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Amy Nethery

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences/Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
  • +61 3 924 68988 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

I am a political sociologist with expertise in public policy. My scholarly work is dedicated to enhancing our democratic institutions, aiming to strengthen their foundations and promote inclusive and participatory governance. I have two main research focus areas.

My work on refugee policy is internationally recognised in the interdisciplinary field of refugee studies. I research the evolution and impact of asylum policies in Australia, Asia, and the Pacific. An important theme of my work is the analysis of asylum policy according to democratic norms of policymaking. I have a particular interest in immigration detention: its history, evolution, diffusion, legal status, consistency with democratic norms, and human impact.

In recent years I have established new expertise on the parliamentary careers and workplaces. I led the world's most substantial study on MP's transition to post-parliamentary life, which has changed parliamentary processes in Australia and internationally. With a team of Deakin colleagues, we updated the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's standards for parliamentary codes of conduct. Our research aims to understand and modernise parliamentary cultures so that parliaments can do their democratic work better. More information can be found on the Parliamentary Careers and Workplaces project site.

I am interested in partnering with external organisations and research students to further develop work on parliamentary workplace safety and democratic representation in Australia (at national, state, and local levels of government) and internationally.

Research Groups
* Parliamentary Careers and Workplaces Project
* POLIS Deakin
* Centre for Contemporary Histories
* Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Professor
    Deakin University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Arts
    University of Newcastle

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)

  • Political science
  • Policy and administration

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences

STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE

  • Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

RESEARCH STRENGTHS