Associate ProfessorAnthony Ware
Associate Professor of Humanitarianism & Development
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- Associate Professor of Humanitarianism & DevelopmentFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- +61 3 925 17802 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
TEACHING EXPERTISE
I am the Postgraduate Course Coordinator for the School of Humanities and Social Science, and oversee the masters minor theses units AIX704 and AIX 705 for the school.
In the last few years I have taught:
* ADS734 Geopolitics and Political Economy of Aid
* AHA721 Humanitarian Principles and Knowledge
* ADS722 Private Sector Development: Corporations, Social-Enterprise and Microfinance
* ADS711 NGOs and Other Development Actors
Previously I have also taught units on
* Introduction to International & Community Development
* Participatory Approaches to Development
* Aid Trade and Development
* Humanitarian Emergencies and Disaster Relief
* Public Policy in Australia
* World Religions
* Order and Justice in World Politics
* Understanding Development
* Conceptualisation of Poverty, Microfinance & Development
SUPERVISION
I have supervised 11 PhD candidates to completion, 6 as principal supervisor, 5 as associate supervisor, plus dozens of masters thesis/dissertations, and Honours students in fields ranging from the impact of political transition on minority rights, to evaluation of small NGO programs, to the emergence of humanitarian studies, to middle power influence in Myanmar's peace process, to microfinance, child sponsorship, and cultural heritage.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- UG, HONOURS OR MASTERS DEGREE SUPERVISIONSocial Cohesion, Access to Justice, and Economic Resilience in Conflict-Affected Mali: A Mediation Analysis of Violent Extremism Vulnerability25 Feb 2026 - 16 Nov 2026
- EXTERNAL SUPERVISIONThe Effectiveness of Social Enterprise in Resourcing International Development
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONDecolonising amongst Aotearoa's INGOs from COVID-19 onwards
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONUnderstanding Buddhist Protectionism in Myanmar
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONReconciling humanitarianism and politics in local responses to Myanmar's post-coup crises
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONHow extreme heat intersects with conflict-related displacement and the governance of vulnerable populations.
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONChild Sponsorship NGOs: Origins, Evolution and Motives for Change
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFinancial Cooperatives and the development of social capital
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONUnderstanding Sustainability and Outreach of Islamic Charity Based Microfinance: Cases Study in Indonesia
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONExploring quality in the implementation of development projects: Insights from development NGOs
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONWorld Heritage and Human Rights in Bagan, Myanmar
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMyanmar's Rohingya Genocide: Rohingya perspectives of history and identity
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMEASURING PERFORMANCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS BEST PRACTICE OR BEST FIT?
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONWhat's the point? Program evaluation in small community development NGOs
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMiddle Powers as Peacemaking Entrepreneurs in Myanmar's peace process
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONTHE EMERGING HUMANITARIAN STUDIES ACADEMIC FIELD OF SCHOLARSHIP A CRITICAL ANALYSIS