Associate ProfessorPeter Ferguson

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Peter teaches environmental politics and international relations theory at the undergraduate level, and research methods and political theory at the honours level. He is interested in supervising students at the honours, masters and/or doctoral level in any area of environmental and climate change politics and policy, political and international relations theory and legislative studies.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    AIP245 Environmental Politics
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    AIX493 Honours Research Design
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    AIR242 Key Concepts in International Relations
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Australia and Denmark's Climate Engagement with China: Insights from Bilateral Agreements
    Feng TAO - School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Social Effects of Language Use in Padang, West Sumatra: A Study of Minang, Indonesian and English
    Rani Silvia - School of Humanities and Social Sciences - 2022
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Hawke's Consensus Politics Beyond the Accord: Managing Australian Labor Party External Associations
    Belinda Quick - School of Humanities and Social Sciences - 2024
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    How Does the Australian Government Finance Its Spending?
    Matthew Crocker - Deakin Law School - 2026