
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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2008
Book
Securing Southeast Asia: The Politics of Security Sector Reform
Bellamy, Alexander J. and Beeson, Mark K. (2008). Securing Southeast Asia: The Politics of Security Sector Reform. London and New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203934883
2008
Journal Article
The Ethics of Terror Bombing: Beyond Supreme Emergency
Bellamy, Alexander J. (2008). The Ethics of Terror Bombing: Beyond Supreme Emergency. Journal of Military Ethics, 7 (1), 41-65. doi: 10.1080/15027570801953448
2008
Book Chapter
The International Deployment Group
Bellamy, Alexander J. (2008). The International Deployment Group. Policing in Context: An Introduction to Police Work in Australia. (pp. 192-206) edited by Roderic Broadhurst and Sara E. Davies. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
2008
Book Chapter
Pre-empting terror
Bellamy, Alex J. (2008). Pre-empting terror. Security and the war on terror. (pp. 106-122) edited by Alex J. Bellamy, Roland Bleiker, Sara E. Davies and Richard Devetak. London, England: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203028094
2008
Book Chapter
Geopolitics and solidarity on the borders of Europe: The Yugoslav wars and succession
Bellamy, Alexander J. (2008). Geopolitics and solidarity on the borders of Europe: The Yugoslav wars and succession. National interest and international solidarity: Particular and universal ethics in international life. (pp. 230-260) edited by Jean-Marc Coicaud and Nicholas J. Wheeler. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: United Nations University Press.
2008
Book Chapter
The responsibility to protect
Bellamy, Alexander J. (2008). The responsibility to protect. Security studies: an introduction. (pp. 422-437) edited by Paul D. Williams. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2008
Book
Fighting terror: Ethical dilemmas
Bellamy, Alexander J. (2008). Fighting terror: Ethical dilemmas. London, U.K.: Zed Books.
2008
Book Chapter
Introduction
Bellamy, Alex J. and Bleiker, Roland (2008). Introduction. Security and the war on terror. (pp. 1-6) edited by Alex J. Bellamy, Roland Bleiker, Sara E. Davies and Richard Devetak. London, England: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203028094-5
2008
Book Chapter
Peace Operations
Bellamy, Alexander J. and Williams, Paul D. (2008). Peace Operations. Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention. (pp. 333-357) edited by Sandra Cheldelin, Daniel Druckman and Larissa Fast. New York and London: Continuum.
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
2008
Journal Article
Is Torture Ever Justified?
Bellamy, Alexander J. (2008). Is Torture Ever Justified?. Security Solutions, 56 (Nov/Dec 2008), 57-66.
2007
Journal Article
Understanding and regulating contemporary war
Bellamy, Alex J. (2007). Understanding and regulating contemporary war. Australian Journal of Political Science, 42 (4), 701-709. doi: 10.1080/10361140701689214
2007
Journal Article
Introduction
Bellamy, Alex J. and Bleiker, Roland (2007). Introduction. Security and the War on Terror, 1-6. doi: 10.4324/9780203028094
2007
Journal Article
Just and Unjust Wars: Thirty Years on
Bellamy, Alex J. (2007). Just and Unjust Wars: Thirty Years on. Journal of Military Ethics, 6 (2), 89-90. doi: 10.1080/15027570701436866
2007
Book Chapter
Emancipation and force: The roles(s) of the military in Southeast Asia
Bellamy, A.J. and Hughes, B. (2007). Emancipation and force: The roles(s) of the military in Southeast Asia. Critical Security in the Asia Pacific. (pp. 41-55) edited by Burke, A. and McDonald, M.. United Kingdom: Manchester University Press.
2007
Journal Article
Of law and war.
Bellamy, AJ (2007). Of law and war.. International Affairs, 83 (1), 194-195.
2007
Edited Outputs
Journal of Military Ethics
Journal of Military Ethics. (2007). 6 (2)
2007
Journal Article
The best intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American power.
Bellamy, AJ (2007). The best intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American power.. International Affairs, 83 (3), 579-579.
2007
Book Chapter
The Ethics and Laws of War
Bellamy, Alexander (2007). The Ethics and Laws of War. Introduction to International Relations: Australian Perspectives. (pp. 179-189) edited by Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke and Jim George. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139168557.017
2007
Book Chapter
Contemporary peace operations: Four challenges for the brahimi paradigm
Williams, P. and Bellamy, A. J. (2007). Contemporary peace operations: Four challenges for the brahimi paradigm. The Yearbook of International Peace Operations. (pp. 1-28) edited by Langholtz, H., Kondoch, B. and Wells, A.. Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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
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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
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 Powers of the UN General Assembly to Prevent and Respond to Atrocity Crimes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Cassimatis
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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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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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