People
Rohan Watt
Research Topic:
Norms, international law, and security
AFFILIATION
International Relations Network
College
Pembroke College
Course
DPhil International Relations
supervisor
Rohan completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia completing a Bachelor of Arts with an extended major in political science and a Bachelor of Laws. He is an admitted lawyer who prior to postgraduate studies worked as an adviser to an Australian cabinet minister, working on legal, constitutional, parliamentary, and security policy issues. His previous research examined Australia's 'hyper-legislative' response to contemporary security challenges.
Rohan's MPhil thesis examines the growth of the role of the UN Security Council as legislator and its efficacy in addressing contemporary security threats.
Awards
- Governor Phillip Scholar, 2019-2021
- Dean of Graduates Fund, Pembroke College, 2020
Research
Rohan's research interests include:
- Law and International law,
- Norms, legitimacy and justification,
- Global governance,
- International law,
- International cooperation,
- International relations,
- Violence security and conflict,
- Normative theory
