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The Politics Programme is a vibrant community of experts from many different countries who take students and students' interests seriously. Our staff are all experts in their fields, and all are actively engaged in research which enriches their teaching.

Politics staff will respond to emails only during business hours Monday–Friday.

For a complete listing of staff phone and email contacts please visit the University of Otago phonebook.

Head of Politics

Philip Nel image 2017Professor Philip Nel

The political economy of inequality, corruption and development, foreign policies of emerging powers, ethics and international relations
Course Adviser


Academic staff

Leon Goldsmith 2021 thumbnailDr Leon Goldsmith

Middle Eastern and Comparative Politics


Janine Hayward thumbProfessor Janine Hayward

New Zealand politics, Treaty of Waitangi, environmental politics, local government, electoral systems and reform, constitutional politics
PhD Co-ordinator


James Headley image 2016Associate Professor James Headley

Russian foreign policy, the European Union, nationalism and ethnic conflict, International Relations theory


David Jenkins thumbnail 2020Dr David Jenkins

Political theory
MA Admissions
DipGrad contact


Nicholas Khoo image 2017Associate Professor Nicholas Khoo

China's foreign and security policy, international relations of Asia, International Relations theory, strategic studies, Cold War history


Robert Patman image 2017Professor Robert Patman

US foreign policy, international relations, global security, great powers and the Horn of Africa
MIntSt Director
International student contact

Student Exchange Adviser


Brian Roper 2019 ThumbnailAssociate Professor Brian Roper

New Zealand politics, political economy, social inequality, gender and feminism, Marxism, history and theories of democracy
Pacific Island support


Chris Rudd image 2016Dr Chris Rudd

Politics of the media


Lena Tan image 2016Dr Lena Tan

Postcolonialism, International Relations theory, constructivism, identity, Indonesia, US foreign policy
MPols Convenor


Christine Winter thumbnailDr Christine Winter

Environmental justice, multispecies justice, indigenous justice, decolonial and anticolonial theory.
Kaiāwhina Māori


Part-time academic staff

Rachel Billington imageRachel Billington


Lisa Ellis imageProfessor Lisa Ellis


Peter Grace 2022 imageDr Peter Grace


Jim Guest thumbnailJim Guest


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Dmitry Zavialov imageDmitry Zavialov


Honorary staff

Najib Lafraie image 2016Dr Najibullah Lafraie


Administration

Bronwyn Craig

Administrator
Email bronwyn.craig@otago.ac.nz


Postgraduate student profiles

Postgraduate student profiles


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