Introducing our new PhD scholars

We are delighted to welcome our newest PhD cohort to the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at the Australian National University. Each of them brings their own unique research interests and ideas, and we are excited to have them here at RegNet as they begin this new chapter.  

Christopher Foulkes

Research Interest: What explains variations in displacement and return dynamics in the context of regime change in conflict settings?

Esther McVicar

Research Interest: Technology governance; hidden, symbolic and infrastructural power; techno-social harm and shadow regulation.

Emma Mills

Research Interest: How do we conceptualize police agency in policy making: An examination of ACT Policing and Drug Decriminalisation.

Holly Noble

Public sector reform; non-financial performance measurement and reporting; and public sector governance and accountability.

Mengjie Xiang

International law; technology law; transnational economic governance and international relations.

We hope their academic journey here will be both intellectually enriching and professionally rewarding.