Michael Breen is a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Michael's research focuses on federalism, electoral systems and deliberative democracy in Asia. Michael completed his PhD at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, worked at Deakin University and held an Endeavour Awards Research Fellowship. His background is in native title, political inclusion, constitution-making and environmental politics. He is the author of 'The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Finding the Middle Ground (Routledge, 2018).
Experience
–present
McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne
2017–2017
Research Associate, Deakin University
2011–2014
Policy Advisor and Negotiator, Native Title, Department of Justice, Victoria
2010–2010
Advisor, Constitution-making, United Nations Development Programme
2008–2009
Policy Advisor, Department for Sustainability and Environment
2007–2008
Programme Officer, Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund, Nepal
Education
2017
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, PhD in political science
2011
University of Melbourne, Master of International Politics
2008
Flinders University of South Australia, Graduate Diploma in Public Administration
2000
Flinders University of South Australia, Bachelor of Arts