Crawford School of Economics and Government

Crawford School of Public Policy is a research intensive policy school within the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University which focuses on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The school was named after Sir John Crawford, and its current Director is Professor Helen Sullivan.

The Crawford School has disciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise in public policy, economics, political science, national security, aid, development, and environmental management, and area expertise in Pacific Island countries and Asia (particularly China, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and Korea).

In December 2009, the School moved to a new mini-campus overlooking Lake Burley Griffin. The new Crawford School building is located on Acton Peninsula adjacent to Old Canberra House and the WEH Stanner building.

The new building, designed by Tanner Architects links the two existing buildings to provide consolidated accommodation for staff and students of the School, surrounding a courtyard forming a mini-campus. A new extension to the Crawford School, the GJ Yeend Wing, was opened by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on 23 January 2013.

Within Crawford School, academics have clustered their research into centres. These organised research units are funded independently through grants, consultancies or other contracts.

The Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) conducts research to explore and improve understanding of the economies and economic policy processes in Australia and Japan and both countries’ strategic interests in the Asia Pacific economy. Its policy-oriented areas of interest cover developments in regional economic cooperation and integration and encompass research on trade, finance, macroeconomics and structural and regulatory reform, as well as international economic relations.

Professor Jenny Corbett was appointed AJRC Executive Director in August 2004.

AC BEE's mission is to lead Australia and the region in biosecurity and environmental economics research, with an emphasis on policy applications. Their specialty is economic approaches to protecting the environment and plant, animal and human health from invasive species. They also provide broad expertise in applied research on environmental economics and natural resource management as a whole. AC BEE maintains a central focus on engaging with and assisting the public policy process.

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