ANU School of Politics & International Relations

07/05/2026

There is still time to register your EOI to attend our workshop! Join us and learn the theoretical grounding and practical skills necessary to incorporate LLMs effectively and responsibly into quantitative political research
The Australian National University
ℹ️ https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/meca

29/04/2026

Ben Goldsmith, Charles Miller and Jana Von Steing will join David Smith (US Studies Centre) to discuss the implications of Trump 2.0 for American democracy and the global order, one year into his second term in office.
📅May 4 2026 @ 6.30 pm - RSSS Auditorium
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Join us in this discussion to unpack the wild ride of Trump’s second term and what’s next on the political rollercoaster.One year into Donald Trump’s second presidency, The Australian National University will host a timely panel examining what Trump 2.0 means for American democracy and the int...

20/04/2026

Are American institutions faring better than expected, or is the country facing democratic regression? Don't miss the discussion on Trump's first year of his second administration!
📅May 4 2026 @ 6.30 pm - RSSS Auditorium (The Australian National University )
Join us

Join us in this discussion to unpack the wild ride of Trump’s second term and what’s next on the political rollercoaster.One year into Donald Trump’s second presidency, The Australian National University will host a timely panel examining what Trump 2.0 means for American democracy and the int...

09/04/2026

Save the date for this panel discussion!
Come and listen to our analysing the first year of Trump’s second term and its effects on Australia and the world.
📅May 4 2026 @ 6.30 pm
📍RSSS Auditorium - The Australian National University
Registrations: 👉https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/p80v

19/03/2026

📰 New article by Ernest Akuamoah in the Journal of Global Security Studies, focusing on populism and whether there’s an association between populist leaders and election violence. This work relates to his PhD thesis. ~ Congrats!
➡️https://quicklink.anu.edu.au/pold

Abstract. In recent times, populist leaders and parties have seen tremendous electoral success globally. However, a considerable number of these elections

17/03/2026

📢 Don't miss this exciting event! Join us for the launch of 'Landslide: The 2025 Australian federal election' published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard and John Warhurst.
📅April 16 - 6 pm (National Library)
ℹ️https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/landslide-2025-australian-federal-election

The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia hosts the launch of Landslide, published by ANU Press and edited by Marian Sawer, Jill Sheppard, and John Warhurst. Join veteran journalist Nick Bryant and Professor Jill Sheppard for a conversation not to be missed.

09/03/2026

📢📰New article by Dr Svitlana Chernykh and Professor Ben Goldsmith on the rhetoric of genocide. This is part of a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies on eliminationist politics. Congrats!
➡️https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2595812
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This article uses a synthesis of existing literature and some exploratory analysis of speeches to advance theoretical understanding of the rhetoric ued by political and military elites to mobilise ...

05/03/2026

📢 Former student Lars Moen and Professor Ben Goldsmith were quoted in an article in The New York Times, exploring the psychology behind Donald Trump’s most devoted supporters. The piece draws on their 2025 Political Psychology article “The Personality of a Personality Cult".
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President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.

23/02/2026

📢 A new article by Associate Professor Tacy Fenwick and Dr Thiago da Silva unpacks how income and territorial context shape Australians’ perceptions of fiscal fairness—an important contribution to federalism research. Read more:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21622671.2026.2615939

How do citizens assess whether the state or territory in which they live receives its ‘fair share’ of federal resources? We develop a theory of dual positional logic, which holds that perceptions o...

21/01/2026

Brandon K. Yoder and Kyle Haynes bridge rationalist and constructivist approaches to the security dilemma, examining how endogenous preferences and credible signals shape international behaviour and perceptions of threat in a new article in the American Journal of Political Science.

How does the potential for socialization affect states' abilities to reassure each other and mitigate the security dilemma? Rationalist scholarship has identified numerous mechanisms by which states ...