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Maria Rost Rublee

Maria Rost Rublee is Professor of International Relations at the University of Melbourne, with expertise in international relations, including nuclear politics, maritime security, and gender and diversity in national security. She is President of Women in International Security-Australia, an Executive Committee member of Women in Nuclear-Australia, and was recently named to the U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List (Top 50 selected globally), by the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington DC. Professor Rublee's research agenda on the social construction of national security is internationally recognized, leading to an award-winning monograph, two edited books, and over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, in addition to non-traditional research outputs.

Recent Posts

Susan Sell: The Power of Mentorship and Example

Susan Sell: The Power of Mentorship and Example

by Maria Rost Rublee | 26 April, 2024 |

This is the fifth in our series of remembrances on the late Susan Sell. There was a terrific gathering at ISA 2024 where friends and colleagues gathered to remember Susan's wit, her contributions to the discipline, and her career-long efforts to challenge orthodox thinking and staid hierarchies. I took my first Ph.D. class with Susan Sell at GW.  She didn’t know it, but I was a “first generation” student, being the first one in my extended family to complete a college degree, let alone a Ph.D.  From my very first day in her class, Susan was the exact opposite of those horrible...

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Bridging the Policy-Academic Gap: Lessons from Australia

Bridging the Policy-Academic Gap: Lessons from Australia

by Maria Rost Rublee | 7 September, 2023 | ,

The benefits of bridging the gap between academics and policymakers are well-known, but much of the research and practice is based on experiences in the United States. How well does it translate to other countries? A recent collaboration between Bridging the Gap (BtG) and Monash University in Australia highlighted significant differences between the countries’ policy-academic ecosystem – and underscored the need for further BtG-type training efforts down under. Funded by a grant through the Australian Department of Defence, I worked with BtG colleagues to create and run a policy skills...

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