Our research

We are all citizens of the world and the way we are doing business, preventing crime and promoting peace is increasingly on a global scale.

The online world and new technology advances are creating new opportunities – and new challenges – for business, democracy and security.

The College of Business, Government and Law is a place for leaders interested in future-orientated research to create new business solutions and make a positive mark on law, policy and diplomacy in Australia and around the world.

Our research themes

Our research sections

Research Institutes and Centres

Our research themes

We are conducting research to prepare workforces and communities of the future for the next period of rapid technological change including:

the Digital Revolution and Industry 4.0
social media’s influence on democratic processes
regulation of cyberspace
personal data collection, ownership and protection
international criminal and terrorism activity.

The future of work in the digital age

Serious and organised crime prevention

Governance for policy and social justice

Our research sections

Our research complements and informs our teaching and practice. Our research sections examine human resource management, marketing, finance, environmental policy, social policy, corporate social responsibility, party political systems, human rights, critical legal theory, criminology and comparative politics.

Business, economics and industry

Criminology and criminal justice

Law and socio-legal studies

Politics, policy and global affairs

Undertake a PhD with the College of Business, Government and Law

Innovate and drive change by pursuing advanced research in an area of business, criminology, government and international relations or law.

PhD in Business

PhD in Criminology

PhD in Government and International Relations

PhD in Law

Research Institutes and Centres

Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI)

We are leading the charge on industry and workplace innovation as we enter Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. We are researching the human and business impacts of technological change and building knowledge to inform strategy, policy and program development.

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Centre for Crime Policy and Research

Our research starts at Flinders University but its influence extends around the world. We are researching gun crime, illicit drug crime, cybercrime, prisons, terrorism and corruption to deliver cutting-edge research and policy advice for lawmakers and the community.

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Jeff Bleich Center

for the US Alliance in Digital Technology, Security, and Governance

We will make a unique research contribution to combatting the fundamental threat of our times - the domestic and international use of digital technologies to undermine trust and security in democratic societies.

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