Ass. Prof. Jacinta O’Hagan is an Associate Professor in International Relations in the School of Political Science and International Studies. A former diplomat with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Jacinta O’Hagan has held prior appointments at the Australian National University and held visiting fellowships and affiliations at the University of Southern California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the European University Institute.
Her principal areas of teaching are international history, humanitarianism and culture in world politics. Her research and publications have focused on the role of culture and civilizational in world politics and the politics of humanitarianism, including the role of non-state actors in humanitarianism, and humanitarian diplomacy. She has worked on collaborative projects on the relationship between digital media and political violence and the globalization of international society. Her most recent research and publications have focused on the international humanitarian system, and civilizational politics in international society.
Book Chapter: The role of civilization in the globalization of international society
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2017). The role of civilization in the globalization of international society. The globalization of international society. (pp. 185-203) edited by Tim Dunne and Christian Reus-Smit. Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198793427.003.0010
Journal Article: Australia and the promise and the perils of humanitarian diplomacy
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2016). Australia and the promise and the perils of humanitarian diplomacy. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 70 (6), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2016.1220495
Journal Article: Fragmentation of the international humanitarian order? Understanding cultures of humanitarianism in East Asia
O'Hagan, Jacinta and Hirono, Miwa (2014). Fragmentation of the international humanitarian order? Understanding cultures of humanitarianism in East Asia. Ethics and International Affairs, 28 (4), 409-424. doi: 10.1017/S0892679414000586
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
(2021) Doctor Philosophy
THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONCEPTIONS OF SECURITY
(2003) Doctor Philosophy
The role of civilization in the globalization of international society
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2017). The role of civilization in the globalization of international society. The globalization of international society. (pp. 185-203) edited by Tim Dunne and Christian Reus-Smit. Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198793427.003.0010
Australia and the promise and the perils of humanitarian diplomacy
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2016). Australia and the promise and the perils of humanitarian diplomacy. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 70 (6), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2016.1220495
O'Hagan, Jacinta and Hirono, Miwa (2014). Fragmentation of the international humanitarian order? Understanding cultures of humanitarianism in East Asia. Ethics and International Affairs, 28 (4), 409-424. doi: 10.1017/S0892679414000586
Cultures of humanitarianism: perspectives from the Asia-Pacific
Miwa Hirono and Jacinta O'Hagan eds. (2012). Cultures of humanitarianism: perspectives from the Asia-Pacific. Keynotes, Canberra, ACT, Australia: Department of International Relations, School of International, Political & Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, The Australian National University.
Cultures of humanitarianism: perspectives from the Asia-Pacific
Miwa Hirono and Jacinta O’Hagan eds. (2012). Cultures of humanitarianism: perspectives from the Asia-Pacific. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Department of International Relations School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.
Humanitarianism and civil– military relations in a post-9/11 world
Katherine Morton and Jacinta O’Hagan eds. (2009). Humanitarianism and civil– military relations in a post-9/11 world. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Department of International Relations RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.
Conceptualizing the West in international relations thought: from Oswald Spengler to Edward Said
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2002). Conceptualizing the West in international relations thought: from Oswald Spengler to Edward Said. Basingstoke, Hamps, United States: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781403907523
Humanitarianism and the Liberal International Order: A Necessary Relationship?
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2021). Humanitarianism and the Liberal International Order: A Necessary Relationship?. Amidst the Debris: Humanitarianism and the End of the Liberal Order. (pp. 333-350) edited by Juliano Fiori, Fernando Espada, Andrea Rigon, Bertrand Taithe and Rafia Zakaria. London, United Kingdom: C. Hurst & Co..
The role of civilization in the globalization of international society
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2017). The role of civilization in the globalization of international society. The globalization of international society. (pp. 185-203) edited by Tim Dunne and Christian Reus-Smit. Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198793427.003.0010
The responsibility to protect: a western idea?
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2015). The responsibility to protect: a western idea?. Theorising the responsibility to protect. (pp. 285-304) edited by Ramesh Thakur and William Maley. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139644518
The pursuit of humanitarianism in a multicultural world: Critical issues and key tensions
Hirono, Miwa and O'Hagan, Jacinta (2012). The pursuit of humanitarianism in a multicultural world: Critical issues and key tensions. Cultures of humanitarianism: perspectives from the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 3-12) edited by Miwa Hirono and Jacinta O'Hagan. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Department of International Relations, School of International, Political & Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, The Australian National University.
