Ms. Natasha Khan

Assistant Lecturer and Coordinator, Undergraduate Diploma in Leadership, Governance and Human Rights

School of Government, Development and International Affairs
University of the South Pacific
Laucala Bay Campus
Suva
Fiji Islands

Office: 104B, FBE Building
Tel:  (679) 323 1849
Fax: (679) 323 1523
Email: khan_n(at)usp.ac.fj

Education:

• Ongoing - PhD at the University of York (UK), based at Centre for Applied Human Rights. Dissertation topic: is “Do Transitional Justice Strategies address Small Island Nations niche conflict needs? Preventing the recurrence of Coup d’états: an in-depth Study of Fiji”. Supervised by Professor Paul Gready. Garvon Scholar.

• MA in Economic and Social Studies in Social Development Policy and Management (2007), with specialisation in Peace and Conflict, University of Wales, Swansea. Awarded distinction for the dissertation. Supervised by Dr. Gerard Clarke. Commonwealth Scholar.

• BA in Sociology, Population Studies and Demography (University of the South Pacific, 1996). Awarded gold medal for Sociology. UNFPA Scholar.

• Diploma in Business Accounting (1992), Fiji.

Research Interests:

• Small Island Developing States (SIDS) conflict
• Transitional justice
• Impunity and amnesty
• Coups d’état
• Security sector reform
• Human rights and development
• Human rights defenders
• Faith, culture and human rights

Publications

• Khan, Natasha (2010), “Participation in the Design of Truth Commissions: Realities and Possibilities. A Comparative Study of South Africa and Fiji”. Saarbrücken: Lambert Publishing. 
• Khan, Natasha & Vakaotia, Patrick (2009), “Culture and Conflict: Implications for Young People”. Suva: Ecumenical Centre for Research, Education and Advocacy (ECREA Fiji). 
• McMaster. J, Kato. M & Khan. N (2005), “Economic Impact of E-commerce Strategies for Marketing Small and Micro Tourism Businesses”. Suva: University of the South Pacific. 
• Williams. E, Kato. M & Khan. N (2004), “Evaluation of CS Curriculum in Fiji Secondary Schools”. Suva: University of the South Pacific.
• Schutz. M, Finau. F, Chand. A & Khan. N (2004), “A baseline survey on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the South Pacific: Knowledge, Perception, Usage, Contribution and Potential”. Suva: University of the South Pacific. 
• Khan, Natasha (2004), “Findings of the Community and Stakeholder Consultations” for CIVICUS. Suva: Fiji Council of Social Services.
• Seniloli, Kesaia & Khan, Natasha (1998), “Pacific literature on population and development : an annotated bibliography in the area of population and development in the Pacific particularly in the areas of reproductive family planning, population policies, PAIEC and gender population and development 1986-1996”. Suva: University of the South Pacific

Recent Conference Papers/Presentations

• 26 Nov. 2010.   “Redefinition of international focus on gross violations: Amnesty and its linkage with coup d’états." Leicester University.
• 25–29 Oct. 2010.  "Justice Sector Reform: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches." Hosted by International Human Rights Network, Ireland.