Morgan Brigg

Morgan worked in conflict resolution prior to his academic career and continues to practice as a nationally accredited mediator and facilitator. He is a political scientist focusing on cultural difference in peace and conflict, and also researches and publishes in international relations, law and dispute resolution, Indigenous politics, governance and public policy, and international development. Much of Morgan's research develops and applies ideas of relationism that emphasise the dynamic and interconnected nature of political life among people, cultures and nations. He has developed these ideas in peace and conflict studies to consider foundational questions about how humans organise being together while addressing practical challenges of how to manage and resolve conflict non-violently. A key part of Morgan's work is collaboration with Indigenous colleagues and peoples to understand Indigenous political systems and governance, challenge the discipline of political science to better engage with Indigenous peoples, and contribute ways of knowing and working across difference. He works closely with Prof-Aunty Mary Graham in developing Indigenous diplomacy and Aboriginal political philosophy and has completed projects on improving governance for organisations in the Aboriginal community-controlled sector. Morgan's current research is focused on building capacity to respond to geopolitical disorder by drawing on relationist and Indigenous methods, improving Indigenous-state relations in Australia, and advancing conflict management by developing online tools for conflict coaching and advice. Conflict Resolution: The politics, ethics and efficacy of conflict resolution, conflict management, peacemaking and peacebuilding. Indigenous Politics: Settler-Indigenous and global Indigenous politics, including different conceptions of political order and contemporary governance practices. Politics of Cultural Difference, Decoloniality, Postcolonialism: How cultural difference frames conceptions of political order, decolonising knowledge production. Selfhood and Subjectivity: The variable production of selves through relations of power and culture, and the self as a vehicle for knowing and translating across cultural difference.

[2026] Entangled political institutions and forms: from corporatisation to treaty. Brigg, Morgan, Howard-Wagner, Deirdre, McCormack, Natasha, Maddison, Sarah and Woods, Kaely (2026). Entangled political institutions and forms: from corporatisation to treaty. Australian Journal of Public Administration 1467-8500.70054. doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.70054 [2026] Relational voices in international studies: rethinking theory and method through relationality. FitzGerald, Garrett, Shimizu, Kosuke, Shih, Chih-yu, Huang, Chiung-chiu, Brigg, Morgan, Weber, Martin, Graham, Mary and Blaney, David L. (2026). Relational voices in international studies: rethinking theory and method through relationality. International Studies Review, 28 (3) viaf036, 1-19. doi: 10.1093/isr/viaf036 [2026] Politics: philosophical