By Emeritus Professor Deborah Jane Brennan

Books

, 2006, 'No Fit Place for Women?' Women in NSW Politics, 1856-2006, Chappell L; Brennan DJ, (ed.), UNSW Press, Sydney

Book Chapters

Brennan D; Cortis N, 2020, 'Community Services, Individualism and Markets', in McClelland A; Smyth P; Marston G (ed.), Social Policy in Australia: Understanding for Action (4th Edition), Oxford University Press, Docklands, VIC, pp. 310 - 329

Brennan D, 2020, 'The good mother in australian child care policy', in Australian Mothering: Historical and Sociological Perspectives, pp. 339 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20267-5_16

Adamson E; Brennan D, 2018, 'Care and Migration', in Handbook on gender and social policy, Edward Elgar, pp. 253 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785367168

Brennan D; Adamson EA, 2017, 'Early Education and Child Care Policy in Australia', in Grace R; Hodge K; McMahon C (ed.), Children, Families and Communities, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 318 - 336

Brennan D; Charlesworth S; Adamson EA; Cortis N, 2017, 'Out of Kilter: Changing Care, Migration and Employment Regimes in Australia', in Gender, Migration, and the Work of Care: A Multi-Scalar Approach to the Pacific Rim, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 143 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55086-2_7

Brennan D; Williamson S, 2017, 'Time to Care: Paid Family Leave as Baseline Support for Gender Equality in Employment', in D'Agostino M; Marks Rubin M (ed.), Governing in a Global World: Women in Public Service, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.9774/gleaf.9781315683676_14

Brennan D, 2016, 'The business of care: Australia’s experiment with the marketisation of childcare', in Australian Public Policy: Progressive Ideas in the Neoliberal Ascendency, Policy Press

Brennan D; Fenech M, 2014, 'Early education and care in Australia: Equity in a mixed market-based system?', in An Equal Start?: Providing Quality Early Education and Care for Disadvantaged Children, pp. 171 - 192

Brennan D, 2014, 'The business of care: Australia’s experiment with the marketisation of childcare', in Miller C; Orchard L (ed.), Australian Public Policy: Progressive Ideas in the Neoliberal Ascendency, Policy Press, Bristol, UK, pp. 151 - 167

Brennan D; Cass B, 2014, 'Grandparents as primary carers of their grandchildren: Policy and Practice insights from research', in Hayes A; Higgins DJ (ed.), Families, Policy and the Law, Melbourne, pp. 109 - 118, http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/pubs/fpl/fpl.pdf

Brennan DJ, 2014, 'The business of care: Australia’s experiment with the marketization of childcare’, in L. Orchard and C. Miller (eds), 151-168.', in Orchard L; Miller, C. (ed.), Australian Public Policy: Progressive Ideas in the Neo-Liberal Ascendency, The Policy Press, Bristol

Chappell L; Brennan DJ; Rubenstein K, 2012, 'A Gender and Change Perspective on Intergovernmental Relations', in Kildea P; Lynch A; Williams G; George (ed.), Tomorrow's Federation: Reforming Australian Government, edn. Original, Federation Press, Australia, pp. 228 - 245

Alexander M; Whitehouse G; Brennan DJ, 2012, 'Australia', in Moss P; Korintus M (ed.), International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research, Employment Relations Research Series No. 100, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, London, pp. 374 - 426, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000339519500010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Brennan DJ; Adamson E, 2012, 'Child Care and Australian Social Policy', in Bowes J; Grace R (ed.), Children, Families and Communities, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 205 - 218

valentine K; Brennan DJ, 2012, 'Community Services', in Clune D; Smith R (ed.), From Carr to Kenneally: Labor in office 1995-2011, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, pp. 150 - 158

Brennan DJ; Adamson E, 2012, 'Early childhood education and care policy', in Bowes J; Grace R; Hodge K (ed.), Children, families, communities: contexts and consequences, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 255 - 270

Brennan DJ, 2010, 'Federalism, Childcare and Multilevel Governance in Australia', in Haussman M; Sawer M (ed.), Federalism, Feminism and Multilevel Governance, Ashgate Pub., Farnham, Surrey, England, pp. 37 - 50, http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9780754677178

Brennan D, 2009, 'Australia: The difficult birth of paid maternity leave', in The Politics of Parental Leave Policies: Children, Parenting, Gender and the Labour Market, pp. 15 - 32

Brennan DJ, 2009, 'A late delivery? The politics of maternity leave in Australia', in Kamerman S; Moss P (ed.), The politics of parental leave policies: Children, parenting, gender and the labour market, The Policy Press, Bristol, pp. 33 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781847420671.001.0001

Alexander M; Whitehouse G; Brennan DJ, 2009, 'Australia', in Moss P; Korintus M (ed.), International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research, Employment Relations Research Series No. 100, edn. Library of Public Policy and Public Administration, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, London, pp. 227 - 269, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000269824600009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Brennan DJ; Chappell L, 2009, 'Women and Gender', in Rhodes RAW (ed.), The Australian Study of Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 338 - 346, http://us.macmillan.com/theaustralianstudyofpolitics

Brennan DJ; Alexander M; Whitehouse G, 2008, 'Australia', in Moss P; Korintus M (ed.), International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research, Employment Relations Research Series No. 100, edn. Original, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, London, pp. 121 - 133

Brennan DJ, 2008, 'Child Care and Australian Social Policy', in Bowes J; Grace R (ed.), Children, Families and Communities, edn. Original, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 206 - 219

Brennan DJ, 2007, 'Childcare', in Galligan B; Roberts W (ed.), Oxford Companion to Australian Politics, edn. Original, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 96 - 97

Brennan DJ, 2007, 'Generations of care: demographic change and public policy in Australia', in Phillips R (ed.), Generational Change and Social Policy Challenges: Australia and Korea, edn. Original, University of Sydney Press, Sydney, pp. 115 - 139

Brennan DJ, 2007, 'Home and away: the policy context in Australia', in Elliot A; Hill E; Pocock B (ed.), Kids Count: Better Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia, edn. Original, University of Sydney, Sydney, pp. 57 - 74

Brennan DJ, 2006, 'Community Services: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century', in McClelland A; Smyth P (ed.), Social Policy in Australia, edn. Original, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 224 - 237

Chappell L; Brennan DJ, 2006, 'Gender and NSW Politics', in 'No Fit Place for Women?' Women in NSW Politics, 1856-2006, edn. Original, UNSW Press, Sydney

Brennan DJ; Chappell L, 2006, 'Inaugural Impressions', in 'No Fit Place for Women?' Women in NSW Politics, 1856-2006, edn. Original, UNSW Press, Sydney

Brennan DJ, 2002, 'Australia. Child Care and State-Centred Feminism in a Liberal Welfare Regime', in Michel S; Mahon R (ed.), Australia. Child Care and State-Centred Feminism in a Liberal Welfare Regime, edn. Original, Routledge

Journal articles

Brennan D, 2021, 'A Call to (Caring) Arms: A Response to The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence', Social Politics, 28, pp. 834 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxab043

Howe J; Charlesworth S; Brennan D, 2019, 'Migration pathways for frontline care workers in australia and new zealand: Front doors, side doors, back doors and trapdoors', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 42, pp. 211 - 241, http://www.unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Final-PDF-HOWE-CHARLESWORTH-BRENNAN.pdf

Brennan D; Adamson E, 2018, 'Care and migration', , http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781785367168.00020

Adamson EA; Cortis N; Brennan D; Charlesworth S, 2017, 'Social care and migration policy in Australia: Emerging intersections?', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 52, pp. 78 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.1

Adamson EA; Brennan D, 2016, 'Return of the Nanny: Public Policy towards In-home Childcare in the UK, Canada and Australia', Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research, 51, pp. 1386 - 1405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12250

Mahon R; Bergqvist C; Brennan D, 2016, 'Social Policy Change: Work-family Tensions in Sweden, Australia and Canada', Social Policy and Administration, 50, pp. 165 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12209

Purcal C; Brennan D; Cass B; Jenkins B, 2014, 'Grandparents raising grandchildren: impacts of lifecourse stage on the experiences and costs of care', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 49, pp. 467 - 488, http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=785948543811080;res=IELHSS

Chappell L; Brennan D, 2014, 'Introduction: Gendering the intergovernmental relations Agenda', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 73, pp. 357 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12089

Adamson EA; Brennan D, 2014, 'Social investment or private profit? Diverging notions of 'investment' in early childhood education and care', International Journal of Early Childhood, 46, pp. 47 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-013-0098-x

Newberry S; Brennan D, 2013, 'The Marketisation of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Australia: A Structured Response', Financial Accountability and Management, 29, pp. 227 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/faam.12018

Mahon R; Brennan D, 2013, 'Federalism and the "new politics" of welfare development: Childcare and parental leave in Australia and Canada', Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 43, pp. 90 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjs015

Newberry S; Brennan DJ, 2013, 'Economic and Social Policy Tensions: Early Childhood Education and Care in a Marketised Environment', Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal

valentine K; Jenkins B; Brennan D; Cass B, 2013, 'Information Provision to Grandparent Kinship Carers: Responding to Their Unique Needs', Australian Social Work, 66, pp. 425 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2012.754914

Williams F; Brennan D, 2012, 'Care, markets and migration in a globalising world: Introduction to the Special Issue', Journal of European Social Policy, 22, pp. 355 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928712449777

Williams F; Brennan DJ, 2012, 'Care Markets and Migration in a Globalizing World', Journal of European Social Policy, 22, pp. 355 - 362

Mahon R; Anttonen A; Christina B; Brennan DJ; Barbara H, 2012, 'Convergent Care Regimes: Childcare Arrangements in Australia, Canada, Finland and Sweden', Journal of European Social Policy, 22, pp. 419 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928712449776

Williams F; Brennan DJ, 2012, 'Converging Variations in Migrant Care Work in Europe’ Journal of European Social Policy', Journal of European Social Policy, 20, pp. 363 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928712449771

Mahon R; Brennan DJ, 2012, 'Federalism and the New Politics of Welfare Development: Childcare and Parental Leave in Australia and Canada', Publius - the Journal of Federalism, 42, pp. 1 - 19

Brennan DJ; Cass B; Himmelweit S; Szebehely M, 2012, 'The Marketisation of Care: Rationales and Consequences in Liberal and Nordic Welfare States', Journal of European Social Policy, 22, pp. 377 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0958928712449772

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