Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa
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- Qualifications:
- BA, LLB, BA (Hons), MA, DPhil
- Position:
- Associate Professor in International Relations
- Department:
- School of Social Sciences
- Telephone:
- +441173286586
- Email:
- Suwita.Hanirandhawa@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
She is co-convenor of the British International Studies Association’s working group on International Law and Politics and serves on the Advisory Board of the journal Global Constitutionalism.
At UWE Bristol, she co-leads the Justice and Security research group and is an Associate Member of the Research in Public International Law research group.
Dr Randhawa’s expertise centres on the history and politics of international criminal justice, with a particular focus on the historical emergence of international crimes. Her current research explores ecocide and global efforts to establish it as an international crime.
Her research has been supported by the British Academy, the British International Studies Association, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UWE Bristol's Vice-Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award, and the Higher Education Impact Fund.
She is currently establishing the Ecocide Researchers Network, a UK-wide network of scholars dedicated to advancing research, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, and informing policy and public debate on ecocide in contemporary global politics.
Beyond academia, she served on the Expert Advisory Group convened by Monica Lennon (Member of the Scottish Parliament) for the proposed Ecocide (Scotland) Bill.
She is also co-founder and co-convenor of Thought in Action: Conversations About Cinema, a public engagement initiative that brings together UWE Bristol's Politics and International Relations and Philosophy departments with Bristol's Watershed cinema to explore the intersections of film, politics, and philosophy.
Area of expertise
Dr Randhawa is an interdisciplinary International Relations and International Law scholar.
She obtained her doctorate (DPhil in International Relations) from the University of Oxford.
She holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from The Australian National University, where she was awarded the Hedley Bull Scholarship.
She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Pretoria, earning a Bachelor of Arts (specialising in Law, Political Science and International Relations), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations.
At UWE Bristol, Dr Randhawa delivers teaching on the modules International Relations, Atrocities in Global Politics, and Climate and Society.
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