
Overview
Background
Alex Bellamy is Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at The University of Queensland, Australia. His recent books include "Syria Betrayed: War, Atrocities and the Failure of International Diplomacy" (Columbia 2022) and "World Peace (And How We Can Achieve It)" (Oxford 2020)
Availability
- Professor Alexander Bellamy is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Hull
- Masters (Coursework), Staffordshire University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wales
Works
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2020
Journal Article
The thirty-year genocide: Turkey's destruction of its Christian minorities 1894-1924
Bellamy, Alex J. (2020). The thirty-year genocide: Turkey's destruction of its Christian minorities 1894-1924. International Affairs, 96 (1), 247-249. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiz268
2020
Conference Publication
How much peace is enough? A reflection on Richard Caplan’s measuring peace
Bellamy, Alex J. (2020). How much peace is enough? A reflection on Richard Caplan’s measuring peace. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.1080/17449057.2020.1759917
2020
Journal Article
Thinking about World Peace
Bellamy, Alex J. (2020). Thinking about World Peace. Ethics & International Affairs, 34 (1), 47-56. doi: 10.1017/S0892679420000027
2020
Journal Article
In this issue
Bellamy, Alex J. (2020). In this issue. Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 20 (4), 665-666. doi: 10.22363/2313-0660-2020-20-4-665-666
2020
Journal Article
Introduction: Taking World Peace Seriously
Bellamy, Alex J. (2020). Introduction: Taking World Peace Seriously. Ethics & International Affairs, 34 (1), 43-45. doi: 10.1017/S0892679420000039
2019
Journal Article
The cosmopolitan tradition: a noble but flawed ideal
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). The cosmopolitan tradition: a noble but flawed ideal. International Affairs, 95 (6), 1443-1444. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiz206
2019
Journal Article
The hell of good intentions: America's foreign policy elite and the decline of US primacy
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). The hell of good intentions: America's foreign policy elite and the decline of US primacy. International Affairs, 95 (5), 1199-1201.
2019
Journal Article
The great delusion: liberal dreams and international realities
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). The great delusion: liberal dreams and international realities. International Affairs, 95 (5), 1199-1201.
2019
Journal Article
The peacemakers: leadership lessons from twentieth-century statesmanship
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). The peacemakers: leadership lessons from twentieth-century statesmanship. International Affairs, 95 (4), 927-929. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiz111
2019
Journal Article
Human protection and the politics of armed intervention: with responsibility comes accountability
Bellamy, Alex J. and McLoughlin, Stephen (2019). Human protection and the politics of armed intervention: with responsibility comes accountability. Global Responsibility to Protect, 11 (3), 333-361. doi: 10.1163/1875984X-01103005
2019
Journal Article
Rules for rebels: the science of victory in military history
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). Rules for rebels: the science of victory in military history. International Affairs, 95 (3), 714-715. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiz058
2019
Book Chapter
WPS and responsibility to protect
Bellamy, Alex J. and Davies, Sara E. (2019). WPS and responsibility to protect. The Oxford handbook of women, peace, and security. (pp. 585-597) edited by Sara E. Davies and Jacqui True. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190638276.013.44
2019
Book
World peace: and how we can achieve it
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). World peace: and how we can achieve it. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2019
Journal Article
The grey zone: civilian protection between human rights and the laws of war
Bellamy, Alex J. (2019). The grey zone: civilian protection between human rights and the laws of war. International Affairs, 95 (1), 214-215. doi: 10.1093/ia/iiy249
2019
Book Chapter
R2P and the emergence of responsibilities across borders
Bellamy, Alex J. and Tacheva, Blagovesta (2019). R2P and the emergence of responsibilities across borders. The state and cosmopolitan responsibilities. (pp. 15-40) edited by Richard Beardsworth, Garrett Wallace Brown and Richard Shapcott. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2018
Journal Article
Editorial: Global R2P at ten … and beyond
Bellamy, Alex J., Davies, Sara E. and Glanville, Luke (2018). Editorial: Global R2P at ten … and beyond. Global Responsibility to Protect, 10 (4), 389-392. doi: 10.1163/1875984X-01004002
2018
Journal Article
Ending atrocity crimes: the false promise of fatalism
Bellamy, Alex J. (2018). Ending atrocity crimes: the false promise of fatalism. Ethics and International Affairs, 32 (3), 329-337. doi: 10.1017/S089267941800045X
2018
Journal Article
Review of Human Rights and War Through Civilian Eyes. By Thomas W. Smith. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017. 272p
Bellamy, Alex J. (2018). Review of Human Rights and War Through Civilian Eyes. By Thomas W. Smith. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017. 272p. Perspectives On Politics, 16 (1), 287-288. doi: 10.1017/S1537592717004091
2018
Book
The responsibility to protect: from promise to practice
Bellamy, Alex J. and Luck, Edward C. (2018). The responsibility to protect: from promise to practice. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Polity.
