Global Utilities

La Trobe University
Centre for Dialogue

Profile

Professor Joseph A. Camilleri

Director

Centre for Dialogue

Qualifications

  • BA (Melb)
  • MA (Monash)
  • PhD (London)

Profile

Professor Camilleri is one of Australia's leading International Relations scholars. With over 30 years experience, Professor Camilleri has pursued a wide range of research interests covering almost the entire gamut of the International Relations discipline. These include regional and global governance, the political economy of Asia-Pacific, the role of religion and culture in international affairs, the politics of oil and the Middle East, and security policy (including weapons non-proliferation). He has supervised more than 30 PhD and MA candidates; published over 15 books, several of which have been translated into Arabic, Japanese and Mandarin; has produced over 20 chapters in books since 1993; and has had 20 refereed articles published in academic journals.

Recent publications

Books

Michael, Michális S., Marshall, Larry, Seigel, Michael and Camilleri, Joseph A. (eds) (2007) Asia-Pacific Geopolitics: Hegemony versus Human Security, London, Edward Elgar.

Camilleri, Joseph, A. (2003) Regionalism in the New Asia-Pacific Order: The Political Economy of Asia Pacific, Vol.2, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, xviii + 408 pp.


Camilleri, Joseph A. and Aksu, Esref (eds) (2002) Democratising Global Governance, London, Palgrave Macmillan, xix + 305 pp.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (ed.) (2001) Religion and Culture in Asia Pacific: Violence or Healing? Melbourne, Vista Publications, 228 pp.


Camilleri, Joseph A.and Falk, Jim (2001) The End of Sovereignty? The Politics of a Shrinking, Fragmenting World (Chinese translation), Zhejiang People’s Publishing House for the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 367 pp.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (2000) States, Markets and Civil Society in Asia Pacific: The Political Economy of Asia Pacific, Vol.I, Aldershot, Edward Elgar, xvi + 475 pp.


Camilleri, Joseph A., Tehranian, Majid and Malhotra, Kamal (2000) Reimagining the Future: Towards Democratic Governance, Melbourne, La Trobe University, Department of Politics, xxxiii + 101 pp.

Camilleri, Joseph A. Camilleri and Muzaffar, Chandra (eds) (1998) Globalization: The Perspectives and Experiences of the Religious Traditions of Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, JUST, 214 pp.

 

Book Chapters

Camilleri, Joseph A. (2008) 'The "War on Terror": Reassessing its Rationale and Efficacy', in Hans Kochler ed.) The "Global War on Terror" and the Question of World Order, International Progress Organisation, Vienna, pp.57-83.

Camilleri, Joseph A. (2008) 'The Competition for Power and Legitimacy in an Age of Transition', in Hussein Solomon (ed.) Challenges to Global Security, I.B. Tauris & Co Lt, London, pp.27-52.

Camilleri, Joseph A. (2008) 'Sovereignty Discourse and Practice - Past and Future', in Trudy Jacobsen, Charles Sampford and Ramesh Thakur (eds) Re-envisioning Sovereignty the End of Westphalia? Ashgate, Hampshire, pp.33-49.

Camilleri, Joseph A. (2007) 'Between Alliance and Regional Engagement: Current realities and future possibilities', in J.A. Camilleri, L. Marshall, M.S. Michael and M.T. Seigel (eds) Asia-Pacific Geopolitics: Hegemony vs. Human Security, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, London, pp.193-218.

Camilleri, Joseph A. and Myconos, George (2004) 'WTO: The Competitive Dynamic of Globalization at Work', in Jianfu Chen and Gordon Walker (eds) Balancing Act: Law, Policy and Politics in Globalization and Global Trade, The Federation Press, Leichhardt, pp.21-53.

Camilleri, Joseph, A. (2003) 'Globalization of Insecurity: The Democratic Imperative', in Nicholas N. Kittrie, Rodrigo Carazo and James R. Mancham (eds) The Future of Peace in the Twenty-First Century, Durham, North Carolina, Carolina Academic Press, pp.702—721.


