Adjunct Professor
Helen Berents
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
peace and conflict, youth, children, feminist peace studies, research ethics, digital media, youth political engagement, civil society advocacy, violence
Research field
Political Science, Sociology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (International Relations) (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- International Studies Association (ISA)
- Australian Political Science Association (AusPSA)
- The Australian Sociology Association (TASA)
- Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies Australasia (AILASA), Secretary (2020-2022)
- Editor, Critical Studies on Security
Publications
- Berents, H. & Mollica, C. (2022). Reciprocal institutional visibility: Youth, peace and security and ‘inclusive’ agendas at the United Nations. Cooperation and Conflict, 57(1), 65–83. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/209902
- Altiok, A., Berents, H., Grizelj, I. & McEvoy-Levy, S. (2020). Youth, Peace, and Security. In FO. Hampson, A. Özerdem & J. Kent (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Peace, Security and Development (pp. 433–447). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/204514
- Berents, H., (2020). Politics, policy-making and the presence of images of suffering children. International Affairs, 96(3), 593–608. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/201321
- Berents, H., (2019). Apprehending the 'telegenic dead': Considering images of dead children in global politics. International Political Sociology, 13(2), 145–160. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124114
- Berents, H., (2018). Young people and everyday peace: Exclusion, insecurity and peacebuilding in Colombia. Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/215546
- Pruitt, L., Berents, H. & Munro, G. (2018). Gender and age in the construction of male youth in the European migration 'crisis'. Signs, 43(3), 687–709. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223479
- Berents, H. & Ten Have, C. (2017). Navigating violence: Fear and everyday life in Colombia and Mexico. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 6(1), 103–117. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/108461
- Berents, H., (2016). Hashtagging girlhood: #IAmMalala, #BringBackOurGirls and gendering representations of global politics. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 18(4), 513–527. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/102803
- Berents, H., (2015). An embodied everyday peace in the midst of violence. Peacebuilding, 3(2), 1–14. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/87582
- Berents, H. & McEvoy-Levy, S. (2015). Theorising youth and everyday peace(building). Peacebuilding, 3(2), 115–125. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/87592
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- I received the 2015 Cynthia Enloe Award from the International Feminist Journal of Politics for my article "Hashtagging Girlhood": #IAmMalala, #BringBackOurGirls and gendering representations of global politics". The award recognises exceptional quality in a paper submitted to IFJP by an emergent scholar. It is given annually in honor of Cynthia Enloe¿s pioneering feminist research into international politics and political economy, and her considerable contribution to building a more inclusive feminist scholarly community.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- My dissertation was awarded the University of Queensland Dean's Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence in 2013. The award is given annually to no more than the top 10% of PhDs awarded across the university.
Selected research projects
- Title
- Youth Leadership and the Future of Peace and Security
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DE200100937
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Navigating the Paradox: Judicial Decision-Making About Young People Who Sexually Offend
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kelly Richards, Dr Nigel Stobbs