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DR THOMAS DAVIS

Positions

Honorary, Social and Political Sciences

International public policy; Foreign aid (general & Australian policy); Human rights and development. (AusAID; World Bank; Asian Development Bank; Foreign aid to Papua New Guinea.)
Foreign aid policy and development assistance
International organisations (World Bank, UN) and development
Transnational public policy formation and implementation

Overview

Has subject area

For 2008 6 Digit Code
- International Relations
Seo 2008 6 Digit Code
- International Aid and Development

Affiliation

Member of

Australasian Political Studies Association. Member 2005 -
International Political Science Association. Ordinary 2005 -

Publications

Selected publications

2012
- Research Book Chapters
  - Globalisation and the North/South Divide: An Overview. Handbook on International Political Economy. World Scientific Publishing Co. 231-248. 2012
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Reforming accountability in international NGOs: making sense of conflicting feedback. Development in Practice: stimulating thought for action. 22:946-961. 2012
2011
- Edited Books
  - Human Rights in Asia. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2011
- Research Book Chapters
  - Human Rights in Asia: institutions, norms and politics. Human Rights in Asia. Edward Elgar Publishing. 1-24. 2011
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Foreign Aid in Australia's Relationship with the South: Institutional Narratives. The Round Table. 100:389-406. 2011
2010
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - PATHWAYS TO SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY EMPOWERING PROCESSES OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE? 2010
  - Reconstructing Timor-Leste: The World Bank's Trust Fund for East Timor. 196-201. 2010
2009
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - The politics of Human Rights and Development: The challenge for official donors. Australian Journal of Political Science. 44:173-192. 2009
- Conference Papers Unrefereed
  - The MDGs and the Incomplete Relationship between Development and Foreign Aid. 1-21. 2009
2007
- Major Reference Works
  - Aid Policy 2007
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - The Real World of 'Community Empowerment' in International Development. 1-26. 2007
- Minor Reports and Working Papers
  - Influencing Public Policy through Research 2007
2006
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - Does Australia Have an International Development Assistance Policy? National Interest and Foreign Aid Policy Making. 30-30. 2006
- Conference Papers Unrefereed
  - INGOs and Influencing World Bank Policy Through Partnerships. 23-23. 2006
2005
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - The Public Policy of Human Rights and the World Bank. 1-23. 2005
- Minor Published Works
  - Why I quit the department. Edition. 1 2005
2004
- Conference Papers Refereed
  - Human Rights-Based Development and World Bank Privatisation Initiatives 2004

Research

Investigator on

Grant
- HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA CONFERENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (Travel and Conference Grants) awarded by THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION 2009 - 2010
- PARTNERING THE WORLD BANK: OXFAM/CAA. RIGHTS AND TIMOR LESTE - MELBOURNE EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANT SCHEME 2006 (Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Interdisciplinary Seed Grants) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

Awards

Education and training

PhD, University of Melbourne 2003
MA, Monash University 1996
BA(Hons), University of Melbourne 1992

Supervision

Available for supervision

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Contact Details
- tdavis@unimelb.edu.au
- +61 3 8344 0157
- fax: +61 3 8344 7906
- Location
  - Level: 05 Room: 506, John Medley Building, Parkville
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