Jean-Paul Gagnon Author

Mark Chou is an Associate Professor of Politics (Research) at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne and an Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network. His PhD in politics and international relations was awarded by the University of Queensland. He has written three books on democracy and published over 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Millennium, Political Studies Review, Australian Journal of Political Science, and Policy Studies. His opinion pieces have been published in The Conversation and Chronicle Vitae, among others. In 2014, the Australian Catholic University awarded him $20,000 to undertake a study on Gen Y and Democracy in Australia. He is co-editor of Democratic Theory: An Interdisciplinary Journal and the book series, Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Jean-Paul Gagnon is an Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of Canberra and a Research Associate in the Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis. He is the author of two books on democracy with Palgrave, including Democratic Theorists in Conversation. He has placed a number of articles in journals such as the Taiwan Journal of Democracy, AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, Journal of South Asian Development, and Policy Studies. He is also co-editor of Democratic Theory: An Interdisciplinary Journal and the book series Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy. Catherine Hartung is a Research Fellow and Lecturer within the School of Education at Deakin University, Australia. She is currently coordinating an Australian Research Council Linkage Project aimed at building intercultural understanding in Australian schools. Her research and teaching draws on poststructural theory to interrogate notions of children and young people’s citizenship, participation, rights, diversity and wellbeing. She has published works in a number of book chapters and journal articles on children and education. Lesley Pruitt is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Monash University, Australia. She is an expert in youth peacebuilding and young people and participation. Her publications have included a single-authored book and a forthcoming monograph Her journal publications include essays in Politics, Journal of Youth Studies, International Peacekeeping, and Australian Journal of Political Science, among others. She has held a number of research grants and fellowships from the University of Melbourne and Victoria University.