Jordana Silverstein

Dr Jordana Silverstein is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne's Melbourne Law School, affiliated with the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. She holds an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2023-2027) for her project 'Intergenerational Stories of Statelessness: An Oral History Project.' Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Kathleen Fitzpatrick ARC Laureate Project on child refugees and Australian internationalism.

Her research focuses on statelessness, Australian refugee policies, Jewish history, and memory studies. Key works include Cruel Care: A History of Children at our Borders (2023) and Anxious Histories: Narrating the Holocaust in Jewish Communities (2015). She is creator of the 'Being Stateless' podcast and sits on the Institute of Postcolonial Studies board.

Her awards include the Marian Quartly Prize (2021), John Barrett Award (2023), and multiple literary recognitions for her books. She is a Chief Investigator on the ARC Discovery Project 'Shaping International Law in Global Transformations.'

Dr Silverstein's interdisciplinary work bridges oral history, archival research, and legal advocacy. She contributes to public discourse through media commentary and has judged literary awards. Her research addresses themes of nationalism, belonging, and ethical governance in migration and refugee contexts.