Juliet Pietsch

Professor Juliet Pietsch is the Head of the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, one of the top leading Schools for Political Science in Australia. She also serves as the Deputy Director of the Centre for Governance and Public Policy. As a Professor of Public Policy and Comparative Politics, her work focuses on immigration, race and ethnic politics in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

Professor Pietsch earned her PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University (2004-2007). Prior to her current position at Griffith University (since December 2019), she was an Associate Professor in Political Science at the Australian National University (2010-2019). She has held Visiting Fellowships at Stanford University, Concordia University, and the University of Oxford.

Professor Pietsch's research interests span migration politics, political behavior, and the intersection of race and ethnicity in political systems. Her work particularly focuses on immigration, race and ethnic politics in Australia and the Asia Pacific region, with specialist interests in migration and diversity, social cohesion, voting and electoral behaviors, citizenship, refugees, racism, and discrimination. Her recent book manuscript with Cambridge University Press, 'Lost Opportunities: Temporary Migrants across the Asia Pacific,' highlights her expertise in temporary migration patterns.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on migration studies, political behavior, and public policy. There's a clear trajectory in her work examining how migration patterns, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, intersect with political systems and social cohesion. Her research increasingly incorporates sophisticated demographic methods for estimating migration flows, while maintaining a strong connection to policy implications. The UN Population Division has requested parts of her research for the World Population Prospects, underscoring the international significance of her work.

• Over $2 million in Australian Research Council and external consultancy funding
• Principal investigator on 'Understanding the Antipodean 'Fair Go'' (ARC Discovery Project)
• Lead investigator on large national and cross-national surveys
• Research requested by UN Population Division for World Population Prospects

Professor Pietsch actively supervises doctoral students, with current projects examining topics such as AI's effect on the liberal international order, tax policy in New Zealand and Australia, and counter-radicalization through critical thinking skills. Her research team collaborates across multiple institutions including the Griffith Asia Institute and Griffith Institute for Tourism. She is currently working on a large international interdisciplinary project on population movements across Asia and the Pacific Islands with a focus on migration estimation where data are inadequate.