Flinders University, in partnership with the Australian-American Fulbright Commission, invites leading scholars from the United States to apply for the Fulbright Don DeBats Distingushed Chair in Politics and Public Policy.
The Fulbright Don DeBats Distinguished Chair in Politics and Public Policy (funded by Flinders University) is designed to attract full or associate U.S. professors with distinguished academic careers and significant publication and teaching records, to conduct collaborative research for 4–5 months at Flinders University, housed within the Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies (JBC).
The University is looking for research that relates to one or more of the three research focus areas of the Jeff Bleich Centre.
Specialisation
Applications addressing applied public policy concerns are sought, particularly those related to Democratic Resilience. Applications must focus on a significant, current, applied public policy issue at an international and/or national policy level.
Scholarship Entitlements
Scholarship Eligibility
Specific to this award:
General criteria for all Fulbright Awards:
Former Distinguished Chairs
2025
Professor Aaron Fellmeth
Arizona State University
What does International Human Rights Law require states to do about private gun violence?
2023
Professor Daniel Aldrich
Northeastern University
Democratic Resilience through Social Ties: How Trust and Networks Mitigate Disinformation
2022
Dr Naim Kapucu
University of Central Florida
Network Governance for Urban Resilience to Disasters: Policies, Frameworks, and Practice in a Complex System of Intergovernmental Relations
2021
Dr Elizabeth Klein
Ohio State University
Reframing tobacco warning labels to promote female smoking cessation
2020
Professor Johnathon Mendilow
Rider University
Policy implications for both Australia and US on trust in the political system
2019
Cost-benefit analysis of innovative approaches for vector control
2018
Professor Allison Macfarlane
Nuclear proliferation, nuclear safety, the siting of nuclear waste facilities, and public opinion about nuclear technology
2017
Dr David Stoesz
Modernising Public Policy: Putting Private Capital to Social Purposes
2016
Professor Carol Weissert
Florida State University
2015
Professor Thad Kousser
University of California, SD
2014
Professor Victoria Farrar-Meyers
University of Texas Arlington
2013
Professor Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
July - December 2012
Professor Malcolm Feeley
Berkley University
January - June 2012
Professor Howard Schweber
University of Wisconsin Madison
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