2018
Book
Rethinking humanitarian intervention
Bellamy, Alex J. and McLoughlin, Stephen (2018). Rethinking humanitarian intervention. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The Pre-emptive Use of Force for Atrocity Prevention.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
State Formation and Self-Determination in post-Colonial Africa: The Case of Secessionists Movements in Sudan and Nigeria
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley
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Doctor Philosophy
State Formation and Self-Determination in post-Colonial Africa: The Case of Secessionists Movements in Sudan and Nigeria
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley
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Doctor Philosophy
Preserving Human Dignity: Surveying the Role of Civilian Agency in the Moral Justification of Irregular Warfare
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sebastian Kaempf
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Doctor Philosophy
The localization of the right to asylum norm in ASEAN: Assessing ASEAN Response during the Refugee Crisis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley
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Doctor Philosophy
Dialogue as nonviolent resistance in Hong Kong
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Vietnam's engagement with international human rights institutions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Teitt
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Doctor Philosophy
The drivers of protracted armed conflicts: Why they cause protraction and how they develop throughout conflicts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay, Associate Professor Sarah Percy
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Doctor Philosophy
Vietnam's engagement with international human rights institutions
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Factors impacting the efficacy of local civilian community networks in operational atrocity prevention
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sebastian Kaempf
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Doctor Philosophy
Dialogue and Nonviolent Discipline in Nonviolent Resistance Movements: The Case of Hong Kong¿s 2019 Anti-ELAB Movement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Teitt
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The localisation of the right to asylum norm in ASEAN: Assessing ASEAN Response during the Refugee Crisis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Deciding to Protect: The Role of United Nations Peacekeepers as Street-level Bureaucrats to Protect Civilians in South Sudan
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Quality of Governance Peace: A mixed methods study at the subnational level
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Cyber Peace: The risks of information technologies deployed into United Nations peacekeeping missions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sebastian Kaempf
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Peacekeeping as Habit: Examining Indonesia's Maintenance of Personnel Contribution in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Teitt
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
International mediation and the prevention of mass atrocities: Evaluating African Union mediation in atrocity crime settings
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Responsibility to Protect and Responsible Power: Explaining China's Acquiescence to International Intervention to Protect Libyan Populations in 2011
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Melissa Curley
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Development within conflict affected contexts: an examination of conflict assessment frameworks
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Civil-Military 'Legal' Relations: Where to from Here?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Inside the UN Security Council: The Influence of the Social Environment on Decision Making
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Responding to Mass Atrocities: The Responsibility to Protect and The Responsibility to Punish
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Policing Transformation, Transforming Police: Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact of Police in UN Peace Operations
Principal Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Beyond Root Causes: Understanding Risk and Resilience in the Prevention of Mass Atrocities
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Banning Ethnicity, Rewriting History: Rwanda's Prevention of Violent Ethnic Conflict After Genocide
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Sovereignty and responsibility
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Devetak
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
The Paradox of Identity Security and Recourse to Violence in Liberal Democracy
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Saving Soldiers: The Evolution of International Military Medical Norms, 1815 to 1914
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
A CERTAIN INDIA: AN ENQUIRY INTO A CLAIM TO NATIONAL TERRITORY
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Chinese peacebuilding practice in Myanmar
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shahar Hameiri, Dr Sarah Teitt
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Prevention of Atrocity Crimes: Legal Obligations and State Responsibility
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Eve Massingham, Professor Anthony Cassimatis
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Powers of the UN General Assembly to Prevent and Respond to Atrocity Crimes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Normative Contestation and the Responsibility to Protect
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Phillips
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Disarmament Diplomacy: the Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Arms Control
Associate Advisor
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2005
Master Philosophy
TAIWAN'S CLAIMS FOR NATIONHOOD: FROM DR SUN YAT-SEN TO PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN - A THEORETICAL TREATISE
Associate Advisor
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