Instructor

Dr Elise Klein (OAM) is Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Crawford School, Australian National University, whose work explores the intersections of development, social policy, decoloniality and care. She is the author and co-editor of several influential books on inequality, neoliberalism, postdevelopment and basic income, including Developing Minds: Psychology, Neoliberalism, Power and Critical Global Development (with Uma Kothari). Beyond academia, her research and public engagement have had significant policy and societal impact: she regularly advises members of the Australian Federal Parliament, contributes evidence to Senate inquiries, and has worked with the United Nations, including on the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Development and the Human Rights Committee of the UN General Assembly. Her work has featured widely in international and Australian media such as The Guardian, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and the ABC. In recognition of both her scholarly and public contributions, she received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) and the Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research in 2019. She is also co-director of the Australian Basic Income Lab.