Dr Yulia Nesterova

  • Lecturer (School of Education)

Biography

I am a Lecturer in International and Comparative Education.

My other current roles include:

I am interested in how societies transition from conflict, violence and authoritarianism to justice, peace and democracy. My research interests thus centre around (1) historical, epistemic and relational (in)justices, especially in and through education, (2) education for peace, justice, and reconciliation, (3) intergroup relationships; and (4) youth and community and inter-generational engagement to establish lasting and just peace. 

I am currently working on several projects:

1. Developing indicators for Youth, Peace, and Security agenda (PI, funder: Carnegie Trust)

2. Intergenerational engagement for Youth, Peace, and Security (Co-I, funder: FBA)

3. Youth and peace education in Belarus and Russia (PI, funder: BAICE)

4. Building capacities of international actors for youth inclusive peace processes (Co-I, ESRC IAA)

My first monograph, titled "Pathways towards justice, reconciliation, and sustainability within Indigenous education: A framework of justice for marginalised populations," is under contract with Routledge.

I have a wide-ranging and varied professional experience in research, policy development, curriculum design, and programme and project management with education institutions, governments, multi-laterals, and foundations/NGOs across the world. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow in January 2020, I worked as a consultant, leading a project on peace and sustainability in Asia-Pacific for UNESCO Bangkok, in partnership with the Governments of Japan and Thailand, and a consultant co-leading a project on prevention of violent extremism for UNESCO MGIEP, in partnership with the Australian Government. My other key research projects and publications have focused on the rights, education, and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples, ethnic and religious minorities, women in complex and sensitive contexts, and other vulnerable populations.

I have conducted extensive fieldwork in Taiwan, Ethiopia, Hong Kong S.A.R., Scotland, Russia, and Brazil and have worked with research partners in Africa (Benin, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, mainland China, India, the Philippines), and the Pacific (Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand). As part of my role at UNESCO Asia-Pacific, I worked with UNESCO’s Member States in Asia and the Pacific.

In 2023, I was Conference Chair of the 2023 conference of the UK Education and Development Forum (UKFIET) on the topic of "Education for Social and Environmental Justice: Diversity, Sustainability, Responsibility." From 2021 to 2023, I was an Academic Lead of the Low and Middle Income Countries Research Network and from 2023 to 2024, I was part of the leadership team for Justice, Insecurity & Fair Decision Making in the College of Social Sciences.

 

Qualifications:

PhD (Education), University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.
MA (Education and Globalisation), University of Oulu, Finland
MA (History/African Studies), Dalarna University, Sweden

Visiting researcher:

University of Duhok, Iraq (2023); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States (2016) 

Research interests

Education, Development, and Peace in general.

In particular:

  • Addressing inequalities/injustices faced by minority groups (Indigenous, religious, cultural, and ethnic) and other disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in and through education/learning
  • The role of education in peacebuilding, reconciliation, and conflict transformation
  • Education for peace, peacebuilding citizenship, social justice in formal and non-formal settings
  • Youth-led peacebuilding
  • Local, place-based, community-driven solutions and programming for peace
  • Partnerships for peace
  • Ethical and effective engagement of marginalised (unreachable) populations in peacebuilding and development

Publications

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Number of items: 64.

2025

Nesterova, Y. and Anderson, S. (2025) “Peace is a beacon of hope”: young people’s commitment to building a culture of peace in Scotland. Journal of Peace Education, (doi: 10.1080/17400201.2025.2496407) (Early Online Publication)

Osborne, M. , Nesterova, Y. , Schweisfurth, M. , Roy, S. and de los Reyos, M. (2025) Learning Neighbourhoods – why they matter. PASCAL Briefing Paper 31. [Research Reports or Papers]

Amaglo Mensah, T. D. and Nesterova, Y. (2025) Rethinking and decolonising peace education in Ghanaian secondary schools: exploring teachers’ perspectives. Journal of Peace Education, (doi: 10.1080/17400201.2025.2454407) (Early Online Publication)

2024

Nesterova, Y. , Couch, D. and Nguyen, H. (2024) Teacher's understandings of barriers to Indigenous children's' academic success in Taiwan. British Educational Research Journal, 50(6), pp. 2937-2956. (doi: 10.1002/berj.4062)

