John Dryzek is Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Centenary Professor in the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, The University of Canberra.
He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, former Head of the Departments of Political Science at the Universities of Oregon and Melbourne and of the Social and Political Theory Program at the Australian National University, and former editor of the Australian Journal of Political Science. He is best known for his contributions in the areas of democratic theory and practice and environmental politics. His work in environmental politics ranges from green political philosophy to studies of environmental discourses and movements to global climate governance. His current research emphasizes global justice, governance in the Anthropocene, and global democracy.