Dr Marija Taflaga
Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations
Director of the Centre for the Study of Australian Politics
Marija Taflaga is a lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Australian Politics.
Marija researches Australian politics in comparison with other Westminster nations and also undertakes research in Australian political history. Her research examines political parties’ relationship with parliament and the executive. Marija is interested in how institutional design impacts upon outcomes. For example, how do like political parties institutionalise policy making processes and learn over time and how to candidate selection rules effect women’s capacity to enter parliament.
Recently, she has also begun researching in the career paths of political elites. Here the aim is to understand how previous career experience within fields closely related to politics (e.g. political advising) impacts upon prospective politicians’ overall success in elected politics.
Her Research has been published in Political Studies, International Political Science Review, Australian Journal of Political Science and the Australian Journal of Politics and History.
