Dr Marija Taflaga
Areas of expertise
- Australian History (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History) 210303
- Australian Government And Politics 160601
- Comparative Government And Politics 160603
Research interests
I undertake research in the areas of:
- Comparative Political Parties
- Comparative Political Elites
- Australian Politics
- Australian Political History
- Gender and politics
Biography
Marija Taflaga a lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations and the Director of the Center for the Study of Australian Politics.
Marija researches Australian politics in comparison with other Westminster nations and also undertakes research in Australian political history. Her research examines political parties’ relationship with parliament and the executive. Marija is interested in how institutional design impacts upon outcomes. For example, how do like political parties institutionalise policy making processes and learn over time and how to candidate selection rules effect women’s capacity to enter parliament.
Recently, she has also begun researching in the area of the career paths of political elites. Here the aim is to understand how previous career experience within fields closely related to politics (eg. political advising) impacts upon prospective politicians’ overall success in elected politics.
Her Research has been published in Political Studies, International Political Science Review, Australian Journal of Political Science and the Australian Journal of Politics and History.
Researcher's projects
Current working projects:
Marija Taflaga, Conservative parties, organisational learning and policy institutionalisation: A comparative study of the United Kingdom and Australia
Keith Dowding, Marija Taflaga and Matthew Kerby, 'The representation of women on Australian parliamentary committees'.
Katrine Beauregard and Marija Taflaga, ‘Party Quotas and Gender Differences in Resources and Support to Run for Office in Australia: 1987-2016’,
Publications
- Taflaga, M 2021, 'Policymaking, party executives and parliamentary policy actors', in (ed.), Politics, Policy and Public Administration in Theory and Practice, ANU Press, Canberra, pp. 183-198.
- Taflaga, M & Kerby, M 2020, 'Who Does What Work in a Ministerial Office: Politically Appointed Staff and the Descriptive Representation of Women in Australian Political Offices, 1979-2010', Political Studies, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 463-485.
- Dowding, Keith & Taflaga, Marija 2020, 'Career De-Separation in Westminster Democracies', The Political Quarterly, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 116-124.
- Taflaga, M & Beauregard, K 2020, 'The merit of party institutions: Women's descriptive representation and Conservative parties in Australia and the United Kingdom', Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 66-90. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1554477X.2020.1701934
- Chen, P, Barry, N, Butcher, J et al, eds, 2019, Australian Politics and Policy: Senior Edition, Sydney University Press, Sydney.
- Taflaga, M & Curtin, J 2019, 'Australia: Political Development and Data for 2018', European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 12-20.
- Taflaga, M & Curtin, J 2018, 'Australia: Political Development and Data for 2017', European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 14-22.
- Taflaga, M 2018, 'What's in a name? Semi-parliamentarism and Australian Commonwealth executive-legislative relations', Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 248-255pp.
- Taflaga, M 2017, 'The Challenges of Transitioning from Opposition to Government: Liberal Party Planning for Government 1983 - 1996', Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 206-222pp.
- Wanna, J & Taflaga, M, eds, 2015, A Dissident Liberal: the Political Writings of Peter Baume, ANU Press, Canberra.
- Wanna, J & Taflaga, M 2015, 'Introduction: a Dissident Liberal - a Principled Political Career', in John Wanna and Marija Taflaga (ed.), A Dissident Liberal: the Political Writings of Peter Baume, ANU Press, Canberra, pp. xiii-xxvii.
- Taflaga, M 2013, 'We need to talk about Tony: media coverage of the Abbott-led Federal Opposition, 2009-2013', Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference 2013 (APSA), Australian Political Studies Association, Perth, pp. 1-20.
- Taflaga, M 2012, 'A More Aggressive Parliament? An examination of Australian parliamentary behaviour 1996 to 2012', Australasian Political Studies Association Conference (APSA 2012), Conference Organising Committee, Tasmania, pp. 1 - 30.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Pathways to Power: Australian Political Careers (Secondary Investigator)
- 2021 APSA Workshop 'From Pioneers to Procrastinators?' (Primary Investigator)
