Politics Research
Politics at UNSW@ADFA has a strong and recognised research track record, particularly in understanding the political and security dynamics of the three main sub-regions comprising the Asia Pacific – North East Asia, South East Asia and the South Pacific. Our current research strengths include: Australian foreign policy and security; strategic and defence studies; comparative politics of South East Asia; country studies expertise on China, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, East Timor and the USA; terrorism and political violence; ethnic conflict; intra-state conflict; civil-military relations; international and domestic political theory; international relations theory; history of political thought; comparative political thought; democracy and democratisation; political culture; and Australian politics.
Research in Politics is very well supported by the UNSW@ADFA library, which has the country’s best collection in strategic and security studies, as well as first class collections in international politics, international law, Islamic studies, and in regional and Australian politics.
Current Politics staff:
Peter Balint, Dr Brett Bowden, Associate Professor Anthony Burke, Sally Burt, Professor James Cotton, Dr Clinton Fernandes, Professor Aurelia George-Mulgan, Professor David Lovell,
Dr Gavin Mount, Professor Carl Thayer, Dr John Walker, Dr Stewart Woodman and
Dr Jian Zhang.