Australian Politics and Policy: Senior Edition 2023

(Paperback, 3rd New edition)

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The first open source and open access textbook on Australian politics, Australian Politics and Policy provides a unique, holistic coverage of politics and public topics for use in university courses. This 2023 edition includes 53 chapters, an unparalleled resource for instructors.

With contributions from Australias leading politics and public policy scholars, the textbook includes material on Australian political history and philosophy, key political institutions and jurisdictions, Australian political sociology, public policy-making, and specialised chapters on a diverse range of policy topics.
Each chapter was subject to anonymous and rigorous peer review to ensure the highest standards. The textbook comes with additional teaching resources including review questions and lecture slides.
This third edition contains content updates and new chapters. This edition includes a new eight-chapter section on public policy and public sector management, covering areas such as public participation, intergovernmental coordination, policy implementation and resource management.
The senior edition is aimed at later-year undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Author Bio

Dr Peter John Chen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations where he teaches Australian and regional politics, media politics, and public policy. He is the author of Animal Welfare in Australia: Politics and Policy (2016) and Australian Politics in a Digital Age (2013) and the co-editor of Double Disillusion: The 2016 Australian Federal Election (2018). Dr Nicholas Barry is a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Philosophy at La Trobe University. His research and teaching interests are in political theory, political institutions, and Australian Politics. He is currently working on a number of projects relating to contemporary theories of egalitarian justice, the dynamics of constitutional conventions, and institutional change in Australia. Dr John Butcher has adjunct appointments as an ANZSOG Research Fellow in the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University, and as a research fellow in the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy within the Curtin Business School at Curtin University. His principal research focuses on the relationship between government and the not-for-profit sector. He is co-editor (with David Gilchrist) of The Three Sector Solution (2016) and co-author (with John Wanna and Ben Freyens) of Policy in Action (2010). David Clune OAM was for many years the Manager of the NSW Parliament's Research Service and the Parliament's Historian. Dr Clune has written extensively about NSW politics and history. He is the editor (with Michael Hogan) of The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in Twentieth Century NSW (2001), author (with Gareth Griffith) of Decision and Deliberation: The Parliament of NSW, 1856-2003 (2006), editor (with Ken Turner) of The Premiers of NSW, 1856-2005 (2006) and The Governors of NSW, 1788-2010 (2009), and author of Inside the Wran Era: the Ron Mulock Memoirs (2015). He was awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal in 2001 and the Order of Australia Medal in 2011. Ian Cook teaches Australian politics, political philosophy and media politics at Murdoch University. He is the co-author/editor of three texts on Australian politics (Government and Democracy in Australia, Contemporary Australian Politics and Keywords in Australian Politics). His more recent work has been a series of articles, written with Greg Thompson, on Deleuze and Deleuze and Guattari on teaching and education policy in contemporary capitalist society. He does weekly radio commentary on international politics on ABC Regional radio in Western Australia, as well as serving as an expert commentator for a variety of media outlets. Dr Adele Garnier is a Lecturer in the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University. Her research and teaching focuses on immigration and refugee policy in comparative perspective. She is the co-editor of Refugee Resettlement: Power, Politics and Humanitarian Governance (2018, with Liliana L. Jubilut and Kristin B. Sandvik). Dr Yvonne Haigh is a senior lecturer in Policy and Governance at Murdoch University; and Chair of the Policy and Management program at the Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs. Yvonne has expertise in teaching and research across broad areas of public policy and management. Her text: Public Policy in Australia: theory and practice (OUP 2012) is used across Australia and Asia as the key public policy text for both undergraduate and post graduate teaching. Dr Haighs research cover policy development, public sector ethics, public sector corruption, education policy, housing redevelopment, youth crime, and citizenship. Sara C. Mottais a mother, critical political theorist, poet, popular educator and Associate Professor in Politics and Political Economy, based in the Discipline of Politics and International Relations at the Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia. She is currently facilitating a number of activist-scholar research projects including La Politica de Maternidad with militant mothers and grandmothers in Australia, Colombia and Brazil. She has published over 40 academic articles, two edited books and is the author ofConstructing Twenty first Century Socialism