School of Political Science & International Studies

Research

Political Science

The School is home to scholars with expertise in the broad area of political science. UQ is ranked in the world’s top 50 and top 2 in Australia by publication in the area of political science. Our researchers are leading contributors to scholarship in this discipline while also drawing on cross-disciplinary approaches to examine (international) political economy; Australian politics; political theory and political thought; political psychology; and the politics of free speech and hate speech. Our School’s researchers in this field contribute actively to academic scholarship as well as to broader public and policy debate.

 

  • Professor Richard Devetak

    Professor - Western Political Thought
    School of Political Science and International Studies

  • Dr Michael Gavin

    Lecturer in International Relations
    School of Political Science and International Studies

  • Professor Katharine Gelber

    Professor of Politics and Public Policy
    School of Political Science and International Studies
    Deputy Executive Dean and Associate Dean (Academic)
    Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

  • Dr Nicholas Heron

    Lecturer in Political Science
    Undergraduate Convenor of Political Science and Public Policy

  • Dr Frank Mols

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Political Science and International Studies
    Director, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

  • Associate Professor Ryan Walter

    Director, Teaching & Learning