Prof Louise Chappell

Research Summary

• Women’s Rights
• Gender and politics from a comparative and international perspective
• Public policy
• Federalism

UNSW Research Profile

Publications

Publications

Book/s

Chappell L., Chesterman J., Hill L. 2009 The Politics of Human Rights in Australia, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Chappell L and Hill L ed.2006 The Politics of Women´s Interests: New Comparative Perspectives , Routledge Press., UK.

Brennan D and Chappell L ed. 2006 'No Fit Place for Women’? Women and Politics in New South Wales 1856-2006, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.

Chappell L 2002 Gendering Government: Feminist Engagement with the State in Australia and Canada, British Columbia Press, Vancouver.

Book Chapter/s

Chappell L 2011. ‘The role of the ICC in transitional gender justice: capacity and limitations’ in Suzanne Buckley and Ruth Stanley eds. Gender and Transitional Justice, Palgrave Macmillan.

Chappell L 2011 'Nested Newness and Institutional Innovation: Expanding Gender Justice in the International Criminal Court' in Mona Lena Krook and Fiona Mackay eds. Gender, Politics and Institutions: Towards a Feminist Institutionalism. Palgrave Macmillan.

Chappell L and Brennan, D. 2009 ‘Women, Gender and the Australian Study of Politics’ in Rod Rhodes ed, The Australian Study of Politics. Palgrave Macmillan.

Chappell L 2008. ‘Governing International Law through the International Criminal Court: A New Site for Gender Justice?’ in Shirin Rai and Georgina Waylen eds. Global Governance: Feminist Perspectives. Palgrave MacMillan.

Chappell L 2008.‘Women’s Rights and Religious Opposition: The Politics of Gender at the International Criminal Court’ in Yasmeen Abu-Laban ed. Gendering the Nation State: Canadian Comparative Perspectives. University of British Columbia Press.

Brennan D and Chappell L 2006 'Introduction: Gender and NSW Politics' in No Fit Place for Women´?: Women and Politics in New South Wales 1856-2006, ed. D.Brennan and L.Chappell, UNSW Press, Sydney pp. 1-14.

Chappell L 2006 ‘Women’s Interests’ as ‘Women’s Rights’: developments at the UN criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court' in ed. The Politics of Women´s Interests: New Comparative Perspectives, Routledge Press., UK.

Chappell L 2006 'Working from within: women in the NSW bureaucracy' in No Fit Place for Women’? Women and Politics in New South Wales 1856-2006, ed. L.Chappell and D.Brennan, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.

Chappell L 2004 'Feminist Engagement with Federal Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints for Multi-level Citizenship' in Representation and Democratic Theory, ed. David Laycock, UBC Press.

Chappell L 2002 'The Femocrat Strategy: Expanding the Repertoire of Feminist Activists' in Women Politics and Change, ed. Karen Ross, Oxford University Press, Oxford pp. 85-98.

Chappell L 1995 'Women's Policy' in Reform and Reversal:Lessons from the Coalition Government in new South Wales 1988-1995, ed. M. Laffin and M. Painter, MacMillan, Melbourne.

Journal Article/s

Chappell L 2011. Australian Federalism and Domestic Violence Policy-making. Australian Journal of Political Science. 46, 4: 633 – 650.

Mackay, F Kenny M, and Chappell L 2010 New Institutionalism through a Gender Lens: Towards a Feminist Institutionalism? International Political Science Review. vol 31:5. pp. 578-588.

Chappell L 2010 Gender Judging at the International Criminal Court. Gender & Politics. vol 10:3. pp.484-495.

Chappell L 2010 ‘Comparative Gender and Institutions: Directions for Research’ Perspectives of Politics 8:1.

Chappell L (co-authored), Teghtsoonian, K 2008 'The Rise and Decline of Women’s Policy Machinery in British Columbia and New South Wales: A Cautionary Tale', International Political Science Review (2008), Vol. 29, No. 1, 29–51.

Chappell L 2006 'Contesting Women's Rights: Charting the Emergence of a Transnational Conservative Patriarchal Network', Global Society, vol.20:4, pp. 491-519.

Chappell L 2006 'Comparing Political Institutions; Revealing the Gendered "Logic of Appropriateness"', Politics and Gender, vol.2:2, pp. 223-34.

