Research Report 2009 - School of Political Science and ...
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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2007 - <strong>2009</strong><br />
coalition. It hosted, co-hosted <strong>and</strong> participated in a series <strong>of</strong> regional workshops in<br />
the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, <strong>and</strong> Europe <strong>and</strong> consulted with<br />
stakeholders across the region. The Centre was also instrumental in the establishment<br />
<strong>of</strong> a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Study Group on R2P, <strong>of</strong> which<br />
it holds the co-chair. The Centre has also established national networks in the<br />
Philippines, Indonesia <strong>and</strong> Japan comprising government <strong>of</strong>ficials, the military, civil<br />
society actors <strong>and</strong> the local media, with new networks planned for Cambodia <strong>and</strong><br />
Thail<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Recent reports issued by the Centre have focussed on R2P in Southeast Asia, the<br />
causes <strong>of</strong> genocide <strong>and</strong> mass atrocities, strategies <strong>of</strong> prevention, <strong>and</strong> the role that<br />
governments in the region can play in implementing their commitment to put an end<br />
to genocide <strong>and</strong> mass atrocities.<br />
The Centre comprises academic staff <strong>and</strong> research students who are all actively<br />
engaging in research <strong>and</strong> publishing. In <strong>2009</strong>, staff in the Centre published a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> articles in top-ranked journals such as Journal <strong>of</strong> Peace <strong>Research</strong>, International<br />
Studies Perspectives <strong>and</strong> Australian Journal <strong>of</strong> International Affairs. In the same<br />
year, the Centre’s research was specifically referenced by the United Nations<br />
Secretary-General. Recently the Centre has welcomed interns <strong>and</strong> volunteers who<br />
assist on a wide range <strong>of</strong> research projects.<br />
The Centre also administers the Australian government’s ‘Responsibility to Protect<br />
Fund’ which has invested $2 million in Australia <strong>and</strong> internationally in research <strong>and</strong><br />
other work aimed at advancing the principle <strong>and</strong> building state capacity. Fund<br />
partners include the University <strong>of</strong> Oxford (UK) <strong>and</strong> the Brookings Institution (US).<br />
Recent reports <strong>and</strong> briefings by the Centre<br />
August <strong>2009</strong><br />
June <strong>2009</strong><br />
May <strong>2009</strong><br />
March <strong>2009</strong><br />
Protecting Civilians in Uncivil Wars, Working Paper<br />
Preventing Genocide <strong>and</strong> Mass Atrocities: Causes <strong>and</strong> Pathways to<br />
Escalation, <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
Update: Japan <strong>and</strong> the Crisis in Sri Lanka, <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
Pillar Two <strong>and</strong> the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon<br />
Isl<strong>and</strong>s (RAMSI), <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
January <strong>2009</strong><br />
The Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia, <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
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