Biography
Benjamin Isakhan is Professor of International Politics and Founding Director of POLIS, a research network for Political Science and International Relations scholars in the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University, Australia.
Ben is also Adjunct Senior Research Associate, Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa and Consulting Scholar at the Penn Cultural Heritage Centre at the University of Pennsylvania in the US.
Ben has held Visiting Research Fellowships at Stanford University, Oxford University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Exeter, University of Chicago, Newcastle University and the American University of Beirut.
Previously, Ben has held Postdoctoral Research Fellowships with the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (Griffith University), the Centre for Dialogue (La Trobe University) and the Alfred Deakin Institute (Deakin University).
Ben is the author of Democracy in Iraq: History, Politics, Discourse (Routledge, 2016 [2012]) and the editor of 6 books including, The Secret History of Democracy (Palgrave, 2012 - translated into Arabic and Japanese), The Legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the Islamic State (Edinburgh University Press, 2016), and State and Society in Iraq: Citizenship under Occupation, Dictatorship and Democratization (I.B. Tauris, 2019).
Ben has also published articles in esteemed international journals in the fields of Political Science and International Relations (Political Studies, Contemporary Politics, Cooperation and Conflict), Middle East Studies (Middle East Journal, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Middle East Policy) and Heritage Studies (Journal of Social Archaeology, International Journal of Heritage Studies, International Journal of Cultural Policy), among several others.
In addition, Ben has delivered around 100 Keynotes Lectures, Refereed Conference Papers and Seminar Presentations including those in prestigious institutions across Iraq, Iraqi-Kurdistan, Lebanon, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Ben’s work has been translated into Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Japanese.
Ben has also won various awards and grants, including an Australian Research Council (DECRA) grant for the project 'Measuring the Destruction of Heritage and Spikes of Violence in Iraq' (AU$403,639, 2012-15), a grant from the Australian Department of Defence for the project 'Measuring Cultural Property Destruction in Iraq and Syria' (AU$650,444, 2015-17) and an ARC Discovery project 'After Islamic State: Local-State-Global Heritage Dynamics in Syria and Iraq' (AU$463,940; 2020-23).
Ben has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Political Science, International Relations and Middle East Studies and he has supervised several PhD students to successful and timely completions. He is a member of various professional and academic associations, and is regulalrly interviewed in the media.
For more details on Ben's work and a list of publications, see his Academia site, Google Scholar and Twitter.
Read more on Benjamin's profileCareer highlights
Adjunct and Visiting Research Fellowships:
2022: Visiting Research Fellow, Beirut Urban Lab, Department of Architecture and Design, American University of Beirut (Lebanon).
2019: Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Stanford Archaeology Centre, Stanford University (US).
2017-ongoing: Consulting Scholar, Penn Cultural Heritage Centre, University of Pennsylvania (US).
2017: Visiting Research Fellow, Damage to Syrian and Iraqi Heritage Project, Penn Cultural Heritage Centre, University of Pennsylvania (US).
2016: Visiting Research Scholar, Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa project, University of Oxford (UK).
2015-ongoing: Associate, Sydney Democracy Network, University of Sydney, Australia.
2014-ongoing: Adjunct Senior Research Associate, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
2014: Visiting University Research Fellow, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter (UK).
2013: Visiting Research Fellow, International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University (UK).
2012: Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Middle Eastern Studies and the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago (US).
