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Professional Background
Since arriving in 2003 from the Australian National University, Gavin has taught several courses on international politics, ethnic conflict and global security. Since 2005 he has been teaching a course in Global Security tailored for middle ranking officers at the Australian Command and Staff College. His previous research examined theoretical and normative debates in contemporary global politics in relationship to territoriality and ethnic conflict. Gavin’s current research explores theoretical debates on transformation in world politics and the policy implications for global security posed by non-state actors and the securitisation of non-military issues.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Politics 1B (World Politics)
Politics of the Great Powers
War and Politics
Ethnopolitics
Postgraduate: Global Security
ACSC: Issues in Global Security
Research Interests / Projects
Ethnic Conflict
International Relations Theory
Political and Social Theory
Critical Security Studies
The Convergence of Aid and Security Policy
Consulting / Professional Activities
Gavin has been a consultant and observer to the Australian Army Land Warfare Development Centre on understanding and evaluating the emerging challenges of the new security agenda. Previous consultancies have included work with the Australian Reconciliation Council, and a parliamentary inquiry into the the human rights situation in Burma.
Publications
Mount, G., “Nationalism and War” in Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke and Jim George (eds) An Introduction to International Relations: Australian Perspectives, Cambridge University Press, 2007
_______ “A World of Tribes?”, in G. Fry and J. O’Hagan (eds), Contending Images of World Politics, MacMillan 2000
_______ ‘The Borders of Responsibility: Trans-national Human Rights Issues in Burma from an Australian Perspective’, The Parliamentary Inquiry into the Human Rights Situation and Lack of Progress Towards Democracy in Burma, Human Rights Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Parliament House, Canberra, 1994
Dissertations
Mount, G., The Problem of Peoples: Global Politics, Ethnicity and the Struggle for Legitimacy, Doctoral Thesis, Australian National University, Canberra, 2003
_______ Given Territory: Representing Space in International Relations Theory, Masters Thesis, Australian National University, Canberra, 1995.
Conference Papers
Mount, G., “Neo-Medievalism Revisited” paper presented at SGIR 6th Pan-European International Relations Conference, Turin, Italy 12-15 September, 2007
_______ “Civil Communities in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Challenges for contemporary nation building”, paper presented at Oceanic Conference on International Studies, ANU, 14 –16 July, 2004
_______ “Autonomy in an Age of Transformation: Ethnic communities as agents of a neo-medieval world order?”, paper presented at the 18th International Political Science Association Congress (Special Session: The International Dimensions of Autonomy and Multiculturalism), Quebec, Canada, 1-5 August, 2000
_______ “Building a Safe and Legitimate Political Community: Lessons beneath and beyond the Kosovo crisis for East Timor”, paper presented at the International Law and Strategic Stability: Kosovo and Lessons for East Asia Conference, ANU Canberra, 12 May, 1999
Areas of Potential Postgraduate Supervision
- Ethnic Studies and Ethnic Conflict
- International Relations and Political Theory
- Critical Security Studies
- Conflict resolution
- Securitisation of non-military issues
- Civil-Military relations