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Dr

Lesley Pruitt Wolf

Senior Lecturer In Development Studies
Social And Political Sciences
politics
peacebuilding
participation
leadership
gender
development
social change
peace and security
social sciences
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Dr

Lesley Pruitt Wolf

 
Division
Arts
 
Primary Interest
Youth
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Dr

Lesley Pruitt Wolf

 

Dr Lesley Pruitt joined the School of Social & Political Sciences (SSPS) at the University of Melbourne in 2020. A Truman Scholar and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, Lesley completed her Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) degree at Arkansas State University and her Master of International Studies (Peace & Conflict Resolution) & PhD (Politics & International Studies) degrees at the University of Queensland.

Following her earlier time at the University of Melbourne, where she was previously as McKenzie Research Fellow from 2012-2014, Lesley returned to SSPS following appointments at RMIT University and Monash University. Lesley’s research focuses on recognising and enhancing young people’s participation in peacebuilding and advancing gender equity in efforts aimed at pursuing peace and security. In particular, she has long been interested in the ways young people participate in politics, peacebuilding, leadership, and development, including work with creative programs using activities such as music, dance, theatre, and filmmaking to bring young people together in advocating for social change. She has worked on related projects with a number of community based organisations and NGOs, such as the World YWCA, PLAN International, and International Women’s Development Agency.

Projects

Displaying the most recent project by Lesley Pruitt Wolf.

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Many Conflicts, Many Paths To Peace?: A Gender-Sensitive Approach To Investigating And Supporting Global Youth Capacity In Peacebuilding

2012 - 2015
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

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Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 20 most recent scholarly works by Lesley Pruitt Wolf.

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Youth, Peace, and Security: Global Trends and a Colombian Case Study

Lesley Pruitt

Book Chapter  |  2020

In the United Nation (UN) founding charter, the preamble spells out that, "we the Peoples of the United Nations determined to save..

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Making music in divided cities: Transforming the ethnoscape

Gillian Howell, Lesley Pruitt, Laura Hassler

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Community Music

In the phenomenon of the divided city – urban environments partitioned along ethno-religious lines as a result of war or conflict ..

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Closed due to ‘flooding’? UK media representations of refugees and migrants in 2015–2016 – creating a crisis of borders

LJ Pruitt

Journal article  |  2019  |  The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

This article reports on a discourse analysis of high circulation news media sources in the United Kingdom, around six key events r..

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Dancing it Out: Building Positive Peace

Erica Rose Jeffery, Lesley Pruitt

Book Chapter  |  2019

This is the first volume devoted to the topic of dance and quality of life. Thirty-one chapters illuminate dance in relation to si..

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A global South state's challenge to gendered global cultures of peacekeeping

LJ Pruitt

Book Chapter  |  2018

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Gender and Age in the Construction of Male Youth in the European Migration "Crisis"

Lesley Pruitt, Helen Berents, Gayle Munro

Journal article  |  2018  |  Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society

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Youth, politics, and participation in a changing world

Lesley Pruitt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Sociology

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Abbott's "budget crisis', CALD women's loss? Service providers explore the impact of funding cuts

Lesley Pruitt, Gemma Hamilton, Georgina Heydon, Ceridwen Spark

Journal article  |  2017  |  Australian Journal of Political Science

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The women in blue helmets: Gender, policing, and the UN's first all-female peacekeeping unit

LJ Pruitt

Book  |  2016

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Multiculturalism at play: young people and citizenship in Australia

Lesley J Pruitt

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Youth Studies

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Putting participation on stage: examining participatory theatre as an alternative site for political participation

Mark Chou, Jean-Paul Gagnon, Lesley Pruitt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Policy Studies

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Reflections on Possibilities and Challenges of Discussing Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in Role-play Simulations

LJ Pruitt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Politics

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Gendering the study of children and youth in peacebuilding

Lesley J Pruitt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Peacebuilding

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The Women, Peace and Security agenda: Australia and the agency of girls

Lesley Pruitt

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian Journal of Political Science

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Youth peacebuilding: Music, gender, and change

LJ Pruitt

Book  |  2013

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'Fixing the Girls' NEOLIBERAL DISCOURSE AND GIRLS' PARTICIPATION IN PEACEBUILDING

Lesley Pruitt

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Feminist Journal of Politics

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All-Female Police Contingents: Feminism and the Discourse of Armed Protection

Lesley J Pruitt

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Peacekeeping

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: International Approaches to Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Lesley Pruitt

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Women, Politics & Policy: a quarterly journal of research & policy studies

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Music, youth, and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

LJ Pruitt

Journal article  |  2011  |  Global Change, Peace & Security

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REAL MEN KILL AND A LADY NEVER TALKS BACK: GENDER GOES TO WAR IN COUNTRY MUSIC

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Journal article  |  2007  |  International Journal on World Peace

Music can be a powerful medium for social change when artists use their songs to promote peace. But, this study shows that women a..

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Scholarly Works

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Political Science
Expanding Knowledge
International Relations
Community Service (excl. Work)
Justice and the Law
Other Studies in Human Society
Sociology
Anthropology
Cultural Studies
Demography

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2016

Politics journal 2014/2015 Teaching and Learning Prize
2005

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar

Rotary Foundation
2003

Truman Scholars Foundation

3

Awards

Credentials

Positions

Senior Lecturer In Development Studies

Social And Political Sciences

Professional Body Membership

The Australian Sociological Association

Member

International Studies Association

Member

Australian Political Science Association

Education

Political Science and International Studies

The University of Queensland

International Studies (Peace and Conflict Resolution)

The University of Queensland

Political Science

Arkansas State University

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