Michael Head (academic)

Michael ("Mike") Head (born 1957) is an Australian academic and lecturer at the University of Western Sydney.

Biography

Head obtained a master's degree in law from the Columbia University in New York.[1] Having initially taught law at Columbia, Adelaide and ANU, Head began teaching at the University of Western Sydney in 1999.[2] His main areas of study have been civil liberties, democratic rights, public law and legal theory.[3] He has written numerous books on these topics.[4]

Head became the first legal PhD graduate from the University of Western Sydney in 2004.[5] He went on to win the award for the UWS leading researcher by publications in the period 2004-2006.[6]

Head is also a national committee member in the Australian Socialist Equality Party for whom he has recently contested the seat of Fowler.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/author.asp?id=757
  2. ↑ http://www.uws.edu.au/law/sol/academic_profiles/michael_head
  3. ↑ http://www.uws.edu.au/law/sol/academic_profiles/michael_head
  4. ↑ http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/by/michael-head/286841/
  5. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/michael-head-36226.html
  6. ↑ http://www.uws.edu.au/law/sol/academic_profiles/michael_head
  7. ↑ http://www.sep.org.au/website/candidates/fowler-nsw
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