- Senior Lecturer in Political Science, The University of Queensland
Frank's research interests include European Politics, Governance, Public Policy, Voter Attitude Formation, and Political Psychology.
His esearch focuses on political psychology, and explores the ways in which social identity theory and self-categorisation theory can be used to refine political science perspectives on leadership, EU attitudes, and voter attitudes more generally.
His research has been published in leading international journals, such as the European Journal of Political Research, Political Psychology, West European Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Public Administration, Evidence and Policy, and the Australian Journal of Public Administration
Experience
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–presentLecturer in Political Science, The University of Queensland
Education
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2006University of Exeter, PhD
Publications
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2016Explaining the appeal of populist right-wing partties in times of economic prosperity, Political Psychology
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2015Why a Nudge is not enough: A social identity critique of 'Governance by Stealth', European Journal of Political Research
Grants and Contracts
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2012Economic prosperity and the hardening of attitudes
- Role:
- Chief Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council
Professional Memberships
- APSA
Research Areas
- Political Science (1606)
- Policy And Administration (1605)
Contact Frank for
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- Research supervision
- Location: Brisbane Australia
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