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Debora Malito

Associate Professor

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20132024

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Debora V. Malito joined XJTLU in 2018 as Assistant Professor. She completed her PhD in Political Studies from the University of Milan and held research positions at the European University Institute and University of Cape Town.Her work intersects critical approaches in the study of sovereignty and international intervention. Current research projects concern: the unmaking of political orders through interventionist projects and the political economy of measuring governance.Her publications have appeared in journals such as International Peacekeeping, Politikon and Third World Quarterly; she is the author of Destabilising Interventions in Somalia (Routledge 2020) and co-editor of the Palgrave Handbook of Indicators in Global Governance (2018) with G. Umbach and N. Bhuta.She welcome PhD applications in the following areas:- International Intervention and Sovereignty- Africa-China relations- Global Governance and Development - New modes and Metrics of Governance

Experience

2023-ongoing, Associate Professor, Dept of International Studies, XJTLU

2021-ongoing, Programme Director, BA in International Relations

2018, Assistant Professor, Dept of International Studies, XJTLU

2022, Maternity leave

2015-2016, A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Humanities, University of Cape Town

2013-2016, Research Associate, Global Governance Programme, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute

2009-11, Adjunct Lecturer, Dept of Economics, University of Brescia

Research interests

State-building

Sovereignty and Intervention

International Relations Theory

International Intervention, Humanitarism, Responsibility to Protect

New Modes of Governance

Critical security studies

Critical theory

China-Africa relations

Teaching

INS101  Contemporary International Relations

INS405 Critical Security Studies

INS402 Conflict and International Intervention

INR201 Managing the World: the role of International Institutions

INR107 International Politics of Development in Africa

Economic Theories of Globalisation

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Education/Academic qualification

Fellow, UK Higher Education Academy, 2020

PhD, University of Milan - 2013

MA in International Relations, University of Milan - 2008

BA in Economics, Social Science and Development, University of Calabria - 2005

Person Types

  • Staff

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