AuSI welcomes Visiting Fellow: Dr Nathan Fioritti

The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) is pleased to welcome Dr Nathan Fioritti to the 2025 Visiting Fellowship Program. 

Dr Nathan Fioritti is an environmental politics scholar whose research focuses primarily on political parties’ environmental and climate agendas, however, his broader interests span globalisation and trade, international political economy, media framing, political campaigns, political polarisation and political systems. 

During his time at The Australian National University (ANU), Nathan plans to work on a project with Professors Christian Downie and Darren Halpin on the public climate statements made by Australia's top emitters. This project is examining the question of whether corporate statements about climate science and policy have changed over time – both in terms of the positions they take and the level of attention they receive.

“This fellowship will provide a shot in the arm for our project on the public climate statements of Australia's top emitters. The time, space and proximity to my collaborators that it offers will not only progress the project but extend its scope, enhancing our research contribution beyond what was initially planned.”

- Dr Nathan Fioritti, Visiting Fellow, ANU Australian Studies Institute

Dr Nathan Fioritti is a Lecturer in Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. Nathan has a PhD in comparative environmental politics from Monash University and BA(Hons) from the University of Melbourne. He has lectured and taught into subject on Australian politics, campaigns and elections, comparative politics, environmental politics, political economy, political theory, and public policy.

On 12 November 2025, Nathan was the academic host of the ANU Visiting Fellows Dinner and led the evening's discussion with the question: What might it take to turn the tide on Australian environmental and climate policy?

Read Nathan’s full speech here.