Dr Andrew Carr
Areas of expertise
- Australian Government And Politics 160601
- International Relations 160607
- Defence Studies 160604
- Government And Politics Of Asia And The Pacific 160606
Research interests
Dr Carr's research interests include Strategy, Middle Powers and Australian Defence Policy.
Biography
Andrew Carr is a Senior Lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. His research focuses on strategy, middle powers and Australian defence policy. He has published books with Oxford University Press and Georgetown University Press, and in academic journals such as the Journal of Strategic Studies, Asia Policy, Australian Journal of International Affairs, and Journal of Indian Ocean Research, along with the literary journal Meanjin. Dr Carr is the editor of the Centre of Gravity policy paper series. Dr Carr will be the 2019 Fulbright Professional Scholar in Australian–U.S. Alliance Studies, based at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Researcher's projects
Defending terra Australis:
Sole authored manuscript which explores how Australians have tried to defend the country, and in turn how conceptions of the country have both influenced and been shaped by defence strategy.
Time and Strategy
Multi-publication project exploring link between time and strategic behaviour. The most recent publication in this project is - 'Strategy and Temporal Phenomena’, Journal of Strategic Studies, (Forthcoming. Published online 15/10/18 - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2018.1529569).
Centre of Gravity
Editor of Policy Paper Series, published by the Australian National University
http://sdsc.bellschool.anu.edu.au/our-publications/centre-of-gravity-series
Current student projects
1) PhD - Middle Power Security Cooperation: Australia-South Korea Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
2) Sovereignty in Defence Industry, and the impact on military preparedness
Past student projects
Past supervision topics include
PhD
Coping with Uncertainty in International Verification
Masters
Indonesia's Naval Modernisation
Rethinking the risks in Australia's Liquid Fuel supply
The impact of Indonesian Economic Growth on Australia's Strategic Environment
Honours
Stop the Boats - The costs of Australia's approach to irregular migration on the Australian Defence Force
Living under Giants: Middle Powers and the Concert of Asia
Publications
- Carr, A 2018, 'A Pilot Fish Returns to School: Australia Explores New Approaches in East Asia's Evolving Regional Order', Asia Policy, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 45-51.
- Carr, A 2017, 'Is Bipartisanship on National Security Beneficial? Australia's Politics of Defence and Security', Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 254-269.
- Blaxland, J, Carroll, J & Carr, A 2017, Marawi and After: How Australia Can Help, Policy Options paper No. 6, August
- Carr, A & Fruehling, S 2017, 'Defence Outlook: Australia', in Ron Huisken (ed.), Regional Security Outlook 2017, Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, Australia, pp. 25-27.
- Baldino, D & Carr, A 2016, 'Defence diplomacy and the Australian defence force: smokescreen or strategy?', Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 139-158.
- Carr, A 2016, 'Issues in Australian foreign policy january to june 2016', Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 592-607.
- Carr, A 2016, 'ANZUS and Australia's role in world affairs', in Peter J. Dean, Stephan Frühling and Brendan Taylor (ed.), Australia's American Alliance, Melbourne University Publishing Limited, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 66-85pp.
- Carr, A 2016, 'The politics of the 2016 Defence White Paper', Security Challenges, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1-17.
- Carr, A 2016, 'The Engagement Pendulum: Australia’s Alternating Approach to Irregular Migration', Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 319-336pp.
- Wallis, J & Carr, A 2016, 'An Introduction to Asia-Pacific Security', in Joanne Wallis and Andrew Carr (ed.), Asia-Pacific Security: an introduction, Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 1-20.
- Carr, A 2016, 'Are the Middle Powers on a Collision Course in the Asia-Pacific?', in Joanne Wallis and Andrew Carr (ed.), Asia-Pacific Security: an introduction, Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 83-101.
- Wallis, J & Carr, A, eds, 2016, Asia-Pacific Security: an introduction, Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, USA.
- Carr, A 2015, 'Middle Powers and the US pivot: A collective action problem', Tamkang Journal of International Affairs, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 53-87pp..
- Carr, A 2015, Winning the Peace: Australia's Campaign to change the Asia-Pacific, Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), Carlton, VIC, Australia.
- Carr, A & Baldino, D 2015, 'An Indo-Pacific norm entrepreneur? Australia and defence diplomacy', Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 30-47.
- Carr, A 2015, Australia as a middle power: Fighting or fanning the flames of Asia?.
- Carr, A 2015, 'Muscling up to the World', Meanjin, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 132-139.
- Carr, A 2015, 'Australia: A Constructive or a Confused Power', in Kang Choi,James Manicom and Simon Palamar (ed.), Mutual Security in the Asia-Pacific: Roles for Australia, Canada, and South Korea, Asian Institute for Policy Studies, Canada, pp. 131-149pp.
- Carr, A 2014, 'Is Australia a middle power? A systemic impact approach', Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 70-84.
- Carr, A, Baldino, D & Langlois, A, eds, 2014, Australian Foreign Policy Controversies and Debates, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
- Carr, A 2014, 'Australia as a Middle Power', in Brendan Taylor, Peter Dean and Stephan Fruhling (ed.), Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era?, Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), Carlton, pp. 37-60.
- Carr, A & Leahy, M 2014, 'Defence Spending', in Daniel Baldino, Andrew Carr, and Anthony J. Langlois (ed.), Australian Foreign Policy: Controversies and Debates, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, pp. 195-210.
- Carr, A 2014, 'The Asian Century', in Chris Aulich (ed.), The Gillard Governments: Australian Commonwealth Administration 2010-2013, Melbourne University Publishing Limited, Carlton, Vic, pp. 220-237.
- Carr, A & Dean, P 2013, 'The Funding Illusion: The 2% of GDP Furphy in Australia's Defence Debate', Security Challenges, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 65-86.
- Carr, A & Jones, B 2013, 'Civic republicanism and Sir Robert Menzies: the non-liberal side of the Liberal leader', Journal of Australian Studies, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 485-502.
- Carr, A & Roberts, C 2010, 'Foreign Policy'. in Chris Aulich & Mark Evans (ed.) The Rudd Government, Australian Commonwealth Administration Series ANU E-Press - http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/australia-and-new-zealand-school-of-government-anzsog-2/rudd_citation
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Owning Time: Tempo in Army's future land combat (Primary Investigator)
