Ms Adrijana Asceric

Adrijana Asceric holds an honours degree in International Studies from the University of South Australia. Her thesis investigated 'honour' killings in Jordan as an entwined issue of culture, religion and state laws. Currently, Adrijana is undertaking a PhD at UniSA on the role and use of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 conflict. Her research explores ‘visibility’ and ‘invisibility’ of certain women in furthering extreme forms of nationalism and constructing ethnic and national identities. Her particular concern is with women who were able to overcome victimisation and ethnic differences, empower themselves and organise to build peace.

Adrijana has a particular interest in the following areas of research: social justice, rurality and student equity, nationalism and women’s rights, peace studies, gender and militarism. Adrijana is also passionate about humanitarian work. Seeing education as a priority, she is currently raising funds for a charity group to build a school in Sierra Leone.

Adrijana is a Research Support Officer in the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education and an editorial assistant for the journal Critical Studies in Education.

National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education

Critical Studies in Education

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• Social justice and equity
• Rural schooling
• Peace studies
• Ethnic conflict
• Gender and militarism
• Women's rights and nationalism

Conference papers

Bills, D., Asceric, A. & Tranter, D. (2009) Rural Reconnect Project: Rethinking equity groups and disadvantage in an era of social inclusion. Paper presented at the 2009 Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia Conference (EOPHEA), 1-3 December 2009, Sydney. Please download the paper here