International Relations
Research areas include International Relations, peace, security and strategic studies, Australia’s defence and foreign policies and Australia-Asia relations. International Relations of the Post-Soviet world, Middle-East, the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Faculty Research Focus
- Politics and international relations of Middle East and Central Asia
- International relations, globalisation, political theory
- International ethics
Current Projects
- The global opponents of universal human rights, 1946-2006
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Research Interests
The Faculty will consider any research topic that interests potential PhD students; however, students will benefit from researching in areas that align with the Faculty’s strengths. Please contact the Faculty to discuss your PhD topic.
Alternatively you may contact one of our academics below to discuss your area of interest.
- Dr Sven Schottmann
- Asia-Pacific regionalism - Professor Joseph Camilleri
- Australia-Asia relations - Dr Gwenda Tavan
- constructivist international relations theory - Dr Jonathan Symons
- Diplomacy - Professor Nick Bisley
- Global environmental politics - Dr Daniel Bray
- Globalization - Professor Nick Bisley
- International relations - Professor Joseph Camilleri
- Professor Robert Manne
- International relations aspects of climate change - Dr Benjamin Habib
- International relations of the Asia-Pacific - Professor Nick Bisley
- International relations of the great powers - Professor Nick Bisley
- International security - Professor Nick Bisley
- Islam in International Relations - Dr Luca Anceschi
- Politicisation of history in contemporary Asia and Australia-Asia relations - Dr James Leibold
- Politics and culture of the United States and Australia - Professor Dennis Altman
- politics and ethics of climate change, energy security and solar radiation management - Dr Jonathan Symons
- Politics and international relations of Middle East and Central Asia - Dr Luca Anceschi
- Politics and International Relations of the Middle East - Dr Luca Anceschi
- Pragmatism and normative IR theory - Dr Daniel Bray
- processes of international norm change - Dr Jonathan Symons
- Regionalism - Professor Nick Bisley
- Security in Eurasia - Dr Luca Anceschi
- theories of legitimacy - Dr Jonathan Symons
