Elizabeth Kath
Elizabeth Kath is a Lecturer and Researcher in the school of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning at RMIT University, Melbourne. Her academic work has been interdisciplinary, spanning the fields of political science, public health and development.
Her current research interests include social inclusion and reconciliation, Latin American and Caribbean society, politics and culture (including Australia’s relations with Latin America) and public heath. Her work has appeared in numerous books, academic journals and international conferences and has won several awards.
She is a co-director of and has played a key role in establishing 'Global Reconciliation' - an organization which seeks to research and promote reconcililiation; that is dialogue and practical engagements across cultural, social, religious and other divides. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, for which is particularly interested on the programme’s engagement in Latin America and has been involved with its social inclusion project in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
At RMIT University, she teaches the courses 'Culture and Politics in Latin America', 'International NGOs, Civil Society and Development', 'Working & Managing in International Contexts', 'International Professional Practice' in the School of Global Studies' International Studies undergraduate program and International Development masters program.
Phone: +61 3 99255084
Her current research interests include social inclusion and reconciliation, Latin American and Caribbean society, politics and culture (including Australia’s relations with Latin America) and public heath. Her work has appeared in numerous books, academic journals and international conferences and has won several awards.
She is a co-director of and has played a key role in establishing 'Global Reconciliation' - an organization which seeks to research and promote reconcililiation; that is dialogue and practical engagements across cultural, social, religious and other divides. She is an Honorary Research Fellow with the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, for which is particularly interested on the programme’s engagement in Latin America and has been involved with its social inclusion project in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
At RMIT University, she teaches the courses 'Culture and Politics in Latin America', 'International NGOs, Civil Society and Development', 'Working & Managing in International Contexts', 'International Professional Practice' in the School of Global Studies' International Studies undergraduate program and International Development masters program.
Phone: +61 3 99255084
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