Dr Benjamin Day is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University where he teaches Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and Harnessing Diplomacy for International Development.

Ben’s current research explores the role of political leaders in foreign policy decision-making, especially in relation to international development policy. He is co-author, with Valerie M. Hudson, of Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory (3rd edn, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020). Ben is an associate of the ANU’s Development Policy Centre and was appointed as an Australian National Fellow at King’s College London in September 2019.

He tweets at: @benjaminsday.