Franka Vaughan
Biographic Data
| ID | 96155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Franka Vaughan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Franka |
| FAMILY NAME | Vaughan |
| SIGNATURE | VAUGHAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5237-3445 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Settler Colonialism in Liberia: Disavowal of the Marginalised and Contemporary Citizenship Debates in Post-War Liberia
Belonging to Nineteenth Century Liberia: Interrogating the Experiment of Americo-Liberia in the Grain Coast of Africa
Introduction: But Why Liberia, Though?
Everyday racism in Australian community sport
This article examines the types of racism experienced in community sport in Australia. Drawing on interviews with 51 community sport stakeholders, including 26 individuals with lived experiences of racism in sport, the article shows how Australian community sport maintains white dominance through everyday racisms including: the use of racial norms and stereotypes that shape how Indigenous peoples and racialised settlers are treated; favouritism a…
The “good woman” paradox: Cultural translation of women’s empowerment in Ghana’s Upper West Region
This paper explores the “good woman” construct in Ghana’s Upper West Region (UWR) as a local response to women’s empowerment initiatives. Drawing on qualitative research (interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation across 17 communities), the article examines how the construct (translated as halahalooti/pogosuong in the Sissale/Dagaare language) adapts empowerment discourse in a context lacking direct linguistic equivalence. D…
Access to justice – structural violence and a community call to rethink knowledge and ways of working
Between 2020 and 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne, Australia was known as the most locked-down city in the world. Communities experienced rolling and extended lockdowns differently, impacting access to various resources, including access to justice . This article presents the key findings of a study on the effects of the pandemic on migrant and refugee communities’ ability to access social and legal services in Melbourne which it fra…
‘But why is a Ghanaian studying Liberia?’ Leveraging positionality for online data collection during the Covid-19 pandemic
This paper explores the significance of my positionality as a Ghanaian interested in a Liberian identity question and examines how it influenced the dialogical process of research design and online data collection. Emphasising the fluidity of the insider/outsider binary, the study unveils its potential to cultivate positive online interview experiences, augmenting the overall depth and quality of interview data. Notably, my dual status as an outs…
Solidarity in Diversity: Overcoming Marginalisation in Society
This introduction situates the thematic issue within the discourse on solidarity, exploring its transformative role in addressing marginalisation and fostering social cohesion. The 13 articles in this issue are organised into four themes: (a) solidarity’s response to exclusion, (b) its dynamic nature in contested contexts, (c) innovative frameworks, and (d) its role in tackling economic inequalities. Through case studies of migrant communities, R…
Navigating Whiteness in Australia's Anti‐Racism Movement: A Duoethnographic Inquiry by Women of Colour Scholars
This paper applies Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore how whiteness operates within Australia's anti‐racism movement as a structuring force that shapes discourse, practice and policy. Despite the anti‐racism movement offering crucial spaces for resistance and reform, it remains entangled in Australia's settler‐colonial present and systemic racism that disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples and other Culturally and Racially Minoritised (C…
Thinking through the history of Liberia's formation with settler colonial theory
Race, sovereignty, and White settler colonial studies: Placing settlers at the Cultural Interface
Speaking out against racism? Silence, agency and unheard voices among racialised communities in Australia
Denying the persistence of racism and its impact on racially and culturally marginalised communities remains a key feature of how contemporary racism manifests. This denial is facilitated and reinforced by, among other factors, racialised hierarchies and power imbalances that suppress public expressions of lived experiences with racism, often rendering these voices unheard in the public discourse. This study, combining a survey and 27 focus group…
Dual Marginalisation and the Demand for Dual Citizenship: Negotiating “At Homeness” Among Diaspora Liberians
In Liberia, identity and citizenship have long been contentious, with dual citizenship emerging as a focal point in recent decades. On 22 July 2022, former President George Weah signed an Amendment Law allowing Liberians naturalized abroad to retain citizenship and granting Liberian women the right to confer citizenship to their children, addressing a key demand from diaspora Liberians. This article, based on my doctoral thesis (Vaughan, 2022), e…
Race, sovereignty, and White settler colonial studies: Placing settlers at the Cultural Interface
Thinking through the history of Liberia's formation with settler colonial theory
Speaking out against racism? Silence, agency and unheard voices among racialised communities in Australia
