Author of 'Governing Technology in the Quest for Sustainability on Earth' (Routledge, London 2019), Dain has a wide range of interests beyond Australian politics, including the global governance of technologies, and labour development issues. He has worked extensively in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Pacific for the UN and other international organisations.
He was awarded a PhD in 2017 after returning to study in 2012 at the University of Tasmania's department of Politics and International Relations.