Chappell L 2003 'Women, Gender and International Institutions: Exploring New Opportunities at the International Criminal Court', Policy Organisation and Society, vol.22:1.

Chappell L 2002 'The Femocrat Strategy: Expanding the Repertoire of Feminist Activists', Parliamentary Affairs, vol.55:1, pp. 85-98.

Chappell L 2002 'Winding back Australian women's rights: conventions, contradictions and conflicts', Australian Journal of Political Studies, vol.37:2, pp. 475-488.

Chappell L 2001 'Federalism and Social Policy: The Case of Domestic Violence', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol.60:1, pp. 59-69.

Chappell L 2000 'Interacting with the state - Feminist strategies and political opportunities', International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol.2:2, pp. 244-275.

Refereed conference paper/s

Chappell L 2009 ‘The International Criminal Court: A new avenue for the diffusion of Women’s Rights norms?’ American Political Science Association Conference, Toronto. September.

Chappell L 2009. 'When is a new institution not a new institution? The limits to expanding gender justice through the International Criminal Court' European Consortium for Political Research Gender Conference, Queens University, Belfast, January 21-23, 2009.

Chappell L 2008 Comparing Gender and Institutions Across Time and Place, Paper Presented to the ECPR Joint Sessions in Rennes, France 11-16 April 2008.

Chappell L 2007 'Comparative Gender and Institutions: Directions for Research', 2007 American Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, USA,30 August- 2 September.

Chappell L 2007 'Comparative Gender and Institutions: Directions for Research' Paper Presented to the conference on Toward a Comparative Politics of Gender: Advancing the Discipline along Interdisciplinary Boundaries Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio October 2007.

Chappell L 2005 'Gender mainstreaming in International Institutions: developments at the UN ad hoc tribunals and the International Criminal Court', International Studies Association, Hawaii USA,3-5 March, 2006.

Chappell L 2004 'Contesting women's rights: the influence of religious forces at the United Nations', The Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Adelaide,29 September - 1 October 2004.

Chappell L 2004 'The Contentious Politics of Women´s Human Rights: Religious and Cultural Challenges to Women´s Equality in the International Arena', The American Political Science Association Conference, Chicago.

Chappell L 2003 'Finding space for women's interests: developments at the UN ad hoc tribunals and the International Criminal Court', Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart,29 September - 1 October 2003.

Chappell L 2002 'Constructing Women's Rights: Lessons from Australia', On temporary Political Studies - Proceedings of the 2002 Annual Conference, University of Aberdeen,5-7 April 2002.

Chappell L, Curtin J and Hill L 1999 'Gender Audit of the Australian Journal of Political Science 1979-1999', Proceedings of the 1999 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Sydney.

Book Review/s

Chappell L 2008. Globalization and Feminist Activism. By Mary Hawkesworth, in Women Politics and Policy. 29:4:581-4.

Chappell L 2008. Feminists theorize the state. By Johanna Kantola in International Feminist Journal of Politics.

Chappell L 2006. Just Advocacy? Women’s Human Rights, Transnational Feminisms, and the Politics of Representation. By Wendy S. Hesford and Wendy Kozol eds. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2005. Politics and Gender 2:6 531-533.

Chappell L 2005. Gender, Globalization, and Postsocialism: The Czech Republic After Communism. By Jacqui True. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 243, 2003. Political Science.

Chappell L 1999. Gender and Citizenship: Politics and Agency in France, Britain and Demark. By Birte Siimm 1998 in Australian Journal of Political Science Vol. 36,3:615-16.

Chappell L 1999. Activism and the Policy Process by Yeatman A ed. Australian Journal of Political Science Vol. 34, 3: 442.

Other publications

Chappell L 2009. The Australian Human Rights Debate: Where to From Here? Australian Review of Public Affairs November. http://www.australianreview.net/

Chappell L 2002 'The Australian Bill of Rights Debate: Putting the Cart Before the Horse?' The Drawing Board - Digest, vol.3:1.

Chappell L 2000 'Kathleen O´Keefe' in Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Chappell L 1996 'Athel Ford' in Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Chappell L 1996 'Louisa Brown' in Australian Dictionary of Biography.

Thesis

Chappell L 1998 'Political opportunity structures and political strategies : a comparison of the Australian and Canadian women's movements', -.