Nesterova, Y. and Anderson, S. (2024) Visions of peace: exploring how Scottish youth understand and define peace. Prospects, (doi: 10.1007/s11125-024-09700-0) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. , Kim, E.-J. A. and Amaglo-Mensah, T. D. (2024) The purposes of education in peacebuilding: views of local peace actors in diverse (post-)conflict societies. Global Change, Peace and Security, (doi: 10.1080/14781158.2024.2382679) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. and Kim, E.-J. A. (2024) Peace as social cohesion, equity, and democracy: local peacebuilders’ conceptualizations of peace. Peace Review, (doi: 10.1080/10402659.2024.2377773) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. , Amaglo-Mensah, T. D. and Bacquet, G. (2024) Nesterova, Y., & Dziedzom Amaglo-Mensah, T. (2024) Peace Education Podcast, episode 8 Decolonising non-violence: Contributions of Indigenous wisdom traditions. ft. Gaston Bacquet. [Audio]

Osborne, M. , Nesterova, Y. and Bhandari, R. (2024) Learning for global health in cities - Community resilience and the strengthening of learning systems. CR&DALL Working Paper WP1101/2024. [Research Reports or Papers]

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Using arts-based methods to engage with youth and other vulnerable populations. Open Lectures in Educational Research Methods, Glasgow, UK, 20 Mar 2024.

Nesterova, Y. (2024) Decolonisation of multicultural Taiwan. Taiwan Insight,

de los Reyos, M., Roy, S., Osborne, M. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Local challenges, global imperatives: Cities at the forefront to achieve Education 2030. [Research Reports or Papers]

Anderson, S. K. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Engaging young people in peace education research: using an arts based approach to gain congruence through democratic methods. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1177/16094069241257944)

Chan, W.Y. A. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Conversations: Yulia Nesterova and W. Y. Alice Chan discuss religious literacy. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 18(1), pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1080/15595692.2023.2281835)

Khanolainen, D., Nesterova, Y. , Semenova, E., Fatkhulova, E. and Trach, J. (2024) Teachers’ beliefs and characteristics predictive of their willingness to cultivate a safe, ethnically inclusive school environment. International Journal of Educational Research, 127, 102420. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102420)

Nesterova, Y. and Ozcelik, A. (2024) Strengthening youth engagement in peace processes: what we know and steps forward. In Earle, C. R. and M. V. Faul (Eds.) (2024). Meaningful Youth Engagement: Time to Deliver. Policy Insights #05. [Research Reports or Papers]

2023

Nesterova, Y. and Amy Kim, E.-J. (2023) Key dimensions of local peacebuilding. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. (2023) Towards social justice and inclusion in education systems. In: Handbook of Education Policy. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 301-313. ISBN 9781800375055

Nesterova, Y. (2023) Ethical, epistemic, relational, and emotional concerns in educational administration and leadership research with Indigenous and minority peoples. In: Samier, Eugenie A. and ElKaleh, Eman S. (eds.) Culturally Sensitive Research Methods for Educational Administration and Leadership. Series: Routledge research in educational leadership. Routledge, pp. 67-83. ISBN 9780367672904 (doi: 10.4324/9781003130666-5)

Nesterova, Y. (2023) Colonial legacies and the barriers to educational justice for Indigenous peoples in Taiwan. Comparative Education, (doi: 10.1080/03050068.2023.2185355) (Early Online Publication)

Couch, D., Nesterova, Y. and Nguyen, H. (2023) Examining non-Indigenous teacher perceptions of Indigenous students in Taiwan through a Strategic Relational Approach. Asia Pacific Education Review, (doi: 10.1007/s12564-023-09830-8) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. and Moskal, M. (2023) Conversations: Yulia Nesterova with Marta Moskal. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 17(1), pp. 1-7. (doi: 10.1080/15595692.2022.2148650)

2022

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2022) Visions of Peace: How Youth in Scotland Define Peace and What They See as Their Role in Sustaining Peace Locally. CIES 2023 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 18-22 Feb 2023.

Khanolainen, D., Nesterova, Y. and Semenova, E. (2022) Indigenous education in Russia: opportunities for healing and revival of the Mari and Karelian Indigenous groups? Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 52(5), pp. 768-785. (doi: 10.1080/03057925.2020.1834350)

Voice of Islam, and Nesterova, Y. (2022) Breakfast Show Podcast 30-03-2022, Young people play an important role in maintaining peace. [Audio]

Nesterova, Y. (2022) Whole-community approach as a way to support Indigenous learners in urban areas in Taiwan. In: Gube, Jan, Gao, Fang and Bhowmik, Miron (eds.) Identities, Practices and Education of Evolving Multicultural Families in Asia-Pacific. Series: Evolving families. Routledge, pp. 117-133. ISBN 9781032003337 (doi: 10.4324/9781003173724-10)

