Departmental enquiries
Nathan campus: +61 7 3735 5401
Undergraduate study
Freecall within Australia: 1800 677 728
Postgraduate study
Freecall within Australia: 1800 677 728
Higher degree by research study
Freecall within Australia: 1800 154 055
Phone: +61 7 3735 3817
International study
Phone: +61 7 3735 6425
Location, delivery and postal address
Nathan campus
Glyn Davis Building (N72) -1.14
Nathan campus, Griffith University
170 Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
Government and International Relations Executive
Associate Professor Robyn Hollander
Head of School
Associate Professor Robyn Hollander has long-standing interests in federalism and regulation which stem back to her doctoral studies. These days her research focuses on relationships—between the Commonwealth and the states, and between governments and markets—in policy areas including the environment, competition and higher education. She has published in numerous highly-regarded journals including Publius, the Australian Journal of Political Science, the Australian Journal of Public Administration and the Australian Journal of Politics and History.
Dr Giorel Curran
Director, Learning and Teaching
Dr Giorel Curran is Director, Learning and Teaching and a senior lecturer in the School of Government and International Relations. Her current research focuses on environmental politics and policy and the theorising of new social and political movements. She is the author of 21st Century Dissent: Anarchism, Anti-Globalisation and Environmentalism (Palgrave Macmillan 2006); co-editor of Business and Politics in Volatile Times (Pearson 2013), and has authored a wide range of journal articles in these and related areas.
Program Directors
- Dr Dan Halvorson (Bachelor of Government and International Relations)
- Dr Tom Conley (Honours program, Master of International Relations)
- Dr Liz van Acker (Master of Public Administration)
- Dr Tracey Arklay (Graduate Certificate in Policy Analysis, Executive Master of Public Administration)
Academic staff
Academic staff
- Dr Cosmo Howard
- Prof Renee Jeffery
- Prof John Kane
- Dr Ferran Martinez i Coma
- Dr Stephen McCarthy
- Prof Duncan McDonnell
- Dr Lee Morgenbesser
- Prof Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh
- Prof Andrew O'Neil
- Prof Haig Patapan
- Prof Gary Sturgess
- Prof Anne Tiernan
- Dr Elizabeth Van Acker
- Prof John Wanna
- Dr Annika Werner
- A/Prof Wes Widmaier
- Prof Xu Yi-chong
Emeritus
Adjunct staff
- Adjunct Professor Margaret Allison
- Adjunct Professor Alex Bellamy
- Adjunct Professor Peter Greste
- Adjunct Professor Terry Hogan
Administrative staff
- Ms Julie Howe (Monday–Thursday)
- Ms Angela MacDonald (Friday)
- Ms Tracee McPate