Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Rob Imre has an interdisciplinary background in a number of academic fields. Connecting his research is a concern with the manner in which people interact with their governments. This includes studies and research in to diverse areas such as terrorist movements, comparative education systems, the use of social media by governments both in election campaigns and in policy controversies. He also has a focus on contemporary regime change and the ways in which governments decline and shift, and the ways in which active protests facilitate that change. He is currently a Chief Investigator on an ARC Linkage grant that deals with the capacity for urban sustainability, focusing on food production and the use of technologies, especially social media. His past research grants have included work on right-wing radicalism in Central Europe, and de-radicalisation initiatives in Malaysia. He has been an invited speaker at the ANU, the University of Szeged, and the University of Ljubljana. He has just completed a pilot project measuring the response rates of political representatives via social media tools in 14 different countries.
Dr Imre completed his Bachelor's (Honours) Political Studies at Queen's University in Canada, a Master's in Political Science at the University of Victoria, in Canada, and his PhD at the University of Queensland.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Queensland, 30/11/1999
- Master of Arts, University of Victoria - Canada, 30/04/1992
Research
Research keywords
- Comparative Politics of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Asia especially India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Asia-Pacific politics especially Singapore and Malaysia, and East-Central European Politics especially Hungary
- Global Terrorism
- International Relations
- Life-Writing/Biography/Autobiography
- Nationalism and Ethnicity
- Peace/Conflict Studies
- Political/Social Theory/Philosophy of any kind especially questions about multiculturalism, citizenship, diversity, modernity, radicalisation, nationalism, ethnicity
- Religious and Political Violence
- Security Studies
Research expertise
- Global Terrorism
- Nationalism and Ethnicity
- Life-Writing/Biography/Autobiography
- Asia-Pacific Politics
- Peace/Conflict Studies
- Political/Social Theory/Philosophy of any kind especially questions about multiculturalism, citizenship, diversity, modernity, radicalisation, nationalism, ethnicity
- Genocide
- Religious and Political Violence
- Comparative Politics of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Asia especially India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Asia-Pacific politics especially Singapore and Malaysia, and East-Central European Politics especially Hungary
- Security
- International Relations
Languages
- Hungarian
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 160699 | Political Science Not Elsewhere Classified | 60 |
| 130200 | Curriculum And Pedagogy | 20 |
| 139900 | Other Education | 20 |
Awards
Research Award.
| 2012 | Vice-Chancellor's Research Award 2011 The University of Newcastle (Australia) Awarded to a Faculty member for the best published research contribution as voted on by the Faculty. |
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Collaboration
Global Terrorism, Nationalism and Ethnicity, Life-Writing/Biography/Autobiography, Peace/Conflict Studies, Genocide, Religious and Political Violence, Security Studies, International Relations.
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Deputy Head - Newcastle Business School (2009-2011)
Deputy Director - Centre for Institutional and Organisational Studies [CIOS] (2009-2011)
Discipline Head - Politics and International Relations (2012 onwards)
Teaching
Teaching expertise
Global Terrorism
Genocide Studies
International Relations
Regime Change
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $24,667 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2012 (1 grants)
2011 Awards for Research Excellence - Shared Account$4,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mike Calford, Professor Mark Parsons, Doctor Juanita Todd, Doctor Robert Imre, Doctor Michael Ondaatje, Doctor Dmitri Kavetski | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Award for Research Excellence | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200056 | ||
2010 (1 grants)
Sanctioning Abuse: Mainstream Political Discourse and the Devaluation of Political Culture$13,967
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Robert Imre, Associate Professor Jim Jose | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Special Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $13,967 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000689 | ||
2008 (2 grants)
Governing Right-wing radicals: an examination of the shifts in the fascist and neo-fascist movements in Hungary ? 1900 - 2008$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Robert Imre | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189491 | ||
Freedom and Democracy: European Perceptions, European Perspectives, Faculty of Humanities, koper University, Slovenia, 4/12/2008 - 6/12/2008$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Robert Imre | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189594 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.95 |
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 5.65 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2018 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | An Analysis of the Failed West Papua De-colonisation Process: National Narrative versus the Rights of a Non-self-governing Territory |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | Biopolitics and its Relevance on the Study of Genocide |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | Applicability of System Engineering Approaches to E-Democracy and E-Governance |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | Toward a Cooperative Eastern Central Europe |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | Activities in the Balkans: Violent Conflict, Organised Crime and Human Trafficking |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | The Impact of Discourse and Education on Understandings of Sexual Violence in Australia and the United States |
| 2013 | 2013 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | A Historical Geography of Western Australia's Water Policy and Development |
| 2013 | 2018 | PhD (Education) | Co-Supervisor | Who is the Good Teacher as a Person? |
| 2012 | 2014 | M Philosophy (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | An Inquiry into the Reasons for Costa Rica's "Exceptional" Level of Development in Relation to the Rest of Central America |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | The Paradox of Botswana's Democracy: When too Much Democracy is not Enough |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | Environmental Governance and Diplomacy: The Twin Dilemmas of Resource Degradation and Conflict in Mau Forest, Kenya |
| 2009 | 2014 | M Philosophy (Education) | Co-Supervisor | Yo Si Puedo! Assessing the International Transfer of Cuba's Mass Literacy Program and Its Critical and Functional Literacy Outcomes |
| 2009 | 2018 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | Interactive remembrance, national identity and the representation of women at the Australian War Memorial |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (History) | Co-Supervisor | Beyond the Cold War: Challenges to Tanzanian Foreign Policy and Conflict Resolution in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2008 | 2016 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | The Clash of Civilizations: An International Relations Critique |
| 2008 | 2015 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | Manifesting the Ummah: Islamism and the State in Indonesia and Pakistan |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Politics) | Principal Supervisor | Building States, Failing Nations: The Failure of Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq |
| 2011 | PhD (Politics) | Co-Supervisor | Feminist Theory and Discursive Intersections: Activating the Code of 'Political Correctness' |
Dr Robert Imre
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5009 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6911 |
| Robert.Imre@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Senior Lecturer Newcastle Business School Faculty of Business and Law |
| Focus Area | Politics |
| Office | SRS148, Social Sciences, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/robert-imre |
