Dr Kerryn Baker
ANU Department of Pacific Affairs
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Dr Kerryn Baker is a Fellow specialising in Pacific politics with the ANU Department of Pacific Affairs.
Kerryn’s research focuses on issues of gender, politics and participation in the Pacific Islands region. She has extensive experience observing elections in the region including in Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands and Samoa.
She has provided expert commentary on issues of political participation, elections and electoral reform, and women’s political representation in the Pacific to various media outlets.
Fields of expertise
Articles
On her own terms: Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand PM
At 37, Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand’s youngest woman prime minister in October 2017. Thursday’s resignation announcement, effective…
Solomon Islands riots reflect deeper unrest
Civil unrest in the Solomon Islands is not surprising and highlights long-standing development and governance challenges, according to…
A crack in the glass ceiling
In April, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa caused the political equivalent of an earthquake for Samoa. The long-serving and immensely…
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