Amanda Alexander
Biographic Data
| ID | 220591 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Alexander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Alexander |
| SIGNATURE | ALEXANDER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Catholic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2328-2245 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Flying Free? Risk and Regulation in Recreational Flying Trapeze
The Ethics of Violence: Recent Literature on the Creation of the Contemporary Regime of Law and War
This paper reviews a body of recent literature that interrogates the development and deployment of the contemporary regime of political violence. This literature includes Samuel Moyn's account of the emergence and dominance of the humanitarian paradigm and Francine Hirsch, Giovanni Mantilla and Boyd van Dijk's diplomatic histories of the creation of the central provisions of this paradigm. It also encompasses Dirk Moses, Benjamin Meiches and Sinj…
The ‘Collective Voice that Could Change the World’: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis of Arts-Based Programming for Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness is a global phenomenon that contributes to and exacerbates social exclusion and marginalisation. The objective of this study is to generate a rich description of the experience of participating in arts-based programming as told by adults experiencing homelessness using a qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis. The synthesis includes eight studies, using direct quotes provided by fifty-three individuals in Canada, the USA and Austral…
New histories and new laws: Crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
This article looks at the development of the concept of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). It contends that the ICTR’s interpretation of crimes against humanity is generally seen by international lawyers as a commendable, but unsurprising, step in the historical development of this category. In much the same way, the ICTR’s historical account is considered to be a standard attempt by a war crimes cou…
The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians
This article argues that the narratives told about the Great War helped to establish the bombardment of civilians during World War II as an ethical, military and legal possibility. It shows that the literary representation of the Great War was antagonistic towards civilians, suggesting that a fairer war would affect the entire nation. Military strategists accepted this premise and planned for a future war that would be directed against civilian p…
The Price of Carceral Citizenship: Punishment, Surveillance, and Social Welfare Policy in an Age of Carceral Expansion
The unprecedented rise in the number of people held in U.S. jails and prisons has garnered considerable attention from policy makers, activists, and academics alike. Signaled in part by Michelle Alexander’s New York Times bestseller, The New Jim Crow, and the unlikely coalition of activists, policy makers, celebrities, and business leaders on both sides of the political aisle who have pledged to end mass incarceration in our lifetime, the prison …
A Short History of International Humanitarian Law
This article questions the conventional histories of international humanitarian law, which view international humanitarian law as the heir to a long continuum of codes of warfare. It demonstrates instead that the term international humanitarian law first appeared in the 1970s, as the product of work done by various actors pursuing different ends. The new idea of an international humanitarian law was codified in the 1977 Additional Protocols to th…
Segmenting volunteers by motivation in the 2012 London Olympic Games
A disciplining method for holding standards down: How the World Bank planned Africa's slums
This article examines the World Bank's attempts to frame the relationship between states, markets, and citizens through its urban assistance programmes during the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing on internal memoranda, mission reports, and staff reviews, this study traces the bank's arguments about the ideal role of the state in housing and service provision. Over this period, the World Bank encouraged governments to withdraw from providing public housin…
Biko Lives: Contesting the Legacies of Steve Biko
This collection looks at the on-going significance of Black Consciousness, situating it in a global frame, examining the legacy of Steve Biko, the current state of post-apartheid South African politic
The Genesis of the Civilian
This paper argues that the concept of the civilian is a specific way of viewing non-combatants that can be traced to the First World War. Before the war, non-combatants were seen by the law and the prevailing culture as citizens. The citizen was potentially and probably aggressive, bound to the fate of his or her state and, therefore, granted only minimal protection by law. The war, however, brought technological changes and a propaganda effort t…
Problematizing Resistance: An Introduction
Have the Slaves Left the Master's House? A Report on the Africa Social Forum
Sex, crime and the 'liberated' woman inTheVirginBrideandBuffy theVampireSlayer
Strindberg's play The Virgin Bride and the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, belong to different genres, the distinctive spheres of high and popular culture and the opposite ends of the 20th century. Nevertheless, they tell a remarkably similar story about women and crime. The analogous experiences of their female characters, Kersti and Faith, as they journey from sexual profligacy to crime to redemption, are testament to a persistent a…
A Short History of International Humanitarian Law
This article questions the conventional histories of international humanitarian law, which view international humanitarian law as the heir to a long continuum of codes of warfare. It demonstrates instead that the term international humanitarian law first appeared in the 1970s, as the product of work done by various actors pursuing different ends. The new idea of an international humanitarian law was codified in the 1977 Additional Protocols to th…
The Price of Carceral Citizenship: Punishment, Surveillance, and Social Welfare Policy in an Age of Carceral Expansion
The unprecedented rise in the number of people held in U.S. jails and prisons has garnered considerable attention from policy makers, activists, and academics alike. Signaled in part by Michelle Alexander’s New York Times bestseller, The New Jim Crow, and the unlikely coalition of activists, policy makers, celebrities, and business leaders on both sides of the political aisle who have pledged to end mass incarceration in our lifetime, the prison …
The Genesis of the Civilian
This paper argues that the concept of the civilian is a specific way of viewing non-combatants that can be traced to the First World War. Before the war, non-combatants were seen by the law and the prevailing culture as citizens. The citizen was potentially and probably aggressive, bound to the fate of his or her state and, therefore, granted only minimal protection by law. The war, however, brought technological changes and a propaganda effort t…
Segmenting volunteers by motivation in the 2012 London Olympic Games