Denying the persistence of racism and its impact on racially and culturally marginalised communities remains a key feature of how contemporary racism manifests. This denial is facilitated and reinforced by, among other factors, racialised hierarchies and power imbalances that suppress public expressions of lived experiences with racism, often rendering these voices unheard in the public discourse. This study, combining a survey and 27 focus group…
Dual Marginalisation and the Demand for Dual Citizenship: Negotiating “At Homeness” Among Diaspora Liberians
In Liberia, identity and citizenship have long been contentious, with dual citizenship emerging as a focal point in recent decades. On 22 July 2022, former President George Weah signed an Amendment Law allowing Liberians naturalized abroad to retain citizenship and granting Liberian women the right to confer citizenship to their children, addressing a key demand from diaspora Liberians. This article, based on my doctoral thesis (Vaughan, 2022), e…
‘But why is a Ghanaian studying Liberia?’ Leveraging positionality for online data collection during the Covid-19 pandemic
This paper explores the significance of my positionality as a Ghanaian interested in a Liberian identity question and examines how it influenced the dialogical process of research design and online data collection. Emphasising the fluidity of the insider/outsider binary, the study unveils its potential to cultivate positive online interview experiences, augmenting the overall depth and quality of interview data. Notably, my dual status as an outs…
Solidarity in Diversity: Overcoming Marginalisation in Society
This introduction situates the thematic issue within the discourse on solidarity, exploring its transformative role in addressing marginalisation and fostering social cohesion. The 13 articles in this issue are organised into four themes: (a) solidarity’s response to exclusion, (b) its dynamic nature in contested contexts, (c) innovative frameworks, and (d) its role in tackling economic inequalities. Through case studies of migrant communities, R…
Navigating Whiteness in Australia's Anti‐Racism Movement: A Duoethnographic Inquiry by Women of Colour Scholars
This paper applies Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore how whiteness operates within Australia's anti‐racism movement as a structuring force that shapes discourse, practice and policy. Despite the anti‐racism movement offering crucial spaces for resistance and reform, it remains entangled in Australia's settler‐colonial present and systemic racism that disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples and other Culturally and Racially Minoritised (C…
Thinking through the history of Liberia's formation with settler colonial theory
Race, sovereignty, and White settler colonial studies: Placing settlers at the Cultural Interface
Speaking out against racism? Silence, agency and unheard voices among racialised communities in Australia
Denying the persistence of racism and its impact on racially and culturally marginalised communities remains a key feature of how contemporary racism manifests. This denial is facilitated and reinforced by, among other factors, racialised hierarchies and power imbalances that suppress public expressions of lived experiences with racism, often rendering these voices unheard in the public discourse. This study, combining a survey and 27 focus group…
Settler Colonialism in Liberia: Disavowal of the Marginalised and Contemporary Citizenship Debates in Post-War Liberia
Belonging to Nineteenth Century Liberia: Interrogating the Experiment of Americo-Liberia in the Grain Coast of Africa
Introduction: But Why Liberia, Though?
Everyday racism in Australian community sport
This article examines the types of racism experienced in community sport in Australia. Drawing on interviews with 51 community sport stakeholders, including 26 individuals with lived experiences of racism in sport, the article shows how Australian community sport maintains white dominance through everyday racisms including: the use of racial norms and stereotypes that shape how Indigenous peoples and racialised settlers are treated; favouritism a…
The “good woman” paradox: Cultural translation of women’s empowerment in Ghana’s Upper West Region
This paper explores the “good woman” construct in Ghana’s Upper West Region (UWR) as a local response to women’s empowerment initiatives. Drawing on qualitative research (interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation across 17 communities), the article examines how the construct (translated as halahalooti/pogosuong in the Sissale/Dagaare language) adapts empowerment discourse in a context lacking direct linguistic equivalence. D…
Access to justice – structural violence and a community call to rethink knowledge and ways of working
Between 2020 and 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne, Australia was known as the most locked-down city in the world. Communities experienced rolling and extended lockdowns differently, impacting access to various resources, including access to justice . This article presents the key findings of a study on the effects of the pandemic on migrant and refugee communities’ ability to access social and legal services in Melbourne which it fra…
Sociology (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Colonialism (4 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social science (4 works)