Nick Economou
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Dr Nicholas Economou is an Australia
n political scientist. He is a regular commentator in the media on Australian politics, being published in a wide range of Australian and international newspapers. He has also done commentary work for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Economou has a Bachelor of Arts
(with honours), a Master of Arts and a PhD from the University of Melbourne
. In his youth, he was heavily involved in student politics at both Melbourne and Monash universities.
Economou was critical of former Labor leader Kim Beazley
's performance during 2006 and 2007, and called for the party to replace Beazley with now former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
.
Currently, Economou is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Monash University
. During 1995 and 1996, he was Monash University Lecturer in Australian Studies at the Sir Robert Menzies Centre at the University of London
.
Nick once played bass guitar in a band called Desperate Alliance that, as the Monash University entrant, won the 3RRR Victorian Battle of the Bands competition in 1986.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n political scientist. He is a regular commentator in the media on Australian politics, being published in a wide range of Australian and international newspapers. He has also done commentary work for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Economou has a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(with honours), a Master of Arts and a PhD from the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. In his youth, he was heavily involved in student politics at both Melbourne and Monash universities.
Economou was critical of former Labor leader Kim Beazley
Kim Beazley
In the October 1998 election, Labor polled a majority of the two-party vote and received the largest swing to a first-term opposition since 1934. However, due to the uneven nature of the swing, Labor came up eight seats short of making Beazley Prime Minister....
's performance during 2006 and 2007, and called for the party to replace Beazley with now former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
.
Currently, Economou is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
. During 1995 and 1996, he was Monash University Lecturer in Australian Studies at the Sir Robert Menzies Centre at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
Nick once played bass guitar in a band called Desperate Alliance that, as the Monash University entrant, won the 3RRR Victorian Battle of the Bands competition in 1986.