Associate Professor Anika Gauja
B Economics (Social Sciences) (Hons), LLB (Hons) Syd, PhD Cantab.
Associate Professor
H04 - Merewether Building
The University of Sydney
Telephone | +61 2 9351 3733 |
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Biographical details
Anika’s research interests broadly centre on the comparative analysis of political institutions in modern representative democracies. Her work to date has looked at the operation of political parties and parliaments, assessing the continuing relevance of these institutions as mechanisms for citizen participation in politics and their ability to represent diverse and conflicting interests. She is particularly interested in how political parties adapt to organizational and social change. Anika also researches in the areas of comparative party law and electoral regulation. Anika has published in political science and law journals, both within Australia and internationally, including the Australian Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Legislative Studies, Parliamentary Affairs, Party Politics and the Public Law Review. She is currently undertaking research projects on party legitimacy and the dynamics of organizational change, the meaning of contemporary party membership, ‘third parties’ as electoral actors, candidate selection and on the partisan use of state resources.
Anika teaches in the areas of Australian politics and government, comparative politics and political parties.
Research interests
Research Fields
- Comparative Politics
- Australian Politics
Research Interests
- Australian Politics
- Political Parties
- Parliament and Legislative Studies
- Political Participation
- Comparative Political Institutions
- Public Law
Teaching and supervision
Current Courses
- GOVT 2114 - The Australian Political Party System
- GOVT 6150 - Comparative Democratic Politics
Past Courses
- GOVT 1101 - Australian Politics
- GOVT 4101- Government Honours A
Current research students
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The effect of the urban/rural divide on attitudes toward U.S. presidential candidates | Thomas POWELL |
Selected grants
2017
- SOAR Fellowship - Gauja, Anika; Gauja A; DVC Research/SOAR Fellowships.
2016
- Parties and Participation: Contemporary Party Membership and Affiliation; Gauja A; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
2013
- INTRA-PARTY DEMOCRACY: STRATARCHICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION IN AUSTRALIA AND CANADA; Cross W, Gauja A; DVC Research/International Research Collaboration Award (IRCA).
- The Politics of Party Reform: Who Benefits from the Democratisation of Political Parties; Gauja A; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA).
- Political Parties: Organisation and Representation; Gauja A, Katz R, Kittilson M, Costa-Lobo M, Szczerbiak A, Enyedi Z, Poguntke T, Kopecky P, Scarrow S, Bardi L, Pedersen K, Webb P, Aylott N, Verge T, Allern E, Koole R, Rahat G, Farrell D, Haegel F, Mueller W, Deschouwer K, Cross W, van Biezen I; Office of Global Engagement/IPDF Grant.
2010
- Party change and party-state relations in Australia and the United Kingdom; Gauja A; Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia/Joint-Action Bilateral Research Programs.
Selected publications
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Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election (ANU Press, 2018)
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Party Reform: The Causes, Challenges and Consequences of Organisational Change (Oxford University Press, 2017)
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Party Rules? Dilemmas of political party regulation in Australia (ANU Press, 2016)
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Contemporary Australian Political Party Organisations (Monash University Publishing, 2015)
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Party Members and Activists (Routledge, 2015)
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The Politics of Party Policy: From Members to Legislators (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
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Political Parties and Elections: Legislating for Representative Democracy (Ashgate, 2010)
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Powerscape: Contemporary Australian politics - 2nd Edition (Allen and Unwin, 2009)
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