In Trimester 1 of 2025 I will be teaching the second half of POLS 232 Public Opinion and elections (undergraduate course, 200-level, co-taught with Jack Vowles).

This course explores how public opinion is constructed and how it affects voting choices in combination with other factors such as socio-demographics, group identifications, institutions, media exposure, and party campaigns. Countries covered follow the international literature in its focus on established democracies including Aotearoa New Zealand.

For more information on POLS 232 please see here.

In T2 of 2025 I will be teaching the second half of POLS 404 Media, Politics and Campaigns (postgraduate course, 400-level, co-taught with Jack Vowles).

This course looks at the interrelations of media, communication and politics, especially as they interact in political campaigns and elections. As well as exploring modern campaigns the course covers several related topics and themes, each of which influence the political communication environment. Topics include: the evolution and practices of modern party communication (strategy, marketing, media management), election campaigns, the shifting news media environment and journalist-politician relations, platform politics and social media, popular culture and populist politics, media effects and influences, comparative political and media systems, interest groups and the policy process, the ‘crisis’ of participation and democracy.

For more information on POLS 404 please see here.