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Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
On-campus & remote (online) learning available. Students participate in interactive, real-time classes. 2026 class dates: June 4, 11 & 12. This course will address the importance of analysing gender perspectives in national security-related policy and decision making, implementation and practice. Students will gain an enhanced understanding of gendered policies in national security communities in government, the private sector, non-government organisations and the media. Students will engage with critical gender theory and empirical research from a range of interdisciplinary sources and perspectives. The course will also offer practical engagement opportunities with policymakers and practitioners from government, private industry and the non-government sector. This engagement will be delivered in collaboration with senior policy practitioners who will relate the course content to insights from their careers.
Policy Analysis (2,000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Professional Presentation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Six half days on campus spread over the course of two weeks. Individual study approx 4-5 hours per week (50-60 hours).
None Preliminary Reading Bashevkin, S. Women as Foreign Policy Leaders: National Security and Gender Politics in Superpower America, Oxford University Press, 2018. Gentry, Shepherd & Sjoberg, Routledge Handbook of Gender and Security, Routledge, 2018. Harris Rimmer, S & Thompson, ‘Celebrating and Interrogating Women and National Security’, Security Challenges, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2018 Hayward, L. ‘Increasing the number of senior women in the Australian Army’, Security Challenges, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2018 Hudson, V. Sex and World Peace, Columbia University Press, 2014. Koch, M. & Fulton, S. ‘In Defense of Women: Gender, Office Holding, and National Security Policy in Established Democracies’, The Journal of Politics, 01/2011, Volume 73, Issue 1. Olonisakin, Hendricks & Okech, ‘The convergence and divergence of three Pillars of influence in gender and security’, African Security Review, 10/2015, Volume 24, Issue 4. Roe, P. ‘Gender and “positive” security’, International Relations, 03/2014, Volume 28, Issue 1.