Osborne, M. , Nesterova, Y. and Chakravarthi, D. (2022) Discussing healthy learning cities: an interview with Prof Mike Osborne and Dr Yulia Nesterova, University of Glasgow. [Audio]

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2022) Introduction to the special issue. Indigenous education in urban settings: critical examinations and meaningful responses. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 16(1), pp. 1-5. (doi: 10.1080/15595692.2021.2008348)

2021

Nesterova, Y. and Schweisfurth, M. (2021) Neighbourhood Effects on Educational Opportunities: Insights from Bangladesh, India, and Tanzania. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. (2021) Engaging community in research, knowledge co-creation, and knowledge dissemination. [Website]

Nesterova, Y. and Ozcelik, A. (2021) Youth has a key role in peace processes. Impakter, 27 Jul 2021.

Ozcelik, A. , Nesterova, Y. , Young, G. and Maxwell, A. (2021) Youth-led peace: The role of youth in peace processes. [Research Reports or Papers]

Semenova, E., Khanolainen, D. and Nesterova, Y. (2021) Indigenous language education in Russia: current issues and challenges. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, (doi: 10.1080/01434632.2021.1921782) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. (2021) Building strong relationships between universities and communities. Dewey Studies, 5(2), pp. 439-454.

Nesterova, Y. and Capsada-Munsech, Q. (2021) National and subnational approaches to regulating non-state technical and vocational education and training: comparative insights from Asia and Africa. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Schweisfurth, M. (2021) 2D Animation “Educational inequalities across neighbourhoods". [Audio]

2020

Ahmad, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2020) What makes your neighbourhood sustainable? Lessons from a virtual photography exhibition. [Website]

Nesterova, Y. (2020) Is your neighbourhood your destiny? How the neighbourhood you live in determines your educational opportunities. [Website]

Nesterova, Y. (2020) Rethinking environmental education with the help of indigenous ways of knowing and traditional ecological knowledge. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 54(4), pp. 1047-1052. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9752.12471)

Nesterova, Y. and Young, G. (2020) Education Policies, Systems, and Progress in Africa and Asia : A Comparative Analysis of 12 Cities in Six Countries. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. (2020) Schools out forever? : supporting resilient learning in the face of COVID-19. Impakter, 9 Apr.

Bhandari, R. and Nesterova, Y. (2020) Support thy neighbour : why a strong local response will help beat COVID-19. [Website]

Moore, S. J. and Nesterova, Y. (2020) Indigenous Knowledges and Ways of Knowing for a Sustainable Living. [Research Reports or Papers]

2019

Nesterova, Y. and Arat, G. (2019) Working towards gender equality to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. In: Savelyeva, T., Banack, H. and Lee, S. (eds.) SDG3 – Good Health and Wellbeing: Re-Calibrating the SDG Agenda. Series: Concise guides to the United Nations sustainable development goals. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 61-81. ISBN 9781789737127 (doi: 10.1108/978-1-78973-709-720191007)

Nesterova, Y. (2019) Teaching Indigenous children in Taiwan: tensions, complexities and opportunities. Global Studies of Childhood, 9(2), pp. 156-166. (doi: 10.1177/2F2043610619846349)

Christodoulou, E. and Nesterova, Y. (2019) Violent extremism: types, implications, and responses. In: Fihlo, Walter Leal, Azul, Anabela Marisa, Brandli, Luciana, Salvia, Amanda Lange, Özuyar, Pinar Gökcin and Wall, Tony (eds.) Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_60-1)

Nesterova, Y. (2019) Multiculturalism and multicultural education approaches to Indigenous people’s education in Taiwan. Multicultural Education Review, 11(4), pp. 253-270. (doi: 10.1080/2005615X.2019.1686561)

Nesterova, Y. (2019) The UNESCO Together for Peace T4P Initiative : A Shared Commitment to Building a Peaceful and Sustainable Future in Asia-Pacific. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2019) Educating indigenous people: historical analysis and contemporary practices. In: Filho, Walter Leal, Azul, Anabela Marisa, Brandli, Luciana, Özuyar, Pinar Gökcin and Wall, Tony (eds.) Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_91-1)

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2019) Indigenous perspectives on ecopedagogical literacy: the case of Taiwan. In: Peters, Michael A. and Heraud, Richard (eds.) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_72-1)

2018

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2018) Gender inequality in universities. Impakter, 2 Nov.

Nesterova, Y. (2018) Women and violent extremism. Impakter, 28 May.

