Consistently ranked among the top in Australia for politics research
The School of Government and International Relations is consistently ranked among the top units in Australia for politics research. Our award-winning staff publish in top peer-reviewed journals and academic presses, they also actively engaging government and industry partners, and appear in the national and international media.
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Management Team
Professor Juliet Pietsch
Head of School
Professor Juliet Pietsch is a leading scholar in the specialist fields of migration politics and political behaviour in Australia and Southeast Asia. She has published more than 60 research publications, including six single-authored and co-authored books and edited collections. Juliet has also played a lead investigator role on six ARC grants - collectively worth more than $1.6 million - that involve the development of research data infrastructure for the study of migration and political behaviours.
Professor Luis Cabrera
Deputy Head of School and Director, Learning and Teaching
Professor Luis Cabrera researches the roles international organizations can play in supporting and advancing individual rights. He has authored or edited 6 books and some 40 journal articles and book chapters. He has taught courses in International Relations, political theory and U.S. politics. He joined Griffith in 2014, after teaching in the United States and UK, and reporting for The Associated Press in Seattle.
Dr Max Grömping
Director, Research
Dr Max Grömping studies the information environment of political systems and how it affects political trust and responsive policymaking. His work on lobbying, information integrity, and electoral governance is published in leading international journals and book presses. Prior to joining Griffith he held positions in Germany and Thailand. He is Associate Editor of the journal Democratization, an invited affiliate of the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE), and currently co-leads two ARC Discovery Projects on Public Interest Advocacy, and on Mapping & Harnessing Public Mistrust.
Dr Ellie Martus
Director, Engagement
Working across environmental politics and public policy, Ellie’s research explores the role of industry in shaping environmental and climate policy. Ellie holds a PhD in Politics from the University of New South Wales, an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies from Oxford University and a Bachelor of International Studies from the University of New South Wales. From 2017 to 2019, Ellie was a WIRL-Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, and has previously held visiting positions at the University of Helsinki’s Aleksanteri Institute and the Australian National University.
Academic staff
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Public Policy, Indigenous Politics, Australian Politics
Political Theory
Emeritus Professor
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Enquiries
- Higher degree by research phone
- Freecall within Australia: 1800 154 055
- +61 7 3735 3817
Brisbane South (Nathan)
- Phone
- (07) 3735 3817
- Location and postal address
- Glyn Davis Building (N72) -1.14
- Griffith University
- 170 Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
