Sarah G. Phillips

At-a-Glance

Professor of Global Conflict and Development at The University of Sydney
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
Author of three books, including "When There Was No Aid: War and Peace in Somaliland" (2020)
Awarded the Australian Political Studies Association's biennial Crisp Prize for "When There Was No Aid"
Non-Resident Fellow at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies
Research Associate at the Developmental Leadership Program (University of Birmingham, UK)

Biography

Sarah G. Phillips serves as a Professor of Global Conflict and Development and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at The University of Sydney. Her research focuses on the intersection of international relations, security, development, and anthropology, drawing from extensive fieldwork in the Middle East and Africa. Her work explores topics such as international intervention, authoritarianism, non-state governance, and the production of knowledge about violence.