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Associate Professor Nicole George
Associate Professor

Nicole George

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Overview

Background

Nicole’s research focuses on the gendered politics of conflict and peacebuilding, violence, security and participation. She has a strong interest in feminist institutional theory, as well as conceptual debates on regulatory pluralism and contested notions of (gendered) order as they are evident in local and global politics. Since the early 2000s, she has conducted research in the Pacific Islands region focusing on gender politics, gendered security and post conflict transition in Fiji, New Caledonia, Bougainville and Solomon Islands. She has worked in collaboration with women’s organisations, women decision-makers and women policy-makers in these settings to progress aspects of this work. She has led large, externally funded, comparative research projects examining how women's rights to security are institutionalised in Pacific Island countries (2013-2016) and where and how women participate in post-conflict transformation (as part of a broader collaborative ARC Linkage Project (2016-2020). Aside from the scholarly publications listed below, she has made influential contributions to national and regional intergovernmental policy forums on gender, security and development programs and is a regular contributor to national and regional on-line opinion editorial sites.

Availability

Associate Professor Nicole George is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Research interests

  • Gender

  • Peace and Conflict

  • Pacific Islands

  • Peacebuilding

  • Women in Politics

  • Violence Against Women

Works

Search Professor Nicole George’s works on UQ eSpace

60 works between 2002 and 2024

1 - 20 of 60 works

2024

Journal Article

“Our cry as women leaders”: crisis response intervention, customary governance, and the masculinization of peace in Solomon Islands

George, Nicole (2024). “Our cry as women leaders”: crisis response intervention, customary governance, and the masculinization of peace in Solomon Islands. Pacific Affairs, 97 (4), 813-831. doi: 10.5509/2024974-art6

“Our cry as women leaders”: crisis response intervention, customary governance, and the masculinization of peace in Solomon Islands

2024

Other Outputs

An all-male Pacific peace mission to New Caledonia excludes women’s voices in the crisis

George, Nicole (2024, 11 01). An all-male Pacific peace mission to New Caledonia excludes women’s voices in the crisis Lowy Interpreter

An all-male Pacific peace mission to New Caledonia excludes women’s voices in the crisis

2024

Other Outputs

Is it time for Australia to reassess its position on France’s role in New Caledonia?

George, Nicole (2024, 05 20). Is it time for Australia to reassess its position on France’s role in New Caledonia? The Conversation

Is it time for Australia to reassess its position on France’s role in New Caledonia?

2024

Other Outputs

Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights

George, Nicole (2024, 05 16). Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights The Conversation

Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights

2024

Other Outputs

Making the "invisible" visible: women and the anti-nuclear resistance in the Pacific Islands

George, Nicole (2024). Making the "invisible" visible: women and the anti-nuclear resistance in the Pacific Islands. Nuclear Disarmament and the Anthropocene: Voices from Pacific Island Countries Seoul: Asia-Pacific Leadership Network.

Making the "invisible" visible: women and the anti-nuclear resistance in the Pacific Islands

2022

Journal Article

Making space for Indigenous approaches in the Southwest Pacific? The spatial politics of peace scholarship and practice

Brigg, Morgan, George, Nicole and Higgins, Kate (2022). Making space for Indigenous approaches in the Southwest Pacific? The spatial politics of peace scholarship and practice. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 16 (5), 545-562. doi: 10.1080/17502977.2022.2139908

Making space for Indigenous approaches in the Southwest Pacific? The spatial politics of peace scholarship and practice

2022

Other Outputs

Want to help people affected by floods? Here's what to do - and what not to

George, Nicole (2022, 03 01). Want to help people affected by floods? Here's what to do - and what not to The Conversation

Want to help people affected by floods? Here's what to do - and what not to

2021

Journal Article

Policing gender violence in Vanuatu

Bull, Melissa and George, Nicole (2021). Policing gender violence in Vanuatu. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 10 (4), 239-261. doi: 10.5204/ijcjsd.1768

Policing gender violence in Vanuatu

2021

Other Outputs

Solomon Islands deployment: Australia must meet obligations to women

George, Nicole (2021, 11 30). Solomon Islands deployment: Australia must meet obligations to women Lowy Interpreter

Solomon Islands deployment: Australia must meet obligations to women

2020

Journal Article

Conflict transition, emplaced identity and the gendered politics of scale in Solomon Islands

George, Nicole (2020). Conflict transition, emplaced identity and the gendered politics of scale in Solomon Islands. Cooperation and Conflict, 55 (4), 518-534. doi: 10.1177/0010836720954476

Conflict transition, emplaced identity and the gendered politics of scale in Solomon Islands

2020

Journal Article

Emplacing the spatial turn in peace and conflict studies

Brigg, Morgan and George, Nicole (2020). Emplacing the spatial turn in peace and conflict studies. Cooperation and Conflict, 55 (4), 409-420. doi: 10.1177/0010836720954488

Emplacing the spatial turn in peace and conflict studies

2020

Journal Article

“Our struggle, our cry, our sweat”: challenging the gendered logics of participation and conflict transition in Solomon Islands

George, Nicole and Soaki, Pauline (2020). “Our struggle, our cry, our sweat”: challenging the gendered logics of participation and conflict transition in Solomon Islands. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 22 (4), 572-593. doi: 10.1080/14616742.2020.1798798

