Emily Beausoleil

Emily Beausoleil is a Senior Lecturer of Politics at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Her work focuses on fostering listening in conditions of deep difference and structural inequality, particularly through anti-racism initiatives. She co-created a nationwide anti-racism training program addressing anti-Māori racism, which has been adapted globally for climate and anti-trans discrimination efforts. She holds editorial roles, including co-Editor-in-Chief of Democratic Theory Journal, and contributes to grants like the Australian Research Council’s ‘Democratic Resilience’ project.

Her 2021 award recognized research on listening in structural injustice, and her 2023 book Staging Democracy explores live performance’s political role. She collaborates with organizations such as He Whenua Taurikura (Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism Centre for Research Excellence), advancing democratic resilience and public dialogue strategies.