Jasmine Westendorf
Biography
Publications
Dr Jasmine Westendorf is Associate Professor of International Relations and Senior ARC DECRA fellow, La Trobe University. Her book Violating Peace: Sex, Aid, and Peacekeeping is out now with Cornell University Press.
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Sexual exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping: Connecting the dots
The abuse of women and children must be urgently addressed as a key issue in the hierarchy of harm.
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Covid-19 is not the biggest threat to UN peacekeeping
Sexual misconduct undermines the fundamental goals of peacekeeping operations. Why does it persist?