Humanities and Social Sciences

Politics and International Relations Program

MIPS - Staff and Supervision

The School of Social Sciences prides itself on providing expert supervision that fully utilises the skills of students, and is sensitive to their needs and professional aspirations.

Supervision is available in a wide range of areas and disciplines primarily within the School of Social Sciences. But staff from other schools are also available to offer supervision.

Supervisors and areas of specialisation:

• Joseph A. Camilleri is Professor of Politics. Professor Camilleri specialises in international relations; peace, security and strategic studies; Asia-Pacific regionalism. His recent publications include Regionalism in the New Asia-Pacific Order (2002) and Democratising Global Governance (2002). 
• Dennis Altman, Professor of Politics, is the author of 10 books, including Global Sex (2001) and Organisational and Cultural Responses to AIDS (1994). His areas of specialization include sexuality and sexual regulation; politics of HIV/AIDS; and politics and culture of the United States and Australia. 
• Nick Bisley is Associate Professor of International Relations with main interests in international trade and economics, international security, international relations and diplomacy.

Other supervisors:

• Associate Professor Harry Aveling, Indonesian and Malay modern and classical literatures; translation theory and practice. 
• Professor Judith Brett, Reader in Politics, Australian politics and society; liberalism; political biography. 
• Dr John Chiddick, international relations; the Middle East; politics of the extreme left. 
• Dr Michael Connors, Politics of Southeast Asia; democratic theory; Marxism and the State; Thai politics; international relations in Asia and the Pacific. 
• Dr Leon Glezer, Political economy; public policy; government and business. 
• Associate Professor Alberto Gomes specializes in the anthropology and sociology of development and environment; ethnicity and cultural identities; South and Southeast Asia. His publications include Malaysia and the 'Original People'. 
• Dr Trevor Hogan, Social theory; comparative and historical sociology; urban and welfare sociology; sociology of religion.
• Dr Anthony Jarvis specializes in international relations; globalisation; politics of economic regions; and the European Union. His publications include Between Sovereignty and Global Governance (1998) and The State in Transition (1995). 
• Dr James Leibold specialises in the role of ethnicity, race and national identity in contemporary China, the construction and politicisation of history in contemporary Asia and Australia-Asia relations.
• Professor Robert Manne specializes in the politics of Eastern and Central Europe; international relations; the cold war; communism; and Australian politics and culture. His books include The Australian Century (1999) and The Barren Years (2001). 
• Dr Angus McIntyre's research focuses on Indonesian politics and society; political psychology and leadership. His most recent book is The Last Days of President Soeharto (1999). 
• Dr Michális Michael, conflict resolution, prevention and analysis, Greece-Turkey-Cyprus, Australian foreign policy, international dialogue, peacemaking, peacekeeping.
• John Miller is Honorary Associate in Politics. He conducts research into Russia/former USSR, nationalism, ethnicity, and Central and Eastern European politics. His major works include Mikhail Gorbachev and the End of Soviet Power.
• Adjunct Professor Charles Mott is adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on International Affairs. His main interests are Australian foreign policy and diplomatic history. 
• Dr George Myconos has research interests in transnational labour relations, theories of globalisation, ideology and international relations theory.
• Associate Professor Kaori Okano's research interests include sociology/anthropology of education, Japanese schooling, social inequality and schooling, and class-gender-ethnic identity. Her publications include Education in contemporary Japan: inequality and diversity (1999). 
• Dr Sanjay Seth is Editor of Postcolonial Studies and author of Marxist Theory and Nationalist Politics (1995). His research areas include the politics of South Asia, post-colonialism, liberalism and nationalism. 
• Dr Thomas Weber, Peace and nonviolence, human rights, conflict resolution, social and political thought of M.K Ghandi. His books include Gandhi's Peace Army: the Shanti Sena and Unarmed Peacekeeping (1996). 
• Colin White is Professor in the Graduate School of Management. He specializes in the political economy of China, and his major works include From Plan to Market: China's Path of Reform (2001); Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim (1993); and Mastering Risk (1992). 
• Associate Professor Spencer Zifcak, Public International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law. His recent publications include Ruler's Law: The Rule of Law, Judicial Independence and Human Rights in Indonesia (1999) and Guardians of Democracy: The New Constitutional Courts of Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming).