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Books
, 2019, Interrogating Public Policy Theory, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781784710088
, 2012, Wheat Marketing in Transition, The Transformation of the Australian Wheat Board, Springer Nature, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2804-2
Book Chapters
, 2026, 'A values-persuasive model of politics', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 113 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00012
, 2026, 'Convincing the audience', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 79 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00010
, 2026, 'Evaluation, judgment, and persuasion in politics', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 40 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00008
, 2026, 'Framing the message', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 62 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00009
, 2026, 'Language, the political, and politics', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00006
, 2026, 'Preface and acknowledgements', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. vi - viii, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.fm4
, 2026, 'The dark side of rhetoric and some grey areas', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 94 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00011
, 2026, 'Values', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 17 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00007
, 2017, 'Rural Policy in Australia: The Farm Family and the Farm Business', in Government Reformed, Taylor & Francis, pp. 89 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315194172-5
, 2013, 'Drought and water in the Murray–Darling Basin: From disaster policy to adaptation', in Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change, pp. 67 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511845710.010
, 2009, 'The role of agrarian sentiment in Australian rural policy', in Merlan F; Raftery D (ed.), TRACKING RURAL CHANGE: COMMUNITY, POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND EUROPE, AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, pp. 59 - 78
, 2006, 'Turning grants into loans: Income contingent loans for drought relief', in Government Managing Risk Income Contingent Loans for Social and Economic Progress, pp. 122 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203488522
, 2005, 'At the intersection of science and politics: Defining exceptional drought', in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, pp. 99 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_8
, 2005, 'Late twentieth century approaches to living with uncertainty: The national drought policy', in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, pp. 51 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_5
, 2005, 'Lessons for Australia and beyond', in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, pp. 177 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_13
Journal articles
, 2026, 'The values dimension of policy success and failure: Considering two Australian rural adjustment policies', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 85, pp. 262 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12678
, 2026, 'Juggling Values and Talking Politics', , http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751
, 2026, '“In some ways it's our best quality and in others it's our downfall”: The need for more reflective use of the word ‘resilience’ to describe Australian farmers', Journal of Rural Studies, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104057
, 2025, 'Ignoring harm, saving face: non-knowledge, senior public servants and the Robodebt scheme', Australian Journal of Political Science, 60, pp. 149 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2025.2486108
, 2024, 'An Examination of the Policy Content of Scott Morrison's and Anthony Albanese's 2022 Federal Election Campaign Materials', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 70, pp. 838 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12997
, 2023, 'Exploring domains of contemporary Australian agrarianism', Journal of Sociology, 59, pp. 385 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14407833211044772
, 2023, 'Thematic analysis using the Schwartz values theory: Exploring the use of values appeals in persuasive speech during COVID-19 in Australia', European Political Science Review, 15, pp. 136 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755773922000509
, 2023, 'The role of 'non-knowledge' in crisis policymaking: a proposal and agenda for future research', Evidence and Policy, 19, pp. 116 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16552882375377
, 2021, 'From National Drought Policy to National Drought Agreement: the evolution of Australia’s drought response', The Rangeland Journal, 43, pp. 77 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj20065
, 2021, 'Factors affecting public responses to health messages during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: partisanship, values, and source credibility', Australian Journal of Political Science, 56, pp. 358 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2021.1978389
, 2021, 'We're all in this together, but for different reasons: Social values and social actions that affect COVID-19 preventative behaviors', Personality and Individual Differences, 178, pp. 110868, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110868
, 2020, 'Initiative-Resistance and the Australian Party System', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 66, pp. 63 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12639
, 2018, 'A prospective evaluation of contingent loans as a means of financing wild dog exclusion fences', The Rangeland Journal, 40, pp. 591 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj18054
, 2018, 'Contesting facts about wind farms in Australia and the legitimacy of adverse health effects', Health United Kingdom, 22, pp. 337 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459317693407
, 2018, 'Expanding the Political Psychology Toolkit: The Potential of Discursive Psychology for Understanding Contentious Political Debate at a Grassroots Level', Political Psychology, 39, pp. 667 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pops.12443
, 2017, 'Revisiting revenue contingent loans for drought relief: government as risk manager', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61, pp. 367 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12213
, 2016, 'Identifying and measuring agrarian sentiment in regional Australia', Agriculture and Human Values, 33, pp. 929 - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-016-9684-5
, 2016, 'Agricultural policy in Australia: deregulation, bipartisanship and agrarian sentiment', Australian Journal of Political Science, 51, pp. 667 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2016.1239567
, 2016, 'The Relative Importance of Landscape Amenity and Health Impacts in the Wind Farm Debate in Australia', Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 18, pp. 447 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1523908x.2016.1138400
, 2015, 'Patrick Weller's contribution to Australian political science', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 50, pp. 25 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2015.1004772
, 2015, 'Commensalistic institutions and value conflicts: The World Trade Organization and global private food standards', European Political Science Review, 7, pp. 23 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755773913000295
, 2015, 'From “Unstable” to “Stable” Minority Government: Reflections on the Role of the Nationals in Federal Coalition Governments', Australian Journal of Politics & History, 61, pp. 53 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12086
, 2013, 'The Multiple Meanings of 'Resilience': An Overview of the Literature', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 72, pp. 31 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12009
, 2013, 'Are Policy Entrepreneurs Really Decisive in Achieving Policy Change? Drought Policy in the USA and Australia', Australian Journal of Politics & History, 59, pp. 97 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12006
, 2013, 'Rural and Regional Policy: A Case of Punctuated Incrementalism?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 72, pp. 129 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12016
, 2012, 'Ethical food standard schemes and global trade: Paralleling the WTO?', Policy and Society, 31, pp. 307 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polsoc.2012.09.003
, 2012, 'The evolution of rural policy: The Antipodean experience*', Policy and Society, 31, pp. 343 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polsoc.2012.09.006
, 2012, 'Drought triggers and declarations: science and policy considerations for drought risk management', Natural Hazards, 64, pp. 139 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0231-4
, 2012, 'Signs of Countrymindedness: A Survey of Attitudes to Rural Industries and People', Australian Journal of Political Science, 47, pp. 609 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2012.731482
, 2012, 'Turtles all the way down: bounded rationality in an evidence-based age', Policy Studies, 33, pp. 367 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2011.626315
, 2011, 'Engaging with private sector standards: A case study of GLOBALG.A.P', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 65, pp. 488 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2011.584858
, 2011, 'Back from the Brink? The National Party after the 2010 Federal Election', Australian Journal of Political Science, 46, pp. 341 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2011.568935
, 2011, 'LIFE AND DEATH OF AN INSTITUTION: THE CASE OF COLLECTIVE WHEAT MARKETING IN AUSTRALIA', Public Administration, 89, pp. 629 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01854.x