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Personal profile
Monash teaching commitment
I am strongly committed to excellence in teaching and have continuously developed new and innovative approaches to inspire students to learn more, to work diligently and to genuinely enjoy their experience at Monash. My curriculum materials allow students to develop a comprehensive understanding of social justice, egalitarianism and sustainability. My unit evaluations attest to my commitment to excellence in teaching. In recognition of my contribution to teaching, in 2009, 2011 and 2016, I was a recipient of the Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching.
In relation to postgraduate supervision, I have supervised fourteen Masters students, and two doctoral students to completion. I am currently supervising one Masters and two doctoral students.
I am currently Cheif Examiner for the following subjects:
International Trade Policy: MGF5730
International Institutions and Organisations: MGF5760
Research interests
I have a strong commitment to research and service that focuses on global justice, egalitarianism and sustainability. In the area of business and management, my main research focus has been on the management and organisation of agri-food systems. I have developed expertise in the areas of international trade policy and food security, global agri-food production networks and the management and organisation of equitable and sustainable food systems. More recently I have focussed on postcolonial analysis of small farmers’ movements in the Asia Pacific. I have published in highly-reputable journals including Third World Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary Asia and South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies and The Contemporary Pacific.
I have demonstrated experience in leading and managing complex interdisciplinary research projects involving external partners in the area of equitable and sustainable food systems. I have been awarded two large grants by DFAT, for which I am the Primary Chief Investigator, totalling $584,326 to work on food security and sustainability in Asia; the first was in 2015, and the second, in 2016. In 2017, I received an ARC discovery grant of $257,000 to work on food security and the governance of local knowledge in India and Indonesia.
As a public intellectual, I strongly believe in engaging in academic research which makes a demonstrable contribution to people, society and the environment. In all the academic research projects that I have worked on, I have done so collaboratively with community-based organisations. Currently I am working with NGOs and farmers’ movements in India, the Philippines, Kenya and the Pacific Island countries. I have written several policy papers collaboratively with NGOs from these countries.
Research area keywords
- Agriculture management
- Trade and Development
- Organisational Studies
- Global Governance
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Food sovereignty
- Food security
- South Asia
Network
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Projects 2015 2019
Food security and the governance of local knowledge in India and Indonesia
Antons, C., Blakeney, M., Siddique, K., Cullet, P., Winarto, Y. T., Acciaioli, G. & Plahe, J.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Building resilience in agri-food systems in Asia through sustainable and equitable practices
Plahe, J., Wright, S. & Jack, G.
19/06/17 → 9/07/17
Project: Research
Understanding/promoting links between traditional culture/knowledge, food security and sustainability in South Asia (Asia)
Plahe, J., Diamond, Z., Vicziany, A. & Arup, C.
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) (Comm)
15/04/15 → 9/01/16
Project: Research
Research Output 1998 2019
International Investment Agreements and the escalation of private power in the global agri-food system
Bull, A. C., Plahe, J. & Gregory, L., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Business Ethics. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Cultural ecosystem services of Rattan garden: The hidden values
Afentina, A., McShane, P. E., Plahe, J. K. & Wright, W., 2017, In : European Journal of Sustainable Development. 6, 3, p. 360-372 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Extending traditional food knowledge into new marketing institutions for small farmers in India
Vicziany, M. & Plahe, J., 2017, In : South Asia: Journal of South Asian studies. 40, 3, p. 645-668 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Food security and traditional knowledge in India: the issues
Vicziany, M. & Plahe, J., 1 Jan 2017, In : South Asia: Journal of South Asian studies. 40, 3, p. 566-581 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Livelihoods crises in Vidarbha, India: food sovereignty through traditional farming systems as a possible solution
Plahe, J., Wright, S. & Marembo, M., 2017, In : South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies. 40, 3, p. 600-618 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities 2012 2012
- 1 External research and teaching
The Implications of Free Trade Agreements for Food Sovereignty in the Pacific Island Nations
Jagjit Plahe (Contributor)Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching