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.
Follow the links below for details on their research and teaching expertise.
Management Team
Professor Huiyun Feng
Deputy Head of School and Director, Learning and Teaching
Professor Huiyun Feng is a professor of international relations. She has worked in the US, Denmark, and Singapore before moving to Australia. Her research area is foreign policy analysis, international security, Asian security and Chinese foreign policy.
Leadership Team
Dr Max Grömping
Director, Research
Dr Max Grömping studies the information environment of political systems and how it affects political trust and responsive policymaking.
Professor Luis Cabrera
Director, Engagement
Luis Cabrera is Professor of Political Science. His research focuses on theories and practices of democracy, human rights, and regional and global citizenship.
Dr Ellie Martus
Program Director
Working across environmental politics and public policy, Ellie’s research explores the role of industry in shaping environmental and climate policy.
Associate Professor Helen Berents
HDR Convenor
Associate Professor Helen Berents is a feminist scholar concerned with representations of young people in contexts of crises and conflict, and with engagements with the lived experience of violence-affected communities.
Dr Fernando Feitosa
Program Advisor
Dr. Fernando Feitosa is an expert in political behavior, most notably, civic norms, and advanced quantitative methods.
Program Advisor
Dr. Fernando Feitosa is an expert in political behavior, most notably, civic norms, and advanced quantitative methods.
Academic staff
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Public Policy, Indigenous Politics, Australian Politics
Political Theory
Emeritus Professor
Adjunct academic staff
- Dr Julie Ballangarry
- Mr Damián Cardona Onsés
- Dr Geoffrey Edwards
- Ms Jasmina Joldić PSM
- Mr Shane Marshall
- Dr Francisco (Paco) Perales
- Dr Bartholomew Stanford
- Prof Gary Sturgess
- Dr Christopher Walker
Administrative Staff
Griffith Experts
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Contact Government and International Relations
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