Research interests
- Political Science
- International Relations
- Heritage Studies
- Middle East Politics
- Heritage Destruction and Reconstruction
Affiliations
Middle East Studies Association (US)
The American Academic Research Institute in Iraq (US and Iraq)
The International Association of Contemporary Iraqi Studies (UK)
The Middle East Institute (US)
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (UK)
Australian Political Studies Association (APSA)
Units taught
Throughout his career, Ben has also convened, lectured and tutored a collection of undergraduate and post-graduate courses on Political Science, International Relations, Cultural Studies, Middle East and Islamic Studies. These include:
Unit Chair:
- Rethinking Democracy
- Challenges to Democratic Governance
- Great Empires of Islamic Civilization
- Islam and the Making of Europe
- Islam, Media and Conflict
- Culture, Media and Society
Lecturer:
- Introduction to Politics
- Researching Democracy
- The Modern Middle East
- Introduction to Middle East Politics
- Crisis and Risk in International Relations
- Understanding Islam
- Critical and Cultural Theory
- Cultural Perspectives
Media appearances
Ben regulalrly provides expert comment to various media outlets concerning his research. He has written several opinion editorials for prominent national and international media outlets, such as: The Washington Post, The Conversation, Australian Outlook, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and ABC Unleashed.
He has also been interviewed for Television, Radio and Print media, including: Al-Jazeera, BBC, CNN, ABC News 24, SBS World News, Channel 10’s The Project, ABC 7:30 Program, Channel News Asia, ABC Radio National, SBS Radio, Triple J, Radio New Zealand, The Arab Weekly, The Australian and many others.
Research groups
Ben is Founding Director of Polis, a research network for Politics and International Relations research in the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University, Australia.
Awards
2023: Australia's Research Field Leader in Middle East and Islamic Studies. The Australian's annual 'Research Report'.
2021: Research Leadership and Mentoring Award. Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University.
2021: Australia's Research Field Leader in Middle East and Islamic Studies. The Australian's annual 'Research Report'.
2020: Special Commendation: Academic Leadership in Political Science Award. The Australian Political Studies Association.
2018: Faculty Research Award – Mid-Career Researcher. Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University.
2016: Highly Commended: Vice Chancellor's Awards for Research Partnerships. University wide award for the most significant partnership between Deakin researchers and external partners. Deakin University.
2016: Faculty Research Award - Industry Collaboration Research. Faculty wide award for best research partnership with external stakeholders. Deakin University.
2012: Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research: Early Career Researcher. University wide award competition for best ECR contribution to research. Deakin University.
2009: La Trobe University Postdoctoral Research Proposal Award. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (for Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship submission). La Trobe University.
Projects
Throughout his career, Ben has also won various awards and national competitive grants, including receiving more that A$2million in research funding. He has served as Chief Investigator on the following projects:
Isakhan, B. (2012-2015). Measuring the Destruction of Heritage and Spikes of Violence in Iraq. Australian Research Council. Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Three year fully-funded fellowship. A$403,639.
Isakhan, B. (2015-17). Measuring Cultural Property Destruction in Iraq and Syria. The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO), Department of Defence, Australian Government. Three year funded research project. A$677,272.
Isakhan, B. & Meskell, L. (2020-2023). After Islamic State: Local-State-Global Heritage Dynamics in Syria and Iraq. Australian Research Council. Discovery Project. Four year funded research project. A$463,940.
