Rate My Professor Paul Fawcett

Fawcett's research centers on public policy, governance, public administration, and collaborative governance, with contributions to understanding depoliticization, metagovernance, accountability, and policy processes. He is co-Editor of the Australian Journal of Public Administration since 2022 and Company Secretary (formerly Treasurer) of the Australian Political Studies Association. He co-convened the APSA Policy Studies Group from 2016 to 2019 and twice convened the Australasian Public Policy Network Annual Conference (2014 and 2021). Notable publications include 'Metagovernance of migration policy in the Asia Pacific region' (Policy and Society, 2021), 'Understanding Felt Accountability' with Schillemans et al. (Governance, 2021), 'Behavioral Responses to Conflictual Accountability of Agencies' with Schillemans et al. (Administration & Society, 2021), 'Principals and Agents, or Principals and Stewards? Australian Arms Export Controls' (Armed Forces & Society, 2021), and 'Anti-Politics, Depoliticization, and Governance' (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, 2019). In January 2025, he joined the Australia and New Zealand School of Government as Deputy Dean (Academic), overseeing education, research, and global partnerships, while holding an adjunct position at the University of Canberra.