Dr. Lia Kent

Associate Professor

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Biography

Lia Kent is an Associate Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), College of Asia and the Pacific at Australian National University. As an interdisciplinary scholar specialized in peace and conflict studies, Lia's research focuses on how communities comprehend the legacies of state violence and protracted conflict. She has conducted extensive ethnographic research in Timor-Leste since 2004 and has recently studied in Aceh (Indonesia) and Sri Lanka. Her interests lie in local practices of social repair as they intersect with state-building and peacebuilding priorities, exploring themes such as peacebuilding, state formation, transitional justice, reconciliation, gender justice, memory politics, and necropolitics. Lia has participated in numerous projects and published various works addressing these critical issues, contributing to our understanding of peacebuilding dynamics and their implications in post-conflict settings.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Fellow

2011-01-01 — Present

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Serving as a Senior Fellow and undertaking research and supervision in the interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies.

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Copy of Passport
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.