Dr Karin von Strokirch
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities
Contact
| Email: | kvonstro@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E11 174 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3132 (or +61 2 6773 3132 overseas) |
Areas of Teaching
International Relations; Global Security Issues; Pacific Politics; Australian Foreign Policy
Research interests
International relations, specialising in Pacific Islands politics, nuclear testing, and arms control
Publications
Edited Books
Co-editor with Peter Larmour and Donald Shuster, Leadership in the Pacific, Micronesia Area Research Centre, University of Guam, Manilao, and the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, 1998, pp149
Book Chapters
"The role of legitimacy in non-proliferation policy: A critique of the Bush administration", Legitimation and the State, eds Graham Young and Graham Maddox, Armidale, 2005
"The role of France in Pacific Islands Security", Security in Oceania in the 21st Century, edited by Eric Shibuya and Jim Rolfe, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2003
"Gaston Flosse: a recipe for longevity in Tahitian politics", in Donald Shuster, Peter Larmour and Karin von Strokirch (eds), Leadership in the Pacific, Micronesia Area Research Centre University of Guam, Manilao, and the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, 1998, pp.65-74
Co-author with Stewart Firth, "The nuclear Pacific", Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders, Cambridge University Press, 1997, pp.324-359
"The Asian region: does Hanson matter?", in B.Grant (ed) Pauline Hanson - The Politics of One Nation, University of New England Press, 1997, pp.114-128
Articles in Refereed Journals
"The region in review: International issues and events", The Contemporary Pacific, see Fall issues for the years 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1998, 1997 and 1996
"French Polynesia in review", The Contemporary Pacific, see Spring issues for the years 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995
"Pacific campaign weakens French testing resolve" Journal of Pacific History, Vol.30, No.3, 1995
"Recent political developments in French Polynesia 1991 - 1993" Journal of Pacific History, December 1993, pp72-80
"The impact of nuclear testing on politics in French Polynesia", Journal of Pacific History, Vol.26, No.2, December 1991, pp330-346
International Conference Papers
"Regionalism as a link in Environmental Governance" Ancient Solutions & Contemporary Challenges Conference, University of the South Pacific, Suva, December 2010
"A critique of Australian policy on West Papua" Pacific Islands Political Studies Association conference, Noumea, December 2004
"Humanitarian intervention in the Pacific", Pacific Islands conference, Christchurch, October 2004
"Transboundary Disposal of Nuclear Waste: Lessons for the Marshalls", From Dependency to Freedom - Charting the Future of the Marshall Islands, a conference held at Hofstra University, Long Island, New York, October 1997
"Nuclear Issues in the Pacific Islands", Regional Seminar on Nuclear Issues, South Pacific Forum, Suva, March 1997
"Political leadership in Tahiti", Pacific Islands Political Studies Association international conference, Palau, December 1996.