Peace Justice and Strong Institutions

This project is investigating and comparing the trajectories of disclosure of two groups of victim/survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) – people over and under 30 years of age with a disclosure experience between 2013 and 2022. These groups differentiate adults that disclosed abuse during or after the Australian Royal… Read More

The Griffith University Disrupting Violence Beacon is partnering with DVConnect to design and evaluate a pilot program for Queensland men who use violence in relationships. START is a short-term, phone-based program that supports men to build the foundations to stop using violence. Three pathways assist START to achieve this aim. Read More

This project addresses an international and national gap in research focusing on adolescent family violence (AFV) in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Australia. AFV is an under-researched topic, with increasing recognition of its relationship with adult perpetrated domestic and family violence and ongoing trauma. The emerging body of… Read More

This project is based on an in-depth longitudinal study of 3,894 children’s cases dealt with by customary justice systems in Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories (West Bank, and the Gaza Strip), Afghanistan, Egypt, and Burkina Faso between 2013-2019. The report explores the complex ways in which customary or informal justice… Read More

Climate change exacerbates rates and impacts of violence, especially for marginalised populations. Climate violence is an emerging concept that has been used to describe the interaction of these two global crises, yet there is no unifying definition of this term available in academic literature to date. The aim of this… Read More

Since 2022, Griffith Library has been part of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Open Educational Resource (OER) Collective. This initiative provides a comprehensive publishing platform, workflows, copyright and resource support, and an academic Community of Practice. It enables universities to publish Open Educational Textbooks that are accessible to… Read More

This research examines the role of decentralization and gender inclusivity in enhancing climate adaptation efforts at the local level in the Maldives. With over 1,200 dispersed islands, decentralized governance is vital for addressing community-specific needs. However, despite the 2010 Decentralization Act’s intent to empower local councils, challenges such as limited… Read More

The Green Energy Asia Network (GEN-A) aims to accelerate Asia’s green energy transition by enhancing the capacity of regional leaders to effectively engage with Chinese green technology and finance. Through GEN-A, we seek to bridge knowledge gaps, support informed decisions, and foster sustainable partnerships for a successful energy transition in… Read More

UNCDF has recently completed a major survey targeting 1,500 individuals across 7 Pacific Island countries to assess levels of digital and financial literacy. The purpose of this program is to provide a “deep-dive analysis” of the data and produce a number of knowledge products to demonstrate its value across a… Read More

In 2023, the Community of Practice (CoP) for Financial Inclusion was launched in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). This platform facilitates knowledge exchange and collaboration among policymakers across Asia-Pacific and Latin America, providing a neutral platform to discuss challenges and… Read More