Consistently ranked among the top in Australia for politics research
The School of Government and International Relations is consistently ranked among the top units in Australia for politics research. Our award-winning staff publish in top peer-reviewed journals and academic presses, they also actively engaging government and industry partners, and appear in the national and international media.
Follow the links below for details on their research and teaching expertise.
Management Team
Professor Juliet Pietsch
Head of School
Professor Juliet Pietsch is a leading scholar in the specialist fields of migration politics and political behaviour in Australia and Southeast Asia. She has published more than 60 research publications, including six single-authored and co-authored books and edited collections. Juliet has also played a lead investigator role on six ARC grants - collectively worth more than $1.6 million - that involve the development of research data infrastructure for the study of migration and political behaviours.
Professor Luis Cabrera
Deputy Head of School and Director, Learning and Teaching
Professor Luis Cabrera researches the roles international organizations can play in supporting and advancing individual rights. He has authored or edited 6 books and some 40 journal articles and book chapters. He has taught courses in International Relations, political theory and U.S. politics. He joined Griffith in 2014, after teaching in the United States and UK, and reporting for The Associated Press in Seattle.
Academic staff
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Public Policy, Indigenous Politics, Australian Politics
Political Theory
Emeritus Professor
Griffith Experts
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Enquiries
- Higher degree by research phone
- Freecall within Australia: 1800 154 055
- +61 7 3735 3817
Nathan campus
- Phone
- (07) 3735 3817
- Location and postal address
- Glyn Davis Building (N72) -1.14
- Nathan campus, Griffith University
- 170 Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
