Mr Benjamin Cherry-Smith
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Benjamin Cherry-Smith is a current PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide. He is currently researching the impact of the US-Australia Alliances' on Australian foreign policy and approach to the Indo-Pacific and Antarctic regions.Benjamin has previously completed a research Masters at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He has also completed a Master of International Relations by coursework and Bachelor of Government and International Relations at Griffith University and a Graduate Diploma of Public Policy at the University of Tasmania.
My research is focused on understanding how a state's culture and identity contribute to and impact state policy development, articulation, and implementation. Specifically, I employ an ontological security lens examining how language is deployed to convey policy priorities. My research is principally focused on historic and contemporary Australian foreign and security policy and American policy and political communication. Along these lines, my PhD thesis investigates how the US-Australia Alliance has shaped Australia's foreign policy development and approach to the Indo-Pacific and Antarctic regions.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Research Intern | Defence Science and Technology Group |
| 2022 - 2023 | Editor | Australia-Pacific Youth Dialogue |
| 2021 - 2021 | Reserach Assistant | The University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Teaching Award | Individual Teaching (Early Career Contract & Sessional) Prize for Excellence in Teaching | Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, and Economics | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2020 | University of the Sunshine Coast | Australia | Master of Arts |
| 2017 - 2017 | Griffith University | Australia | Master of International Relations |
| 2015 - 2016 | University of Tasmania | Australia | Graduate Diploma of Public Policy |
| 2012 - 2014 | Griffith University | Australia | Bachelor of Government and International Relations |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Thiele, C., Heimans, S., Manathunga, C., Barry, S., Cherry-Smith, B., Farrelly, K., . . . McIlwain, L. (2022). Collective, Vulnerable, Nascent (Post) Qualitative Inquiry-Writing. QUALITATIVE REPORT, 27(5), 1196-1205. WoS1 |
| 2021 | Cherry‐Smith, B. (2021). Immigration, the "Chinese Question", and Ontological Insecurity in Colonial Australia. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 67(2), 208-225. |
| 2020 | Cherry-Smith, B. (2020). Plato's Republic: A Dialogue in Sixteen Chapters. PHILOSOPHY TODAY, 64(1), 273-274. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Cherry-Smith, B. (2020). Anxiety as Identity: The Presence of Ontological Insecurity within the American War on Terror. (Master's Thesis, University of the Sunshine Coast). |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Cherry-Smith, B. (2021). Opinion – Assessing Changes in How Australia Refers to Extremism. E-International Relations. |
My PhD is funded under the University of Adelaide's priority ‘Information Capability’ research area.
Lecturer:
| Course Code | Course Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| POLIS 2140 | Australia's Security in the Indo-Pacific | 2021, Semester 2 |
Tutor:
| Course Code | Course Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| POLIS 7026 | International Security | 2023, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 2140 | Australia's Foreign Policy in the Indo-Pacific | 2023, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 7027 | International Security Final Project | 2022, Semester 2 |
| POLIS 7026 | International Security | 2022, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 2140 | Australia's Security in the Indo-Pacific | 2021, Semester 2 |
| POLIS 7026 | International Security | 2021, Semester 1 |
Marker:
| Course Code | Course Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| POLIS 3002 | International Security | 2023, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 7026 | International Security | 2023, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 2140 | Australia's Foreign Policy in the Indo-Pacific | 2023, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 7026 | International Security | 2022, Semester 1 |
| POLIS 2140 | Australia's Security in the Indo-Pacific | 2021, Semester 2 |
| POLIS 7026 | International Security | 2021, Semester 1 |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Member | U.S. Consulate Melbourne Youth Council Network | U.S. Consulate General Melbourne | Australia |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | International Studies Association | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Australian Political Studies Association | Australia |
| Date | Event Name | Event Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2022 | U.S.-Australia Alliance Next Generation Leaders National Workshop | Workshop | University of Western Australia | Australia |
| 2022 - 2022 | Sociology, Social Influence and the Grey Zone Challenge | Conference | University of South Australia | Australia |
| 2021 - 2021 | U.S.-Australia Alliance Next Generation Leaders Regional Workshop | Workshop | University of Western Australia | Australia |
| 2021 - 2021 | The Alliance: Next Generation Workshop | Workshop | The Jeff Bleich Centre, Flinders University | Australia |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2023 | The Political Construction and Necessity of Middle Powers during Great Power Competition and a Shifting World Order | Defence School of Intelligence | Australian Defence Force | Australia |
| 2023 - 2023 | The Political Construction and Necessity of Middle Powers during Great Power Competition and a Shifting World Order | Influence and Conflict Analysis (ICA) Seminar Series 2023 | Defence Science and Technology Group | Australia |
| 2023 - 2023 | The Role of Middle Powers in Global Governance | International Studies Association 2023 Annual Confernece | International Studies Association | Canada |
| 2022 - 2022 | Articulating Anxiety: Australia 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper, Rules-Based Order, and the Role of China | The New Zealand Political Studies Association 2022 Annual Conference | The New Zealand Political Studies Association | New Zealand |
| 2022 - 2022 | Anxious Australia: World Order Change and China | The Australian Political Studies Association 2022 Annual Conference | The Australian Political Studies Association | Australia |
| 2021 - 2021 | Catholic Universalism, (Neo)Colonialism, and the tradition of Global Human Rights | The Australian Political Studies Association 2021 Annual Conference | The Australian Political Studies Association | Australia |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2020 | The United Nations: Friend or Foe of Self-Determination? | Editorial | E-International Relations | United Kingdom |
| 2019 - 2019 | Sexuality and Translation in World Politics | Editorial | E-International Relations | United Kingdom |
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