Questions of governance and social and public policy

• Areas of expertise
• Current research projects
• Selected recent publications
• Postgraduate research

Areas of expertise

• Sustainable community development and local governance
• Australian political economy and public policy
• Global economic governance
• The experiences of welfare recipients
• The emergence of networks as an alternative to markets and hierarchies in the organisation of government services
• Politics of the High Court
• Australian political history and political economy
• Health policy, politics and governance
• Contemporary Australian social policy
• Local governance and social inclusion
• International perspectives on social inclusion.
• Networked governance and social policy
• Areas of expertise

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Current research projects

Creating Collaborative Advantage through Better Network Governance: A Comparative Study of New Institutions and Instruments.
Chief Investigator: Prof. Mark Considine

Where commerce and culture connect? Corporate governance and social capital in the global era: the case of the AFL.
Chief Investigators: Assoc. Prof. Ann Capling, Dr Tim Marjoribanks

Fostering innovation inside government: the role of structural and personal networks in improving innovation performance among politicians and bureaucrats.
Professorial Fellow: Prof. Mark Considine
Chief Investigator: Dr Jenny Lewis

Connecting for health: the role of networks and partnerships in improving health and wellbeing.
Chief Investigator: Dr Jenny Lewis

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Selected recent publications

Books

C. Finer & Paul Smyth (eds.), Social policy and the Commonwealth: prospects for social inclusion, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

Book chapters

Jo Barraket, "E-learning and access: getting behind the hype" in M. Osborne, J. Gallacher, B. Crossan (eds.), Researching widening access to lifelong learning: issues and approaches in international research ( RoutledgeFalmer, 2004), pp. 91-102.

Ann Capling, Trading ideas: the politics of intellectual property", in B. Hocking & S. McGuire (eds.), Trade politics (2004).

Ann Capling, “The multilateral trade system at risk? Three challenges to the World Trade Organisation" in The WTO and the Doha round: the changing face of world trade, (Dordrecht: Kluwer Law International, 2003), pp.37-58.

Ann Capling, Kim Nossal, “The third sector meets the national security state: the anti-globalisation movement in Canada after 9/11" in Delicate dances: public policy and the non-profit sector, (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003), pp.275-296.

Ann Capling, Kim Nossal, “The limits of likemindedness: Australia, Canada and international trade" in Parties long estranged: Canada and Australia in the twentieth century, (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press 2003), pp.229-248.

Mark Considine, “Local partnerships: different histories, common challenges - a synthesis” in Managing decentralisation: a new role for labour market policy, (Paris: OECD, 2003), pp.253-270.

Robyn Eckersley, “Politics and policy” in Managing Australia's environment, (Sydney: Federation Press, 2003), pp.485-500.

Brian Galligan, “The centralizing and decentralizing effects of globalization in Australian federalism: toward a new balance" in The impact of global and regional integration on federal systems (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003), pp.87-124.

Jenny Lewis, “Evidence based policy: a technocratic wish in a political world” in Evidence based health policy: problems and possibilities, (Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2003), pp.250-259.

Timothy Marjoribanks, “Strategising technological innovation: the case of News Corporation" in Media organization and production (London: Sage, 2003), pp.59-75.

Reginald Mascarenhas, "Institution building: role of public entrepreneurs" in P.L. Sanjeev Reddy, J. Singh, R.K. Tiwari (eds.), Pursuit of institutional excellence: essays in honour of V.K.N. Menon (2004).

Paul Smyth, "The British social policy legacy and the "Australian way"", in C. Finer & Paul Smyth (eds.), Social policy and the Commonwealth: prospects for social inclusion, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), pp.167-180.

Helen Szoke, "Australia: choice and diversity in regulation and record keeping", in E. Blyth & R. Landau (eds.), Third party assisted conception across cultures: social, legal and ethical perspectives, (Jessica Kingsley, 2004), pp. 36-54.

Journal articles

Ann Capling, “Democratic deficit, the global trade system and September 11”, Australian Journal of Politics and History. 49 (2003), pp. 372-379.

Peter Chen, “Advocating online censorship”, Australian Journal of Public Administration. 62 (2003), pp. 43-64.

Mark Considine, “Governance and competition: the role of non-profit organisations in the delivery of public services”, Australian Journal of Political Science. 38 (2003), pp. 63-77.

Mark Considine, Jenny Lewis, “Bureaucracy, network, or enterprise? Comparing models of governance in Australia, Britain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand”, Public Administration Review. 63 (2003), pp. 131-140.

Mark Considine, Jenny Lewis, “Networks and interactivity: making sense of front line governance in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia”, Journal of European Public Policy. 10 (2003), pp. 46-58.

Peter Gahan, “Work, status and contract: another challenge for labour law”, Australian Journal of Labour Law. 16 (2003), pp. 249-258.

Jenny Lewis, "Partnerships, primary health care and health inequalities: problems and possibilities", Australian Journal of Primary Health, 10(3) 2004, pp. 38-45.

Jenny Lewis, Tim Marjoribanks, “The impact of financial constraints and incentives on professional autonomy”, International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 18 (2003), pp. 49-61.

Jenny Lewis, Timothy Marjoribanks, M. Pirotta, “Changing professions: general practitioners' perceptions of autonomy on the frontline”, Journal of Sociology. 39 (2003), pp. 44-61.

