Welcome to the School of Politics & International Relations
The School of Politics and International Relations has a long history of excellence in research, in undergraduate education and in postgraduate supervision. In the 2010 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment, the ANU was the only university in the country to receive a score of 5, denoting an “outstanding performance well above world standards”. In the 2011 rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, ANU was ranked 10th for politics and international relations.
Located in the national seat of government, Canberra, the ANU is Australia’s premiere research university. Students and researchers in the School enjoy easy access to Australia’s national political institutions, to the associated lobby groups, and to the National Library.
The School of Politics and International Relations has produced path-breaking work on political parties, public administration, trade unions, pressure groups, elections and political behaviour. For many years the School has also focused on Australian and international public policy and public sector management and in 2002 was a foundation member of the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). It houses the innovative Australian National Internships Program, and also has a successful Washington Internships Program.
The major areas for research, teaching and postgraduate supervision in the School are:
- Australian politics
- international relations
- comparative politics
- political theory, and
- public policy.
We welcome enquiries from potential undergraduate and postgraduate students, and possible academic visitors.
