Morgan Brigg is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. He has worked as coordinator of Indigenous Mediation and in other roles with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Branch of the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General from the mid-1990s. Dr Brigg has been involved in development, cultural exchange, and conflict resolution training activities in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands. His PhD research develops theoretical and methodological frameworks for advancing intercultural conflict resolution and suggests innovative ways of knowing across cultural difference in political studies. In May 2005 he was a visiting research fellow with the Indigenous Mediation and Facilitation Project at the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in Canberra. He has lectured and tutored in a range of Political Studies, Sociology and Cultural Studies courses.
Dr Brigg's research interests include:
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Conflict resolution, especially the ethics and effectiveness of intercultural processes.
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Power, culture, and governance in development and conflict resolution efforts.
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The self as a site for governing and knowing.
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Indigenous political philosophies and systems.
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Knowing across cultural difference.
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Promoting exchange between Settler and Indigenous political philosophies.
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Aspects of contemporary political theory (particularly Continental, poststructuralist, and postcolonial).
Email:
m.brigg@uq.edu.au
Relevant publications
Link to Dr Brigg's general University of Queensland profile