Peter Ferguson has been a lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies (PPS) at Deakin University since 2015, and is currently the PPS Discipline Convenor. Previously, he was a lecturer in environmental politics at the University of Melbourne, from where he obtained his PhD in political science in 2014. Peter also holds a Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture), a Graduate Certificate in Arts (Political Science) and a Master of International Politics, all from the University of Melbourne, and a Graduate Certificate of Higher Education and Learning from Deakin University.