Monash GPS transitions into Monash Global Peace and Security Centre
Monash GPS (formerly Gender, Peace, and Security Centre) announces its transition into the Monash Global Peace and Security Centre. This name change reflects that we are broadening our focus to address transnational security issues that intersect with conflict and peacebuilding, including the climate crisis, the mass displacement of peoples, socio-economic inequalities, and technological advancements such as artificial intelligence. Our renewed broad scope is a direct response to the increasing complexity and interconnectedness of global peace and security challenges.
Monash GPS recognises that addressing complex modern challenges requires innovative and interconnected thinking by experts collaborating across academic disciplines and industry sectors. Therefore, research produced by Monash GPS will be increasingly directed towards deepening our understanding of such challenges and creating smarter policy and more effective practice to address them. Our intentionally interdisciplinary ethic will unite policy expertise, technical skills and subject matter knowledge from across and beyond Monash University’s Faculties and campuses to produce comprehensive and innovative evidence, analysis and recommendations. By building large interdisciplinary teams that partner with governments, industry leaders and communities, Monash GPS remains committed to advancing transformative solutions to ending conflict and building inclusive and sustainable peace and security for all.
We continue to focus on investigating, gathering evidence, and advocating for inclusive efforts to foster peace and security, recognising that inclusivity leads to more equitable and sustainable peace. Our work advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the Youth, Peace and Security agenda will continue, and we remain committed to feminist research principles that privilege the voices of those often silenced or ignored. Additionally, we will expand our focus to other diverse groups that are frequently overlooked in efforts to build peace and security. This will include First Nations populations, ethnic and religious minorities, disabled persons, and people of nonconforming gender identities.
Monash GPS are delighted for this next chapter in our research agenda, and look forward to collaborating across diverse sectors and disciplines to strengthen the impact of our engagement and advocacy.
If you conduct research in an area that impacts or is impacted by global peace and security, we invite you to become a Fellow of the GPS Centre by contacting the GPS Project Coordinator, Sarah Morley (sarah.morley@monash.edu) or its new interim Director, Dr Eleanor Gordon (eleanor.gordon@monash.edu).