Building Australia-Africa Engagement
RESEARCH
EDUCATION
DIPLOMACY
DIASPORA
David Mickler, PhD SFHEA
Dean Global, Africa & Associate Professor of International Relations
Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Projects & Programs
The Political & Economic Agency of Africans in Australia
Australian Research Council Discovery Project
Emerging Leaders in Australia-Africa Diplomacy (ELAAD)
Convenor, Diplomatic Leadership Program
International Relations in the Indian Ocean Region (IRIOR)
Convenor, IORA Regional Study Tour in Mauritius
WA African Women's Leadership, Empowerment & Development (A-LEAD)
Co-Convenor, Community Leadership Program
African-Australian Youth: Navigating Identities (AAYNI)
Scanlon Foundation Research Institute Project
Tsuha Global Fellowship
Mentor, Tsuha Foundation Fellowship Program
The Transnational Political Economy of African Migration to Australia
Research Collaboration Award Project
Development, Diplomacy & the Diaspora: Deepening Engagement Between African-Australians, the Diplomatic Corps and the African Union's Agenda 2063
AAUN / DFAT Funded Research Project
Indian Ocean Rim Association Academic Group (IORAG)
Australian Representative
Curtin Africa Public Lecture
Convenor, Annual Public Lecture
Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Annual Forum
Convenor, Annual Australia Forum
Australia-Africa Literacy Course @ DFAT Diplomatic Academy
Convenor, Government Training Program
The African Union: Adressing the Challenges of Peace, Security and Governance
Research Project & Book
Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals
Research Project & Book
New Engagement: Contemporary Australian Foreign Policy Towards Africa
Research Project & Book
The University of Pretoria, South Africa
Visiting Scholar
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Visiting Scholar
African Union Commission
Visiting Researcher
The University of Pretoria, South Africa
Research & Education Collaboration
Worldwide Universities Network Global Africa Group (WUN GAG)
Inaugural Co-Chair
WA African Community Awards
Sponsor, Excellence in Innovation Award
Supporting African Students
Networking & Mentoring
Supervising African PhD Students
Research Training & Mentoring
Supporting African Authors
Promoting Publications
Africa Research & Engagement Centre (AfREC)
Founding Director
Curtin Mauritius
Supporting Curtin's African Campus
The University of Mauritius
Research & Education Collaboration
Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN)
Board Member, Curtin University Representative
Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Research & Eduation Collaboration
The University of Ghana
Research & Education Collaboration
The University of Cape Town, South Africa
Research & Education Collaboration
Kofi Annan Tribute Service
Co-Convenor, Western Australia
The University of Nairobi, Kenya
Research & Education Collaboration
Building Sustainable Peace in Africa: Engaging Australians
Convenor, International Engagement Forum
Collaborating with Emerging Scholars
Early Career Academic Mentorship
Consultations with Ambassadors
Informing Foreign Policy with Research
National African-Australian Diaspora Engagement Conference (NAADEC)
Conference Convenor
Organisation of African Communities in WA (OACWA)
External Member, Strategic Planning Committee
Pan-African, Pan-Australian Forum
Speaker for African Think Tank
International Women's Day Gala
A-LEAD Program Graduation Ceremony
Australia-Africa Women in Leadership Forum
Forum Host
African Students in Western Australia (ASIWA)
Launch of Working Group
Consultations with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia
Building Australia-Africa Engagement
African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP)
Convenor, 39th Annual AFSAAP Conference
Australia-Africa Postgraduate Student Collaboration
Convenor, International Study Tour in South Africa
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Research & Education Collaboration
Africa Down Under Conference
Industry Engagement
Teaching African Studies in Australia
Deepening Australia-Africa literacy
Pan-African Parliament (PAP)
Research Fieldwork in South Africa
African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
Research Fieldwork in South Africa
African Studies Reading Group
Co-Convenor in Western Australia
I pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community, including elders past and present, by acknowledging the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation as the traditional owners of the land on which I live and work.