Research projects
Current
Addressing complexity in prevention research using systems approaches: systems case studies.
Using diverse case studies from Australia, this project will explore what and how systems approaches are being used in prevention research to address complexity and create real world change.
Alternate Economic Futures for Remote Indigenous Australia
This research focuses on the theorisation of economic hybridity as an alternative to incorporation in market capitalism especially in remote Australia but also elsewhere where indigenous minorities ar
Business battles in the US energy sector: Lessons for a cleaner world
This project examines the role of business actors in the oil and gas industries, coal industry, utility industry and renewable industries across six contemporary policy contests that have taken place
Civil society activism and human rights protection in South and South-east Asia
This project is a component of the Supporting the Rules based order in Southeast Asia project that is run by the Department of Political and Social Change at the Australian National University.
Climate Finance Initiative
The Climate Finance Initiative, located within the world-renowned School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) in the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific, aims to p
Discursive frames in food marketing policy
The aim of this research project is to examine the frames and underlying discourses that shape the classification of food in existing government and industry food marketing policies globally.
Disruption in the Public Interest
Even before Covid-19, climate change, inequality and poor health outcomes related to non-communicable diseases shone a light on major ruptures evident within society – in Australia, across the Asia Pa
Evaluating the governance of regional trade agreements in the Asia Pacific for health equity
As regional trade agreements in the Asia and Pacific have expanded into domestic regulatory space, their potential impacts on health have intensified.
Governing for Gender Inclusion in Australian Sport
Despite a surge in the popularity of women’s sport, most women athletes receive substantially lower pay and have less job stability than their male counterparts.
Governing harmful commodities: the case of ultra-processed foods
This ARC Discovery Project (2019-2022) aims to generate new knowledge on how to effect the development and implementation of multisectoral public policy to reduce the supply and consumption of ultra-p
