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It is a pleasure to welcome you to our School which is at the forefront of teaching and research in the social sciences in Australia.

Professor Jennifer Balint
Professor Jennifer Balint

Welcome to the School of Social and Political Sciences. We are home to a dedicated team of academic and professional staff in the disciplines of Anthropology and Development Studies, Criminology, Political Science, and Sociology. Some of our staff also teach into the Faculty’s Gender Studies program. Through excellence in teaching and research, and in partnership with our communities, we are:

  • Redefining and addressing today’s most important challenges
  • Creating, curating, challenging and enriching knowledge; and
  • Reshaping understandings of our multicultural and swiftly changing world

Our work is underpinned by our values of intellectual freedom, integrity, social justice, diversity, and environmental sustainability. Through our research and teaching our ambition is to redefine the world and change what matters.

Professor Jennifer Balint
Head of School of Social and Political Sciences

  • Our people

  • Contact us

  • Anthropology and Development Studies

    Our programs investigate the diverse ways that people today interact, organise and find meaning in their lives. We analyse the processes of social, economic, political and cultural change that underlie poverty, inequality and insecurity in the contemporary world.

  • Criminology

    Criminology is the critical examination of crime and justice policy and practice. Criminology at Melbourne seeks to understand how society constructs and responds to crime.

  • Gender Studies

    Our program explores the significance of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history.

  • Political Science

    We are one of the top-ranked programs for the study of political science and international relations in the region with a reputation for excellence in research and teaching.

  • Sociology

    Our program investigates the complexity and breadth of living in today’s societies, challenging expectations and assumptions about what it means to live with others.

  • SSPS Scholarships

  • Faculty of Arts Scholarships

Our people

  • Head of School
  • Leadership group
  • Anthropology and Development Studies
  • Criminology
  • Gender Studies
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Professional

Head of School

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Jennifer Balint Head of School, Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352 jbalint@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head (Equity and Diversity)

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Juliet Rogers Deputy Head of School - Equity and Diversity, Associate Professor in Criminology +61383447945 juliet.rogers@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head (Partnerships)

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Nesam McMillan Deputy Head of School - Partnerships; Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology nesamcm@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head (Research)

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Terry MacDonald Deputy Head of School - Research; Associate Professor in International Relations +61390357690 terry.macdonald@unimelb.edu.au

Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning)

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au

Director - International

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Rachael Diprose Associate Professor in Indonesian Studies +61383443757 rachael.diprose@unimelb.edu.au

Research Higher Degree Coordinator

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633 andrew.walter@unimelb.edu.au

Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Erin Fitz-Henry Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383445982 erinfh@unimelb.edu.au

Criminology Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Diana Johns Criminology Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394 diana.johns@unimelb.edu.au

Political Science Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Robyn Eckersley Political Science Discipline Chair; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science +61383443504 r.eckersley@unimelb.edu.au

Sociology Discipline Chair

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Lyn Craig Sociology Discipline Chair; Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840 lyn.craig@unimelb.edu.au

Anthropology and Development Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Erin Fitz-Henry Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383445982 erinfh@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970 k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Dawson Professor in Social Anthropology +61383444201 dawsona@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anne Decobert Lecturer in Development Studies +61390358747 anne.decobert@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Rachael Diprose Associate Professor in Indonesian Studies +61383443757 rachael.diprose@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Bina Fernandez Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383443205 bina.fernandez@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jeff Garmany Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies +61390353714 jeff.garmany@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Amanda Gilbertson Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Development Studies amanda.gilbertson@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Paul Green Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383444281 pgreen@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ghassan Hage Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory ghage@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah Harewood Gould Melbourne Research Fellow hannah.gould@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Orhan Karagoz Career Development Fellowship in Anthropology and Development Studies orhan.karagoz@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dolly Kikon Senior Lecturer in Development Studies; Deputy Associate Dean (International – India) +61383449446 dolly.kikon@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor in Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Matthew Mabefam Lecturer in Development Studies (Mecaf) +61383442327 matthewgmalifo.mabefam@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nadeem Malik Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383440070 malikn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Fabio Mattioli Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology +61383441291 fabio.mattioli@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Debra McDougall Senior Lecturer in Anthropology +61383445648 debra.mcdougall@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Monica Minnegal Associate Professor in Anthropology +61383444708 mmam@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Rebekah Plueckhahn McArthur Research Fellow in Anthropology +61383444497 rebekah.plueckhahn@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dr Lesley Pruitt Senior Lecturer In Development Studies 90354343 lesley.pruitt@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Denisse Rodriguez Quinonez Lecturer in Development Studies (TS) +61383446249 denisse.rodriguezquinonez@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Violeta Schubert Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383445089 violetas@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Webb McArthur Research Fellow +61383443437 webb.s@unimelb.edu.au

