Sonia Palmieri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. Her research interests lie in the social and cultural conditions that legitimise women’s leadership in political institutions, including parliaments. Her signature contribution has been towards the theorisation and practice of gender sensitive parliaments, having written both academic and practitioner-focused publications and toolkits. In parallel, Sonia explores with students and her disciplinary peers, opportunities and strategies for more inclusive research methodologies, particularly feminist methodologies.

Read more from Dr Sonia Palmieri:

• Jacquot, S., Ahrens, P., D’Agostino, S., Palmieri, S., & Zaremberg, G. (Eds.). (2026). Research handbook on gender mainstreaming. Edward Elgar
  Publishing. Research Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming | Elgar Online: The online content platform for Edward Elgar Publishing
• Jakimow, T., Jolly, M., Palmieri, S., & Vijeyarasa, R. (Eds.). (2023). Gender and politics reimagined: Centring Oceanic and Asian lenses. ANU Press. Gender and Politics Reimagined
  

• Palmieri, S. (2025). Gender sensitive parliaments in Fiji. Palgrave Macmillan. Gender Sensitive Parliaments in Fiji: Between International Norms and Localised Change | Springer Nature Link