in Latin America: The Role of Radical Education(2014), andLiminal Subjects: Weaving (Our) Liberation(2018). Marija Taflaga is a Lecturer at The Australian National University. Her primary research focus is Australian politics in comparative context, including political parties and parliament, the career paths political elites, and Australian political history. Marija has undertaken research fellowships at the Australian Parliamentary Library and the Australian Museum of Democracy, Old Parliament House. She has also worked in the Australian Parliamentary Press Gallery as a researcher at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Dr Merrindahl Andrew is Program Manager of Australian Women Against Violence Alliance. She has worked as a researcher, editor, policy advocate and women's rights activist. Merrindahl completed her PhD at the Australian National University, where she went on to work as a researcher. She has published articles and book chapters on social movements and feminism, as well as creating (with Mitchell Whitelaw) The Institutional Harvest, an interactive digital display tracking the establishment and survival of women's agencies and services in Australia. Dr Tracey Arklay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Relationsand the Program Director of the Graduate Certificate in Policy Analysis atGriffith University. Her research interests include public policy, federal and state politics, parliamentary history and disaster management. She is the author of Arthur Fadden: A political silhouette (2014) and The Ayes have it: History of the Queensland Parliament 1957-1989, (2010) (with John Wanna). She is a co-editor of A People's Federation (2017). Dr Heba Batainah is Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Canberra where she teaches leadership, public policy, social policy, and Australian and Middle Eastern politics. She is a graduate of the Australian National University (PhD) and the University of Canberra (BPhil Hons - First Class, BMgmt, BBusAdmin) and a Fellow of the National Security Institute. Dr Heba Batainah is Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Canberra where she teaches leadership, public policy, social policy, and Australian and Middle Eastern politics. She is a graduate of the Australian National University (PhD) and the University of Canberra (BPhil Hons - First Class, BMgmt, BBusAdmin) and a Fellow of the National Security Institute. Dr Dain Bolwell is an associate with the Institute for the Study of Social Change. He has extensive experience in several countries in labour and development with the United Nations. He is the author of Governing Technology in the Quest for Sustainability on Earth (forthcoming 2019), as well as To the Lighthouse: towards a global minimum wage building on the international poverty line (2016). Dr Moira Byrne works in law and policy in the Australian Government, and as an occasional teaching academic in the School of Politics and International Relations at ANU. A former policy advisor and speechwriter, her research interests include lobby groups in politics and policy, democracy, and political communication. With qualifications in theology and economics, she is also a keen observer of the intersection of religion and politics. Dr Garner Clancey is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology. Before joining the University of Sydney Law School in 2011, Garner worked as a crime prevention consultant (between 2002-2010) and in criminal justice (including Juvenile Justice NSW and the NSW Police Force) and alcohol and other drug agencies in NSW and England (between 1992-2002). Garner's research interested include crime prevention, youth crime, juvenile justice, and criminal justice policymaking. Dr Brian Coffey is a ViceChancellors Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University. His research centres on environmental politics, policy and governance and science-policy relations. He is interested in how issues are conceptualised in policy processes, and the implications this has for how they are addressed. Brian has taught courses on public policy, environmental politics and policy, and environmental economics. Brian completed his PhD in Policy Studies at the University of Queensland in 2010. Prior to this he worked in the Victorian public sector for 17 years. Dr Philippa Collin is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University. She researches the politics of youth and the role of digital media for participation, citizenship, health and wellbeing. Philippa is the author of Young Citizens and Political Participation in a Digital Society: Addressing the Democratic Disconnect, (2015) and co-author of Young People in Digital Society: Control Shift (forthcoming). She Co-directs of the Intergener8 Living Lab and is a Stream Leader of the Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health. Dr Michael de Percy is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canberra, Academic Fellow of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Mark Dean is a Research Associate at the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute at Flinders University. He researches the impact of digital technologies and the 'fourth industrial revolution' on the future of employment, work and society. His research interests include Australian and international industry and innovation policy, and South Australian politics. Brendan has a long-standing interest in how police and other government agencies work with local c