Research Supervisor Connect
Associate Professor Salvatore Babones is a quantitative comparative sociologist whose current research focuses on the political sociology of democracy. In the past he has also published on economic development in post-socialist transition economies and quantitative methods for cross-national comparisons. He is the author or editor of fourteen books and several dozen academic research articles. He writes extensively on public policy issues, and is a widely-cited commentator on Australian higher education. His short book The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts was named "Best on Politics 2018" by the Wall Street Journal. He is currently researching a book on Indian democracy.
Associate Professor Salvatore Babones.
Sociology and Criminology, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS)
Salvatore Babones applies world-systems and world society approaches to comparative international sociology. He uses these tools to study the political-economic development of middle-income countries, with a recent focus on the Indo-Pacific region. He also has deep expertise on quantitative methods for international comparisons. In recent years his work has explored non-Western epistemologies originating in Russia, China, and India, placing Western epistemologies in a global context. He is especially interested in pursuing non-ideological, non-disciplinary, integrative social research that has the potential to inform and improve practical public policy decision-making.
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The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3231