“Our struggle, our cry, our sweat”: challenging the gendered logics of participation and conflict transition in Solomon Islands

2020

Book Chapter

Gender and post-conflict security sector reform: experiences from Bougainville and Solomon Islands

George, Nicole (2020). Gender and post-conflict security sector reform: experiences from Bougainville and Solomon Islands. Mapping security in the Pacific: a focus on context, gender and organisational culture. (pp. 104-118) edited by Sara N. Amin, Danielle Watson and Christian Girard. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429031816-11

Gender and post-conflict security sector reform: experiences from Bougainville and Solomon Islands

2020

Book Chapter

The price of peace?: Frictional encounters on gender, security and the ‘Economic Peace Paradigm’

George, Nicole (2020). The price of peace?: Frictional encounters on gender, security and the ‘Economic Peace Paradigm’. New directions in women, peace and security. (pp. 41-60) edited by Soumita Basu, Paul Kirby and Laura J. Shepherd. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv12sdx3t.9

The price of peace?: Frictional encounters on gender, security and the ‘Economic Peace Paradigm’

2020

Book Chapter

Women in politics: Pacific Islands and New Zealand

George, Nicole (2020). Women in politics: Pacific Islands and New Zealand. Women, policy and political leadership: regional perspectives. (pp. 141-158) edited by Christian Echle and Megha Sarmah. Singapore: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

Women in politics: Pacific Islands and New Zealand

2019

Other Outputs

Karida village killlings: violence and vulnerability of women

George, Nicole (2019, 07 18). Karida village killlings: violence and vulnerability of women Lowy Interpreter

Karida village killlings: violence and vulnerability of women

2019

Journal Article

Gender, security and Australia’s 2018 Pacific Pivot: stalled impetus and shallow roots

George, Nicole (2019). Gender, security and Australia’s 2018 Pacific Pivot: stalled impetus and shallow roots. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 73 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2019.1584155

Gender, security and Australia’s 2018 Pacific Pivot: stalled impetus and shallow roots

2019

Book Chapter

Climate change and ‘architectures of entitlement’: beyond gendered virtue and vulnerability in the Pacific Islands?

George, Nicole (2019). Climate change and ‘architectures of entitlement’: beyond gendered virtue and vulnerability in the Pacific Islands?. Climate hazards, disasters, and gender ramifications. (pp. 101-121) edited by Catarina Kinnvall and Helle Rydstrom. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429424861-6

Climate change and ‘architectures of entitlement’: beyond gendered virtue and vulnerability in the Pacific Islands?

2019

Book Chapter

Gender and the UN’s women, peace and security agenda

George, Nicole, Koo, Katrina Lee and Shepherd, Laura J. (2019). Gender and the UN’s women, peace and security agenda. Routledge handbook of gender and security. (pp. 311-322) edited by Caron E. Gentry, Laura J. Shepherd and Laura Sjoberg. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Gender and the UN’s women, peace and security agenda

2018

Other Outputs

Meaningful participation: women and peacebuilding in the Pacific

George, Nicole (2018, 11 12). Meaningful participation: women and peacebuilding in the Pacific Lowy Interpreter

Meaningful participation: women and peacebuilding in the Pacific

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Supporting Democratic Action in Myanmar (Global Affairs Canada grant administered by ActionAid International)
    ActionAid International
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Improving the policing of gender violence in the global south (ARC Discovery Project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Toward Inclusive Peace: Mapping Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements (ARC Linkage Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Gender Violence, Women's Empowerment and Human Rights in Melanesia: Exploring the French Connection.
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Identifying and Evaluating Factors Influencing Community Resilience in a Crisis
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Nicole George is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Gender Peace and Security

  • Issues in Gender Politics

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Become Worthy or Remain Neglected: A Gendered Analysis of the United Kingdom and Australia's Regulation of ISIS Women Returnees

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Legal quotas, Islam and women's substantive representation: A case study of Indonesia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Annie Pohlman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Regulating love: Feminist institutionalist analysis of judicial rulings on choice-based relationships in India's constitutional courts

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Jennifer Corrin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    SPACE, RACE AND GENDER: Analyzing Counterterrorism Strategy in Kenya through a Feminist Geopolitical Lens

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Morgan Brigg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Regulating love: Feminist institutionalist analysis of judicial rulings on choice-based relationships in India's constitutional courts

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Jennifer Corrin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    SPACE, RACE AND GENDER: Analyzing Counterterrorism Strategy in Kenya through a Feminist Geopolitical Lens

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Morgan Brigg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    SPACE, RACE AND GENDER: Analyzing Counterterrorism Strategy in Kenya through a Feminist Geopolitical Lens

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Morgan Brigg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Jihadi Brides, Race, and their Return: Examining Government Responses in the United States (U.S.), Malaysia, and Germany

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ethnolinguistic Discrimination and Majoritarian Politics: Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism in post-war Sri Lanka

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Heloise Weber

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Human security and climate migration: making sense of vulnerability to climate change in the Pacific

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Matt McDonald

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Human security and climate migration: making sense of vulnerability to climate change in the Pacific

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Matt McDonald

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Nicole George directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bougainville
  • Fiji
  • Gender and Politics
  • Gender and Security
  • New Caledonia
  • Pacific Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Violence Against Women
  • Women in Politics

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