Matt Qvortrup is a Visiting Professor of constitutional law at the ANU College of Law.
Described by the BBC as “the world’s leading expert on referendums,” Professor Qvortrup is also the Chair of political science at Coventry University and an authority on democracy and British and European politics.
As editor-in-chief of the Q1 journal European Political Science Review, he has written widely on the global threat to democracy and dictatorship. In addition, Professor Qvortrup has worked with brain-scientists to understand the neuroscience of political action.
A former journalist, Professor Qvortrup appears regularly on BBC World, and has written op-eds for The Guardian, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, El Mundo, and The Times.
He provides expert analysis on:
The Albanese Government has finally released the wording of the referendum question on the proposed Aboriginal and Torres…
After a wait between referendums of 24 years, Australian voters will once again be called to the polls—this…
The night was humid. The 6’2 African man was not up for small talk. “Get into the car,”…
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