Le Flaneur Politique

Dr Michael de Percy

Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN @FlaneurPolitiq publishes The Political Flaneur (ISSN 2652-8851), a news and political commentary website. He is the Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent for The Spectator Australia, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, a member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Government at the University of Canberra. Michael is a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon where he received the Brigadier Urquhart Trophy (Royal Australian Artillery Prize). All opinions are the author's own.

  1. S1 E1: Charlie Kirk's Assassination #NoMore Double Standards

    09/16/2025

    S1 E1: Charlie Kirk's Assassination #NoMore Double Standards

    A Different Point of View S1 E1. Dr Michael de Percy @madepercy discusses the ramifications of the assassination of Charlie Kirk in the US and the role of universities in perpetuating double standards. De Percy advocates it is time conservatives embraced a #NoMore movement.

    3 min
  2. #12 Professional Orientation - The Journey Continues

    08/05/2021

    #12 Professional Orientation - The Journey Continues

    In this podcast, Dr Jean-Paul Gagnon and Dr Michael de Percy discuss the purpose and rationale behind the units Professional Orientation and Professional Evidence at the University of Canberra.

    35 min
  3. #11 Professional Orientation at the University of Canberra - The Journey

    08/04/2021

    #11 Professional Orientation at the University of Canberra - The Journey

    In this podcast, Dr Jean-Paul Gagnon and Dr Michael de Percy discuss the purpose and rationale behind the unit Professional Orientation at the University of Canberra.

    36 min
  4. #10 Special Edition: Interview with Professor John Wanna: Career Reflections

    09/10/2018

    #10 Special Edition: Interview with Professor John Wanna: Career Reflections

    Professor John Wanna has studied politics, policy, and public administration since the 1970s and has published over 50 books and supervised over 50 research students. He is the inaugural Sir John Bunting Chair in Public Administration at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government based at the Australian National University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Science in Australia and National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA). He received IPAA's Meritorious Service Award in 2014 after serving for twenty years as the editor of the Australian Journal of Public Administration. John’s scholarly contribution is to be honoured with a Festschrift in September 2018, supported by ANZSOG, the ANU, and Wiley Publishing. In this podcast, I interview Professor Wanna and ask him to reflect on his career. I would like to thank the editorial team at the Australian Journal of Public Administration and Wiley Publishing for the encouragement to produce this podcast.

    23 min
  5. #9: On International Mindedness in Education with Cindy Bin Tahal

    12/18/2017

    #9: On International Mindedness in Education with Cindy Bin Tahal

    Today I spoke with Cindy Bin Tahal on the concept of "international mindedness". Cindy is an international school leader and has worked as a principal and taught in various locations in Australia (including the Torres Strait), North America, and Asia.

    33 min
  6. #8: On Social Media Living Up to its Promises with Raechel Johns

    10/27/2017

    #8: On Social Media Living Up to its Promises with Raechel Johns

    Associate Professor Raechel Johns is a marketing specialist and Head of the School of Management at the University of Canberra. Raechel and I have been colleagues for many years. We even starred in a video video about ten years ago. So I asked Raechel about social media and marketing and how I was disappointed that social media had not lived up to its early promises. Is social media any good? Or has it been over-run by commercial interests? Raechel talks about the Gartner Hype Curve and the "trough of disillusionment", but also says that social media provides opportunities for building social capital, learning new ideas, and creating social value. Check out the Show Notes at http://www.politicalscience.com.au/2017/10/is-social-media-living-up-to-its.html

    26 min
  7. #7: Our Taste in Music: Sociological Explanations

    10/09/2017

    #7: Our Taste in Music: Sociological Explanations

    Dr Michael Walsh is a sociologist at the University of Canberra. I asked Michael how sociology explains our musical preferences, what our preferences say about us, and about the future of music in a market-driven, high-tech world. Don't forget to check out the show notes at http://www.politicalscience.com.au/2017/10/on-our-taste-in-music-and-sociological.html.

    27 min
  8. #6: On Bipartisanship, Reform Fall Guys, Asian Century, and Infrastructure with Michelle Grattan

    09/20/2017

    #6: On Bipartisanship, Reform Fall Guys, Asian Century, and Infrastructure with Michelle Grattan

    At the recent Democracy100 forum at Old Parliament House hosted by the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Bob Hawke and John Howard spoke about the present lack of appetite for reform. Populism appears to be making it more difficult to pursue a reform agenda. So, in an effort to investigate some of these issues to encourage discussion with my students, I put some of these questions to Michelle Grattan AO, Professorial Fellow of the University of Canberra and Chief Political Correspondent at The Conversation. The recording was made at Parliament House, and you can hear the divisional bells for the Senate sounding in the background. My thanks to Michelle for providing this content for my teaching. Don't forget to check out the show notes at http://www.politicalscience.com.au/2017/09/on-bipartisanship-reform-fall-guys.html.

    26 min
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Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN @FlaneurPolitiq publishes The Political Flaneur (ISSN 2652-8851), a news and political commentary website. He is the Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent for The Spectator Australia, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, a member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Government at the University of Canberra. Michael is a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon where he received the Brigadier Urquhart Trophy (Royal Australian Artillery Prize). All opinions are the author's own.

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  • Creator
    Dr Michael de Percy
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
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