14 May 2020

Most Australians think COVID-19 has been handled well - but not by the US and China

Dr Shaun Ratcliff
Honorary Associate, United States Studies Centre

USSC lecturer Shaun Ratcliff is quoted in this article published by SBS News.

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Dr Shaun Ratcliff
Honorary Associate, United States Studies Centre
Shaun Ratcliff is an Honorary Associate at the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He was previously a Lecturer in Political Science at the Centre with a research focus on using novel data sources to study the issue preferences and behaviour of political actors, including voters, interest groups and elites. This includes the role of political parties as interest aggregators and the influence of party coalitions on policy goals.

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