Publications
Rebuilding the Heritage of Mosul: Public Opinion Survey Findings
Benjamin Isakhan, Lynn Meskell
(2024), Geelong, Vic., A6
Reconstructing the Heritage of Aleppo: Public Opinion Survey Findings
Benjamin Isakhan, Lynn Meskell
(2024), Melbourne, A6
Benjamin Isakhan, James Barry
(2023), pp. 1-20, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Destruction, London, Eng., B1
B Isakhan, J Barry
(2023), pp. 322-332, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Destruction, London, Eng., B1
Civil Society in Hybrid Regimes: Trade Union Activism in Post-2003 Iraq
B Isakhan
(2023), Vol. 71, pp. 295-313, Political Studies, London, Eng., C1
The Islamic State, Shia religious clerics and the mobilisation of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria
Ali Akbar, Benjamin Isakhan
(2023), Vol. 29, pp. 535-552, Contemporary Politics, London, Eng., C1
Rebuilding Mosul: Public opinion on foreign-led heritage reconstruction
B Isakhan, L Meskell
(2023), pp. 1-26, Cooperation and Conflict, London, Eng., C1
Deploying destruction: Islamic State, international actors, and public opinion in Mosul
Lynn Meskell, Benjamin Isakhan
(2023), pp. 1-17, International Journal of Cultural Policy, London, Eng., C1
Benjamin Isakhan, James Barry
(2022), pp. 385-413, The Preservation of Art and Culture in Times of War: Ethics, National Security and the Rule of Law, Oxford, Eng., B1
The real fourth estate? Portrayals of Trump's rise in the foreign media of friendly countries
Z Nwokora, B Isakhan, C Pan
(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 838-859, Policy studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Benjamin Isakhan, William Gourlay
(2022), Vol. 28, pp. 1459-1473, Nations and Nationalism, Chichester, Eng., C1
Problematizing norms of heritage and peace: Militia mobilization and violence in Iraq
Benjamin Isakhan, Ali Akbar
(2022), Vol. 57, pp. 516-534, Cooperation and Conflict, London, Eng., C1
B Isakhan, S Shahab
(2022), Vol. 28, pp. 820-835, International Journal of Heritage Studies, London, Eng., C1
Military Perspectives and Costs: War, Occupation and Intervention
Benjamin Isakhan
(2020), pp. 27-37, Cultural heritage under siege : laying the foundation for a legal and political framework to protect cultural heritage at risk in zones of armed conflict, Los Angeles, Calif., B1
B Isakhan
(2020), Vol. 32, pp. 724-748, Terrorism and political violence, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Shi'i division over the Iraqi state: decentralization and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
B Isakhan, P Mulherin
(2020), Vol. 47, pp. 361-380, British journal of Middle Eastern studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
C Pan, B Isakhan, Z Nwokora
(2020), Vol. 40, pp. 54-69, Politics, London, Eng., C1
Benjamin Isakhan, Sofya Shahab
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 3-25, Journal of Social Archaeology, London, Eng., C1
UNESCO, world heritage and the gridlock over Yemen
L Meskell, B Isakhan
(2020), Vol. 41, pp. 1776-1791, Third World Quarterly, C1
Benjamin Isakhan, Jose Zarandona, Taghreed Al-Deen
(2019), pp. 181-194, Sites of pluralism community politics in the Middle East, London, Eng., B1
The Abbott government and the Islamic State: a securitised and elitist foreign policy discourse
P Mulherin, B Isakhan
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 82-98, Australian journal of political science, Abingdon, Eng., C1
B Isakhan, Lynn Meskell
(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 1189-1204, International journal of heritage studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
P Mulherin, B Isakhan
(2019), Vol. 24, pp. 531-550, International Journal of Press/Politics, C1
Perceptions of democracy and the rise of Donald Trump: a framing analysis of Saudi Arabian media
Benjamin Isakhan, Zim Nwokora, Chengxin Pan
(2019), Vol. 15, pp. 159-175, Global media and communication, London, Eng., C1
B Isakhan, J Gonzalez Zarandona
(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 1-16, International journal of heritage studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Digitally Mediated Iconoclasm: the Islamic State and the war on cultural heritage
J González Zarandona, C Albarrán-Torres, B Isakhan
(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 649-671, International Journal of Heritage Studies, C1
The ritualization of heritage destruction under the Islamic State
S Shahab, B Isakhan
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 212-233, Journal of Social Archaeology, C1
Basra's bid for autonomy: Peaceful progress toward a decentralized Iraq
B Isakhan, P Mulherin