Nash, C., Nesterova, Y. , Primrose, K., Chan, W.Y.A., Rios, R.A., Flores, M.J.V. and Zowmi, A. (2018) #PaixParLesJeunes : Résumé des Pistes d’Action pour Prévenir l’Extrémisme Violent par l’Éducation. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nash, C., Nesterova, Y. , Primrose, K., Chan, W.Y.A., Rios, R.A., Flores, M.J.V. and Zowmi, A. (2018) #YouthWagingPeace. Action Guidelines for the Prevention of Violent Extremism : Reflection is Action, Conversation is Action, Compassion is Action. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2018) Understanding the ‘local’ in indigenous Taiwan. International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 17(3), pp. 55-66.

2017

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Indigenous peoples : key trends that affect their development. Impakter, 28 Sep.

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Shen-Keng Yang and Jia-Li Huang (eds). Teacher education in Taiwan: State control vs marketization. Policy Futures in Education, 15(6), pp. 805-807. (doi: 10.1177/1478210317725675)[Book Review]

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Indigenous peoples and their rights : how they started, why they matter. Impakter, 28 Aug.

Nesterova, Y. and Macaluso, A. (2017) Building safe resilient urban spaces : a discussion with Hague Institute researcher Agnese Macaluso. Impakter, 16 May.

Jackson, L. and Nesterova, Y. (2017) Multicultural Hong Kong: alternative new media representations of ethnic minorities. Multicultural Education Review, 9(2), pp. 93-104. (doi: 10.1080/2005615X.2017.1313021)

Nash, C., Nesterova, Y. , Primrose, K., Chan, W.Y.A., Rios, R.A., Flores, M.J.V. and Zowmi, A. (2017) Youth-led Guide on Prevention of Violent Extremism Through Education. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Fabricating an educational miracle: Compulsory schooling meets ethnic rural development in southwest China. Jinting Wu. Albany, NY: SUNY, 2017. 290 pp., (hardcover), $85.00, ISBN: 978-1-4384-6037-6. Frontiers of Education in China, 12(3), pp. 438-441. (doi: 10.1007/s11516-017-0030-5)[Book Review]

2016

Nesterova, Y. (2016) Principles for developing a culturally responsive and inclusive classroom. In: Jackson, Liz (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Education for Sustainable Development. University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong.

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2016) Transforming service learning for global citizenship education: moving from affective-moral to social-political. Revista Española de Educación Comparada, 2016(28), pp. 73-90. (doi: 10.5944/reec.28.2016.17074)

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Articles

Nesterova, Y. and Anderson, S. (2025) “Peace is a beacon of hope”: young people’s commitment to building a culture of peace in Scotland. Journal of Peace Education, (doi: 10.1080/17400201.2025.2496407) (Early Online Publication)

Amaglo Mensah, T. D. and Nesterova, Y. (2025) Rethinking and decolonising peace education in Ghanaian secondary schools: exploring teachers’ perspectives. Journal of Peace Education, (doi: 10.1080/17400201.2025.2454407) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. , Couch, D. and Nguyen, H. (2024) Teacher's understandings of barriers to Indigenous children's' academic success in Taiwan. British Educational Research Journal, 50(6), pp. 2937-2956. (doi: 10.1002/berj.4062)

Nesterova, Y. and Anderson, S. (2024) Visions of peace: exploring how Scottish youth understand and define peace. Prospects, (doi: 10.1007/s11125-024-09700-0) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. , Kim, E.-J. A. and Amaglo-Mensah, T. D. (2024) The purposes of education in peacebuilding: views of local peace actors in diverse (post-)conflict societies. Global Change, Peace and Security, (doi: 10.1080/14781158.2024.2382679) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. and Kim, E.-J. A. (2024) Peace as social cohesion, equity, and democracy: local peacebuilders’ conceptualizations of peace. Peace Review, (doi: 10.1080/10402659.2024.2377773) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. (2024) Decolonisation of multicultural Taiwan. Taiwan Insight,

Anderson, S. K. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Engaging young people in peace education research: using an arts based approach to gain congruence through democratic methods. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 23, pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.1177/16094069241257944)

Chan, W.Y. A. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Conversations: Yulia Nesterova and W. Y. Alice Chan discuss religious literacy. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 18(1), pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1080/15595692.2023.2281835)

Khanolainen, D., Nesterova, Y. , Semenova, E., Fatkhulova, E. and Trach, J. (2024) Teachers’ beliefs and characteristics predictive of their willingness to cultivate a safe, ethnically inclusive school environment. International Journal of Educational Research, 127, 102420. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102420)

Nesterova, Y. (2023) Colonial legacies and the barriers to educational justice for Indigenous peoples in Taiwan. Comparative Education, (doi: 10.1080/03050068.2023.2185355) (Early Online Publication)

