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You are here: Home > IUEU Rsearcher Profile Joseph A. Camilleri
 Joseph A. Camilleri is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University. He has written and lectured extensively on Europe and the United States in international relations, governance and globalisation, human rights, North-South relations, international organisations, the United Nations, and the Asia-Pacific region. His most recent books include: Regionalism in the New Asia Pacific Order (Edward Elgar 2003); co-edited Democratizing Global Governance (Palgrave Macmillan 2002); edited Religion and Culture in Asia Pacific: Violence or Healing? (Vista 2001), States, Markets and Civil Society in Asia Pacific (Edward Elgar 2000). Joseph Camilleri is actively engaged in international research, education and advocacy on issues of human rights, civilisation dialogue, global governance reform, peace and security. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, and the recipient of St Michael's Award for Distinguished Service to the Community. At La Trobe University he coordinates the Bachelor of International Relations and the Master of International Policy Studies.
Ten Best Publications
Books
- Joseph A. Camilleri, Regionalism in the New Asia-Pacific Order: the Political Economy of Asia Pacific Vol 2, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2003, xviii + 408 p
- Joseph A. Camilleri, States, Markets and Civil Society in Asia Pacific, The Political Economy of Asia Pacific Vol I, Aldershot, UK: Edward Elgar, 2000, xvi + 475 pp
- Joseph A. Camilleri and Jim Falk, The End of Sovereignty? The Politics of a Shrinking and Fragmenting World, Aldershot, UK: Edward Elgar, 1992
Chinese translation: Joseph A. Camilleri and Jim Falk, The End of Sovereignty? The Politics of a Shrinking, Fragmenting World, published by Zhejiang People’s Publishing House for the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2001, 367 pp
- Joseph A. Camilleri, Chinese Foreign Policy: The Maoist Era and its Aftermath, Oxford: Martin Robertson, 1980 (also published in Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1980)
- Joseph A. Camilleri, Civilization in Crisis: Human Prospects in a Changing World, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976, viii + 303 pp
Articles and chapters
- Three chapters in Esref Aksu and Joseph A. Camilleri (eds), Democratizing Global Governance, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002: ‘Peace Operations: the Road Ahead’; ‘Rethinking the Structures of Global Governance’; ‘The Politics of Reform’, pp. 230-283
- Joseph A. Camilleri, “The Asia-Pacific in the Post Hegemonic World”, in Pacific Co-operation: Building Economic and Security Reigmes in the Asia-Pacific Region, edited by Andrew Mack and John Ravenhill, Boulder, Co.: Westview Press, 1995, pp. 180-207
- Joseph A. Camilleri, “Alliances and Emerging Post-Cold War Security System”, in Richard Leaver and James L. Richardson (eds), Charting the Post-Cold War Order, Boulder, Co.: Westview Press, 1993
- Joseph A Camilleri and George Myconos, ‘WTO: The Competitive Dynamic of Globalisation at Work’, Law in Context
- Joseph A. Camilleri, “Human Rights, Cultural Diversity and Conflict Resolution: the Asia-Pacific Context”, Pacifica Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1994, pp. 17-41
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Research projects
Current Projects
- Central Asia between Islam and the Great Powers since September 11
- Globalisation and Governance: A Study of Patterns and Thresholds
- The handling of tensions between Islam and the West since September 11
Recently completed projects
- A seven-year 2-volume study of the Political Economy of the Asia-Pacific Region – the second volume has just been published by Edward Elgar in the UK and US – funded by a large ARC grant
- UN Reform and Global Governance (jointly sponsored by La Trobe University, the Toda Institute in Hawaii and Focus on the Global South in Bangkok)
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Leadership in collaborative research
- Organised and convened several major international conferences, including: The United Nations: Between Sovereignty and Global Governance (July 1995), Globalization: The Experiences and Perspectives of the Religious Traditions of Asia Pacific (July 1997), and Religion and Culture in Asia Pacific: Violence or Healing? (October 2000), Securing the Region Post-September 11 (September 2005)
- Initiated the 5-year international research project on Global Governance Reform, which attracted over $400,000 in external grants; involving an eminent Board of Advisers, including Dr Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former UN Secretary-General, Prof. Richard Falk (Princeton University) and Dr Javad Zarif, the current Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister; and resulted in the publication of two books and some 18 papers in internationally refereed journals.
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Other contributions:
- Played leadership role in the foundation and subsequent development of the scholarly journal Pacifica Review: Peace, Security and Global Change (have chaired the Editorial Board over the last seventeen years)
- Supervised more than 25 PhD and MA (by research) candidates, several of whom have closely collaborated on research projects dealing with Asia Pacific
- Contributed to the intellectual work of the Council for Security and Co-operation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP), especially its Australian Committee (especially in its formative period)
- Provided regular advice and intellectual support (through guest lectures, forums, workshops, briefing papers and board membership) for research and non-government organisations in the region (e.g. OXFAM International, Focus on the Global South, Toda Institute for Peace and Global Policy Research, Pax Christi International) as well as for public affairs and educational media programmes
- Have given lectures and keynote addresses in Japan, China, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, India and New Zealand
- Received external grants, many of them in support of projects with an Asia-Pacific focus: Large ARC: $24 100 (1980-82); $87 000 (1995-1997); Small ARC: $55 000 (4 grants during 1980s and 1990s); Evans-Grawemeyer: $9 000 (1998-99); United Nations University: $45 000; AusAid: $20 000 (1995) and $25,000 (2000); Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: $45 000 (1995); Toda Institute for Peace and Global Policy Research: $45 000 (1996) and $13,500 (2006); City University of New York: $16 000 (2000); Rockerfeller Brother’s Trust: $20 000 (2000); Rockerfeller Foundation: $27 000 (2001); Two ARC Discovery Grants: Central Asia between Islam and The Great Powers: $180,000 (2003-2005); Globalisation and Governance: $90,000 (2002-2004); Niwano Peace Foundation: $11,000 (2003-2004); Brencorp Foundation $90,000 (2004-2006); Myer Foundation: $60,000 2005-2007
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Awards, Distinctions & Advisory Positions
- Guest of the U.S. government under the International Visitor Program in 1980
- Visiting Fellow, Centre of International Studies, London School of Economics 1986
- Visiting Scholar, Center of International Studies, Princeton University, 1992
- Visiting Fellow, The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, Cornell University, 1992
- Member of the Australian Committee of the Council for Security and Cooperation in Asia Pacific (AUS‑CSCAP) since 1995
- Member of Advisory Board of the Scholarly Journal Global Governance since 1997
- Member of the Advisory Council of the Toda Institute for Peace and Global Policy Research since 1998 (Honolulu and Tokyo).
- Guest of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999
- Member of the Advisory Board of the International Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Melbourne since 2000
- Elected Fellow to the Australian Academy of Social Sciences in 2002
- Appointed to the International Advisory Board of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) in 2002
- Member of the Editorial Board of the new electronic newspaper World Editorial and International Law (2002)
- President, Advisory Board, World Public forum – Dialogue of civilizations (2005).
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