Journal of Human Security

2016-present - Postdoctoral fellow at the Biodiversity and Ecological Modelling Research Group, Freie Universität Berlin, DE

2013-2015 - Visiting scholar at the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), MG, Brazil, and Spatial Sciences Laboratory, Texas A&M University, TX, USA

2012-2013 - Visiting scholar at the Department Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling, Eawag, Switzerland

2010 - PhD in Botany at the University of Basel, Switzerland

2006 - Master of Science in Ecology at the University of Basel, Switzerland

2002 - Bachelor of Science in Biology at the Federal University São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil

 

Dr Mohd Kamarulnizam Abdullah is Professor and Principal Fellow at the Asian Studies Centre, Institute for Malaysia, and International Studies (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He served UKM earlier between 1991-2012 before joining School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) as Professor in National Security for ten years (2012-2022). He received his PhD from Lancaster University, UK; MA (International Relations) from the Australian National University, and Bachelor of Science (Political Science) from the University of Utah, USA.

His areas of research focus on terrorism, political violence, and religious militancy. Among his latest publications are: “Malaysia’s Navigation against Salafi-Wahabi Ideological Expansionism: State’s Strong Role and Societal Resilience” (Studia Islamika, 2022, Q2); “Political Islam and Democracy in Malaysia,” (2019, Secularism, Religion and Democracy in Southeast Asia, Oxford University Press) dan ‘Malaysia: Adapting to the Dynamic Changes of Terrorist Threats.’ (co-author, 2019, Non-Western Responses to Terrorism, Manchester University Press).

Prof Kamarulnizam Abdullah has also served as senior consultant/committee member at local and international agencies. He is a Senior Consultant for the Home Ministry’s project on National Action Plan (NAP) on Violent Extremism and, committee member for the National Security Council (MKN)’s Committee on Revised Malaysia National Security Policy (2021-2022). Other governmental appointments or international consultative projects include United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC, 2021-2022) for the Maritime Criminality project in Malaysia; Malaysia’s White Paper on Defence (Defence Ministry, 2019); Rehabilitation, De-radicalization and Counter-Terrorism Programs as well as for the Formulation of Home Security Policy (Home Affairs Ministry); and Steering Committee for the establishment of National Defence University Malaysia (UPNM) (Ministry of Higher Education).

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Political Science and International Relations

Angel Angelov is a diplomat at the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN in New York, where he covers issues like peacekeeping, Middle East, Balkans, Security Council agenda and reform, cooperation between the UN and Regional organizations, etc.

He has PhD in Political Science (Sofia University) and postgraduate degrees from the University of Geneva & the Geneva Centre for Security Policy; the University of Bologna; the University of Athens; and the University of Kent. He was awarded with numerous research and study grants, incl. Jean Monnet Research Fellowship; Marie-Curie Fellowship; OSI fellowships; Sasakawa Doctoral Fellowship; Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Societe grant; fellowships from the Swiss, the Italian and the Greek governments; etc.

His professional background includes university teaching and management of academic projects. He participated in over 100 international conferences and workshops on foreign policy, hosted in 27 countries and has over 40 academic and newspaper articles and book chapters.

I am a Research Analyst in the New Zealand Parliament and a former political science lecturer at the University of Canterbury. I still publish outside of my work for Parliament. I am currently co-authoring a book on post-WWII civil wars for CQ Press and frequently author chapters and articles. My most recent refereed article was in the NZ Journal of Asian Studies June 2012 edition.

Professor, Department of International Security Studies, US Air War College. Author of articles on human security and sustainable development, conflict and peacemaking and peacebuilding, responsibility to protect, climate change, African and South Asian security issues.

Associate Professor of Politics and International RelationsSchool of Humanities and Social SciencesUNSW Canberra

Honorary Professor, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

Professor of Political Studies, Department of Political Studies

Sean Giovanello is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies at Elon University in North Carolina.  Sean received his MA and Ph,D. in Politics from Brandeis University.  He has published on a variety of topics including the domestic politics of arms control treaty ratification, chemical weapons arms control, nuclear proliferation, and the securitization of natural disasters. He is affiliated with the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) and is past president of the International Studies Association - South.

Lecturer: Politics, International Relations, International Justice and Human Rights

Dr. Christopher LaMonica
Professor of GovernmentChair, Government Program
[email protected]Dr. LaMonica’s research encompasses local and coastal governance in
sub-Saharan Africa, trade logistics and port security, and the social,
environmental, and other developmental impacts of oil extraction. In
addition to his own research, Dr. LaMonica also supervises senior
honors advanced research projects on maritime safety and security
capacity-building in West Africa. He is currently a Professor of Government and Chair of the Government program at the United States Coast Guard
Academy.