Couch, D., Nesterova, Y. and Nguyen, H. (2023) Examining non-Indigenous teacher perceptions of Indigenous students in Taiwan through a Strategic Relational Approach. Asia Pacific Education Review, (doi: 10.1007/s12564-023-09830-8) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. and Moskal, M. (2023) Conversations: Yulia Nesterova with Marta Moskal. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 17(1), pp. 1-7. (doi: 10.1080/15595692.2022.2148650)

Khanolainen, D., Nesterova, Y. and Semenova, E. (2022) Indigenous education in Russia: opportunities for healing and revival of the Mari and Karelian Indigenous groups? Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 52(5), pp. 768-785. (doi: 10.1080/03057925.2020.1834350)

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2022) Introduction to the special issue. Indigenous education in urban settings: critical examinations and meaningful responses. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 16(1), pp. 1-5. (doi: 10.1080/15595692.2021.2008348)

Nesterova, Y. and Ozcelik, A. (2021) Youth has a key role in peace processes. Impakter, 27 Jul 2021.

Semenova, E., Khanolainen, D. and Nesterova, Y. (2021) Indigenous language education in Russia: current issues and challenges. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, (doi: 10.1080/01434632.2021.1921782) (Early Online Publication)

Nesterova, Y. (2021) Building strong relationships between universities and communities. Dewey Studies, 5(2), pp. 439-454.

Nesterova, Y. (2020) Rethinking environmental education with the help of indigenous ways of knowing and traditional ecological knowledge. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 54(4), pp. 1047-1052. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9752.12471)

Nesterova, Y. (2020) Schools out forever? : supporting resilient learning in the face of COVID-19. Impakter, 9 Apr.

Nesterova, Y. (2019) Teaching Indigenous children in Taiwan: tensions, complexities and opportunities. Global Studies of Childhood, 9(2), pp. 156-166. (doi: 10.1177/2F2043610619846349)

Nesterova, Y. (2019) Multiculturalism and multicultural education approaches to Indigenous people’s education in Taiwan. Multicultural Education Review, 11(4), pp. 253-270. (doi: 10.1080/2005615X.2019.1686561)

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2018) Gender inequality in universities. Impakter, 2 Nov.

Nesterova, Y. (2018) Women and violent extremism. Impakter, 28 May.

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2018) Understanding the ‘local’ in indigenous Taiwan. International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 17(3), pp. 55-66.

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Indigenous peoples : key trends that affect their development. Impakter, 28 Sep.

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Indigenous peoples and their rights : how they started, why they matter. Impakter, 28 Aug.

Nesterova, Y. and Macaluso, A. (2017) Building safe resilient urban spaces : a discussion with Hague Institute researcher Agnese Macaluso. Impakter, 16 May.

Jackson, L. and Nesterova, Y. (2017) Multicultural Hong Kong: alternative new media representations of ethnic minorities. Multicultural Education Review, 9(2), pp. 93-104. (doi: 10.1080/2005615X.2017.1313021)

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2016) Transforming service learning for global citizenship education: moving from affective-moral to social-political. Revista Española de Educación Comparada, 2016(28), pp. 73-90. (doi: 10.5944/reec.28.2016.17074)

Book Sections

Nesterova, Y. (2023) Towards social justice and inclusion in education systems. In: Handbook of Education Policy. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 301-313. ISBN 9781800375055

Nesterova, Y. (2023) Ethical, epistemic, relational, and emotional concerns in educational administration and leadership research with Indigenous and minority peoples. In: Samier, Eugenie A. and ElKaleh, Eman S. (eds.) Culturally Sensitive Research Methods for Educational Administration and Leadership. Series: Routledge research in educational leadership. Routledge, pp. 67-83. ISBN 9780367672904 (doi: 10.4324/9781003130666-5)

Nesterova, Y. (2022) Whole-community approach as a way to support Indigenous learners in urban areas in Taiwan. In: Gube, Jan, Gao, Fang and Bhowmik, Miron (eds.) Identities, Practices and Education of Evolving Multicultural Families in Asia-Pacific. Series: Evolving families. Routledge, pp. 117-133. ISBN 9781032003337 (doi: 10.4324/9781003173724-10)

Nesterova, Y. and Arat, G. (2019) Working towards gender equality to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. In: Savelyeva, T., Banack, H. and Lee, S. (eds.) SDG3 – Good Health and Wellbeing: Re-Calibrating the SDG Agenda. Series: Concise guides to the United Nations sustainable development goals. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 61-81. ISBN 9781789737127 (doi: 10.1108/978-1-78973-709-720191007)

