ANU welcomes participants for International Federalism Conference
Dr Andrew Banfield, Head of the ANU School of Politics and International Relations, and Dr Tracy B Fenwick, Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism, have welcomed guests from…
Support for authoritarian leaders in Australia on the rise
Australians are increasingly attracted to the idea of having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament and elections, as trust in political parties and national institutions…
New book chronicles Australian sport history through the lens of inclusion and exclusion
A new book by Honorary Lecturer Colin Tatz chronicles some of Australia’s most superb sportspeople through the lens of inclusion and exclusion. Published in May by Aboriginal Studies Press, Black…
Professor Ken Benoit to join ANU School of Politics and International Relations in 2019
The ANU School of Politics and International Relations is proud to be welcoming Professor Kenneth Benoit as a staff member in 2019. Ken is a world-leading scholar in the areas of quantitative text…
Professor Keith Dowding promoted to Distinguished Professor
Professor Keith Dowding of the ANU School of Politics and International Relations was this week promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor Level E3 – the highest academic accolade granted by the…
Staff and students travel to Brisbane for IPSA conference
The International Political Science Association's (IPSA) 25th World Congress of Political Science was held in Brisbane July 21-25. A large contingent of faculty and students from the ANU School of…
Leading researchers discuss political elites at SPIR
Last week, leading researchers on political elites came to the School of Politics and International Relations for a two-day workshop. The goal was to advance data collection in studies of members of…