Prior to entering academia, Dr. LaMonica worked in ocean freight
shipping for Kuehne & Nagel (UK) Ltd., the International Energy Agency
(IEA) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD), the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID),
and for USAID/Zambia. He previously served on the faculty of Victoria
University in New Zealand.

Dr. LaMonica received a B.A. in Economics from the University of
Massachusetts, a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School at
Harvard University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from
Boston University.

Assistant Professor, UNBC School of Education, Terrace campus

Deputy Director, Human Security Institute (Canada)

Associate Editor, Journal of Human Security

 

Over twenty years Bernedette Muthien has held executive and senior management positions in academia, civil society and the public sector in South Africa and abroad. She is an accomplished facilitator, researcher and poet who designs, implements and evaluates projects for diverse institutions locally and internationally.

Until recently she served part-time on South Africa’s Constitutional Commission for Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights, where she was responsible for Parliamentary Liaison, Research and Policy Development, and Public Education. She was Deputy Director General: Social Transformation and Economic Empowerment in the Presidency, where she served in the high level Economic Cluster.

She has over 200 publications and conference presentations, some of which have been translated from English into at least 16 other languages. She was the first Fulbright-Amy Biehl fellow at Stanford University, and holds postgraduate degrees in Political Science from the University of Cape Town, and Stellenbosch University.

She served on the Executive Council of the International Peace Research Association, is Convenor of the Global Political Economy Commission, and was Co-Founder of the African Peace Research and Education Association. She serves on various international advisory boards, including the international journals Human Security Studies and Journal of Human Security, as well as the International Institute on Peace Education. She also serves on the Steering Committee of South African Women in Development (SAWID) in the Western Cape, and was just appointed to the Boards of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB).

Deane Neubauer is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Senior Research Fellow of the Globalization Research Center (UHM) and Senior Advisor to the International Forum for Education 2020 Program of the East West Center.

His research interests lie in health policy, political economy, higher education, global sport, and globalization. His work explores globalization phenomena as a major vector of social change throughout the world. He has worked in higher education accreditation since the 1980’s with this current work focusing on quality and other higher education issues throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Research professor in transnational law and non-state actors, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, UK.

John Quinn is a medical doctor, holds his MPH and is a current PhD student in hygiene and epdiemiology. He works on sustainable development issues in public health policy in fragile and failing nation-states with realtionship to piblic health. He has published articles about state fragility and its causes, healthcare staffing and brain drain in the Middle East, war and conflict and book chapters about food security, primary prevention and health security in the new global normal of failing human security. He has worked as a paramedic and doctor throughout the Middle East, Central Europe, Southern Asia and presently is designing and implementing a public health and emergency medical system in Southern Peru. Dr. Quinn currently is conducing research on the connection, causes and themes of healthcare, public health and health indicators in fragile and failing sates. He presently resides in Arequipa Peru with his family.

Dr. C. Vinodan is currently Assistant Professor & Chair, Centre for Strategic and Security Studies, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He has worked previously at the Post Graduate and Research Department of Political Science, Sree Narayana College, Kollam and Department of Political Science, University of Kerala. His area of teaching and research includes: Security studies; Disarmament and peace studies; International Relations; Asian/South Asian Security issues; India /China studies ; Energy, Environment and Human Security issues etc…..He obtained his M.A. (II Rank), M.Phil and PhD in Political Science from the University of Kerala. He was awarded the Visiting Scholar Fellowship (2003) by the Claremont Graduate University, California, USA and the US Department of States Fulbright American Studies Institute (FASI) Fellowship in 2000 and subsequently completed a course on Foreign Policy at the University of Delaware, Philadelphia in 2000. He had attended numerous courses in International Relations within India and abroad. He has also presented papers in different national and international conferences in India and abroad. Dr. Vinodan also received numerous awards. They include: UGC Major Research Project (2009-11), ICSSR Major Research Project ( 2010-12) Claremont Graduate University Visiting Scholar Fellowship (2003), FASI Award 2000, RCSS (Colombo) Summer Award-2000. Ford Foundation-ASRC Teacher Research Grant (1999), ASRC Teacher Study Grant (1998), Kerala University Post Doctoral Award (2003-2005). He has published more than 30 research papers and two books are under publication process.

Head of International Relations Department

Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University; Director, Center for International Political Economy at Peking University, China