Eleanor Gordon

Eleanor is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Development at Monash University, Deputy Director of the Master in International Development Practice (MIDP) programme and on the Monash Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Steering Committee. Her research and practice focus on building security and justice after conflict and inclusive approaches to peacebuilding.

She is also Senior Fellow of the Ottawa-based Centre for Security Governance, Associate Editor with Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, and, until recently, a Deployable Civilian Expert with the UK Government's Stabilisation Unit, Board Member of Saferworld, and consultant with the United Nations (UN), World Bank (WB) and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF).

Eleanor has spent over 20 years working in the field of conflict, security and justice, including many years working in management and advisory roles with the UN and other international organisations in conflict-affected environments in the Balkans and South Asia.