Anthropology and Development Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Hans Baer Principal Fellow hbaer@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Anthony D'Costa Professorial Fellow adcosta@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Denis Dragovic Fellow denis.dragovic@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Beth Eggleston Fellow beth.eggleston@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jonathan Goodhand Professorial Fellow j.goodhand@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Professor Akhil Gupta Professor of Anthropology
Dr Hannah Harewood Gould Melbourne Research Fellow hannah.gould@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Michael Herzfeld Professorial Fellow mherzfeld@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Salim Kassim-Lakha Senior Fellow salim@unimelb.edu.au
Mak Khan Senior Fellow drmakkhan.khan@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Martha Macintyre Principal Fellow +61383449474 marthaam@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Daniel Perkins Fellow d.perkins@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Layton Pike Fellow layton.pike@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Peter Walton Fellow peter.walton@unimelb.edu.au

Criminology

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Jennifer Balint Head of School, Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352 jbalint@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Diana Johns Criminology Discipline Chair, Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394 diana.johns@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Bree Carlton Senior Lecturer in Criminology bcarlton@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Day Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology day.a@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Bianca Fileborn Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383442916 biancaf@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor John Fitzgerald Associate Professor in Criminology +61383445173 jlfitz@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sahar Ghumkhor Lecturer in Criminology +61383441463 ghumkhor@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Liam Gillespie Lecturer in Criminology (Mecaf) +61383447300 liam.gillespie@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Claire Loughnan Lecturer in Criminology +61390356119 clairebl@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dave McDonald Lecturer in Criminology +61383449508 mcdj@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nesam McMillan Deputy Head of School - Partnerships; Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology nesamcm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Charlotte Mertens Senior Tutor in Criminology mertens.c@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Juliet Rogers Deputy Head of School - Equity and Diversity, Associate Professor in Criminology +61383447945 juliet.rogers@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Stuart Ross Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology +61383443445 rosssr1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Claire Spivakovsky Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61390354709 cspivakovsky@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anton Symkovych Lecturer in Criminology +61390354083 anton.symkovych@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Terry Twomey Senior Tutor in Criminology tmtwomey@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alison Young Francine V McNiff Chair in Criminology +61383446569 ayoung@unimelb.edu.au

Criminology honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Paul Betts Fellow paul.betts@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mark Brown Senior Fellow +61383449461 mark.brown@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Roberto Catello Fellow roberto.catello@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Julie Evans Principal Fellow j.evans@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Fiona Haines Professorial Fellow +61383446563 f.haines@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ian Loader Professorial Fellow ian.loader@unimelb.edu.au
Dr James Petty Fellow j.petty@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Evelyn Rose Fellow evelyn.rose@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970 k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383446629 ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647 jaya.keaney@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies +61383447046 joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au
Dr CQ Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525 c.quinan@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies affiliated staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676 chloe.diskinholdaway@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy; Honours and Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Coordinator +61383440268 jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667 langb@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288 natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Claire Maree Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin Head of Program, Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742 alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au

