Dr Kerryn Baker
BA (Hons) VUW, PhD ANU
Research Fellow, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Areas of expertise
- Government And Politics Of Asia And The Pacific 160606
Research interests
Elections and Electoral Reform; Women's Political Representation; Politics in the Pacific Islands Region
Biography
Kerryn is a Research Fellow in Pacific Politics with SSGM. Her PhD thesis, submitted in 2014, examined campaigns for parliamentary gender quotas in the Pacific Islands region, with case studies in Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville and the French Pacific territories. Her main research interests are electoral politics and electoral reform in Melanesia and the broader Pacific Islands region. Her research has a particular focus on women’s political representation, and she has conducted research on legislative measures to increase women’s representation, as well as the campaign strategies of women candidates in elections.
Publications
- Baker, K 2016, IB 2016.7 The Highest Glass Ceiling - Women, Politics and Executive Power in the Pacific.
- Baker, K 2016, IB 2016.16 A Watershed Moment, or Business as Usual? Female Candidates and Quota Implementation in the 2016 Samoan Election.
- Baker, K 2015, IB 2015.33 Women's Under-Representation and Special Measures in the Tongan Parliament.
- Baker, K & Oppermann, T 2015, IB 2015.49 The Election of Josephine Getsi - Making Political History in Bougainville.
- Baker, K 2015, 'Pawa Blong Meri: Women Candidates in the 2015 Bougainville Election', State Society and Governance in Melanesia, vol. 2015, no. 14, pp. 1-20.
- Baker, K 2014, 'Explaining the outcome of gender quota campaigns in Samoa and Papua New Guinea', Political Science, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 63-83.
- Baker, K, Corbett, J & Molotii, A 2014, IB 2014-17 | Women's Representation and the Question of Temporary Special Measures in Tuvalu.
- Baker, K 2014, IB 2014-02 | Women's Representation and the Use of Reserved Seats in Bougainville.
- Baker, K 2014, 'Quota adoption and the exogenous track model: The parity laws in the french pacific collectivities', Representation, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 295-306.
- Baker, K, Ng Shiu, R & Corbett, J 2013, IB 2013.11 Women MPs in Samoa and Kiribati.
