Associate Professor Nicole George
Associate Professor

Nicole George

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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

Political science

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

Search Professor Nicole George’s works on UQ eSpace

60 works between 2002 and 2024
All (60) Journal Article (26) Book Chapter (18) Book (1) Other Outputs (15)

21 - 40 of 60 works

2018

Journal Article

Liberal–local peacebuilding in Solomon Islands and Bougainville: advancing a gender-just peace?

George, Nicole (2018). Liberal–local peacebuilding in Solomon Islands and Bougainville: advancing a gender-just peace?. International Affairs, 94 (6), 1329-1348. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiy193

Liberal–local peacebuilding in Solomon Islands and Bougainville: advancing a gender-just peace?

2018

Other Outputs

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: gender and participation in the wake of a partially "gendered" peace agreement

George, Nicole (2018). Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: gender and participation in the wake of a partially "gendered" peace agreement. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Monash University.

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea: gender and participation in the wake of a partially "gendered" peace agreement

2018

Other Outputs

Solomon Islands: a situational analsyis of women's participation in peace processes

George, Nicole (2018). Solomon Islands: a situational analsyis of women's participation in peace processes. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Monash University.

Solomon Islands: a situational analsyis of women's participation in peace processes

2018

Other Outputs

The Challenges to women on Bougainville

George, Nicole (2018, 03 22). The Challenges to women on Bougainville Lowy Interpreter

The Challenges to women on Bougainville

2018

Book Chapter

Postcolonial theory and feminism

George, Nicole (2018). Postcolonial theory and feminism. The international encyclopedia of anthropology. (pp. 1-6) edited by Hilary Callan. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2341

Postcolonial theory and feminism

2018

Book Chapter

Hybridity and regulatory authority in Fiji: vernacular perspectives on gender and security

George, Nicole (2018). Hybridity and regulatory authority in Fiji: vernacular perspectives on gender and security. Hybridity on the ground in peacebuilding and development: critical conversations. (pp. 253-269) edited by Joanne Wallis, Lia Kent, Miranda Forsyth, Sinclair Dinnen and Srinjoy Bose. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/hgpd.03.2018.15

Hybridity and regulatory authority in Fiji: vernacular perspectives on gender and security

2018

Book Chapter

Global women's movement

George, Nicole (2018). Global women's movement. The international encyclopedia of anthropology. (pp. 1-8) Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2220

Global women's movement

2018

Book Chapter

WPS and women’s roles in conflict-prevention: the case of Bougainville

George, Nicole (2018). WPS and women’s roles in conflict-prevention: the case of Bougainville. The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security. (pp. 475-488) edited by Sara E. Davies and Jacqui True. New York, NY, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190638276.013.64

WPS and women’s roles in conflict-prevention: the case of Bougainville

2017

Journal Article

Sexual violence and hybrid peacebuilding: how does silence speak?

George, Nicole and Kent, Lia (2017). Sexual violence and hybrid peacebuilding: how does silence speak?. Third World Thematics, 2 (4), 518-537. doi: 10.1080/23802014.2017.1395710

Sexual violence and hybrid peacebuilding: how does silence speak?

2017

Other Outputs

“Men have no idea what we go through”: ending violence against women in the Pacific Islands

George, Nicole (2017, 05 23). “Men have no idea what we go through”: ending violence against women in the Pacific Islands 50-50 Open Democracy

“Men have no idea what we go through”: ending violence against women in the Pacific Islands

2017

Journal Article

The virtues of strangers: policing gender violence in Pacific Island countries

Bull, Melissa, George, Nicole and Curth-Bibb, Jodie (2017). The virtues of strangers: policing gender violence in Pacific Island countries. Policing and Society, 29 (2), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/10439463.2017.1311894

The virtues of strangers: policing gender violence in Pacific Island countries

2017

Journal Article

Policing "conjugal order": gender, hybridity and vernacular security in Fiji

George, Nicole (2017). Policing "conjugal order": gender, hybridity and vernacular security in Fiji. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 19 (1), 55-70. doi: 10.1080/14616742.2017.1283248

Policing "conjugal order": gender, hybridity and vernacular security in Fiji

2017

Journal Article

The difference gender makes to international peace and security

Davies, Sara E., George, Nicole and True, Jacqui (2017). The difference gender makes to international peace and security. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 19 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/14616742.2017.1279904

The difference gender makes to international peace and security

2016

Journal Article

Institutionalising women, peace and security in the Pacific Islands: Gendering the ‘architecture of entitlements’?

George, Nicole (2016). Institutionalising women, peace and security in the Pacific Islands: Gendering the ‘architecture of entitlements’?. International Political Science Review, 37 (3), 375-389. doi: 10.1177/0192512116629819

Institutionalising women, peace and security in the Pacific Islands: Gendering the ‘architecture of entitlements’?

2016

Journal Article

Women, peace and security: Exploring the implementation and integration of UNSCR 1325

George, Nicole and Shepherd, Laura (2016). Women, peace and security: Exploring the implementation and integration of UNSCR 1325. International Political Science Review, 37 (3), 297-306. doi: 10.1177/0192512116636659

Women, peace and security: Exploring the implementation and integration of UNSCR 1325

2016

Book Chapter

Gender and peacebuilding: hybridity and friction in the Pacific Islands

George, Nicole and Doerksen, Chantelle (2016). Gender and peacebuilding: hybridity and friction in the Pacific Islands. Practical approaches to peacebuilding: putting theory to work. (pp. 81-108) edited by Pamina Firchow and Harry Anastasiou. Boulder, CO, United States: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Gender and peacebuilding: hybridity and friction in the Pacific Islands

2016

Book Chapter

'Lost in Translation': gender violence, human rights and women's capabilities in Fiji

George, Nicole (2016). 'Lost in Translation': gender violence, human rights and women's capabilities in Fiji. Gender violence and human rights: seeking justice in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. (pp. 81-125) edited by Aletta Biersack, Margaret Jolly and Martha Macintyre. Canberra, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/gvhr.12.2016.02

'Lost in Translation': gender violence, human rights and women's capabilities in Fiji

2016

Journal Article

Light, Heat and Shadows: Women's Reflections on Peacebuilding in Bougainville

George, Nicole (2016). Light, Heat and Shadows: Women's Reflections on Peacebuilding in Bougainville. Peacebuilding, 4 (2), 166-179. doi: 10.1080/21647259.2016.1192241

Light, Heat and Shadows: Women's Reflections on Peacebuilding in Bougainville

2015

Journal Article

Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground

George, Nicole and Stark, Alastair (2015). Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground. Policy and Politics, 44 (4), 591-607. doi: 10.1332/030557315X14351420409945

Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground

2015

Journal Article

'Starting with a prayer': women faith and security in Fiji

George, Nicole (2015). 'Starting with a prayer': women faith and security in Fiji. Oceania, 85 (1), 119-131. doi: 10.1002/ocea.5078

'Starting with a prayer': women faith and security in Fiji

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

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

    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

    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

    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

    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

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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