Political Science

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Sally Young Professor in Political Science +61383446586 s.young@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Justin Alger Lecturer in Political Science +61383447970 justin.alger@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kim Alley Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Studies +61383442156 kim.alley@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Azad Singh Bali Associate Professor In Public Policy +61383441242 a.bali@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Ball Lecturer in Public Policy +61383441181 sarah.ball@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Erik Baekkeskov Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444134 erik.baekkeskov@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lou Bennett Westpac Research Fellow +61383445869 cindy.bennett@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Mhamed Biygautane Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444114 mhamed.biygautane@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Michael Breen Lecturer in Public Policy (MECAF) +61383446586 michael.breen@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jeremiah Brown Lecturer in Public Policy jtb@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Clayton Chin Senior Lecturer in Political Theory clayton.chin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Robyn Eckersley Political Science Discipline Chair; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science +61383443504 r.eckersley@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526 paul.fawcett@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dara Conduit Lecturer in Political Science +61383445629 dconduit@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Claire Elder Lecturer in Political Science (Mecaf) +61383445318 claire.elder@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Liane Hartnett Lecturer in Political Science (International Relations) liane.hartnett@unimelb.edu.au
Maria Katsonis Public Policy Periodic Subject Coordinator maria.katsonis@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jenny Lewis Professor in Public Policy +61383445194 jmlewis@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Adrian Little Pro Vice Chancellor (International); Professor in Political Theory +61383448969 little@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Timothy Lynch Professor in American Politics; Associate Dean (International) Faculty of Arts +61390354059 tlynch@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Kate Macdonald Research Fellow +61383443442 kmac@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Terry MacDonald Deputy Head of School - Research; Associate Professor in International Relations +61390357690 terry.macdonald@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Sarah Maddison Professor in Political Science; Director of the Australian Centre +61383444552 sarah.maddison@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Aaron Martin Associate Professor In Political Science Research Methods +61383446837 aaron.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Daniel McCarthy Senior Lecturer in International Relations daniel.mccarthy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Michael McGann Lecturer in Political Science mmcgann@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sara Meger Lecturer in International Relations +61390358287 sara.meger@unimelb.edu.au
Dr James Murphy Lecturer in Political Science - Teaching Specialist james.murphy@unimelb.edu.au
Professor John Murphy Professor in Political Science john.murphy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hamza Jehangir Lecturer in Political Science (Teaching Specialist) hamza.jehangir@unimelb.edu.au
Gemma Luscombe gemma.luscombe@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Sana Nakata Associate Professor of Politics: Associate Dean (Indigenous) Faculty of Arts +61383446559 snakata@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Evgeny Postnikov Senior Lecturer in International Relations +61383441279 evgeny.postnikov@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Simon Pratt Lecturer in Political Science simon.pratt@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Liz Strakosch Lecturer in Public Policy liz.strakosch@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Pradeep Taneja Senior Lecturer In Asian Studies +61383446585 ptaneja@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Gonzalo Villanueva Senior Tutor in Political Science villanueva.g@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633 andrew.walter@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Tamas Wells Research Coordinator, Myanmar Research Network +61390354628 t.wells@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kate Williams Lecturer in Public Policy +61383440495 kate.williams@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Carla Winston Lecturer in International Relations +61383444200 carla.winston@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Ali Reza Yunespour Internships Coordinator +61383445054 alireza.yunespour@unimelb.edu.au

Political Science honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Wayne Atkinson Senior Fellow waynera@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Emma Blomkamp Fellow blomkamp.e@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Botsman Fellow peter.botsman@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Ben Cashore Honorary Professorial Fellow ben.cashore@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Trevor Findlay Principal Fellow trevor.findlay@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Leslie Holmes Professor Emeritus +61383447293 leslieth@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Sheila Jeffreys Professorial Fellow sheila@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anita Lacey Fellow anita.lacey@unimelb.edu.au
Professor John Langmore Professorial Fellow +61383449467 langmore@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Amitabh Mattoo Professorial Fellow amattoo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow +61390355429 lachlan.mckenzie@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Derek McDougall Professorial Fellow d.mcdougall@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Travers McLeod Fellow travers.mcleod@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak Honorary Fellow +61390354987 malgorzata.mikolajczak@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Philomena Murray Professorial Fellow +61383445151 pbmurray@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Allan Patience Principal Fellow +61393910358 allan.patience@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Ashton Robinson Fellow ashton.robinson@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Richard Tanter Fellow +61383444586 richard.tanter@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sandy Ross Fellow rossda@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Michael Wesley Professorial Fellow +61390355791 michael.wesley@unimelb.edu.au

