Susanna PriceView profile
Lecturer
Susanna Price is a Lecturer (Hon) at the School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University (ANU). She also serves on the Burgmann College Council at ANU and previously held roles such as Senior Social Development Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Senior Staff at AusAID. Her work focuses on development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR), social impact assessment, and policy reforms in Asia-Pacific regions. Education includes a PhD in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Master of Arts in Development Economics (Distinction) from the University of East Anglia, and dual Master of Arts in Social Anthropology and B.A. (Asian Studies) from ANU. She has received prestigious awards such as the 2003 Praxis Award for enhancing resettlement policies and multiple accolades from ADB for policy implementation excellence. Her research interests emphasize comparative analysis of DFDR with other displacement forms, livelihood reconstruction, cultural space renegotiation, and policy frameworks for minimizing marginalization risks. Key works include studies on China's social assessment manual and Indonesia's land negotiations, as well as contributions to AIIB's social risk management frameworks. Awards include the Canadian Award for International Co-operation (2000) and ADB President’s Performance Recognition Awards (2000, 2002). Her publications span 27 articles/books since 2005, addressing topics like benefit-sharing in displacement, climate change impacts on resettlement, and policy design for development resilience. Her work integrates field research in Asia-Pacific regions, emphasizing participatory approaches to displacement management and equitable development outcomes.