Anti Americanism, the West and the Transatlantic Rift
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2007). Anti Americanism, the West and the Transatlantic Rift. Anti-Americanism: history, causes, themes. (pp. 41-66) edited by Brendon O'Connor and Martin Griffiths. Oxford, United Kingdom: Greenwood World Publishing.
Discourses of civilizational identity
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2007). Discourses of civilizational identity. Civilizational identity: the production and reproduction of 'Civilizations' in international relations. (pp. 15-32) edited by M. Hall and P. Jackson. New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan.
Humanitarianism and armed intervention
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2007). Humanitarianism and armed intervention. An introduction to international relations. (pp. 329-340) edited by Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke and Jim George. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2005). The question of culture. International society and its critics. (pp. 209-228) edited by Alex J. Bellamy. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/0199265208.003.0013
The power and the passion: civilizational identity and alterity in the wake of September 11
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2004). The power and the passion: civilizational identity and alterity in the wake of September 11. Identity and global politics: theoretical and empirical elaborations. (pp. 27-46) edited by Patricia M. Goff and Kevin C. Dunn. New York, NY, United States: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781403980496
Conflict, convergence or coexistence? The relevance of culture in reframing world order
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2002). Conflict, convergence or coexistence? The relevance of culture in reframing world order. Reframing the international: law, culture, politics. (pp. 187-217) edited by Richard Falk, R. B. J. Walker and Lester Ruiz. New York, NY, United States: Routledge.
O'Hagan, J. G. (2000). A 'clash of civilizations'?. Contending images of world politics. (pp. 135-149) edited by G. Fry and J. O'Hagan. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Macmillan Press.
Contending images of world politics: An introduction
Fry, G. and O'Hagan, J. G. (2000). Contending images of world politics: An introduction. Contending images of world politics. (pp. 1-18) edited by Greg Fry and Jacinta O'Hagan. Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan Press.
O'Hagan, J. G. and Fry, G. (2000). The future of world politics. Contending images of world politics. (pp. 245-261) edited by G. Fry and J. O'Hagan. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Macmillan Press.
O’Hagan, Jacinta (2020). Shape shifting: civilizational discourse and the analysis of cross-cultural interaction in the constitution of international society. Journal of International Political Theory, 16 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.1177/1755088220905039
Australia and the promise and the perils of humanitarian diplomacy
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2016). Australia and the promise and the perils of humanitarian diplomacy. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 70 (6), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2016.1220495
‘Martin Wight and the problem of difference’
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2015). ‘Martin Wight and the problem of difference’. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 44 (1), 137-140. doi: 10.1177/0305829815588579
O'Hagan, Jacinta and Hirono, Miwa (2014). Fragmentation of the international humanitarian order? Understanding cultures of humanitarianism in East Asia. Ethics and International Affairs, 28 (4), 409-424. doi: 10.1017/S0892679414000586
War 2.0 - An analytical framework
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2013). War 2.0 - An analytical framework. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 67 (5), 555-569. doi: 10.1080/10357718.2013.823374
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2013). With the best will in the world …’?: Humanitarianism, non-state actors and the pursuit of ‘purposes beyond ourselves. International Politics, 50 (1), 118-137. doi: 10.1057/ip.2012.31
Beyond the clash of civilisations?
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2005). Beyond the clash of civilisations?. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 59 (3), 383-400. doi: 10.1080/10357710500231255
O'Hagan, Jacinta (2003). Apocalypse forever? A comment. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 49 (3), 326-338. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00289
Civilisational conflict? Looking for cultural enemies
O'Hagan, Jacinta (1995). Civilisational conflict? Looking for cultural enemies. Third World Quarterly, 16 (1), 19-38. doi: 10.1080/01436599550036220
O'Hagan, J. G. (2002). The concept of humanitarism. APSA50, Canberra, ANU, 2-4 Oct. 2002. Canberra. Aust.: ANU.
Conflict, convergence or co-existence? The relevance of culture in reframing world order
O'Hagan, J. G. (2001). Conflict, convergence or co-existence? The relevance of culture in reframing world order. 43rd Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Brisbane, 24-26 September 2001. Brisbane: APSA.
The Culture of Humanitarianism
(2002) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONCEPTIONS OF SECURITY
(2003) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
The Idea of Asia in World Politics
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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From Dualism to Wholeness: Understanding Religion and Politics in the West
(2008) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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