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Lyn Craig Sociology Discipline Chair; Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840 lyn.craig@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Elena Balcaite Senior Tutor in Sociology +61383442721 elena.balcaite@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ashley Barnwell Senior Lecturer in Sociology +61383444559 ashley.barnwell@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Brendan Churchill Senior Research Fellow +61390355636 brendan.churchill@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Liz Dean Senior Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) ldean@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Karen Farquharson Professor in Sociology; Deputy Vice-President of Academic Board +61390356220 karen.farquharson@unimelb.edu.au
John Heath Indigenous Research Fellow john.heath@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450 belinda.hewitt@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Max Holleran Lecturer in Social Policy max.holleran@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Carmel Laragy Research Fellow +61383444087 carmel.laragy@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Shelley Mallett Professorial Fellow in Social Policy s.mallett@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Keith McVilly Professorial Fellow in Disability and Inclusion +61383445366 keith.mcvilly@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Geoffrey Mead Lecturer in Sociology (MECAF) grmead@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Irma Mooi-Reci Professor in Social Policy +61390354809 irma.mooi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata Lecturer in Sociology l.lata@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nick Pendergrast Senior Tutor in Sociology nicholas.pendergrast@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Signe Ravn Senior Lecturer In Sociology +61383440399 signe.ravn@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Leah Ruppanner Professor in Sociology leah.ruppanner@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Megan Sharp Lecturer in Sociology +61398804040 megan.sharp@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow xiao.tan@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology +61383449081 dan.woodman@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Jens Zinn TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology jzinn@unimelb.edu.au

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Dina Bowman Principal Fellow +61394831373 dinab@unimelb.edu.au
Dr John Cash Fellow +61383446668 johndc@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Val Colic-Peisker Principal Fellow val.colicpeisker@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Peter Gibilisco Fellow peter.gibilisco@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Nick Hagiliassis Fellow nick.hagiliassis@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Brian Howe Professorial Fellow bhowe@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Stella Koritsas Fellow stella.koritsas@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Gary Marks Principal Fellow g.marks@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Peter Smith Fellow peter.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
Mr Warwick Smith Fellow smith.w@unimelb.edu.au

Professional

Person Position Phone Email
Natalie Reitmier School Manager, Social & Political Sciences +61383449953 nataliem@unimelb.edu.au
Lauren Sanders School Operations Coordinator +61383440472 lsanders@unimelb.edu.au
Jenny Li Events Officer +61383445707 zhen.li@unimelb.edu.au
India Prior Executive Assistant +61383441020 india.prior@unimelb.edu.au
Liseth Marin Mejia Executive Support Officer +61383444202 liseth.marinmejia@unimelb.edu.au
Anna Zammit Executive Assistant +61383445308 anna.zammit@unimelb.edu.au
Georgie Barrington School Support Officer +61383446537 georgie.barrington@unimelb.edu.au
Jo Helsby Academic Programs Team Leader +61383448431 jhelsby@unimelb.edu.au
Katie Ruthven Teaching and Learning Officer +61383448205 katie.ruthven@unimelb.edu.au
Julie Anderson Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Coordinator +61383444087 julie.anderson@unimelb.edu.au
Andrew Thies BSL-UOM Partnership Coordinator
Ulla Fionna Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Executive Assistant +61383446406 ulla.fionna@unimelb.edu.au
Sally Daly Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Executive Officer sally.daly@unimelb.edu.au

Through our research the School of Social and Political Sciences aims to redefine the world, changing what matters. We undertake disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research which is underpinned by our shared values of intellectual freedom, integrity, social justice, diversity, and environmental sustainability.

Featured projects

Our world class research is influential in many fields beyond academia and our social and political scientists make a significant difference to people’s lives both nationally and internationally. Explore our broad range of current and completed research projects.

  • Community employment partnerships

    This project investigated how a successful model for promoting employment for people with disabilities could be adapted for implementation in Australia.

  • Federalism and multiethnic political parties in Asia: Blending accommodation and moderation

    This project aims to discover the kinds of hybrid federal designs and electoral systems that are most likely to be successful in multiethnic countries in Asia.

  • Improving Indigenous health and wellbeing over the family life course

    This project aims to reduce Indigenous health inequalities, a major social and economic problem in Australia.

  • Women’s collective action and the village law in Indonesia

    How women are driving change and shaping pathways for gender-inclusive development in rural Indonesia.

