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Roland Burke is a Research Fellow in the Department of History at La Trobe University, holding an ARC Future Fellowship. His work focuses on human rights history, transnational organizations, and decolonization, with a particular emphasis on the United Nations, the Group of 77, and gendered dimensions of human rights.
- PhD from the University of Melbourne (2007)
- Recipient of the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence (2008), R.M. Crawford Medal (2010), and La Trobe Excellence in Research Award (2010)
- Current research explores critical minerals governance, trauma-informed historical pedagogy, and the evolution of human rights frameworks post-1945
His funded projects include Moral Claims in International Sports Events (2017-2024) and Global Opponents of Universal Human Rights (2011-2014). Recent publications analyze the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, apartheid's interaction with human rights, and UN conferences.
Scientific awards and fellowships:
- ARC Future Fellowship
- Chancellor's Prize for Excellence (2008)
- R.M. Crawford Medal (2010)
- La Trobe Excellence in Research (2010)
Roland teaches subjects including Slavery and Human Trafficking: Forced Labour in the Making of the Modern World (2021). He has published extensively on human rights historiography, with a focus on the UN, gender, and decolonization.