Timothy Marjoribanks, Andrew Kenyon, “Negotiating news: journalistic practice and defamation law in Australia and the US”, Australian Journalism Review. 25 (2003), pp. 31-49.

Timothy Marjoribanks, Jenny Lewis, “Reform and autonomy: perceptions of the Australian general practice community”, Social Science & Medicine. 56 (2003), pp. 2229-2239.

Paul Smyth, T. Reddel, A. Jones, "Social inclusion, new regionalism and associational government in Queensland", International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 28(3) 2004, pp. 601-616.

Conference papers

S. Barlow, J. Chmonyo, A. Lyon, B. O'Loughlin, Peter Chen, ”eGovernance practice and potential in the local government sector”, Refereed papers from the 2003 APSA conference, (School of Government, University of Tasmania, 2003).

Jo Barraket, "Mobilising civic engagement? The use of online technologies by Australian third sector organisations", Australasian Political Studies Association Conference 2004, (APSA/University of Adelaide, 2004).

Robyn Eckersley, ”The WTO and multilateral environmental agreements: a case of disciplinary neoliberalism?”, Refereed papers from the 2003 APSA conference, (School of Government, University of Tasmania, 2003).

A. Kenyon, Timothy Marjoribanks, ”Seeking Sullivan, looking for Lange: US and Australian defamation law and news production”, 2003 Australian & New Zealand Communication Association Conference Proceedings (ANZCA03), (Queensland University of Technology, 2003).

A. Kenyon, Timothy Marjoribanks, ”Judging journalism: US and Australian defamation law and news production”, Designing communication for diversity, (Brisbane Graduate School of Business, 2003).

A. Kenyon, Timothy Marjoribanks, ”Producing the news: US and Australian media defamation law”, New(s) times: journalism production and practice, (The University of Melbourne, 2003).

Jenny Lewis, "Impermeability, incorporation and transformation: ideation and health policy change", Australasian Political Studies Association Conference 2004, (APSA/University of Adelaide, 2004).

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Postgraduate research

PhD

Valerie Ayres-Wearne: Refocusing the Australian welfare reform agenda through a commitment to sustainable development. (Supervisor: Jo Barraket)

George Cawley: Neo-liberalism and education: A comparative study of the flow of ideas in educational policy in four countries. (Supervisor: Tim Marjoribanks)

Valerie Gerrand: Transforming mental health services in Victoria 1993-98: a case study of policy change. (Supervisor: Mark Considine)

Prudence Gordon: Explaining TRIPs, TRIMs and GATS: the political economy of changes to the GATT/WTO. (Supervisor: Ann Capling)

Debra Hartley: Managing change: Australian non governmental organisations' responses to official aid policies in the new global era. (Supervisor: Derek McDougall)

Cara Jones: Independent consultants: factors affecting their job success. (Supervisors: Bruce Headey, Alex Wearing)

Zara Lasater: Addressing the 'wicked' problems beyond the silos: joined-up integration and community localism. (Supervisor: Jo Barraket)

Manusavee Monsakul: Network politics: Japanese influence and domestic actors in Thailand's crisis management. (Supervisor: Brian Galligan)

Denis Muller: Media influence on policy-making elites. (Supervisors: Bruce Headey & Brian Galligan)

Daniel Perkins: Assisting jobseekers with significant barriers to employment: An evaluation of the Personal Support Program. (Supervisors: Mark Considine and Stephen Ziguras)

Steven Perryman: Information communications and technology and public sector reform. (Supervisors: John Alford & Brian Galligan)

Joshua Puls: The contribution of the Catholic church to political and legal processes in Australia. (Supervisor: Paul Smyth)

Paul Rumpf: Job Network: a radically new policy instrument (Supervisor: Mark Considine)

Geoffrey Slack: Contemporary policy initiatives in Victoria: Spatial governance, social inclusion and practical applications. (Supervisor: Paul Smyth)

Timothy Szlachetko: Markets against employment: the welfare state and labour market intervention in Australia and Denmark. (Supervisors: Linda Hancock & Philomena Murray)

Andrea Treble: Reviewing the reviewers: a comparative study of administrative review: structural processes in Australia, the United States and United Kingdom. (Supervisor: Brian Galligan)

Sarah Tyrrell: Greening the coalition: natural resource management in the Australian federalist state. (Supervisor: Brian Galligan)

Catherine Woodward: The dynamics of Aboriginal policy: interests, institutions and ideas. (Supervisor: Brian Galligan)

MA

Annabel Barbara: Best value for whom? An evaluation of the impact of best value implementation on local ownership as perceived by councillors, council managers and officers in the United Kingdom. (Supervisors: Linda Hancock & Brian Galligan)

Juliette Brodsky: The politics of urban and suburban amenity in Victoria. (Supervisor: Mark Considine)

Carmelo Criscione: Australian industry policy within the postindustrial context. (Supervisor: Ann Capling)

Susan Fry: Barriers to successful implementation of family friendly policy. (Supervisor: Jo Barraket)

Jarrod Lenne: Future directions in global economic governance. (Supervisor: Ann Capling)

Megan O'Connell: The role of training in preventing early retirement. (Supervisor: Stephen Ziguras)

Michael Salvagno: The ACCC and the culture of competition. (Supervisor: Brian Galligan)

Louise Staley: Is regulation harming the economic prospects and social capital of rural Australia? (Supervisor: Jo Barraket)

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