The Oxford Handbook of Australian Politics

Jenny M Lewis is Professor of Public Policy in the School of Social and Political Sciences at The University of Melbourne, and President of the International Research Society for Public Management. Her research is concentrated on the policy design, policy decision-making processes, and public sector innovation. She is the author of 60 journal articles, 20 book chapters, and six books, and has been awarded one Australian and four international prizes for her public policy and public administration research. Jenny is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia and a past President of the Australian Political Studies Association.Anne Tiernan is Professor of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University and Dean (Engagement) of the Griffith Business School. A political scientist with earlier careers in federal and state government, teaching, and consultancy, Anne has written extensively on executive advice, policy capacity, the political-administrative interface, governmental transitions, and policy advising. She is the author of six books and numerous articles in national and international journals. Anne is a National Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.

• Foreword: A Voice from the Heart,  Ian Anderson 1:Introduction: Towards a New Vision for Australian Politics: Seeing, Not, Seeing, and What We Can Now See,  Anne Tiernan Section One: Inheritances 2:Governing Ideas and Collective Expectations: the Australian Case,  James Walter 3:Myth and Myth-Making,  Jon Piccini 4:Ideas of Nationhood,  Carolyn Holbrook 5:Australia's Electoral Innovations,  Lisa Hill Section Two: Improvizations 6:Not-Minster? Australia's Bespoke System of Government,  Dennis C. Grube 7:Australia's Federal Framework: Constitutional Fundamentals, Federal Institutions, and Intergovernmental Balance,  Nicholas Aroney 8:Australian Political Parties: Evolution and Adaptation,  Anika Gauja 9:Social Protection and Vulnerability: Australia's Distinctive Public Policy Profile,  John Murphy Section Three: Place-Making 10:Australian Politics in Local Government: Place-Making in Town and Country,  Jacob Deem 11:Divided Against Itself: Plural Sovereignties and the Australian State,  Paul Muldoon 12:Settlement and Migration: Shaping Australian Political Identity,  Catriona Elder 13:Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Emotions,  Roland Bleiker, David Campbell, and Emma Hutchison 14:Australia's Pursuit of Place in the World,  Caitlin Byrne Section Four: Recurrent Themes 15:The Politics of the Environment in Australia,  Kate Crowley 16:The Politics of Australia's Economic Development,  Stephen Bell and Michael Keating 17:Gender and Sexuality in Australian Politics,  Elizabeth van Acker 18:Religion and Politics,  Marion Maddox 19:Indigenous-Settler Relationships: Policy, Rights, Reconciliation, and Sovereignty,  Elizabeth Strakosch 20:Disrupting Media and Politics: When the Old Rules Break, How Can the Public Interest be Served?,  Julianne Schultz Section Five: Politics, Policy, and Public Administration 21:New Public Management and Service Privatization in Australia,  Siobhan O'Sullivan 22:Policy Learning in the Australian Public Service,  Alastair Stark 23:Integrity and Accountability in Australian Government and Politics,  Zim Nwokora 24:Performance in the Public Sector,  Jeannette Taylor 25:Innovating the Public Sector in Australia,  Jenny M. Lewis Section Six: Studying Australian Politics 26:The Field and Study of Deliberative Democracy in Australia,  Carolyn M. Hendriks 27:Political Organizations and Participation,  Ariadne Vromen, Michael Vaughan, and Darren Halpin 28:Political Psychology and Experimentation,  Aaron Martin 29:Political Leadership,  Paul Strangio 30:Beyond 'Structured Inattention': Towards Australian Indigenous Political Studies?,  Morgan Brigg and Lyndon Murphy 31:Teaching Australian Politics: Thirty Years of Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia,  Zareh Ghazarian and Jacqueline Laughland-Booÿ