Christodoulou, E. and Nesterova, Y. (2019) Violent extremism: types, implications, and responses. In: Fihlo, Walter Leal, Azul, Anabela Marisa, Brandli, Luciana, Salvia, Amanda Lange, Özuyar, Pinar Gökcin and Wall, Tony (eds.) Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_60-1)

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2019) Educating indigenous people: historical analysis and contemporary practices. In: Filho, Walter Leal, Azul, Anabela Marisa, Brandli, Luciana, Özuyar, Pinar Gökcin and Wall, Tony (eds.) Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_91-1)

Nesterova, Y. and Jackson, L. (2019) Indigenous perspectives on ecopedagogical literacy: the case of Taiwan. In: Peters, Michael A. and Heraud, Richard (eds.) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation. Springer. (doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_72-1)

Nesterova, Y. (2016) Principles for developing a culturally responsive and inclusive classroom. In: Jackson, Liz (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Education for Sustainable Development. University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong.

Book Reviews

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Shen-Keng Yang and Jia-Li Huang (eds). Teacher education in Taiwan: State control vs marketization. Policy Futures in Education, 15(6), pp. 805-807. (doi: 10.1177/1478210317725675)[Book Review]

Nesterova, Y. (2017) Fabricating an educational miracle: Compulsory schooling meets ethnic rural development in southwest China. Jinting Wu. Albany, NY: SUNY, 2017. 290 pp., (hardcover), $85.00, ISBN: 978-1-4384-6037-6. Frontiers of Education in China, 12(3), pp. 438-441. (doi: 10.1007/s11516-017-0030-5)[Book Review]

Research Reports or Papers

Osborne, M. , Nesterova, Y. , Schweisfurth, M. , Roy, S. and de los Reyos, M. (2025) Learning Neighbourhoods – why they matter. PASCAL Briefing Paper 31. [Research Reports or Papers]

Osborne, M. , Nesterova, Y. and Bhandari, R. (2024) Learning for global health in cities - Community resilience and the strengthening of learning systems. CR&DALL Working Paper WP1101/2024. [Research Reports or Papers]

de los Reyos, M., Roy, S., Osborne, M. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Local challenges, global imperatives: Cities at the forefront to achieve Education 2030. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Ozcelik, A. (2024) Strengthening youth engagement in peace processes: what we know and steps forward. In Earle, C. R. and M. V. Faul (Eds.) (2024). Meaningful Youth Engagement: Time to Deliver. Policy Insights #05. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Amy Kim, E.-J. (2023) Key dimensions of local peacebuilding. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Schweisfurth, M. (2021) Neighbourhood Effects on Educational Opportunities: Insights from Bangladesh, India, and Tanzania. [Research Reports or Papers]

Ozcelik, A. , Nesterova, Y. , Young, G. and Maxwell, A. (2021) Youth-led peace: The role of youth in peace processes. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Capsada-Munsech, Q. (2021) National and subnational approaches to regulating non-state technical and vocational education and training: comparative insights from Asia and Africa. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. and Young, G. (2020) Education Policies, Systems, and Progress in Africa and Asia : A Comparative Analysis of 12 Cities in Six Countries. [Research Reports or Papers]

Moore, S. J. and Nesterova, Y. (2020) Indigenous Knowledges and Ways of Knowing for a Sustainable Living. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nesterova, Y. (2019) The UNESCO Together for Peace T4P Initiative : A Shared Commitment to Building a Peaceful and Sustainable Future in Asia-Pacific. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nash, C., Nesterova, Y. , Primrose, K., Chan, W.Y.A., Rios, R.A., Flores, M.J.V. and Zowmi, A. (2018) #PaixParLesJeunes : Résumé des Pistes d’Action pour Prévenir l’Extrémisme Violent par l’Éducation. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nash, C., Nesterova, Y. , Primrose, K., Chan, W.Y.A., Rios, R.A., Flores, M.J.V. and Zowmi, A. (2018) #YouthWagingPeace. Action Guidelines for the Prevention of Violent Extremism : Reflection is Action, Conversation is Action, Compassion is Action. [Research Reports or Papers]

Nash, C., Nesterova, Y. , Primrose, K., Chan, W.Y.A., Rios, R.A., Flores, M.J.V. and Zowmi, A. (2017) Youth-led Guide on Prevention of Violent Extremism Through Education. [Research Reports or Papers]

Monographs

Nesterova, Y. Knowledge Exchange During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Studies from Low- and Middle-income Countries. Project Report. University of Glasgow Low and Middle Income Countries Research Network (LMIC), Glasgow.

