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Benjamin ReillyBA (Hons, 1st Class, UNSW), PhD (ANU)Director, Centre for Democratic Institutions, |
Research interests/expertise
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Democracy and democratization
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Elections and electoral systems
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Australian foreign policy and regional security in the South Pacific
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Ethnic conflict and conflict management
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Governance and development in Asia-Pacific
Current Projects
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Democratization and political engineering in the Asia-Pacific
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Post-conflict democracy
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Political parties in divided societies
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China in the Pacific
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Electoral system design and conflict management
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Political reform and ethnic conflict in South-East Asia and the South Pacific
Selected Publications
- ‘Ethnic Conflict in Papua New Guinea’, Asia-Pacific Viewpoint, 49(1), April 2008, pp. 12-22.
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- 'Democratization and Electoral Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region: Is there an 'Asian Model' of Democracy?', Comparative Political Studies 40(9), 2007 (proof version)
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Reilly, B. 'Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific', Journal of Democracy, Vol 18, No. 1, pp. 58-72, 2007.
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- Reilly, B. Democracy and Diversity: Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006.
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Reilly, B., 'Political Engineering and Party Politics in Conflict-Prone Societies', Democratization, Vol 13, No. 5, pp 811-827, December 2006.
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Reilly, B., 'Political Reform in Papua New Guinea: testing the evidence', Pacific Economic Bulletin, Vol 21, No. 1, pp 187-194, 2006.
View publication online >> Reilly, B., ‘Dealing with Divided Societies’ in Larry Diamond and Mark F. Plattner (eds) Electoral Systems and Democracy, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2006.
Reilly, B., ‘Does the Choice of Electoral System Promote Democracy? The Gap Between Theory and Practice’ in Philip G. Roeder and Donald S. Rothchild (eds), Sustainable Peace: Power and Democracy after Civil Wars, Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY, 2005.
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Reilly, B., (with Elsina Wainwright) ‘The South Pacific’ in Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff and Ramesh Thakur (eds), Making States Work: State Failure and the Crisis of Governance, United Nations University Press, Tokyo, 2005.
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Reilly, B., 'State functioning and state failure in the South Pacific', Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 479-493, December 2004
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Reilly, B., (with Kennedy Graham) ‘Conflict Through Asia and the Pacific: Causes and Trends’ in A. Heijmans, N. Simmonds, and H. van de Veen (eds), Searching for Peace in Asia Pacific, Lynne Reiner, Boulder and London, 2004.
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Reilly, B., 'Elections in Post-Conflict Societies', in "The UN Role in Promoting Democracy: Between Ideals and Reality", Edward Newman and Roland Rich (eds), United Nations University Press, Tokyo, 2004.
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Reilly, B., 'The Global Spread of Preferential Voting: Australian Institutional Imperialism?', Australian Journal of Political Science, 39(2), 2003 pp. 253-266.
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Reilly, B., 'Political Parties and Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific Region', Asia Pacific Issues, 'Analysis from the East-West Center', 71, December 2003, pp. 1-8.
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Reilly, B., 'Political Engineering and Party Politics in Papua New Guinea', Party Politics, 8:6, November 2003, pp. 701-718.
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Reilly, B., (with John Henderson) ''Dragon in Paradise: China's Rising Star in Oceania'', The National Interest, 72, Summer 2003, pp. 94-104.
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Reilly, B., 'Democratic Validation' in John Darby and Roger McGinty (eds), Progressing Towards Settlement: Contemporary Peace Processes, Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, 2003.
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Reilly, B., 'Electoral Systems for Divided Societies'. Journal of Democracy, Vol. 13, Johns Hopkins University Press, United States, 156-170, 2002.
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Reilly, B., 'Social Choice in the South Seas: Electoral Innovation and the Borda Count in the Pacific Island Countries'. International Political Science Review, Vol. 23, Sage Publications Inc, London, UK, 2002, pp355-372
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Reilly, B., 'Internal Conflict and Regional Security in Island Asia: Stabilizing the "Arc of Instability"' in Bruce Vaughn (ed), The Unraveling of Island Asia?: Governmental, Communal, and Regional Instability, Praeger, Westport CT and London, 2002.
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Reilly, B., 'Post-Conflict Elections: Constraints and Dangers' in Edward Newman and Albrecht Schnabel (eds), Recovering from Civil Conflict: Reconciliation, Peace and Development, Frank Cass, London and Portland OR, 2002.
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Reilly, B., "Making Democracy Work" in Papua New Guinea: Social Capital and Provincial Development in an Ethnically Fragmented Society', Asian Survey, XLII(6), November/December 2002, pp. 906-927.
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Reilly, B., 'Electoral Systems for Divided Societies', Journal of Democracy, 13:2, 2002, pp. 156-170.
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Reilly, B., 'Internal Conflict and Regional Security in Asia and the Pacific', Pacifica Review, 14:1, 2002, pp. 7-21.
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Reilly, B., Democracy in Divided Societies: Electoral Engineering for Conflict Management, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2001.
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Reilly, B., 'Democracy, Ethnic Fragmentation, and Internal Conflict: Confused Theories, Faulty Data, and the "Crucial Case" of Papua New Guinea', International Security, 25:3, 2000, pp. 162-185.
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Reilly, B., 'Democracy, Ethnic Fragmentation, and Internal Conflict: Confused Theories, Faulty Data, and the "Crucial Case" of Papua New Guinea '.
International Security, Vol. 25, No. 3, (Winter, 2000-2001), 162-185
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'The Africanisation of the South Pacific', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 54:3, 2000, pp. 261-268.
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'The Alternative Vote and Ethnic Accommodation: New Evidence from Papua New Guinea', Electoral Studies, 16:1, 1997, pp. 1-11.
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Reilly,B., 'The Alternative Vote and Ethnic Accomodation: New Evidence from Papua New Guinea'. Electoral Studies, Vol. 16(1), 1997 pp1-11.
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Teaching
Dr Reilly is current not available to supervise PhD students.
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Research Methods
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Conflict and Development
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Governance and Institutions
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Theories of Governance
Contact Details
Telephone: | 61 2 6125 0431 |
Fax: | 61 2 6125 5570 |
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Crawford School of Economics and Government , |
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