Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy, Macquarie University
Diana Perche has lectured in the Master of Politics and Public Policy at Macquarie University since 2005, and is the current convenor of the MPP. She has also taught in the Master of Public Policy at the University of Sydney. Diana has worked in a number of policy-related positions, including in the Australian Public Service, and has a keen interest in the interplay between policy research and policy practice. Her research interests are in public policy theory, the politics of evaluation, and the impact of intergovernmental relations on policy formulation and implementation, and she has published several articles in these areas. Her interest in Australian politics and public policy includes a particular focus on Indigenous affairs.
Diana has a BA (Hons) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Politics and Public Policy from Macquarie University. She completed her PhD at the University of Sydney, on the shifting politics of Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory.
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