Jasmine-Kim Westendorf

Jasmine is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at La Trobe University, and Research Associate at the Developmental Leadership Program. Her research revolves around peace processes and peacebuilding in contexts of civil war, the roles of women in war and peace, and the long-term impacts of sexual exploitation and abuse in peace and humanitarian operations and she has published extensively on these issues. She has undertaken field research in Timor-Leste, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nepal, Cyprus, Palestine, Cambodia, at UN Headquarters in New York and with the humanitarian sector in Geneva. Jasmine has conducted policy and research work with a range of NGOs including the Humanitarian Advisory Group, International Women’s Development Agency, World Vision, ActionAid and others. Jasmine is a member of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Team on Accountability to Affected Populations and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and abuse. Jasmine has been extensively involved in designing, delivering and facilitating training for peace builders and humanitarians globally, including with the International Peace and Security Institute and for NGOs in Palestine. She is also a convenor of the Melbourne Free University.