Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Eleanor is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Development and Deputy Director of the Master in International Development Practice (MIDP) programme. She is also on the Monash Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Steering Committee. Her research and practice focusses on building security and justice after conflict and inclusive approaches to peacebuilding.
After completing her PhD in Criminology, Eleanor spent the following 20 years working in the field of international development, specialising in security, justice and human rights issues. This experience includes 10 years in post-conflict environments in the Balkans and South Asia, working in management and advisory roles with the United Nations and other international organisations. Among other positions, she has been the Political Advisor to the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Coordinator in the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Head of the Human Rights Coordination Centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), War Crimes Advisor to the High Representative of BiH, Deputy Head of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Department in the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in BiH, and Head of the Zvornik Satellite Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in BiH. Her work has included building state security and justice institutions, working with demobilized guerrilla groups, addressing war crimes and human rights violations, promoting gender equality and inclusive approaches to peacebuilding, and addressing issues related to organised crime and terrorism.
Since leaving the UN, Eleanor has worked at a number of universities, including the University of Leicester, where she developed and delivered the online MSc program in Security, Conflict and International Development (SCID) and established the SCID Panel of Experts, designed to bridge the gap between academia and practice. She has also provided consultancy services to various international organisations, NGOs, governments and universities, including the UN Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank (WB), Saferworld, The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), The Asia Foundation (TAF), International Alert, the Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE), and the Open University (OU).
Eleanor is Associate Editor with Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, a Senior Fellow of the Centre for Security Governance (an international think tank dedicated to the study of security and governance transitions in conflict-affected and conflict-vulnerable environments), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), and a a former Trustee of Saferworld (an independent international organization working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives) and Deployable Civilian Expert with the UK Government's Stabilisation Unit.
Eleanor warmly welcomes enquiries from prospective PhD candidates, particularly on subjects related to building security and justice after conflict and inclusive approaches to peacebuilding.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=DGrYgaRsPYMC
Academia.edu: https://monash.academia.edu/EleanorGordon
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-gordon-97364266/
Blog: https://scid.blog
Twitter: @elegordon
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Peace and Conflict
- Security Studies
- Gender
- Inclusion
- Peacebuilding
- Security Sector Reform
- Community Security
- Marginalisation
Network
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Mobilising Young Women's Leadership in Asia and the Pacific in Times of Crisis
21/11/21 → 9/11/23
Project: Research
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Enhancing the Role of Military Gender Advisors
Lee-Koo, K., Gordon, E., Brown, S. & Wittwer, J.
10/06/20 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
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Research on "Building a Stronger Evidence Base: A Gender Sensitive Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism in Asia and the Pacific" (2018-19)
True, J., Gordon, E., O'Brien, K., Iqbal, M., Johnston, M. & Lee-Koo, K.
27/07/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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Girls in Crisis - Beirut and Cairo case study
Lee-Koo, K., Ghazarian, Z., Gordon, E. & Phillips, S.
20/07/18 → 28/02/19
Project: Research
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Adolescent Girls in Protracted Emergencies: Lake Chad crisis
Gordon, E. & Phillips, S.
12/03/18 → 22/06/18
Project: Research
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Adolescent girls face severe threats in crisis and conflict – and we must listen to them
Lee-Koo, K. & Gordon, E., 7 Mar 2022, European Consortium for Political Research.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Careless talk costs lives: The causes and effects of marginalising peacebuilding practitioners with caring responsibilities
Gordon, E., 2022, In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 16, 4, p. 413-433 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Caring for Carers in International Organisations: Ensuring Inclusive, Responsive and Effective Peacebuilding
Gordon, E. & Jones, B., 2022, DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other › peer-review
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Conceptualizing conflict-related child and early marriage as insecurity: at the intersection of gender and age
Lee-Koo, K. & Gordon, E., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Global Security Studies. 7, 4, 14 p., ogac022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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"We’re Too Busy Fighting a War to Worry about Gender”: The Operational Importance of Gender Advisors in Armed Forces
Lee-Koo, K., Gordon, E., Wittwer, J. & Brown, S., 4 Mar 2022, Australian Institute of International Affairs.Research output: Other contribution › Other
Prizes
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2022 Bernard Brodie Award
Lee-Koo, Katrina (Recipient) & Gordon, Eleanor (Recipient), 10 Jan 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Achievement Bonus Award for meritorious contributions to the University
Gordon, Eleanor (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellence for Research Enterprise Award
Gordon, Eleanor (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Research Talent Accelerator Fellow 2023 (Monash University)
Gordon, Eleanor (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Short-listed for a national (UK) E-Learning Award (Learning Technologies Awards) and nominated by the University for a Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology
Gordon, Eleanor (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Eleanor Gordon (Organiser)
11 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Power, poverty and peacebuilding: the violence that sustains inequalities and undermines peace in Colombia
Eleanor Gordon (Contributor)
5 Mar 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Gender Agenda International (GAI) – Monash Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Centre PhD Scholar Workshop
Eleanor Gordon (Organiser)
22 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (External organisation)
Eleanor Gordon (Member)
2021Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of networks of excellence
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Transitional Justice, Gender and Intersectionality
Eleanor Gordon (Organiser)
14 Sep 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Could COVID-19 School Closures Make Girls Marry Early?
Eleanor Gordon & Katrina Lee-Koo
26/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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What will happen when coronavirus gets to the conflict zones?
29/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The fight against violent extremism: UN funds Monash research on the role of women - Mojo News
18/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Child, Early and Forced Marriage in the Lake Chad Crisis - Australian Outlook
9/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature