Specialisations

• Relationship between governments, gender and couple relationships
• Gender, feminist theories and politics
• Values and the public/private distinction

Dr Liz van Acker is a Senior Lecturer, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith Business School.  She has an Honours degree from the School of Humanities at Griffith University and a PhD from the Department of Government at the University of Queensland.

She was one of the Chief Investigators of a project funded by an Australian Learning and Teaching Grant (2010-2012). This project provided a national study of capstone subjects.  Her research interests include innovation and industry policy, relationship support programs and government policies, gender and politics and service delivery by the third sector.