(2018), Vol. 72, pp. 267-285, Middle East Journal, C1
The manipulation of social, cultural and religious values in socially mediated terrorism
C Smith, R von der Borch, B Isakhan, S Sukendar, P Sulistiyanto, I Ravenscrroft, I Widianingsih, C de Leiuen
(2018), Vol. 9, Religions, C1
How to interpret ISIS's heritage destruction
B Isakhan
(2018), Vol. 117, pp. 344-349, Current History, C1
Heritage in Conflict: Interpreting Heritage Destruction across Syria and Iraq
B Isakhan, antonio gonzalez zarandona
(2018), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
Archaeological Looting Funds Terrorism: The Black Market for Antiquities and the 'Islamic State'
B Isakhan, Taghreed Jamal al deen
(2018), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
Expert Report on the Persecution of Sunni Muslim Iraqis of African Descent
B Isakhan
(2018), [Melbourne, Vic.], A6
Cultural Property Protection in International Operations
B Isakhan, K Barrow
(2018), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
State-society relations in Iraq: negotiating a contested historiography
B Isakhan, F Dawood
(2017), pp. 7-29, State and society in Iraq: citizenship under occupation, dictatorship and democratization, New York, N.Y., B1
The road to the 'Islamic State': state-society relations after the US withdrawal from Iraq
B Isakhan
(2017), pp. 260-279, State and society in Iraq: citizenship under occupation, dictatorship and democratization, London, Eng., B1
Lessons from the past for a future Iraq
B Isakhan, S Mako
(2017), pp. 280-288, State and society in Iraq: citizenship under occupation, dictatorship and democratization, London, Eng., B1
The Iraqi Kurdish response to the 'Islamic State': Political leverage in times of crisis
B Isakhan
(2017), pp. 437-448, The Kurdish question revisited, London, Eng, B1
Conclusion: Lessons from the Past for a Future Iraq
B Isakhan, S Mako
(2017), pp. 280-288, State and Society in Iraq: Citizenship under Occupation, Dictatorship and Democratisation, London, Eng., B1
Introduction: State- Society Relations in Iraq: Negotiating a Contested Historiography
B Isakhan, F Dawood
(2017), pp. 7-28, State and Society in Iraq: Citizenship under Occupation, Dictatorship and Democratisation, London, Eng., B1
Trends in heritage destruction in North-East Syria
B Isakhan, J Gonzalez Zarandona
(2017), Canberra, Australia, A6
State and Society in Iraq: Citizenship under Occupation, Dictatorship and Democratization
Benjamin Isakhan
(2017), London, Eng., A7
Heritage under fire: lessons from Iraq for cultural property protection
B Isakhan
(2016), pp. 268-279, A Companion to Heritage Studies, London, Eng., B1
A Hassin, B Isakhan
(2016), Vol. 62, pp. 87-99, Australian Journal of Politics and History, C1
Eurocentrism and the History of Democracy
Benjamin Isakhan
(2016), pp. 56-+, POLITISCHE VIERTELJAHRESSCHRIFT, C1
Heritage destruction sectarian conflict under the 'Islamic State'
B Isakhan, T Al-deen
(2016), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
The Legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the 'Islamic State'
B Isakhan
(2015), Edinburgh, Scotland, A1-1
Succeeding and seceding in Iraq: the case for a Shiite State
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 139-152, Territorial separatism in global politics: causes, outcomes and resolution, London, Eng., B1
The complex and contested history of democracy
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 1-26, The Edinburgh companion to the history of democracy: from pre-history to future possibilities, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
Introduction: The Iraq Legacies: Intervention, Occupation, Withdrawal and Beyond
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 1-18, The Legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the ‘Islamic State’, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
The De-Baathification of post-2003 Iraq: purging the past for political power
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 21-35, The legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the ‘Islamic State’, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
Shattering the Shia: a Maliki political strategy in post-Saddam Iraq
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 67-81, The legacy of Iraq: from the 2003 War to the ‘Islamic State’, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
Doing democracy in difficult times: oil unions and the Maliki Government
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 125-137, The legacy of Iraq: from the 2003 War to the ‘Islamic State’, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
