Ainoa Cabada Rey
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
PhD Candidate
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Ainoa is a Galician-born Australian researcher who has a particular interest in the role that sovereignty plays in human rights as a result of state dominance.
Her PhD examines the challenges in the interpretation and implementation of refugee rights when applying different frameworks of normative political theory.
Moreover, Ainoa works as a research assistant on projects related to security, externalisation and EU policy; on the impacts of COVID-19 to the refugee protection regime and the use of medical knowledge to inform migration policy outcomes.
Ainoa's research interests are in international security, sovereignty, the responsibility to protect and human rights.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - 2022 Research Assistant University of Melbourne 2021 - 2021 Research Assistant University of New South Wales, Canberra 2020 - 2020 Research Officer The University of Adelaide 2018 - 2020 Project Coordinator The University of Adelaide 2016 - 2019 Project Officer Reconciliation South Australia -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Galician Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2020 - 2023 The University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy 2014 - 2015 University of Valencia Spain Master of Human Rights, Democracy and International Justice 2009 - 2014 University of Santiago de Compostela Spain Bachelor of Philosophy -
Research Interests
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2022 Cabada, A. (2022). COVID-19 and the Sovereign Backlash to Refugee Rights. In M. Matera, C. Loughnan, & T. Tubakovic (Eds.), Anthology: The Impact of the Pandemic on Border (Im)Mobility (pp. 15-19). https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/4370640/Anthology_Final.pdf: The University of Melbourne.
Ainoa's PhD research is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship.
Tutor:
| Code | Title | Year |
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| POLIS 3002 | International Security | 2022 |
| POLIS 1102 | Introduction to Global Politics | 2021 |
| POLIS 2013 | Terrorism and Global Politics | 2021 |
| POLIS 1102 | Introduction to Global Politics | 2020 |
Marker:
| Code | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| POLIS 3002 | International Security | 2022 |
| POLIS 1102 | Introduction to Global Politics | 2021 |
| POLIS 2013 | Terrorism and Global Politics | 2021 |
| POLIS 1102 | Introduction to Global Politics | 2020 |
| POLIS 3002 | International Security | 2020 |
Guest Lectures:
| Code | Title | Year |
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| POLIS 1102 | 20 Years since R2P | 2021 |
| POLIS 1102 | Fifteen Years Since R2P | 2020 |
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2016 - 2021 Advisory Board Member Activist Leadership Committee Amnesty International Australia Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2022 - ongoing Member British International Studies Association (BISA) United Kingdom 2022 - ongoing Member European International Studies Association (EISA) Czech Republic 2022 - ongoing Member New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) New Zealand 2022 - ongoing Member Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Australia -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Editor-In-chief Adelaide Journal of Social Sciences (AJSS) The University of Adelaide Australia -
Presentation
Date Topic Presented at Institution Country 2022 - 2022 "Populist Sovereignty" a Threat to Refugee Rights 2022 APSA Conference: Reimagining an Uncertain Political Future Australian National University Australia
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