Professor Ian McAllister

Ian McAllister is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The Australian National University, and from 1997 until 2004 was Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at the ANU. He has previously held chairs at the University of New South Wales and the University of Manchester and has held other academic appointments at The Queen’s University of Belfast and the University of Strathclyde. He was President of the British Politics Group 2001-2002, has edited the Australian Journal of Political Science since 2004, and was chair of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems project from 2003 to 2008.

Responsibilities

Honorary Professor at the University of Aberdeen; 2011-Associate editor, Parliamentary Affairs. 2010-Member, editorial board, West European Politics. 2010-Chair, Australian Electoral Commission Research Advisory Board 2009-Chair of the Advisory Board, Leverhulme-funded project ‘Compromise After Conflict’,University of Aberdeen. 2009-Member, British Election Study Advisory Board. 2008-Member, editorial board, Journal of Politics. 2007-Member, editorial board, Electoral Studies. 2006-10,Chair, ARK Advisory Board, University of Ulster. 2008-09, Chair, International Conflict Research Advisory Board, University of Ulster. 2004-Member, editorial board, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. 2004-11,OzReader, Australian Research Council 2003-10, Editor, Australian Journal of Political Science. 2003-09, Chair, planning committee, Comparative Study of Electoral Systems 2002-Member, editorial board, Irish Political Studies. 2000-Member, editorial board, European Journal of Political Research. 2000-02, President, British Politics Group, American Political Science Association. 1998-Member, executive committee, International Committee for Research on Elections. 1998-00, Member, executive committee, Comparative Politics Section, American Political Science Association. 1997-2008, Member, technical advisory committee, National Drug Strategy Household Survey, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services. 1996-97, Member, steering committee, 1998 Northern Ireland Election Survey, UK Economic and Social Research Council. 1995-99, Member, editorial board, Australian Journal of Political Science. 1995-00, 04-06, Member, executive committee, British Politics Group, American Political Science Association. 1994- Member, editorial board, Party Politics. 1994-95, 00-09 Member, advisory committee, National Drug Strategy Household Survey, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services. 1989-95, Editor, Australian Journal of Political Science. 1987-Director, Australian Election Study. 1985-89, Member, editorial board, Politics.