Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Paul is an associate professor of Politics. He has twice been the convenor of Politics and International Relations in 2007-08 and 2012-16. Since 2018, he has been deputy head of the School of Social Sciences.
Paul specialises in Australian political history with a particular focus on biography, political leadership and political parties. He is an author and editor of eleven books. These include his acclaimed biography, Keeper of the Faith: A Biography of Jim Cairns (2002); Neither Power Nor Glory: 100 Years of Political Labor in Victoria (2012); and (with Paul 't Hart and James Walter); Settling the Office: The Australian Prime Ministership from Federation to Reconstruction (2016); and The Pivot of Power: Australian Prime Ministers and Political Leadership, 1949-2016 (2017).
Paul is a two-time recipient (in 2013 and 2019) of the Henry Mayer Book Prize for Australian Politics (awarded biennially by the Australian Political Studies Association for the best book on Australian Politics).
Paul has been a frequent commentator on Australian politics in the print and electronic media, including contributing many op/ed pieces to the Melbourne Age and for a number of years has had a regular politics segment on the Evening Program on ABC Radio Melbourne.
In 2018, Paul was appointed Visiting Cabinet Historian to the National Archives of Australian.
Research area keywords
- Australian politics
- Australian history
- Political history
- Political Leadership
- Prime ministers
- Presidents
- Political Parties
- Executive government
- Biography
Network
Projects
- 2 Finished
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The pivot of government? Understanding the Australian prime minister: the office and its holders.
Walter, J., Strangio, P. & 't Hart, P.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/03/10 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
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Australian Policy Online Development Project
Strangio, P., Costar, B., Thomas, J., Tiffen, R. & Williams, G.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
1/01/06 → 31/12/06
Project: Research
Research output
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Being Cabinet historian: a reflection
Strangio, P., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : History Australia. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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David Day, Maurice Blackburn: Champion of the People, and Carolyn Rasmussen, The Blackburns: Private Lives, Public Ambition
Strangio, P., Dec 2020, In : Labour History. 119, p. 237-9 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other
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The 1998 and 1999 Cabinet Records in Context
Strangio, P., 1 Jan 2020, 27 p. Canberra ACT Australia : National Archives of Australia.Research output: Other contribution › Research
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The Personalisation of the Campaign
Strangio, P. & Walter, J., 2020, Morrison's Miracle: The 2019 Australian Federal Election. Gauja, A., Sawer, M. & Simms, M. (eds.). Acton ACT Australia: ANU E Press, p. 107-124 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Background to the 1996 and 1997 Cabinet Records
Strangio, P., 1 Jan 2019, 16 p. Canberra ACT Australia : National Archives of Australia.Research output: Other contribution › Research
Prizes
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Henry Mayer Book Prize for Australian Politics
Strangio, Paul (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Henry Mayer Prize for Australian Politics
Strangio, Paul (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)