Research

As a world-leading school of politics and international studies we have been ranked 39th in the world in the latest 2011 data published by the reputable QS World University Rankings Survey. It is estimated that there are around 15,000 universities world-wide, putting political science and international studies at UQ on the map as being competitive with the very best departments of its kind in the world.

Our research output has been recognised as 'well above world class', with the School ranked equal second against 30 other political science departments in Australia in the government sponsored Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) rankings (2010).

Research within the School of Political Science and International Studies covers a number of areas within political science, with a particular focus on;

  • Australian politics
  • public policy and governance
  • political economy and international political economy
  • international relations
  • political and international theory
  • war, peace and security
  • comparative, regional and development politics.

The School has established itself as a leading research-intensive School achieving one of the highest per capita publication rates across all Schools at UQ. A number of our research strengths include:

  • academic staff, as well as postdoctoral researchers, who are actively engaged in researching and publishing in their fields.
  • researchers who have outstanding national and international academic reputations.
  • a number of staff have strong applied research relationships with government and community organisations.

Presently our academic staff supervise the research of around 80 PhD candidates and the School also conducts four substantial postgraduate coursework programs. 

There are also strong links between cutting edge research within the School and the School’s teaching foci. In setting its goals and policies, the School has placed a strong emphasis on both research quality and impact – reflected in both the high quality publications and the wide number of research linkages established between School and the government and non-government sectors.

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