization's shadow. Routledge/Warwick Studies in Globalisation; 10, London, England: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203935699
2024
Journal Article
On the horizon: The futures of IR
Coward, Martin, Paterson, Matthew, Devetak, Richard, Moulin, Carolina, Shah, Nisha, Zehfuss, Maja and Zevnik, Andreja (2024). On the horizon: The futures of IR. Review of International Studies, 50 (3), 415-424. doi: 10.1017/S0260210524000263
2024
Book Chapter
Natural law and the rise of the international
Devetak, Richard (2024). Natural law and the rise of the international. Rise of the international: international relations meets history. (pp. 92-112) edited by Richard Devetak and Tim Dunne. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192871640.001.0001
2024
Book
Rise of the international: international relations meets history
Richard Devetak and Tim Dunne eds. (2024). Rise of the international: international relations meets history. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192871640.001.0001
2024
Book Chapter
Introduction: rise of the international
Devetak, Richard and Dunne, Tim (2024). Introduction: rise of the international. Rise of the international: international relations meets history. (pp. 3-26) edited by Richard Devetak and Tim Dunne. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192871640.001.0001
2024
Book Chapter
Divided by a common language: the international between history and theory
Devetak, Richard (2024). Divided by a common language: the international between history and theory. Rise of the international: international relations meets history. (pp. 27-50) edited by Richard Devetak and Tim Dunne. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192871640.001.0001
2024
Book Chapter
Cultivating humanitarianism: moral sentiment and international humanitarian law in the civilising process
Devetak, Richard (2024). Cultivating humanitarianism: moral sentiment and international humanitarian law in the civilising process. Civility, barbarism, and the evolution of International Humanitarian Law: who do the laws of war protect?. (pp. 61-84) edited by Matt Killingsworth and Tim McCormack. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2022
Book
Theories of International Relations
Richard Devetak and Jacqui True eds. (2022). Theories of International Relations. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
2022
Book Chapter
Introduction
Devetak, Richard and True, Jacqui (2022). Introduction. Theories of International Relations. (pp. 1-18) edited by Richard Devetak and Jacqui True. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
2022
Book Chapter
Critical theory
Devetak, Richard (2022). Critical theory. Theories of International Relations. (pp. 119-140) edited by Richard Devetak and Jacqui True. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
2022
Book Chapter
Post-structuralism
Devetak, Richard (2022). Post-structuralism. Theories of International Relations. (pp. 164-187) edited by Richard Devetak and Jacqui True. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic.
2021
Book Chapter
Reason of state in European international thought
Devetak, Richard (2021). Reason of state in European international thought. Perspectives on international political theory in Europe. (pp. 29-47) edited by Vassilios Paipais. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-77274-1_3
2021
Book Chapter
Vattel’s reception in international relations
Devetak, Richard (2021). Vattel’s reception in international relations. Concepts and Contexts of Vattel’s Political and Legal Thought . (pp. 296-320) edited by Peter Schröder . Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108784009.019
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
All Is Fair in Love and War: On Love and War in Shakespeare's Second Tetralogy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lisa Walters, Dr Jennifer Clement
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Disaggregating `the Enlightenment': An International Intellectual History of the English Enlightenment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ryan Walter
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Jeremy Bentham's Ethics of Intervention: the Utilitarian 'Moral Casuistry' of a Cosmopolitan Internationalist
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ryan Walter
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Who We Are and What We Stand For: Australian Foreign Policy and National Identity Construction Under Keating and Howard
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matt McDonald
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Sovereignty and Responsibility in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tim Dunne
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
France and Human Protection: A Tale of Two Norms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tim Dunne
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Grooming a new generation of peacebuilders: A review of the Rotary Peace Fellowship program.
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Towards an Emancipatory Cosmopolitanism: Reconstructing the concept of emancipation in Critical International Relations Theory
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin Weber
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Sovereignty and responsibility
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alexander Bellamy
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Multilaterialism and international terrorism: the contribution of the United Nations
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
From Dualism to Wholeness: Understanding Religion and Politics in the West
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roland Bleiker, Associate Professor Jacinta O'Hagan
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