John Uhr is a Professor of Political Science in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University.

Education edit

Uhr has an undergraduate degree (1972) from the University of Queensland, and graduate degrees (1974, 1979) from the University of Toronto, Canada.[1]

Career edit

Having graduated with his doctorate in 1979, Uhr joined the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library as the 1980-81 Parliamentary Fellow.[2]

In 1990, Uhr joined the Australian National University as a lecturer in the Graduate School of Public Policy. In 2007, he was appointed Director of the Policy and Governance Program at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.[3]

As of 2016, Uhr lectures in latter-year politics courses on political theory, 'Ideas in Australian Politics' and conceptions of 'Justice'.[4][5] Uhr also supervises PhD students in the areas of Australian politics, parliamentary studies and government ethics.

As the inaugural director for the Centre for the Study of Australian Politics at the ANU, Uhr is a point of contact for a broad network of academics studying Australian politics.[6]

Media edit

Uhr's public profile as a senior member of Australia's top Political Science department, the School of Politics at the Australian National University, leads to his comments frequently being reported in popular media.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Published works edit

  • John Uhr with David Headon, Eureka: Australia's Greatest Story (Sydney: The Federation Press, 2015)
  • John Uhr, Terms of Trust: Arguments over ethics in Australian governments (Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2005)
  • John Uhr, The Australian Republic: The Case for Yes (Sydney: The Federation Press, 1999)
  • John Uhr, Deliberative Democracy in Australia: The Changing Place of Parliament (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998)
  • John Uhr (ed.), Ethical Practice in Government: Improving Organisational Management (Canberra: Federalism Research Centre, 1996)
  • John Uhr, Program Evaluation: Decision Making in Australian Government (Canberra: Federalism Research Centre, 1991)

References edit

  1. ^ "Professor John Uhr, ANU Researcher Profile". The Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Reform in Canberra, The Australian Quarterly
  3. ^ "Professor John Uhr, ANU Researcher Profile". The Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Ideas in Politics, ANU Course Page". The Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Foundations of Political Theory, ANU Course Page". The Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Director, Centre for the Study of Australian Politics". The Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ^ "O'Farrell saga sounds ethics warning". The Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Abbott government needs a compelling narrative". The Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Ex-watchdog calls for oversight". The Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Skype sex scandal: 'Smith must act'". The Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Call for government unity as Australian PM faces critical budget, election". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Tony Abbott is in for a fight as Kevin Rudd takes Labor helm". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  13. ^ "All the little extras in an MP's grab-bag". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Sky's the limit for political gifts". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Calls for Commonwealth Ombudsman Allan Asher to step down". The Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Parliament ejections hitting all-time highs". The New Daily. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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