Conclusion: The Iraq legacies and the roots of the 'Islamic State'
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 223-235, The legacy of Iraq: from the 2003 War to the ‘Islamic State’, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
Creating the Iraq cultural property destruction database: calculating a heritage destruction index
B Isakhan
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 1-21, International journal of heritage studies, Abingdon, England, C1
Funding the 'Islamic State': looting antiquities and the international black market
B Isakhan, A Gonzalez
(2015), Canberra, A.C.T, A6
Heritage Destruction and Inciting Violence under the 'Islamic State'
B Isakhan, A Gonzalez
(2015), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
The Legacy of Iraq: From the 2003 War to the 'Islamic State'
B Isakhan
(2015), Edinburgh, Scotland, A7
The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy
B Isakhan, S Stockwell
(2015), Edinburgh, Sco., A7-1
Democracy: critiquing a Eurocentric history
B Isakhan
(2015), pp. 1-14, APSA 2015 : Proceedings of the 2015 Australian Political Studies Association Conference, Canberra, A.C.T., E1
Protests and public power in post-Saddam Iraq: the case of the Iraqi federation of oil union
B Isakhan
(2014), pp. 117-128, Informal power in the greater Middle East: hidden geographies, Abingdon, England, B1
Introduction: Crisis and democracy in the twenty-first century
S Slaughter, S Slaughter, S Slaughter, S Slaughter
(2014), pp. 1-22, Democracy and crisis: democratizing governance in the twenty-first century, London, England, B1
B Isakhan
(2014), pp. 149-165, Democracy and crisis: democratizing governance in the twenty-first century, London, England, B1
The future of democratic governance
B Isakhan, S Slaughter
(2014), pp. 253-263, Democracy and crisis: democratizing governance in the twenty-first century, London, England, B1
Crisis and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Benjamin Isakhan, Steve Slaughter
(2014), pp. 1-22, Democracy and Crisis: Democratizing Governance in the Twenty-First Century, London, Eng., B1-1
Democratising Governance after the Arab Revolutions
Benjamin Isakhan
(2014), pp. 149-165, Democracy and Crisis, London, Eng., B1-1
The politics of Australia's withdrawal from Iraq
B Isakhan
(2014), Vol. 49, pp. 647-661, Australian journal of political science, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Democracy and Crisis: Democratizing Governance in the Twenty-First Century
Benjamin Isakhan, Benjamin Isakhan, Benjamin Isakhan, Benjamin Isakhan, Steve Slaughter, Steve Slaughter, Steve Slaughter, Steve Slaughter
(2014), London, Eng., A7
Heritage destruction and spikes in violence: the case of Iraq
B Isakhan
(2013), pp. 219-247, Cultural heritage in the crosshairs: protecting cultural property during conflict, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
Despots or democrats?: Sistani, Sadr and Shia politics in post-Saddam Iraq
B Isakhan
(2013), pp. 171-192, Islam, Islamist movements and democracy in the Middle East: challenges, opportunities and responses, Delhi, India, B1
Islam and democracy in Australia
B Isakhan
(2013), pp. 45-53, Education integration challenges: the case of Australian muslims, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Democracy in Iraq : history, politics, discourse
B Isakhan
(2012), Burlington, Vt., A1
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 19-34, The secret history of democracy, London, Eng., B1-1
The streets of Iraq: protests and democracy after Saddam
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 191-203, The secret history of democracy, London, Eng., B1-1
Introduction : democracy and history
B Isakhan, S Stockwell
(2012), pp. 1-16, The secret history of democracy, London, Eng., B1-1
Conclusion : democratising the history of democracy
B Isakhan, S Stockwell
(2012), pp. 219-224, The secret history of democracy, London, Eng., B1-1
Conclusion : the promises and challenges of the Arab revolutions
S Akbarzadeh, F Mansouri, B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 153-159, The Arab revolutions in context : civil society and democracy in a changing Middle East, Melbourne, Vic., B1
B Isakhan, F Mansouri, S Akbarzadeh
(2012), pp. 1-20, The Arab revolutions in context : civil society and democracy in a changing Middle East, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Introduction : The complex and contested history of democracy
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 1-26, The Edinburgh companion to the history of democracy, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 40-49, The Edinburgh companion to the history of democracy, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 407-417, The Edinburgh companion to the history of democracy, Edinburgh, Scotland, B1
Occupation and democracy in re-colonial Iraq
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 119-143, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. IX-X, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, Eng, B1-1
Oppression and resistance in post-colonial Iraq
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 97-118, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 57-80, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
Introduction : Democracy in Iraq
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 1-13, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 15-36, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
Benjamin Isakhan
(2012), pp. 37-56, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, London, Eng., B1
Conclusion : Democracy in Iraq
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 145-152, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
Discourses of democracy in colonial Iraq
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 81-95, DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: HISTORY, POLITICS, DISCOURCE, Farnham, England, B1-1
Oil unions and democracy in post-Saddam Iraq
B Isakhan
(2012), pp. 718-735, APSA 2012 : The Refereed Proceedings of the 2012 Australian Political Studies Association Conference, Hobart, Tas., E1
Towards understanding what Australia's Muslims really think
H Rane, M Nathie, B Isakhan, M Abdalla
(2011), Vol. 47, pp. 123-143, Journal of sociology, London, England, C1-1
B Isakhan
(2011), Vol. 4, pp. 257-281, Middle East journal of culture and communication, Leiden, The Netherlands, C1
Orientalism and the Australian news media : origins and questions
B Isakhan
(2010), pp. 3-25, Islam and the Australian news media, Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
Despots or democrats? : Sistani, Sadr and Shia politics in post-Saddam Iraq
B Isakhan
(2010), APSA 2010 : Proceedings of the Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference : Connected globe : conflicting worlds, Melbourne, Vic., E1-1
Manufacturing consent in Iraq : interference in the post-Saddam media sector
B Isakhan
(2009), Vol. 3, pp. 7-25, International journal of contemporary Iraqi studies, Bristol, England, C1-1
The streets of Iraq : protests, the public sphere and democracy
B Isakhan
(2009), pp. 1-18, APSA 2009 : Proceedings of the Australian Political Studies Association annual conference 2009, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
The early Australian press and the Middle Eastern 'other'
B Isakhan
(2009), pp. 730-746, ANZCA 2009 : Proceedings of the 2009 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference : Communication, creativity and global citizenship, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, E1-1
Targeting the cultural history of Iraq : implications for national identity and democracy
B Isakhan
(2009), ISCH 2009 : Cultures of violence and conflict : Proceedings of the 2009 International Society for Cultural History Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
Oriental despotism and the democratisation of Iraq in The Australian
B Isakhan
(2008), Vol. 16, pp. 1-17, Transformations, Bundaberg, QLD., C1-1
The Post-Saddam Iraqi Media: Reporting the Democratic Developments of 2005
B Isakhan
(2008), Vol. 7, Global Media Journal, C1-1
Democracy building in post-Saddam Iraq : 'historical memory' and 'primitive democracy'
B Isakhan
(2008), pp. 1-18, OCIS 2008 : Proceedings of the Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
Mediated hegemony : interference in the post-Saddam Iraqi media sector
B Isakhan
(2008), pp. 1-19, APSA 2008 : Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
The post-Saddam Iraqi media : the public sphere and democratisation
B Isakhan
(2008), pp. 1-14, Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) Conference, Brisbane, QLD, E1-1
Engaging 'primitive democracy' : mideast roots of collective governance
B Isakhan
(2007), Vol. 14, pp. 97-117, Middle East policy, Washington, D.C., C1-1
B Isakhan
(2007), Vol. 29, pp. 97-114, Australian journalism review, Kelvin Grove, Qld., C1-1
The role of the press in Iraq's long struggle for democratic reform
B Isakhan
(2007), pp. 1-33, OURMedia - NUESTROSMedios VI 2007 : Sustainable futures, roles and challenges for community, alternative and citizens's media in the 21st century : Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
creativity.com : Aladdin's cave or pandora's box?
B Isakhan, J Nelson, P West
(2006), Vol. 9, pp. 1-1, M/C : a journal of media and culture, Brisbane, Qld., C1-1
Read all about it : the free press, the public sphere and democracy in Iraq
B Isakhan
(2006), Vol. 8, pp. 119-153, Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, Amman, Jordan, C1-1
B Isakhan
(2006), pp. 1-31, JEA 2006 : Proceedings of the 2006 Journalism Education Association conference, Auckland, New Zealand, E1-1
Re-thinking Middle Eastern democracy : lessons from ancient Mesopotamia
B Isakhan
(2006), pp. 1-16, APSA 2006 : Proceedings of the 2006 Australasian Political Studies Association conference, Newcastle, New South Wales, E1-1
B Isakhan
(2006), pp. 1-14, ANZCA 2006 : Empowerment, creativity and innovation : Challenging media and communication in the 21st century, Adelaide, S. Aust., E1-1
Engaging Mesopotamia's 'primitive democracy' : re-thinking the democratisation of the Middle East
B Isakhan
(2006), pp. 1-21, WOCMES-2 2006 : Proceedings of the Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies conference, Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan, E1-1
J Toumbourou
(2005), pp. 81-85, Preventing harmful substance use: the evidence base for policy and practice., Chichester, England, B1-1
Re-ordering Iraq : minorities and the media in times of disorder
B Isakhan
(2005), Vol. 7, pp. 1-1, M/C : a journal of media and culture, Brisbane, Qld., C1-1
B Isakhan
(2005), pp. 1-22, JEA 2005 : Proceedings of the 2005 Journalism Education Association conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, E1-1
B Isakhan
(2005), pp. 1-16, Sites of Cosmopolitanism Conference, Brisbane, July 6-8 2005, Griffith University : conference papers, Brisbane, Queensland, E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Measuring the Destruction of Heritage and Spikes of Violence in Iraq
Prof Benjamin Isakhan
ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- 2014: $138,953
- 2013: $138,147
- 2012: $126,539
After Islamic State: Local-State-Global Heritage Dynamics in Syria and Iraq
Prof Benjamin Isakhan, Prof Lynn Meskell
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2023: $100,355
- 2022: $120,403
- 2021: $107,713
- 2020: $163,837
Other Public Sector Funding
Measuring Cultural Property Destruction in Iraq and Syria
Prof Benjamin Isakhan
DoD Grant - Research - Department of Defence
- 2017: $345,454
- 2016: $231,818
- 2015: $100,000
Supervisions
Jack Jacovou
Thesis entitled: An Analysis of Turkey as a Hybrid Regime: 1960-2002
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Peter Edward Mulherin
Thesis entitled: Information and Constraint: Democracy, Media, and Political Debates on Fighting the Islamic State
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sofya Shahab
Thesis entitled: Weaponising Affect: The turbulent displacements of heritage destruction in Iraq and Syria
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sayed Fadlullah Fadel
Thesis entitled: The Military and Egypt's Failed Democratisation: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Media Coverage
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Diane Christine Siebrandt
Thesis entitled: Military Occupation of Heritage Sites: Orientalism, Archaeology and the Iraq War
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
David Goy Malual Leek
Thesis entitled: Conflict-Induced Displacement: Narratives of War, Dispossession and Transnationalism among South Sudanese in Australia
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Tezcan Gumus
Thesis entitled: Turkey's failure to consolidate democracy and the role of political leaders
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Elizabeth Effeney
Thesis entitled: Democratically Grounded Cosmopolitanism: Iraqi Refugees in Australia Since 2003
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ahmed Hassin
Thesis entitled: Roles of Civil Society in Nation-Building and Post-conflict Reconstruction in Iraq
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences