A multidisciplinary team, with researchers from diverse academic backgrounds
Through collaboration, the Centre for Governance and Public Policy strives for innovation, producing relevant and timely research with a tangible outcome on governance and public policy discourse. Read more about our members and their research interests in their member profiles.
Director
Professor Haig Patapan
Research interests are in democratic theory and practice, political philosophy, political leadership and comparative constitutionalism.
Deputy Director
Professor Renee Jeffery
Research interests lie in the areas of transitional and post-conflict justice with a special regional focus on the Asia-Pacific.
Members
Dr Tracey Arklay
State and federal politics, public policy, electoral studies and disaster management.
Associate Professor Gideon Baker
Political theory, history of political thought, democratic theory and ethics in international relations.
Professor AJ Brown
Government accountability and responsiveness. federalism, regionalism and public integrity systems.
Associate Professor Luis Cabrera
International ethics, and justice and normative political theory.
Dr Giorel Curran
Environmental politics, green political theory, climate politics/policy and political movements.
Associate Professor Sara Davies
Gender and security, responsibility to protect, international refugee law and human security.
Dr Hui Feng
International political economy, post-communist transitions, international finance and Chinese politics.
Dr Huiyun Feng
Foreign policy analysis, Asia security studies and Chinese politics.
Dr Diego Fossati
Democratisation, development, voting behaviour and South East Asian politics.
Professor Ian Hall
History of international thought, international relations theory, Indian foreign and security policy, security studies
Dr Dan Halvorson
History of Australian foreign defence policy, Cold War history, colonialism and regionalism.
Professor Kai He
International relations theory, International security and China’s international relations.
Professor Richard Hindmarsh
Environmental politics; science, technology and society studies; and environmental sustainability and social transitions.
Associate Professor Robyn Hollander
Comparative federalism and intergovernmental relations; Regulation; and Australian politics and public policy.
Dr Cosmo Howard
Comparative public administration, bureaucratic politics, public policy processes and neoliberal governance.
Professor John Kane
Political theory, democratic studies, moral philosophy and political leadership.
Dr Ferran Martinez i Coma
Electoral integrity, comparative politics, political parties and electoral behaviour.
Professor Duncan McDonnell
Political parties, populism, Euroscepticism and right wing politics.
Dr Lee Morgenbesser
South East Asian politics, authoritarian regimes and democratisation.
Dr Tu Nguyen
socio-legal studies, labour relations, and political economy in Southeast Asia
Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh
Resource development and indigenous peoples, policy evaluation, negotiation and social impact assessment.
Professor Andrew O’Neill
International relations Asia–Pacific; strategic studies; Australian foreign and defence policy; and international terrorism and counter terrorism.
Professor Anne Tiernan
Policy advisory capacity, executive advisory arrangements, policy influence and public policy agenda setting.
Dr Liz van Acker
Relationship between governments; gender and couple relationships; gender, feminist theories and politics; and industry policies.
Associate Professor Wes Widmaier
International political economy; international relations theory; war and crises as mechanisms of change; US foreign policy; and G20 studies.
Professor Emeritus Patrick Weller
Executive government; Politics and policy making in central governments in Westminster systems; Australian Politics; and International civil servants.
Dr Annika Werner
Political parties, representation, quality of democracy and comparative politics.
Prof Xu Yi-chong
Energy security, International organisations, and China and regional studies.
Adjunct staff
- Henry Boer
- Val Cooms
- Jack Corbett
- Geoff Edwards
- Luke Glanville
- Dennis Grube
- Jennifer Menzies
- Zim Nwokora
- Rod Rhodes
- Professor Jason Sharman
- Adam Simpson
- Ric Smith AO PSM