The School of Political and Social Inquiry leads research on social and environmental transformations. It is distinguished by its capacity to attract nationally competitive grants, industry collaborations and HDR training. The following are the leading research themes for each PSI discipline area:
Criminology
- Prisons and Penology
- Borders, Crime and Justice
- State Crime
- Gender and Crime
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Homicide and Violent Crime
Anthropology
- Religious mediations
- Anthropology of Indonesia
- Religion and society
Sociology
- Health and illness
- Cultural and religious diversity
- Youth cultures and identities
- Gender and sexualities
- Families and relationships
- Population change and demography
Women’s Studies and Gender Research
- Family, Work & Social Contexts
- Sex, Health & the Clinic
- Gender, Crime & Enforcement
- Gender, Youth & Social Media
Behavioural Studies
- Behaviour change
- Health and wellbeing
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Popular culture
- Identity
- Online communication
Politics
- Australian Politics
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
- International Relations and Security Studies
- Religion, Gender and Global Politics
- Democratization, Postconflict and Reconciliation
- Asia, Europe and the MENA regions
