A Dutch Australian, Paul 't Hart arrived here in late 2005 and is now Professor of Political Science at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University; a Professor of Public Administration, Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; and a faculty member of the Australian New Zealand School of Government. He has held visiting positions in Oxford and Stockholm and was Associate Dean of the Netherlands School of Government.

Paul’s research, teaching and training activities focus on elite behaviour and leadership in government, crisis management, policy evaluation, and public accountability.

His books include:

• The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressure (Cambridge UP 2005)
• Observing Government Elites: Up Close and Personal  (Palgrave 2007
• Governing After Crisis (Cambridge UP 2008)
• Framing the Global Meltdown (ANU E Press 2009)
• Dispersed Democratic Leadership (Oxford UP 2009)
• Accountable European Governance: What Deficit? (Oxford UP 2010)
• How Power Changes Hands: Transition and Succession in Government (Palgrave, 2010) 

Paul was Associate Dean of the Netherlands School of Government, responsible for its MPA and Police Leadership Programs.

He is currently a faculty member of  the Australian New Zealand School of Government, where he convenes the Leading Public Sector Change course in the EMPA programme, and convenor of its Towards Strategic Leadership program.

Paul also has extensive consulting experience with a variety of public sector organisations including the Dutch Intelligence Service, the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Dutch Parliament, the Swedish Emergency Management Agency, and within Australia the Government of Victoria and the federal Department of Infrastructure.