  • Minutes of Evidence

    A collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, education experts, performance artists, community members, government and community organisations that sheds light on the little-known history of the 1881 Victorian Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry.

  • Nga Tūmanakotanga

    Nga Tūmanakotanga (Turning the Tide on Prison Violence) is a project investigating the commissioning of institutional violence and how it might best be prevented.

  • Scaling-up the impact of voluntary sustainability standards

    From niche labels to catalysts to systemic change?

  • The future cemetery

    This research investigates the potential of new and innovative technologies to be incorporated into Australian cemeteries and memorial spaces.

Explore our projects

Collaborations and partnerships

Our collaborations and partnerships are truly global in nature and generate significant impact both in academic and non-academic contexts.

Research networks

  • Comparative Network on Refugee Externalisation Policies (CONREP)

    CONREP is an international, interdisciplinary six university network which researches the impact and effects of the externalisation of refugee policies in two regions.

  • Europe-Asia Security and Trade Network (EAST)

    The Jean Monnet Erasmus+ Network on Europe-Asia Security and Trade (EAST) brings together an international, interdisciplinary network of experts.

  • Justice-involved Young People (JYP) Network

    Connecting people working for better outcomes for justice-involved young people in Victoria.

  • Medicinal Psychedelics Research Network (MPRN)

    The Medicinal Psychedelics Research Network (MPRN) brings together multidisciplinary researchers, policymakers and regulators to focus on the emerging field of medicinal psychedelics.

  • Myanmar Research Network (MRN)

    The MRN was created in 2019 by researchers from SSPS (Anthropology and Development Studies and Political Science) and School of Geography.

  • Narrative Network

    The Narrative Network is a network for academics at the University of Melbourne interested in narrative research, founded by Ashley Barnwell and Signe Ravn. The network comprises 70+ members from across the Faculty of Arts and beyond.

  • Migration and Mobility Research Network (MMRN)

    The MMRN initiative brings together a group of interdisciplinary researchers to focus on issues of migration, mobility, diversity and multiculturalism.

Contact us

The School welcomes research collaboration.
Contact us to learn more about partnering opportunities with the School of Social and Political Sciences.

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  • Undergraduate

    Information for current undergraduate students including essay writing guides and citation styles, cover sheets, minor thesis due dates, policy, and the On Country field trip subject.

  • Honours

    Information for current Honours students including essays and assignments, extensions, the minor thesis, and policy documents can be found here.

  • Graduate coursework

    Information for current graduate coursework students including essay writing guides and citation styles, cover sheets, minor thesis due dates, and policy.

  • Graduate research

    Information for prospective students and those currently enrolled in a PhD program.

  • Work Integrated Learning (Internships)

    Information for students interested in applying for the Parliamentary Internship program, Public Affairs Internship program and Master of Development Studies Internship program.

  • School of Social and Political Sciences Scholarships

  • All Faculty of Arts Scholarships

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Brotherhood of St Laurence partnership

The University’s partnership with the Brotherhood of St Laurence is one of the key community relationships within the University.

The University and the Brotherhood share a history of collaboration going back at least 50 years, with a more formalised approach established in 2003 to broaden the partnership’s cross-faculty links and encourage greater University-wide collaboration. A Memorandum of Understanding was completed in 2013 which drove the work for the next five years. The partnership continues to flourish to this day.

This long-standing partnership focuses on a joint research agenda that addresses social inclusion across the life course, with a particular focus on helping to shape inclusive growth, social inclusion and poverty-prevention policies.

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SCOPE

Scope – University of Melbourne Partnership

The Scope – University of Melbourne Partnership is a collaboration that draws upon the interdisciplinary expertise of staff from both University of Melbourne and Scope Australia.

Working with the emerging expertise of University of Melbourne students, the partnership is a leader in disability research, teaching and advocacy, informed by rigorous scholarship and the lived experience of people with disability.

Together, the University of Melbourne and Scope Australia are collaborating on a range of activities that are improving services to, and the lives of people with disability and their families. These activities are interdisciplinary in their focus, involving multiple schools and faculties of the university. The activities also extend beyond the university, to engage with people with disability and their families in the community, collaborations with other leading service providers, and government agencies.

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