Rate My Professor Tom Conley

Dr. Tom Conley serves as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Relations within Griffith Business School at Griffith University. He holds a PhD from the University of Adelaide in politics and political economy. A long-standing member of the Griffith Asia Institute since 2003, Conley coordinates the Government and International Relations Study Mentoring Program. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Global Political Economy (1003GIR) and Australia's Foreign Relations (3012GIR), with a focus on political economy, international relations, and Australian foreign policy.

Conley's research specializations center on political economy, globalisation, international political economy, Australian trade policy, and foreign policy. He has authored over 40 book chapters, journal articles, and reviews, particularly in the decade leading up to 2010, contributing significantly to debates on economic globalisation's impact on Australia. Key publications include his award-winning monograph The Vulnerable Country: Australia and the Global Economy (UNSW Press, 2009), recipient of the 2009 David Harold Tribe Philosophy Award, and the co-edited volume Foreign Policy Challenges in the 21st Century (2009) with Michael Heazle and Martin Griffiths. Prominent articles feature 'The Domestic Politics of Globalisation' (Australian Journal of Political Science, 2001), 'Whatever Happened to Industry Policy in Australia?' with Elizabeth van Acker (Australian Journal of Political Science, 2011), 'Globalisation and the Politics of Persuasion and Coercion' (Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2004), 'The State of Globalisation and the Globalisation of the State' (Australian Journal of International Affairs, 2002), 'Defining and Understanding Economic Globalisation' (Policy and Society, 2000), and 'The Decline and Fall of the Australian Automotive Industry' (2022). Conley provides expert commentary on trade policy, free trade agreements, and related foreign policy issues.