A disciplining method for holding standards down: How the World Bank planned Africa's slums
This article examines the World Bank's attempts to frame the relationship between states, markets, and citizens through its urban assistance programmes during the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing on internal memoranda, mission reports, and staff reviews, this study traces the bank's arguments about the ideal role of the state in housing and service provision. Over this period, the World Bank encouraged governments to withdraw from providing public housin…
The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians
This article argues that the narratives told about the Great War helped to establish the bombardment of civilians during World War II as an ethical, military and legal possibility. It shows that the literary representation of the Great War was antagonistic towards civilians, suggesting that a fairer war would affect the entire nation. Military strategists accepted this premise and planned for a future war that would be directed against civilian p…
The ‘Collective Voice that Could Change the World’: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis of Arts-Based Programming for Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness is a global phenomenon that contributes to and exacerbates social exclusion and marginalisation. The objective of this study is to generate a rich description of the experience of participating in arts-based programming as told by adults experiencing homelessness using a qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis. The synthesis includes eight studies, using direct quotes provided by fifty-three individuals in Canada, the USA and Austral…
Have the Slaves Left the Master's House? A Report on the Africa Social Forum
Sex, crime and the 'liberated' woman inTheVirginBrideandBuffy theVampireSlayer
Strindberg's play The Virgin Bride and the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, belong to different genres, the distinctive spheres of high and popular culture and the opposite ends of the 20th century. Nevertheless, they tell a remarkably similar story about women and crime. The analogous experiences of their female characters, Kersti and Faith, as they journey from sexual profligacy to crime to redemption, are testament to a persistent a…
Have the Slaves Left the Master's House? A Report on the Africa Social Forum
Problematizing Resistance: An Introduction
The Genesis of the Civilian
This paper argues that the concept of the civilian is a specific way of viewing non-combatants that can be traced to the First World War. Before the war, non-combatants were seen by the law and the prevailing culture as citizens. The citizen was potentially and probably aggressive, bound to the fate of his or her state and, therefore, granted only minimal protection by law. The war, however, brought technological changes and a propaganda effort t…
Biko Lives: Contesting the Legacies of Steve Biko
This collection looks at the on-going significance of Black Consciousness, situating it in a global frame, examining the legacy of Steve Biko, the current state of post-apartheid South African politic
A disciplining method for holding standards down: How the World Bank planned Africa's slums
This article examines the World Bank's attempts to frame the relationship between states, markets, and citizens through its urban assistance programmes during the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing on internal memoranda, mission reports, and staff reviews, this study traces the bank's arguments about the ideal role of the state in housing and service provision. Over this period, the World Bank encouraged governments to withdraw from providing public housin…
A Short History of International Humanitarian Law
This article questions the conventional histories of international humanitarian law, which view international humanitarian law as the heir to a long continuum of codes of warfare. It demonstrates instead that the term international humanitarian law first appeared in the 1970s, as the product of work done by various actors pursuing different ends. The new idea of an international humanitarian law was codified in the 1977 Additional Protocols to th…
Segmenting volunteers by motivation in the 2012 London Olympic Games
The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians
This article argues that the narratives told about the Great War helped to establish the bombardment of civilians during World War II as an ethical, military and legal possibility. It shows that the literary representation of the Great War was antagonistic towards civilians, suggesting that a fairer war would affect the entire nation. Military strategists accepted this premise and planned for a future war that would be directed against civilian p…
The Price of Carceral Citizenship: Punishment, Surveillance, and Social Welfare Policy in an Age of Carceral Expansion
The unprecedented rise in the number of people held in U.S. jails and prisons has garnered considerable attention from policy makers, activists, and academics alike. Signaled in part by Michelle Alexander’s New York Times bestseller, The New Jim Crow, and the unlikely coalition of activists, policy makers, celebrities, and business leaders on both sides of the political aisle who have pledged to end mass incarceration in our lifetime, the prison …
New histories and new laws: Crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
This article looks at the development of the concept of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). It contends that the ICTR’s interpretation of crimes against humanity is generally seen by international lawyers as a commendable, but unsurprising, step in the historical development of this category. In much the same way, the ICTR’s historical account is considered to be a standard attempt by a war crimes cou…
The ‘Collective Voice that Could Change the World’: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis of Arts-Based Programming for Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness is a global phenomenon that contributes to and exacerbates social exclusion and marginalisation. The objective of this study is to generate a rich description of the experience of participating in arts-based programming as told by adults experiencing homelessness using a qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis. The synthesis includes eight studies, using direct quotes provided by fifty-three individuals in Canada, the USA and Austral…
The Ethics of Violence: Recent Literature on the Creation of the Contemporary Regime of Law and War
This paper reviews a body of recent literature that interrogates the development and deployment of the contemporary regime of political violence. This literature includes Samuel Moyn's account of the emergence and dominance of the humanitarian paradigm and Francine Hirsch, Giovanni Mantilla and Boyd van Dijk's diplomatic histories of the creation of the central provisions of this paradigm. It also encompasses Dirk Moses, Benjamin Meiches and Sinj…
Flying Free? Risk and Regulation in Recreational Flying Trapeze
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (7 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (4 works) · International law (4 works) · International Law and Human Rights (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works)