Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Humanities and Social Sciences


   Dr. Costas Laoutides

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Position Lecturer
Email costas.laoutides@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Phone +61 3 925 17766
Campus Burwood
Location D.3.09 (Phone: +61 3 92517766)
Role and profile Costas’ research focuses on the relation between peace and justice in secessionist conflicts. In particular he is interested in the communicative and normative aspects of national self-determination movements and how these aspects influence attempts for conflict resolution. In his doctoral thesis he examined the interaction between emancipation and collective responsibility in secessionist movements. His theoretical argument was illustrated with two case studies: the Kurds and Transnistria in Moldova.
Teaching responsibilities AIR 717 International Conflict Analysis
AIR 726 Human Rights in the International System
AIR 234/334 Order and Justice in World Politics
Research interests International Relations Theory with emphasis on the role of secessionist movements as international actors.
Collective listening, the politics of recognition and conflict resolution.
Peace and justice in secessionist conflicts.
The collective responsibility of secessionist movements.
The structures of secessionist organisations
Case studies: The Kurds, Transnistria.
Awards - Grant by the British International Studies Association (2005)
- Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Aberystwyth University (2005).
- Grant by the International Studies Association (2004).
- Visiting Graduate Fellowship by the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford (2004).
- Edward Halett Carr Studentship for doctoral studies, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University (2002-2006).
- Grant by the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust for doctoral studies in International Politics (2002).
- Grant by the Open Society Institute for fieldtrip work in Belgrade (2001).
- Advanced Course Studentship Award by the Economic and Social Research Council for MA studies in International Conflict Analysis, University of Kent (2000).
Qualifications PhD in International Politics (Aberystwyth University)
MA in International Conflict Analysis (University of Kent)
BA in Political Science and International Studies (Panteion University)
Memberships International Studies Association
British International Studies Association
American Political Studies Association
Political Studies Association
Carnegie Council of Ethics and International Affairs
Publications

Publications:
C. Laoutides, (2008) “The Collective Moral Agency of Secessionist Groups”, in A. Pavkovic and P. Radan (eds), On the Way to Statehood: Secession and Globalisation, Ashgate: 149-162.
C. Laoutides, (2008) “The Orphans of the Universe: Secession and World Politics”, in S. Totman and S. Burchill (eds), Global Crises and Risks, Oxford University Press: 53-68.
C. Laoutides, (2008) “Hegemony and Secession: The Case of Transnistria”, Science and Society: Journal of Political and Moral Theory, no.20: 143-169.

Conference and Seminar Papers:
-“The Ethics of War and the Responsibility of the Mass Media”, Advanced Honours Programme, University of Tasmania, 2009.
- “Two faces of Janus: Resistance and Emancipation in Secessionist Politics,” Second Biennial Conference of the International Global Ethics Association, Deakin University, Melbourne 2008.
- “The Collective Responsibility of Secessionist Movements,” Oceanic Conference on International Studies, 2008.
- “The Collective Moral Agency of Secessionist Groups,” conference Secession, State Creation and Nationalism, Macquarie University, 2007.
- “Responsible Emancipation in Secessionist Politics: Prospects and Setbacks,” British International Studies Association, University of St Andrews, 2005.
- “Integration or Partition? Towards A Normative Understanding of the International Dimension of Secession,” International Studies Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005.
- “The Ethics of Territorial Separatism in International Politics: Secession as Responsible Emancipation,” International Politics Research Seminar, Aberystwyth University, 2005.
- “Just Cause, Just War and Secession in International Politics: A Path to Peace?,” British International Association, University of Warwick, 2004.
- “The Ethics of Violence in Secessionist Conflicts,” Security Research Group, Aberystwyth University, 2004.
- “The role of Just Cause in Secessionist Politics,” Brave New World Eighth Manchester Postgraduate Conference in Political Theory, University of Manchester, 2004.
- “The Choice to Secede in International Politics: A Liberal Right or a Parochial Fallacy?,” Fifth Graduate Conference in Political Theory, University of Essex, 2004.

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22nd April 2013