ACF Visiting Fellow - Dr. Mireille Paquet
ACF is pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Mireille Paquet as a visiting fellow for the month of July 2016. Dr. Paquet is an assistant professor of political science at Concordia University, in…
PhD Student Val Barrett reports on her field work in the UK Parliament
FIELD WORK IN THE UK PARLIAMENT MAY-JUNE 2016 I have just returned from an exciting period of SPIR-supported field work in London. My seven weeks working from the UK Parliament (with occasional…
New Staff Arriving At SPIR
The School is pleased to announce that a number of new staff will soon be arriving. These new staff members bring with them exciting new expertise in their respective fields. We look forward to…
ANU student off to Geneva for World Trade Organisation internship
A student at The Australian National University (ANU) will work in Geneva on an eight-week internship with Australia’s Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Zack Drury…
ANU Arts alumnus appointed High Commissioner to Ghana
An arts and politics alumnus from The Australian National University (ANU) has been appointed Australia’s next top diplomat to west Africa. Andrew Barnes (B Arts ’85) will from June become the…
SPIR academics comment on the situation in Brazil
The political crisis in Brazil involving President Dilma Rousseff is attracting worldwide attention. SPIR academics have been active in the media commenting on the developing story. See their…
Students return from first ANU internship in Taiwan
Three ANU students of politics, Eric Chen, Bessie Zhang and Mike Cheung, have returned to Canberra after completing the university’s first internship program with partner institutions in Taiwan.The…