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Abby McLeod

Abidah Setyowati

Aditi Haté

Adrian Leftwich

Adrien Stehly

Aida Harahap

Aidan Craney

Ainsley Jones

Alan Whaites

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Claire Mcloughlin

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Dan Hymowitz

Danielle Campbell

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David Sebudubudu

Dawn Gibson

Deborah Brautigam

Debra Ladner

Demelash Kassaye

Demetria Malachi

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Dirga Ardiansa

Dorosday Kenneth-Watson

Duncan Green

E. Houston Shearon

Edmond S. Fehoko

Eduard Grebe

Edward Laws

Ekawati Liu

Eldred Masunungure

Elisa Lopez Lucia

Elisabeth Jackson

Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett

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Joanne Crawford

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Josaphat Musamba Bussy

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Julien Barbara

Junji Banno

Justin Williams

Kabini Sanga

Kanwal Ahluwalia

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Kenichi Ohno

Kerryn Clarke

Kyle Smith

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Laura Lewis

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Lin Lu

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Lior Erez

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Long Heng Orng

Loretta Case

Lorraine Pe Symaco

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Lynn Davies

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Maria do Céu J.O. Gusmão

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Martyn Reynolds

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Michael O’Keefe

Michele Schweisfurth

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Monique Theron

Nadine Vanniasinkam

Neil McCulloch

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Nicoli Nattrass

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Niheer Dasandi

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Orly Stern

Oscar Valiente

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Rosita Armytage

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Tim Kelsall

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Victoria Hasson

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Yolanda Pandjaitan

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Nicole George

Dr Nicole George is a Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at The University of Queensland. Her research interests are broadly focused on the politics of gender, conflict, violence, peacebuilding and resilience.

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DLP has been enormously influential in shaping my thinking and teaching about leadership and change. It combines conceptual clarity, with usable tools in areas such as political analysis, and case studies that are invaluable in bringing complex arguments to life.

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Duncan Green

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