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Dr

Sara Meger

Lecturer In International Relations
Social and Political Sciences
social sciences
political science
government & law
international relations
war
gender
rape
sociology
women
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Dr

Sara Meger

 
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International Relations
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Projects

Displaying the 2 most recent projects by Sara Meger.

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Right-Wing Extremism and Foreign Fighting

2020 - 2021
Completed
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Gender and Armed Conflict in Ukraine

2018 - 2018
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

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Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Sara Meger.

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Sexual violence in times of war and peace

S Meger

Book Chapter  |  2021

Over the past decade, scholarly attention on sexual violence perpetrated in the context of war and armed conflict has grown signif..

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Returning to the root: Radical feminist thought and feminist theories of International Relations

David Duriesmith, Sara Meger

Journal article  |  2020  |  Review of International Studies

Feminist International Relations (IR) theory is haunted by a radical feminist ghost. From Enloe's suggestion that the personal is ..

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Militarized peace: understanding post-conflict violence in the wake of the peace deal in Colombia

Sara Meger, Julia Sachseder

Journal article  |  2020  |  Globalizations

After more than 50 years of war, in 2016, the Colombian government signed a historic peace accord with the country’s largest rebel..

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A Feminist Political Economy of Global Security

Sara Meger

Book Chapter  |  2020

Feminist security scholarship has largely neglected the capitalist-accumulative function of armed conflict. While this body of lit..

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Gender, violence, and the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Sara Meger

Book Chapter  |  2019

The United Nations Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has become the dominant international legal and discursive framework for..

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War junkies: Why foreign fighters are flocking to Ukraine

Sara Meger

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2019

Ukraine is not the first place to come to mind when the term "foreign fighters" is used. But this Eastern European country has lon..

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The Landscape of Silence: Sexual Violence against Men in War.

Sara Meger

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY

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The political economy of sexual violence against men and boys in armed conflict

S Meger

Book Chapter  |  2018

In 2012, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Zainab Bangura, noted explici..

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Critical Dialogue on 'Rape Loot Pillage' and 'Windows of Opportunity'

Sara Meger

Journal article  |  2017  |  PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS

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War as Feminized Labour in the Global Political Economy of Neoimperialism

S Meger

Journal article  |  2016  |  Postcolonial Studies

This article examines the structures of international relations that facilitate political violence in postcolonial states. It expl..

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Political Science
Expanding Knowledge
International Relations
Gender Studies
Community Services
Criminology
Other Human Society
Sociology

News

Displaying the 6 most recent news articles by Sara Meger.

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What gang rapes tell us about Delhi and the wider world

Sara Meger

Protesters gather in Delhi, near the site where a Danish woman was gang-raped, to demand action on rampant violence against women. EPA/Money..

January 22, 2014
conversation Article
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The media 'spectacle' of Nigella Lawson's domestic abuse

Sara Meger

The sensationalist coverage of the domestic violence inflicted in public on celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has the potential to normalise the..

June 19, 2013
conversation Article
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Australia needs to act on conflict minerals

Sara Meger

The US has taken action against the use of conflict minerals, but Australia is yet to follow suit. AAPLast month, the US Securities and Exch..

September 20, 2012
conversation Article
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Rape in Syria: a weapon of war or instrument of terror?

Sara Meger

A Syrian woman in Turkey prays for those left behind. EPA/Tolga BozogluIn Syria, rape is being used by armed groups as a means to an end. In..

September 16, 2012
conversation Article
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Farah twitter storm shows it's women who are trolled the worst

Sara Meger

Robbie Farah has called for Twitter trolls to be made accountable for their actions … but he could be in strife himself. AAP/April FontiOnli..

September 12, 2012
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SEC takes on humanitarian role over Congo's 'conflict' minerals

Sara Meger

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has become involved in the fight against the use of "conflict minerals" from the Democra..

August 31, 2012
conversation Article

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Credentials

Positions

Lecturer In International Relations

Social and Political Sciences

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Master of International Relations

University of Melbourne

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