Patrick Dumont

Patrick Dumont is a Professor of Political Science at the School of Politics & International Relations, Australian National University (ANU). Prior to joining ANU in 2017, he held positions at the Université du Luxembourg and was a visiting fellow at the Jack W. Peltason Centre for the Study of Democracy (UC Irvine, 2014–2015). His expertise lies in political elites, coalition theory, and executive-legislative relations. Dumont co-founded the SEDEPE network and chairs the IPSA Research Committee on 'Elites'.

Education:

• PhD in Political Science, Université de Genève, Switzerland
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Political Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Research Interests: Focus on political elites, coalition formation, voting behavior (e.g., Voting Advice Applications), and institutional dynamics. His work bridges comparative politics and formal approaches to governance analysis.

Key Projects:

• "How Politicians Evaluate Public Opinion" (2022–2026)
• "Promissory Democratic Representation: Campaign Promises in Australia" (2021–2025)
• "Sharing is Caring: Comparative Ministerial Elites" (2018)

Labs/Networks: Co-convenor of ECPR’s Elites and Political Leadership group; editor of the Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites series.