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DR THOMAS DAVIS



Contact Details

Organization: Social and Political Sciences
Position: LECTURER IN PUBLIC POLICY
Email:
Work: +61 3 8344 0157
Fax: +61 3 8344 7906
Room: 506
Level: 05
Building: John Medley Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
International public policy; Foreign aid (general & Australian policy); Human rights and development. AusAID; World Bank; Asian Development Bank; Foreign aid to Papua New Guinea. Australia, Papua New Guinea, Maritime South-East Asia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 23-Aug-2003
Master of Arts Monash University 15-May-1996
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours) University of Melbourne 12-Dec-1992

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australasian Political Studies Association 04-Apr-2005
Member International Political Science Association 04-Apr-2005

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
PARTNERING THE WORLD BANK: OXFAM/CAA. RIGHTS AND TIMOR LESTE - MELBOURNE EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANT SCHEME 2006 Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • The Real World of ‘Community Empowerment’ in International Development’


    Year: 2007
    Event name: Australasian Political Studies Association (APSA)
    Conference Publication: Australasian Political Studies Association (APSA)
    Page numbers: 1-26
    Publisher: Monash University(Melbourne)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Influencing Public Policy through Research


    Year: 2007
    Customer: Brotherhood of St Laurence
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Brotherhood of St Laurence(Fitzroy)
    Authors:

Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Does Australia Have an International Development Assistance Policy? National Interest and Foreign  Aid Policy Making
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Second Oceanic Conference on International Studies
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Second Oceanic Conference on International Studies
    Page numbers: 30
    Publisher: University of Melbourne, Political Science Department(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
  • INGOs and Influencing World Bank Policy Through Partnerships
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Australasian Political Studies Conference 2006
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Australasian Political Studies Conference 2006
    Page numbers: 23
    Publisher: University of Newcastle(Newcastle)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2005

Conference Publications/Papers

Creative Works

  • Why I quit the department
    Year: 2005
    Book/Anthology/Journal/Catalogue Title: Eureka Street
    Edition: 1
    ISBN: 1920845186
    Publisher: Jessuit Publications(Melbourne)
    Authors/Performers:
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