Three chapters:
‘Peace Operations: the Road Ahead’, pp.230-252
‘Rethinking the Structures of Global Governance’, pp.253-271
‘The Politics of Reform’, pp.272-283, in Aksu, Esref and Camilleri, Joseph A.(eds) (2002) Democratizing Global Governance, London, Palgrave Macmillan.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (2000) 'The Security Dilemma Revisited: Implications for Asia Pacific', in W. Tow, R. Thakur and In-Taek Hyan (eds) Asia’s Emerging Regional Order: Reconciling Traditional and Human Security, Tokyo, United Nations University Press, pp.305-323.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (1999) 'Regionalism and Globalism in Asia Pacific: The Interplay of Economy, Security and Politics', in Majid Tehranian (ed.) Asian Peace: Security and Governance in the Asia-Pacific, London, I.B. Taurus, pp.52-72.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (1999) 'The Multilateral Dimensions of Australia’s Security Policy', in Des Ball (ed.) Maintaining the Strategic Edge: The Defence of Australia, Canberra, The Australian National University Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, pp.307-334.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (1998) 'The UN’s Place in the Era of Globalization: A Four Dimensional Perspective', in A.J. Paolini, A.P. Jarvis and C. Reus-Smit (eds) Between Sovereignty and Global Governance: The State, Civil Society, and the United Nations, London, Macmillan, pp.333-350.

 

Journal Articles

Camilleri, Joseph, A. (2008) 'Europe between Islam and the United States: interests, identity and geopolitics, Global Change, Peace & Security, Vol.20, No.1: 9-24.

Camilleri, Joseph, A. (2007) 'From a "Law of States" to a "Law for People"', Law in Context, Vol.21, No.1: 25-38.

Camilleri, Joseph, A. and Myconos, George (2003) ‘WTO: The Competitive Dynamic of Globalisation at Work’, Law in Context, Vol.21; September 2004, Special issue: Balancing Act: Law, Policy and Politics in Globalisation and Global Trade, edited by Jianfu Chen and Gordon Walker.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (2003) 'A Leap into the Past – in the Name of the National Interest', Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol.57, No.3, November, pp.431-453.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (2002) 'Terrorism, the ‘War on Terror’ and the Globalisation of Insecurity', Arena Journal, No.19, pp.7-20.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (2001) 'Globalization of Insecurity: The Democratic Imperative', International Journal on World Peace, Vol.XVIII, No.4, December, pp.3-36.


Camilleri, Joseph A. (1998) 'Regional Human Rights Dialogue in Asia Pacific; Prospects and Proposals', Pacifica Review: Peace Security and Global Change, Vol.10, No.3, October, pp.167-186.

 

Conferences

(2004) Keynote address: ‘From Berlin to Baghdad: The Competition for Discursive Legitimacy’, Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Australian National University, 14-16 July.


(2004) Keynote address: ‘The Emerging Regional Architecture in Asia Pacific: Implications for Australia and China’ delivered at Security and Co-operation in Asia Pacific: Chinese and Australian Perspectives, Symposium held at La Trobe University, jointly sponsored with East China Normal University, Shanghai, 5-6 July.


(2004) ‘Rights and Pluralism in a Globalising World: The Role of Civilisation Dialogue’, Islamic–Western Dialogue on Governance Values: Rights and Religious Pluralism Workshop, Canberra, 15-18 February.


(2003) ‘Celebrating Cultural Diversity: Acknowledging the Failures of the Past, Meeting the Challenges of the Future’, Managing Diversity Conference, City of Darebin, Melbourne, 1-3 October.


(2003) ‘Citizenship and Civilisation Dialogue’, International Perspectives on Peace and Reconciliation Conference, University of Melbourne, 14-17 July.


(2003) ‘Citizenship in a Globalising World: The Role of Civilisation Dialogue’, Second Annual International Conference of the Globalization, Regionalization and Democratisation (GRAD) project, Dialogue Institute, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 14-16 June.


(2003) Keynote Address: ‘Agency and Structure in Civilisation Dialogue’, Political Science and Dialogue of Civilizations Workshop’, International Centre for Dialogue Among Civilizations, Tehran, 15 – 21 May.