Michael de Percy

Michael de Percy
Born (1970-02-15) 15 February 1970
Penrith, NSW, Australia
OccupationAcademic, Political Scientist, and Journalist
EducationKingswood Public School
Parramatta State School
Cairns State High School
Royal Military College, Duntroon
Deakin University
University of South Australia
University of Canberra
Australian National University
Alma materDeakin University
GenrePolitical Science, Journalism
SubjectPolitics, Policy and Public Administration
Notable worksRoad Pricing and Provision (2018)
COVID-19 and Foreign Aid: Nationalism and Global Development in a New World Order (2023)
Politics, Policy and Public Administration in Theory and Practice: Essays in honour of Professor John Wanna (2021)
Website
www.politicalscience.com.au

Michael de Percy (born 1970) is an Australian academic, political scientist, journalist, editor, and political commentator who is a senior lecturer in political science in the Canberra School of Government at the University of Canberra in Australia. According to Toby James, de Percy co-developed theoretical tools which show how technological and institutional legacies limited the policy options available to deploy new communications technologies in Australia and Canada. He was among the people who supported change in the Australian Broadcasting Legislation amendment in 2017. In 2022 de Percy was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and served as an army officer before becoming an academic.