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Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canberra. His qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Vice-Chair of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc - Australia's oldest learned society), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
Michael's research focuses on comparative politics, historical institutionalism, government-business relations, transport, telecommunications and energy policy, and leadership. His recent publications include COVID-19 and Foreign Aid: Nationalism and Global Development in a New World Order, Routledge 2023, (with Viktor Jakupec and Max Kelly) Politics, Policy and Public Administration in Theory and Practice: Essays in honour of Professor John Wanna, ANU Press, 2021 (with Andrew Podger and Sam Vincent); Populism and a New World Order (in Viktor Jakupec et. al. Rethinking Multilateralism in Foreign Aid, Routledge 2020); and Road Pricing and Provision: Changed Traffic Conditions Ahead, ANU Press 2018 (with John Wanna).
Michael's research articles have been published in Policy Studies, the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, the Australian Journal of Social Issues, the Australasian Transport and Research Forum, and Public Administration Today. His expert commentary has been published in The Australian, The Spectator Australia, Lowy Institute's The Interpreter, ABC's The Drum, The Canberra Times, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Conversation. He has also appeared on numerous television and radio news programs.
Michael's blog Le Flâneur Politique (ISSN 2652-8851) and podcast on his research, teaching and community engagement activities are available at www.politicalscience.com.au and you can connect with him on LinkedIn @madepercy.
Qualifications: PhD (ANU), BPhil (Hons) (Canberra), BA (Deakin), Grad Cert (Higher Ed) (Canberra), Grad Cert (Management) (UniSA), Diploma (Government Financial Management) (Australian Army), Assoc Diploma (Personnel Administration) (Royal Military College Duntroon), Certificate Vocational Instruction (Royal Military College Duntroon), Certificate in Warehousing (Ithaca TAFE).
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Connecting the Nation: An historical institutionalist explanation for divergent communications technology outcomes in Canada and Australia, Australian National University
Award Date: 19 Jul 2013
Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Canberra
Award Date: 19 Dec 2006
Diploma of Government Financial Management, Australian Army
Award Date: 31 Dec 2004
Bachelor, Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), University of Canberra
Award Date: 16 Dec 2004
Graduate Certificate in Management, University of South Australia
Award Date: 1 Sep 2003
Bachelor, Bachelor of Arts, Deakin University
Award Date: 11 May 2000
Certificate in Vocational Instruction, Australian Army
Award Date: 14 Dec 1993
Associate Diploma in Personnel Administration, Royal Military College, Duntroon
Award Date: 14 Dec 1993
Certificate in Warehousing, Ithaca College of TAFE
Award Date: 12 Apr 1989
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SWT: Syrian Women in Transition
Batainah, H., De Percy, M. & Leahy, P.
1/02/18 → 30/06/19
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A grassroots revival of conservative politics
De Percy, M., 10 Jan 2023, The Spectator Australia, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Featured article
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Australia's Korean War 70 years on
De Percy, M., 25 Apr 2023, The Spectator Australia, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Article
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Decolonising ends up where, exaclty?
De Percy, M., 24 Jan 2023, The Spectator Australia.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Article
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Divide et impera: The end of pluralism
De Percy, M., 1 Mar 2023, The Spectator Australia, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Featured article
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It's time the ABC was privatised
De Percy, M., 28 May 2023, The Spectator Australia, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Article
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Royal Society of Arts (External organisation)
Michael De Percy (Member)
19 Apr 2023Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Beyond NBN: Improving digital inclusion through a National Digital Communications Strategy
Michael De Percy (Speaker), Nitya Reddy (Speaker) & Leith Campbell (Speaker)
21 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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TelSoc (Telecommunications Association) (External organisation)
Michael De Percy (Chair)
22 Nov 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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What are the possibilities for hydrogen?
Michael De Percy (Speaker)
25 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Member, Australian Nuclear Association
Michael De Percy (Participant)
6 Jun 2022 → …Activity: Expert Advice and Other › Other