Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Jacqui True, FASSA, is Professor of International Relations and Director of Monash University’s Centre for Gender, Peace and Security. She is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow and a Global Fellow, Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo. She received her PhD from York University, Toronto, Canada, an honorary doctorate from Lund University Sweden in 2018, and has held academic positions at Michigan State University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Auckland as well as visiting fellowships at the Australian National University and Gothenburg University, Sweden.
Professor True has authored more than 14 books, and over 100 articles and book chapters with her work on gender mainstreaming and global governance, violence against women, women, peace and security and feminist methdologies among the most cited in the fields of international relations and gender studies. Her book, The Political Economy of Violence Against Women (Oxford, 2012) won the American Political Science Association’s 2012 biennial prize for the best book in human rights, the British International Studies Association International Political Economy book prize in 2013, and the 2015 biennial Australian Political Science Association’s Carole Pateman book prize for gender and politics.
Her current research is focused on three areas of relevance to the broader Women, Peace and Security agenda: Understanding the political economy of violence against women, including sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in Asia Pacific; Examining the gender dimensions and women’s roles in recruitment, support for and prevention of violent extremism and; Analysing gender-sensitive peace agreements and their impact on women’s participation after conflict. This research is funded by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the United Nations. She recently edited the volume Scandalous Economics: The Politics of Gender and Financial Crises (Oxford, 2016) with Aida Hozic and is co-editor with Sara Davies of The Oxford Handbook on Women, Peace and Security (2018).
Research area keywords
- gender
- international relations
- peace and security
- global governance
- feminist methodology
- women, peace and security agenda
- foreign policy analysis
- preventing violent extremism
- global politics
Network
Projects
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The Impact of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence on the Dynamics of Conflict
True, J. & Davis, S.
19/12/20 → 18/12/23
Project: Research
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Gender-based violence and help-seeking behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pfitzner, N., Fitz-Gibbon, K. & True, J.
7/07/20 → …
Project: Research
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Mapping the Impact of COVID-19 on Women, Peace and Security Practitioners in the Indo-Pacific Region
True, J., Johnston, M., Davies, S., Stone, S., Riveros Morales, Y. & Phillips, S.
1/05/20 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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Inclusive Economies and Enduring Peace: The Transformative Role of Social Reproduction
True, J., Gunawardana, S., Johnston, M., Rai, S., Pratt, N., Elias, J. & Lingham, J.
1/08/19 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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BC-GRIP Sharing experience of violence as a prevention strategy
Wheildon, L. J., Flynn, A., True, J. & Smith, L.
19/12/17 → 31/10/21
Project: Research
Research output
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Continuums of violence and peace: A feminist perspective
True, J., 2020, In : Ethics and International Affairs. 34, 1, p. 85-95 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Don’t mention the war! International Financial Institutions and the gendered circuits of violence in post-conflict
True, J. & Hozic, A. A., Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Review of International Political Economy. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Editorial
Newman, E., Ralph, J., True, J., Aggestam, K., Behera, N. C., Mitzen, J., Considine, L., Holland, J., Kobayashi, Y., Robinson, N. & Stefan, C., 1 Feb 2020, In : European Journal of International Security. 5, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Gendering foreign policy: A comparative framework for analysis
Aggestam, K. & True, J., Apr 2020, In : Foreign Policy Analysis . 16, 2, p. 143-162 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Responding to Queensland’s ‘shadow pandemic’ during the period of COVID-19 restrictions: practitioner views on the nature of and responses to violence against women
Pfitzner, N., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Meyer, S. & True, J., 30 Jun 2020, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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American Political Science Association Biennial Prize for the Best Book in Human Rights
True, Jacqui (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Political Science Association Carole Pateman Gender and Politics Book Prize
True, Jacqui (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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British International Studies Association International Political Economy Book Prize
True, Jacqui (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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International Studies Association, Distinguished Scholar in Feminist Theory and Gender Studies 2020
True, Jacqui (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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‘We are in a bubble that is set to burst’. Why urgent support must be given to domestic violence workers
Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Jacqui True
1/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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New reports of family violence spike in COVID-19 lockdown, study finds
Naomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon & Jacqui True
8/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Growing Threats of Violent Extremism: The Urgency for a Gender-Based Response
Alexandra Phelan, Melissa Johnston & Jacqui True
8/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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The Political Economy of Violence against Women in Africa
30/03/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment