Position/s

Lecturer
School of International Studies

Biography

Anuradha Mundkur has extensive international teaching and practical experience in the fields of gender and development. As the Associate Director of the Gender Consortium, her responsibilities include designing and facilitating capacity development programs on gender sensitive policy-making, implementation and evaluation as well as research on gender equity issues and good governance.

Her book titled Peace and Security: Implications for Women examines the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on 'Women, Peace and Security' in the Asia Pacific region. Her recently edited book Information Technology, Development and Social Change challenges the notions that innovations in information technology mean progress and advancement for developing communities.

Recognising her expertise in enabling women’s leadership and empowerment, Anu was nominated by the Minister for the Status of Women (Government of South Australia) to the South Australian Premier’s Council for Women (PCW) and she is also a member of the Women’s Education Advisory Group, which acts as an independent industry advisory committee for TAFE South Australia’s women’s education program. As a recognition of her work and knowledge of women’s empowerment Anu was elected to the Board of UN Women Australia (2008-2010).

More recently, Anu has been invited to be part of Executive Committee of Academics Stand Against Poverty (Oceania) an international association focused on helping researchers and teachers enhance their impact on poverty. She is also on the executive committee of the Women Peace and Security Civil Society Coalition a national coalition which monitors the implementation of Australia’s national plan on UN Security Council Resolutions on women, peace and security.

Qualifications

  • PhD. Information Science and Technology, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University (USA), 2007
  • Masters in Communications, Annenberg School for Communications, University of Southern California (USA), 2002.
  • Bachelor of Political Science & English Literature, Bombay University 1994

Honours, awards and grants

  • Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation (2011). The team's citation reads: For creating innovative learning spaces which promote the critical application of knowledge to 'real world' gender equity issues and inspire students to become change agents.
  • Flinders University, Social Sciences Faculty Award (2009) for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching (Team Leader)
  • Excellence in research award, Syracuse University (2007)

Key responsibilities

As the Associate Director of the Gender Consortium, School of International Studies, Flinders University, her responsibilities include designing and facilitating capacity development programs on gender sensitive policy-making as well as research and consultancy on gender inclusive good governance, women’s roles in peacebuilding and post conflict reconstruction.

Teaching interests

  • Gender and Development
  • Women, peace and security
  • E-governance
  • Information and Communication Technology for Development
  • E-learning

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Research interests

Research

  • Women, peace and security
  • Gender and Development
  • E-governance
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) for Development

Consultancy

  • Capacity building in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming
  • Gender Audits
  • Applied policy research on gender and development (focus on gender inclusive peace and security)
  • E-learning

Publications

  • Mundkur, A. (2012). The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurs in Enabling the Adoption of E-Governance Systems. In F Patel, P Sooknanan, G Rampersad & A Mundkur, ed. Information Technology, Development and Social Change. New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 92-103.
  • Rampersad, G.C., Patel, F., Sooknanan, P. and Mundkur, A. (2012). Looking Forward: Difussing Innovations and Developing Communities With Respect Dignity and Jutice. In F Patel, P Sooknanan, G Rampersad & A Mundkur, ed. Information Technology, Development and Social Change. New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 139-144.
  • Patel, F., Sooknanan, P., Rampersad, G.C. and Mundkur, A. (2012). Editors. Information Technology, Development and Social Change. New York, USA: Routledge.
  • Porter, E. and Mundkur, A. (2012). Peace and Security: Implications for Women. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.
  • Mundkur, A. (2006). Editor. Gender in the information society: Emerging issues. UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme.
  • Mundkur, A. (2011). Achieving Security: Women's Leadership. Introducing UN Women Summit.
  • Shaw, C., Mundkur, A. and Cooper, M. (2010). Women Organising for an Australian National Action Plan on Security Council Resolution 1325. Women's International league of Peace and Freedom Repository. Women, Peace and Security: From Resolution to Action Geneva High-Level Consultation 15-16 September 2010, Geneva.
    [Web Link]
  • Mundkur, A. (2010). Women, Peace & Security: What is the progress in the Asia Pacific. Tenth International Women in Asia Conference: Crisis, Agency, and Change.
  • Porter, E., Mundkur, A. and Every, D. (2010). Implementing UNSCR 1325 in the Asia Pacific Region. Women's International league of Peace and Freedom Repository. Women, Peace and Security: From Resolution to Action Geneva High-Level Consultation 15-16 September 2010, Geneva.
    [Web Link]
  • Mundkur, A. (2005). The role of camera-bundle image management software in the consumer digital imaging value chain. Proceedings of SPIE, 5678
    [10.1117/12.588031]
  • Mundkur, A. and Ellickson, C. (2012). Bringing the Real World in: Reflection on Building a Virtual Learning Environment. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 36(3) pp. 369-384.
    [10.1080/03098265.2012.692073] [Scopus]
  • Mundkur, A. and Venkatesh, M. (2009). The role of institutional logics in the design of e-governance systems. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 6(1) pp. 12-30.
    [10.1080/19331680802698943]
  • Mundkur, A. (2011). Achieving Security: Women's Leadership. Introducing UN Women Summit.
  • Mundkur, A. (2010). Women, Peace & Security: What is the progress in the Asia Pacific. Tenth International Women in Asia Conference: Crisis, Agency, and Change.
  • Porter, E. and Mundkur, A. (2012). Peace and Security: Implications for Women. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.
  • Patel, F., Sooknanan, P., Rampersad, G.C. and Mundkur, A. (2012). Editors. Information Technology, Development and Social Change. New York, USA: Routledge.
  • Mundkur, A. (2006). Editor. Gender in the information society: Emerging issues. UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme.
  • Rampersad, G.C., Patel, F., Sooknanan, P. and Mundkur, A. (2012). Looking Forward: Difussing Innovations and Developing Communities With Respect Dignity and Jutice. In F Patel, P Sooknanan, G Rampersad & A Mundkur, ed. Information Technology, Development and Social Change. New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 139-144.
  • Mundkur, A. (2012). The Role of Institutional Entrepreneurs in Enabling the Adoption of E-Governance Systems. In F Patel, P Sooknanan, G Rampersad & A Mundkur, ed. Information Technology, Development and Social Change. New York, USA: Routledge, pp. 92-103.
  • Mundkur, A. and Ellickson, C. (2012). Bringing the Real World in: Reflection on Building a Virtual Learning Environment. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 36(3) pp. 369-384.
    [10.1080/03098265.2012.692073] [Scopus]
  • Mundkur, A. and Venkatesh, M. (2009). The role of institutional logics in the design of e-governance systems. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 6(1) pp. 12-30.
    [10.1080/19331680802698943]
  • Mundkur, A. (2005). The role of camera-bundle image management software in the consumer digital imaging value chain. Proceedings of SPIE, 5678
    [10.1117/12.588031]

Professional and community engagement

  • Member Premier's Council for Women (South Australia)

Expertise for media contact

Subject Titles

  • Women

Interests

  • Women, peace and security

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