Name
ADHIKARI, Monalisa
Position and Affiliated Institution
Lecturer in International Relations, School of Social, Political and Global Studies, Keele University
Degree
Doctorate in International Relations
Education and Academic Employment
| 02/2021-to present | Lecturer in International Relations, School of Social, Political and Global Studies, Keele University |
| 01/2021-02/2021 | Research Fellow, Political Settlements Research Programme, School of Law, University of Edinburgh |
| 04/2020-07/2020 | Research Assistant, School of Law, University of Edinburgh |
| Education: | |
| 09/2016-04/2020 | PhD in International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, (passed without corrections on 29 June 2020) |
| 08/2007-05/2009 | MA in International Relations (with specialisation in International Law and South and South East Asian Studies), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India |
| 08/2004-06/2007 | Bachelor of Arts (Political Science Honours), University of Delhi, India |
Research Topic
Japan as a peacebuilding actor
Fields of Research Interests
peace processes, international interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states, rising powers engagement in the global governance of peace and security, and foreign policies of India and China
Academic Publications
- 2022. Negotiated Co-existence: India and China meet the Liberal Peacebuilders, International Studies Review, 24 (1): viac012. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viac012
- 2021. Peacebuilding with ‘Chinese Characteristics’? Insights from China’s engagement in Myanmar’s peace process, International Studies Review https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viab039
- 2021. China’s Role in Myanmar (with Pascal Abb), Spotlight, Peace Research Institute Franfurt, Germany
- 2020. Bell, Christine, Monalisa Adhikari, Sanja Badanjak, Juline Beaujouan, Margherita Distrotti, Tim Epple, Robert Forster, Robert Wilson, and Laura Wise. PA-X Local Peace Agreements Database and Dataset, Version 1. www.peaceagreements.org/lsearch
- 2020. Breaking the Balance: Impact of Peacekeeping on civil-military relations, International Peacekeeping (honourable mention in Britain Nepal Academic Council prize), 27 (3): 369-394
- 2018. India in South Asia: Interaction with liberal peacebuilding projects, India Quarterly, 74(2):160–178
- 2014. Politics and Perception of Indian aid to Nepal, Strategic Analysis, 38 (3): 325-340
Affiliated Academic Organizations
Political Settlements Research Programme, School of Law, University of Edinburgh (Research Fellow)
International Studies Association (Member)
Political Science Association (Member)
European International Studies Association (Member)
Britain-Nepal Academic Council (Member)
Awards
03/2022-06/2022, Consultant, Scottish Government, Comprehensive review to inform the development of the Scottish Peace Institute, Scotland
09/2021-08/2026. Co-investigator of the Peace and Conflict Evidence Programme, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
09/2021-03/2022, Consultant on behalf of School of Law, University of Edinburgh, to set up the Myanmar Study Group, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
2018-2019. Award Holder, Civil Society Scholar Award, Open Society Foundation, US$9,975
Other Interests
Travelling, reading history
