My Expertise
Gender, sexuality and feminism; international (global) political economy; international relations; global governance; financial crisis; gender and development; popular culture in/and world politics.
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Political economy and social change, Political science, International relations, Development studies, Feminist and queer theory, Gender, policy and administrationSEO tags
Biography
Dr Penny Griffin is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney. She works specifically in the areas of gender and feminist studies, international political economy, the politics of development, international relations, global economic governance and the politics of visual and popular culture. Her current research examines economic governance, financial crisis and the 'post-crisis'...view more
Dr Penny Griffin is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney. She works specifically in the areas of gender and feminist studies, international political economy, the politics of development, international relations, global economic governance and the politics of visual and popular culture. Her current research examines economic governance, financial crisis and the 'post-crisis' period from a gender perspective. She has published with Routledge (Popular Culture, Political Economy and the Death of Feminism: Why Women are in Refrigerators and Other Stories, 2015), Palgrave Macmillan (Gendering the World Bank, 2009)) and in the journals International Affairs, Australian Journal of Political Science, Politics, Feminist Review, Men and Masculinities, Australian Journal of International Affairs, Globalizations, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, New Political Economy and Review of International Political Economy. Her 2009 book Gender and the World Bank was the winner of the 2010 British International Studies Association IPEG (International Political Economy Group) book prize.
Penny holds a Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations from the University of Bristol (UK), a MSc. in Social Science Research Methods, a MSc. in International Relations (awarded with Commendation) and a BA.Hons in French and Politics (First Class).
Research Areas
- Gender, feminism and sexuality(ies) in IR and IPE
- International political economy (IPE)
- The Politics of Development
- International relations (IR)
- Global governance
- Visual and popular culture in world politics
My Qualifications
- Ph.D. Politics and International Relations (University of Bristol)
- MSc. Research Methods
- MSc. International Relations (awarded with Commendation)
- B.A. Hons. (French and Politics, First Class Honours)
My Awards
2010 British International Studies Association (BISA) International Political Economy Group (IPEG) Book Prize for Gendering the World Bank: Neoliberalism and the Gendered Foundations of Global Governance (Palgrave Macmillan 2009, http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=308031).
My Research Supervision
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Areas of supervision
Penny welcomes applications from potential PhD students in the following areas:
- Gender, feminism and sexuality(ies) in IR, IPE and/or global governance.
- Gender studies of economic development, international organisations and global governance.
- Visual and popular culture in world politics.
Postgraduate Research Completions
- Dr Lucy Hall, PhD Politics and International Relations, 2019, Gender, the 'Responsibility to Protect' and Internal Displacament.
- Dr Caitlin Hamilton, PhD Politics and International Relations, 2017, Exploding Nuclear Discourse: Logics of Gender and Race in Discourse on Nuclear Weapons Technology.
- Dr Maryam Khalid, PhD Politics and International Relations, 2013, Gendered Logic(s) of Orientalism: Representation, Discourse, and Intervention in the War on Terror.
Currently supervising
- Caitlin Biddolph, PhD Politics and International Relations, Queering International Criminal Law: Gender, Sexuality and Nationalism at the ICTY.
- Connor Byrne, PhD Politics and International Relations, "...On the Basis of Others Doing Worse": Contradictions in Patriarchal, Racialised Australian Capitalism
- Alba Boer Cueva, PhD Politics and International Relations, Latin American Visions of Women’s Empowerment and Security in the Context of Violent Internal Conflict.
- Cara Heaven, PhD Politics and International Relations, Governance Aid in Practice: The Diffusion and Translation of Transnational Development Norms into Australian Aid Policy.
- Geneve O'Connor, The Political Economy of Community Development with Young Refugee Women: Marginalisation, Marketization and Finding Ways to “Do and Be Otherwise”.
My Engagement
Media and Public Engagement
- Griffin, P. (2018), ‘Economic Ideas in Political Time: Reflections from a Grumpy Feminist’, Progress in Political Economy blogsite.
- Griffin, P. (2017), Convenor/Chair of The Uncondemned film screening, UNSW Sydney, including chaired panel roundtable discussion post-screening, feat. Dr. Babere Chacha (University of Laikipia), Prof. Laura Shepherd (University of Sydney), Prof. Sarah Williams (UNSW Law).
- Griffin, P. (2017), ‘Gender, Popular Culture and the (False) Death of Feminism’, Public presentation for Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 27th September, https://smsa.org.au/events/.
- Griffin, P. (2017), ‘Smashing the Patriarchy’, Sydney Writers’ Festival, invited panellist and presenter.
- Griffin, P. (2016), ‘Feminism and Motherhood’, invited interview for Empowering Motherhood with Tara Darlington (interview), 19th April, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/empoweringmotherhood/2016/04/27/feminism-and-motherhood-with-dr-penny-griffin (50 minutes).
- Griffin, P. (2015), ‘Popular Culture, Political Economy and the Death of Feminism’, Progress in Political Economy blogsite, 1 July, http://ppesydney.net/author/penny-griffin/.
- Schwenke, L. S. (2013), ‘My Name is Woman!’, Photographic Exhibition, 8th November, Sydney, Australia (I featured as part of an exhibition of 20 women’s stories, with photos).
- Griffin, P. (2010), ‘Why Gender Matters in/to the Global Political Economy’, e-International Relations, 21 June, http://www.e-ir.info/2010/06/21/why-gender-matters-into-the-global-economy/.
Editorial Work
- Editorial Board, Gender in Global Politics Book Series (https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Studies-in-Gender-and-Global-Politics/book-series/GGP, Routledge).
- Editorial Board, Global Political Economies of Gender and Sexuality Book Series (https://www.rowmaninternational.com/our-publishing/series/global-political-economies-of-gender-and-sexuality/, Rowman and Littlefield International).
- Editorial Board, Transforming Capitalism Book Series (https://www.rowmaninternational.com/our-publishing/series/transforming-capitalism/, Rowman and Littlefield International)
- International Advisory Board, Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy Book Series (https://www.palgrave.com/us/series/14465; http://www.springer.com/series/14465, Palgrave Macmillan)
Professional Contributions
- Member-at-large, Women’s Caucus for International Studies (International Studies Association), https://www.isanet.org/ISA/Caucuses/Womens-Caucus (2018 - 2019, elected position).
- Co-convenor, BISA Gendering International Relations Working Group (GIRWG) (with Julia Welland, University of Warwick), https://www.bisa.ac.uk/members/working-groups/girwg (2016 – 2018, elected position).
- Judging Committee member, Australian International Political Economy Network (AIPEN) “Richard Higgott” Article Prize, https://www.ppesydney.net (2015 - 2017).
- Peer Review, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Initiative.
- Subject Assessment, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
- Judging Panel member, British International Studies Association (BISA) International Political Economy Group (IPEG) Book Prize, http://www.bisa-ipeg.org/purpose-activities-of-ipeg/ipeg-book-prize/.
Professional Memberships
- Australian International Political Economy Network (AIPEN)
- Australian Political Science Association (APSA)
- British International Studies Association (BISA)
- International Political Economy Group (IPEG)
- International Studies Association (ISA)
- Women's Caucus for International Studies (WCIS)
- Women, Peace and Security Academic Collective (https://wpsac.wordpress.com)
My Teaching
2021
- ARTS3756 Current Debates in Global Development (T2)
- ARTS3812 Manias, Panics and Crashes: Global Political Economy in an Era of Crisis (T3)
- ARTS3821 The Politics of Identity in the 21st Century (T3)
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-9243