Conference or Workshop Item

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2024) Using arts-based methods to engage with youth and other vulnerable populations. Open Lectures in Educational Research Methods, Glasgow, UK, 20 Mar 2024.

Anderson, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2022) Visions of Peace: How Youth in Scotland Define Peace and What They See as Their Role in Sustaining Peace Locally. CIES 2023 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 18-22 Feb 2023.

Audio

Nesterova, Y. , Amaglo-Mensah, T. D. and Bacquet, G. (2024) Nesterova, Y., & Dziedzom Amaglo-Mensah, T. (2024) Peace Education Podcast, episode 8 Decolonising non-violence: Contributions of Indigenous wisdom traditions. ft. Gaston Bacquet. [Audio]

Voice of Islam, and Nesterova, Y. (2022) Breakfast Show Podcast 30-03-2022, Young people play an important role in maintaining peace. [Audio]

Osborne, M. , Nesterova, Y. and Chakravarthi, D. (2022) Discussing healthy learning cities: an interview with Prof Mike Osborne and Dr Yulia Nesterova, University of Glasgow. [Audio]

Nesterova, Y. and Schweisfurth, M. (2021) 2D Animation “Educational inequalities across neighbourhoods". [Audio]

Website

Nesterova, Y. (2021) Engaging community in research, knowledge co-creation, and knowledge dissemination. [Website]

Ahmad, S. and Nesterova, Y. (2020) What makes your neighbourhood sustainable? Lessons from a virtual photography exhibition. [Website]

Nesterova, Y. (2020) Is your neighbourhood your destiny? How the neighbourhood you live in determines your educational opportunities. [Website]

Bhandari, R. and Nesterova, Y. (2020) Support thy neighbour : why a strong local response will help beat COVID-19. [Website]

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Grants

Research Grants:

  • Developing youth-led indicators for the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. (PI, Carnegie Trust Research Incentive grant, 2024-2025)
  • Intergenerational engagement for the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. (Co-I, FBA- the Swedish agency for peace, security and development, 2024-2025)
  • Peace and citizenship education in Belarus and Russia. (PI, BAICE Seedcorn Fund, 2023-2024)
  • Meaningful youth engagement for peace and security: Building capacities of international partners for youth inclusive peace processes. (Co-I, Economic and Social Research Council, Impact Acceleration Account, 2021-2023)
  • Local challenges, global imperatives: cities at the forefront to achieve Education 2030. (PI, SHLC Capacity Development Acceleration Fund, 2021-2022)
  • Local, place-based, and community-driven approaches to peacebuilding. (PI, British Academy/Leverhulme grant, 2020-2021)
  • Developing inclusive lifelong learning policies and practices in the Global South. (PI, Global Challenges Research Fund grant, 2020-2021)
  • Youth-led peace: inclusion of youth in peace processes. (Co-I, Economic and Social Research Council, Impact Acceleration Account, 2020-2021)
  • Preparing teachers for inclusive education. (PI, Kazan Federal University Fund, Innovative Research in Education, 2020)
  • Experiences of local research postgraduate students at the University of Hong Kong. (Co-I, University of Hong Kong Teaching Development Grant, 2019-2021)
  • Teacher perceptions of Indigenous learners in Taiwan. (PI, Universitas21, 2018-2019)
  • Experiences of international research postgraduate students at the University of Hong Kong. (Co-I, University of Hong Kong Teaching Development Grant, 2016-2018)

Consultancies:

  • Educational planning to achieve Education 2030 in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Rwanda. (with Mike Osborne, UNESCO IIEP, 2021-2023).
  • Learning for global health in cities - Community resilience and the strengthening of learning systems. (with Mike Osborne and Ramjee Bhandari, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2021)
  • National and subnational approaches to regulating private technical and vocational education and training: comparative insights from Asia and Africa. (with Queralt Capsada-Munsech, UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, 2020-2021)
  • Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing for a sustainable living. (with Sarah Jane Moore, UNESCO Futures of Education, 2020)
  • The UNESCO Together for Peace T4P Initiative: A shared commitment to building a peaceful and sustainable future in Asia-Pacific. (Consultant, UNESCO Office Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific, 2019)
  • #YouthWagingPeace - Prevention of violent extremism through education. (Consultant, UNESCO MGIEP, 2016-2018)

Knowledge Exchange Grants:

  • Visions of peace’: Arts-based workshops for youth and community members (Co-lead, Economic and Social Research Council, Festival of Social Sciences, 2022 and A Celebration of Learning for Life @ ARCadia, 2022)
  • "Neighbourhood matters" virtual event (Co-lead, Economic and Social Research Council, Festival of Social Sciences, 2020)

Supervision

I am currently unable to accept new applications for supervision.

