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Opportunities to work with the School
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Research Student Topic – Youth in fragile states
Conflict and disasters are widespread with mass violence, ethnic tensions and natural disasters, including tsunamis, earthquakes and cyclones, affecting many countries of the Asia Pacific region in recent years. The consequences can be devastating for families, communities and society as a whole. Lives are lost, livelihoods shattered and communities displaced. Fragile states become even more fragile. Psychosocial and mental health needs in the aftermath are significant, and are attracting increasing attention in the international humanitarian and development fields. There is the potential to examine the needs of one particularly vulnerable and often neglected group – youth – and to identify effective responses at various levels – policy, programs and services and community. Opportunities exist for this research to form the basis of a Masters by Research or PhD. The project would contribute to a broader body of research in the region and would build on previous research collaborations in the Solomon Islands, East Timor and Sri Lanka.
Interested in a postdoc experience or conducting research for a Masters in Research or PhD in this area? Contact Anthony Zwi (
a.zwi@unsw.edu.au) or Ilse Blignault (
i.blignault@unsw.edu.au).