Our research
Our research strategy
Monash GPS’s research is conducted through a feminist and interdisciplinary lens. We address current and emerging peace and security challenges that threaten the safety and wellbeing of our global community. This includes concerns regarding conflict and political violence, the challenges of building sustainable peace, and the crises and opportunities created by our relationships with the natural environment and technology. Recognising that the intersecting challenges to peace and security are dynamic, the Centre’s research falls under three pillars that will adapt to changing contexts in a complex globalised world: People, Place and Technology.
Our research pillars
Pillar one focuses upon people as a primary referent for peace and security. The true measure of enduring peace and security is lives lived free of threat and violence.
Pillar two recognises place as central to our ability to sustain peace and security. Enduring peace and security is impossible without a healthy and safe environment. Moreover, challenges to the environment are major contributing factors in conflict and the failures of peacebuilding.
Pillar three recognises the growing importance of technology as both an enabler and threat to peace and security. It will explore the role of technology in conflict, warfare and political violence, as well as its capacity to strengthen humanitarian response, peacebuilding and political resilience.
Our research goals
- Engage in mission-oriented research that is ambitious, innovative and oriented to current and emerging global challenges
- Advance impactful research that meaningfully and positively shapes global peace and security thinking, policy, practice and governance
- Create and support multidisciplinary research teams to address global peace and security challenges within and beyond Monash campuses
- Promote responsible research that adheres to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and do no harm to ensure ethical and effective outcomes