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Biography
I graduated with a PhD from the Bell School in July 2021. My dissertation passed without revision having been examined by scholars from a range of disciplines, including transitional justice (TJ) and law, TJ and education, and gender and Pacific studies. My dissertation and publications explore the linkages between education and processes of social change in Bougainville and Solomon Islands.
Research Interests
social and historical foundations of education, anthropology of education, transitional justice, peace building, state formation, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Education/Academic qualification
Anthropology, PhD, Enemy Friends: Silence and the Limits of Transitional Justice at Melanesian Boarding Schools, The Australian National University
Award Date: 11 Jun 2021
Transitional Justice, Bachelor, Teaching the Violent Past? Truth-Telling and History Education in Solomon Islands, The Australian National University
Award Date: 11 Dec 2013
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing the State of Democracy in the Pacific: Exploring the Meaning and Practice of Democracy in the Pacific Island Countries
Baker, K., Carter, G., Dziedzic, A., Oakeshott, D., Cintra Oppermann, T., Palmieri, S., Ride, A. & Wiltshire, C., 5 Jun 2025, Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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History, education, and transitional justice in Bougainville and Solomon Islands
Oakeshott, D., 2025, In: Globalisation, Societies and Education. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Planning for Climate Mobility: Developing a Relational Approach to Planned Community Relocation in Solomon Islands
Monson, R., Allen, M., Maetala, R., Cox, J., Oakeshott, D., Sandy, M. & Bird, K., 2024, De Gruyter Handbook of Climate Migration and Climate Mobility Justice . Neef, A., Pauli, N. & Salami, B. (eds.). De Gruyter, p. 385-406 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific: Becoming Enemy Friends
Oakeshott, D., 27 Nov 2024, Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press. 236 p. (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Professional Women, Nation-Making, and the Negotiation of Difference at Boarding Schools in Bougainville and Solomon Islands
Oakeshott, D., 2023, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. 24, 3, p. 181-198 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Report on Pacific Democracy
Palmieri, S. (PI), Baker, K. (CoI), Carter, G. (CoI), Cintra Oppermann, T. (CoI), Oakeshott, D. (CoI), Ride, A. (CoI) & Wiltshire, C. (CoI)
30/04/24 → 18/12/24
Project: Research