  • Abdiyeva, Tamella
    The impact of displacement on the educational aspirations of Azerbaijani internally displaced women to pursue higher education
  • Amaglo Mensah, Timothy Dziedzom
    “Pouring Oil on Troubled Waters” Exploring Education for Peacebuilding in Ethnopolitical Conflict Zones in Northern Ghana.
  • Hasanzade, Samira Tahir Qizi
    Teaching peace and reconciliation through art among refugee and internally displaced children and those affected by conflict in the context of Azerbaijan
  • Liu, Cheng Hui
    Beyond the epistemological pluralism - A praxis approach in Peace Education
  • Zhang, Xiaoyuan
    Dissonance in parent and teacher conceptualisations of supportive relationships for learning
  • Zheng, Anqi
    Exploring the compulsory education experiences of Yao and Zhuang children in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

I am currently supervising 8 PhD, 2 EdD, and 2 MSc students. 

I've supervised 1 PhD student and 6 MSc students to completion.

Teaching

Current teaching:

- Course leader and lead tutor, International and Comparative Education (IntM (Erasmus Mundus); MSc) (2022-ongoing)

- Tutor, Advancing Research Methods and Applying Research Methods (EdD) (2023-ongoing)

Previous teaching experience:

- Course leader and lead tutor, Internationalisation of Education (MSc) (2022-2023) 

- Tutor, Modern Educational Thought (MEd/MSc) (2022;2024; 2025)

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2015-2019: PhD Scholarship (incl. fieldwork, travel grants) (University of Hong Kong)
  • 2017: Scholarly Excellence Award (Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia)
  • 2017: New Scholar Award (Oceania Comparative and International Education Society)
  • 2017: Earnest Fellowship, Human Rights Protection (Common Ground Centre, Kenya)
  • 2011: Academic Excellence (University of Oulu Scholarship Foundation)

Editorial boards

  • 2022 - current: Associate Editor, Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education
  • 2020 - 2021: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives

Professional & learned societies

  • 2020 - present: Member, Development Studies Association, Ireland
  • 2018 - present: Member, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society
  • 2018 - present: Member, Comparative Education Society of Europe
  • 2017 - present: Member, Network for International Policies and Cooperation in Education and Training
  • 2017 - present: Member, Comparative and International Education Society
  • 2016 - present: Member, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
  • 2015 - present: Member, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Selected international presentations

  • 2019: Comparative and International Education Society (USA)
  • 2019: American Educational Research Association (Canada)
  • 2018: Comparative and International Education Society (Mexico)
  • 2018: Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (New Zealand)
  • 2018: Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (New Zealand)
  • 2018: Comparative Education Society of Europe (Cyprus)
  • 2018: Comparative Education Society of Asia (Cambodia)
  • 2017: Comparative and International Education Society (USA)
  • 2017: Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (Australia)
  • 2017: Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (New Caledonia)
  • 2016: Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (Fiji)
  • 2016: Comparative Education Society of Asia (Philippines)
  • 2016: World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (China)
  • 2016: Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (UK)

Research datasets

Jump to: 2023
Number of items: 1.

2023

Wang, Y. P. , Kintrea, K. , Osborne, M. , Schweisfurth, M. , Mitchell, R. , Kamete, A. , Yao, J. , Stewart, A. , Ahmad, S. , Young, G., Nesterova, Y. , Everatt, D., Lynge, H., Abrahams, C., Turok, I., Scheba, A., Visagie, J., Manirakiza, V., Malonza, J., Nduwayezu, G., Mugabe, L., Nsabimana, A., Rutayisire, P., Nzayirambaho, M., Njunwa, J.K., Levira, F., Moshi, I., Msuya, I., Kundu, D., Sharma, P., Debnath, T., Roy, S., Sowgat, T., Islam, T., Shakil, I., Reyes, M., Gamboa, M., Rivera, R., Caluag, A., Manlapas, I., Racoma, D., Sun, T., Zhai, L., Li, C., Liu, Y., Wang, C., Zhang, L., Sun, X., Bhandari, R., Baffoe, G., Lawson, V. and Long, J. (2023) GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods: Household Survey and Neighbourhood Focus Group Data from Seven Asian and African Countries, 2021-2022. [Data Collection]

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Additional information

You can learn more about my work on my website https://www.yulia-nesterova.com/

 


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