Research in the School of International and Political Studies

The School of International and Political Studies (SIPS) at Deakin University has developed in recent years to become a leading research school in its constituent fields. Academic staff from the school are actively engaged in publishing in high quality journals and with prestigious book publishers, in gaining research grants and consultancies, and give frequent public lectures, talks and seminars.

Academic staff from SIPS are regular contributors to the print and broadcast media, and are frequently interviewed by Australian and international media for their views on areas including regional politics and international relations, democracy and democratisation, public ethics, psychoanalysis, humanitarian and disaster relief issues, and community development. In particular, SIPS has among Australia's foremost experts in the fields of psychoanalysis, democratic theory and practice, international and community development, and politics in particular in Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Burma, China/Taiwan/Tibet and in global strategic relations.

The school welcomes inquiries from the media, publishers and prospective research students.