Ann Sullivan is Ngapuhi.  She has a PhD in Political Science.  Her main research and teaching interests are in the field on Maori Politics and Public Policy.  Prior to her appointment to the Department of Maori Studies, Ann taught in the Politics Department at the University of Waikato.

Her main research interests are Maori Politics and public policy.  These include Maori representation, participation and voting behaviour, Maori development and contemporary issues and public policies,  indigenous rights,  local government and governance issues.

2009  'Indigenous Representation' in The Treaty of Waitangi and the Constitution' M. Mulholland and V. Tawhai (eds) forthcoming

2009  Maori Participation' in New Zealand Government and Politics 5th edition Raymond Miller (ed)  O.U.P. forthcoming

2009  The Maori Party and Newspaper coverage  in Informing Voters? Politics, Media and the New Zealand Election 2008 Chris Rudd, Janine Hayward, Geoffrey Craig (eds)  Pearson NZ, pp 108 -118

2009  ‘The Maori Electorates and Agency Theory: Refocusing Debate about the Maori seats’ with J. Hayward.  Paper presented at Maori and Parliament conference, Wellington 8-9 May

2009 Written Submission to Auckland Governance Legislation Committee on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill

2008  Written Submission to Royal Commission on Auckland Governance 14 April pp 8 (oral submission made at Te Puea Marae 15 May)

2008    'The Maori Party and the Media: Representations in mainstream print leading to the 2005 election' Pacific Journalism Review 14(1) pp131-149

2008   'Racism and the Invisibility of Maori in Public Policy'  He Pukenga Korero (forthcoming)`

2008  ‘Reconciling Indigenous Rights and Public Ownership of the Foreshore, seabed and Fisheries’ in Conciliation et Reconciliation Strategies Dans Le Pacifique Conciliation and Reconcilliation.  Strategies in the Pacific  Maryvonne Nedeljkovic (ed)  L’Harmattan  pp 87- 113

Maori 743  Issues in M?ori Politics and Policy (30 points)  not offered in 2009

Maori 790  Dissertation: This course allows students to design and develop a small research project.  Students will become familiar with relevant methodological and ethical issues and complete a small research project.