About
Dr Rodney Smith-
He has recently written Australian Political Culture (2001) and The New South Wales State Election 1999 (2000) and edited Politics in Australia (third edition, 1997). He has also published recent articles in Governance, The Australian Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies and The Australian Religion Studies Review.
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Dr Betsi Beem-
Dr Beem examines the ways in which science, or other forms of expert knowledge, gain authority in political decision making, while also attending to agenda setting dynamics. The interaction of issue frames, decision venues, and advocacy groups that transcends national borders in environmental policy making is of particular interest.
About
Associate Professor Lyn Carson-
Dr Carson's research interest is in public participation in government decision making. Her book (with Brian Martin) Random Selection in Politics, explores innovative consultative mechanisms, some of which have been trialled by Dr Carson in Australia.
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Associate Professor Louise Chappell-
Associate Professor Chappell is currently involved in a number of research projects in the area of women’s rights including studies of religious and cultural challenges to women’s rights internationally and the effectiveness of new UN provisions to stop trafficking of women and girls.
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Dr Charlotte Epstein-
Dr Epstein’s interests are situated at the cusp of IR theory (with a particular interest in post-structuralist approaches and discourse theory), critical security studies and global environmental politics, as well as the overlap between international trade and the environment. In her book, The Power of Words in International Relations: Birth of An Anti-Whaling Discourse (2008, MIT Press) Dr Epstein approaches the topic of whaling both as an object of analysis in its own right and as a lens for examining the role of discursive power in international relations.
About
Professor Graeme Gill-
Professor Gill is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. He joined the Department of Government and Public Administration in 1981, accepting a Chair in 1990.
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Dr Benjamin E Goldsmith-
Dr Benjamin E. Goldsmith is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney.
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Professor Michael Jackson-
Professor Michael Jackson is a political theorist. In postgraduate programs he teaches ethics and leadership.
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Dr Diarmuid Maguire-
Dr Maguire’s main areas of research are in European and international politics, social movements and protest movements. He has also taken an active interest in the teaching of university students and along with two other staff members received a grant from the Committee for the Advancement of University Teaching to investigate and report upon teaching methods.
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Associate Professor Allan McConnell-
Associate Professor Allan McConnell's main teaching and research interests are in various aspects of public policy making. He has written/edited five books.
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Dr Gil Merom-
Dr Gil Merom’s research and teaching interests are in international security, world politics, national security, foreign policy, conflict resolution, strategy, intelligence, Israeli politics, guerrilla, counter-insurgency, and military intervention. .
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Dr John Mikler-
Dr John Mikler’s research interests are primarily focussed on the role of transnational economic actors, particularly multinational corporations, and the interaction between them and states, international organisations and civil society. He is interested in comparing rationalist and institutionalist approaches to understand the way in which economic actors are regulated, or exercise private authority, especially in respect of the social and environmental impacts of their instrumentally-motivated actions.
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Dr Susan Park-
Dr Susan Park's research interests include: International Relations; Constructivist theory; International Economic Organisations; The World Bank Group; Global Governance; Non-Government Organisations and Global Environmental Politics. .
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Dr Lily Rahim-
Dr Lily Rahim is a specialist in the comparative development of Southeast Asia, with a particular research interest in Singapore and Malaysia. She has published a major book, The Singapore Dilemma (Oxford University Press, 1998), and has been commissioned to complete another book, The Historical Dictionary of Singapore.
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Professor Rod Tiffen-
Professor Tiffen is one of Australia’s leading scholars of the media. His teaching and research interests are in the mass media, Australian politics, comparative democratic politics, democratisation and Australian relations with Asia.
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Dr Shann Turnbull-
Dr Shann Turnbull has over 60 of his academic papers posted with over 88,000 scholars in the Social Science Research Network web pages. He is the highest ranked Australian scholar measured by the number of papers downloaded and is ranked in the top 0.
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Dr Ariadne Vromen-
Dr Ariadne Vromen's research and teaching interests are in the field of political sociology and include: political participation, social movements, community organisations, political science research methods and young people and politics.
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Professor Linda Weiss-
Professor Weiss received her PhD from the London School of Economics and is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She holds concurrent positions as Professor in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, and Honorary Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University.
Government and International Relations
Summary
Research in the Department spans the discipline of political science with particular reference to international relations, international political economy, public policy and administration, comparative politics, political theory, Australian politics and more.
Supervisor(s)
Dr Rodney Smith, Dr Betsi Beem, Associate Professor Lyn Carson, Associate Professor Louise Chappell, Dr Charlotte Epstein, Professor Graeme Gill, Dr Benjamin E Goldsmith, Professor Michael Jackson, Dr Diarmuid Maguire, Associate Professor Allan McConnell, Dr Gil Merom, Dr John Mikler, Dr Susan Park, Dr Lily Rahim, Professor Rod Tiffen, Dr Shann Turnbull, Dr Ariadne Vromen, Professor Linda Weiss
Research Location
Department of Government and International Relations, Faculty of Arts
Program Type
N/A
Synopsis
The study of Government and International Relations is a dynamic area, responding to contemporary developments affecting the governance of societies, from terrorism to public sector reform. The relentless globalisation of business and society means that no politics is purely local any more, since so many international events have domestic ramifications. So Australians are also affected by economic and political changes in Asia and Eastern Europe, and are facing similar policy challenges as those in Western Europe and North America. Our areas of expertise cover many aspects of public policy and international relations - the state and economic structures; communist and post-communist systems; public management and policy analysis; political and social change; human rights; welfare policy; international political economy; media; parties and elections; and democratic theory.
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Keywords
international relations, public policy, political science, comparative politics, foreign policy, defence policy, politics and religion, terrorism, democratisation, human rights, political economy, political theory, Australian politics, globalisation.
Opportunity ID
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is: 447