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Since its founding, the primary purpose of the Bell School has been grounded in our scholars' ability to conduct and publish academically rigorous, conceptually innovative, world-leading research, and use that knowledge to educate, train, and engage with multiple stakeholders.

We have demonstrated commitment to high quality, multi-disciplinary, and impactful research. We have maintained a strong record of research partnerships with other universities, government agencies, and international organisations. And we have collaborated and helped build capacity with regional partners and local communities.

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After American Primacy: Imagining the future of Australia's defence
It focuses on Australia's defense amidst global shifts, addressing US policies, China, Russia, and emerging regional powers, offering strategic scenarios for a transformed Indo-Pacific post-America.
Pacific Women in Politics book cover
Women are significantly underrepresented in politics in the Pacific Islands, given that only one in twenty Pacific parliamentarians are female, compared to one in five globally.
Strong Patronage, Weak Parties: The Case for Electoral Reform in the Philippines
Expert contributors survey major types of electoral systems found throughout the world, explain their powerful influence on both democratic quality and development outcomes, and explore the comparativ
Electoral Dynamics in the Philippines: Money Politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots
This study sheds light on the organisation of elections and electioneering across the Philippines.
Coalition strategy and the end of the First World War
This project fits within Dr McCrae’s wider work on the way coalitions fight, notions of ‘victory’, and how individuals think about future war during periods of conflict or great international tension.
 Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics
his book takes stock of the mutations, continuities and fractures at the heart of Myanmar’s political and economic transformations.
The Four Flashpoints: How Asia Goes to War
A timely and authoritative account of the four most troubled hotspots in the world’s most combustible region.
New Directions in Strategic Thinking 2.0
This book encapsulates the essence of this cutting-edge thinking and is a must read for those concerned with emerging strategic challenges facing Australia and its security partners.