Melissa Johnston Author

Melissa Johnston is a Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. Her work applies a gender lens to examine the links between security and the political economy of development to better understand women's and men's experiences in conflict-affected environments. Her work on conflict, international financial institutions, and violent extremism in Southeast Asia has been published in journals such as Review of International Political Economy, Globalizations, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. Her article, "Frontier Finance", won the 2021 Australian International Political Economy Network Prize. She is the recipient of the 2019 Australian Political Studies Association PhD Thesis Prize and the Prime Minister's Endeavour Award.