Careers in Governance and Public Policy

Kenneth holds a Bachelors of Arts / Social Science majoring in Economics, Political Science and International Development from UQ, as well as an MBA from QUT.

Caitlin graduated from UQ in Bachelor of Arts (honours) Class I, International Relations and Affairs in 2017 and completed a Master of Philosophy in Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Cambridge.

Prior to moving to the UK, Caitlin worked for Commonwealth Bank and subsequently as a an advisor for the former Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd. After completing her MPP she commenced work as a policy advisor (civil servant) at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS). Caitlin advised ministers and senior civil servants on matters relating to UK domestic digital policy, including digital skills and the adoption of technology. Notably, she worked in the team which delivered the UK’s Digital Strategy.

Alastair is a public policy scholar, a crisis management expert and has an ongoing interest in the institutionalization of participatory modes of governance. Previously he has worked in a variety of public service and policy facing roles in local government, central government and NGOs in the United Kingdom.

His current policy research examines the role that institutional amnesia plays in the policy process, his crisis management research has been focused upon the relationship between public inquiries and lesson-learning, and in relation to participatory governance, he is currently examining the validity of different forms of deliberative democracy in the context of Australian environmental policy. In all these efforts Alastair attempts to bridge the gap between policy scholarship and the ‘real world’ of public policy.