Australian Government and Politics
Deliberative democracy and political theory, environmental politics, liberalism, politics of race, Australia’s defence and foreign policies and the politicisation of history in Australia-Asia relations.
Faculty Research Focus
- Australian politics from the perspective of deliberative democracy
- Australian politics and society
- Australia's defence and foreign policies
Current Projects
- The Enigmatic Mr Deakin
- Unlocking Australia's Chinese archive: the political organisation and social experience of the Chinese Australian community, 1909-1939
- An international history of Australian democracy: the impact of Australian innovation overseas and of international human rights in Australia
- The global opponents of universal human rights, 1946-2006
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Research Interests
The College will consider any research topic that interests potential PhD students; however, students will benefit from researching in areas that align with the College’s strengths. Please contact us to discuss your PhD topic.
Alternatively you may contact one of our academics below to discuss your area of interest.
- Australia-Asia relations - Dr Gwenda Tavan
- Dr Gwenda Tavan
- Australia’s Handling of Tensions between Islam and the West Since September 11 - Dr Michális Michael
- Australian political culture - Emeritus Robert Manne
- Dr Anthony Moran
- Australian political culture and institutions - Dr Gwenda Tavan
- Australian politics - Dr Nicholas Barry
- Australian politics and society - Emeritus Judith Brett
- Dr Anthony Moran
- Electoral reform - Mr Ian Tulloch
- Environmental politics - Mr Ian Tulloch
- Federal and state politics - Mr Ian Tulloch
- Nations and nationalism - Dr Gwenda Tavan
- Political biography - Emeritus Judith Brett
- Political history - Dr Gwenda Tavan
- Political leadership - Dr Gwenda Tavan
- Politics of the union movement - Mr Ian Tulloch
- Prime Ministers - Dr David Day
- Race and race relations - Dr Gwenda Tavan