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Books
2020, Reconsidering policy: Complexity, governance and the state
,2009, Dilemmas of engagement: the role of consultation in governance, ANU e-press, Canberra
,2009, Public Policy Values, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke UK
,Book Chapters
2020, 'Reconsidering advice and advisory systems', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 97 - 117, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering borders', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 75 - 96, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering implementation', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 141 - 162, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering information', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 119 - 140, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering institutions', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 33 - 53, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering policy - our agenda', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 1 - 10, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering policy - our agenda revisited', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 185 - 195, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering policy change', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 163 - 184, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering policy systems', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 11 - 32, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Reconsidering the state', in RECONSIDERING POLICY: COMPLEXITY, GOVERNANCE AND THE STATE, POLICY PRESS, pp. 55 - 73, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000626531600005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2017, 'Multi-level Governance in Aboriginal Community Development: Structures, Processes and Skills for Working across Boundaries', in Daniell KA; Kay A (ed.), Multi-Level Governance. Conceptual Challenges and case studies from Australia, ANU Press, Acton ACT Australia, pp. 211 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.22459/MG.11.2017.09
,2015, 'Expert policy advisory bodies', in Head B (ed.), Policy analysis in Australia, Policy Press, Bristol, UK
,2013, 'The public sector', in Fenna A; Robbins J; Summers J (ed.), Government and politics in Australia, Pearson Australia, Sydney, pp. 71 - 86
,2009, 'Greenness and Growth', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 146 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600009&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Implementing Fairness', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 47 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Public Policy Values Conclusion', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 186 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Public Policy Values Introduction', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 1 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'The Impact of Efficiency', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 68 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Universality and Choice in Health and Education', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 170 - 185, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Value Conflict and Policy Change', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 33 - 46, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Values and Policy Instruments', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 87 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Values and Public Management', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 124 - +, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'What Are Policy Values?', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 14 - 32, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Where Policy Meets the Personal', in Stewart J (ed.), PUBLIC POLICY VALUES, PALGRAVE, pp. 108 - 123, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284574600007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,Journal articles
2021, 'Creating Public Value in a Westminster Context: The Case of the Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet‘s Indigenous Regional Network, 2013-2018', International Journal of Public Administration, 44, pp. 826 - 834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2020.1850779
,2018, 'Conceptualizing learning in the public sector: the importance of context', International Journal of Public Sector Management, 31, pp. 14 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-08-2016-0137
,2016, 'Between two worlds: Indigenous leaders exercising influence and working across boundaries', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 76, pp. 3 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12218
,2016, 'Path dependence, policy learning and Australian manufacturing since the 1970s', Australian Journal of Political Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2016.1239568
,2015, 'Problems and prospects in urban planning and decision-making: three case studies from the Australian Capital Territory', Policy Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2014.981061.1080/01442872.2014.981061
,2015, 'Haven't we been this way before? Evaluation and the impediments to policy learning', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 74, pp. 114 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12140
,2014, 'Energy and food security: is Australia fragile or resilient?', Security Challenges, 10, pp. 51 - 64, http://apo.org.au/node/39576
,2014, 'Implementing an innovative public sector program: the balance between flexibility and control', International Journal of Public Sector Management, 27, pp. 241 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-05-2013-0076
,2014, 'Implementing financial management reforms in Indonesia: the significance of within-country variability', Asian Review of Public Administration, pp. 64 - 81
,2013, 'Public Policy as information', Prometheus, 31, pp. 3 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08109028.2013.763630
,2012, 'Information as control: three performance management scenarios', Public Policy, 7, pp. 141 - 150
,2011, 'When policy goes wrong: the problem of transmitted risk', Australian Journal of Political Science, 46, pp. 669 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2011.623662
,2006, 'Value conflict and policy change', Review of Policy Research, 23, pp. 183 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.2006.00192.x
,2003, 'Change Management - Strategy and Values in Six Agencies from the Australian Public Service', Public Administration Review, 63, pp. 675 - 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1540-6210.00331
,2001, 'Systems theory and policy practice: An exploration', Policy Sciences, 34, pp. 79 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1010334804878
,1999, 'Explaining institutional effectiveness in Australian environmental management: An application of the Haas, Keohane and Levy model', Australian Journal of Political Science, 34, pp. 169 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361149950353
,1999, 'Research note: Purchaser-provider - Are the purchasers ready for it?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 58, pp. 105 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.00131
,1997, 'Australian water management: Towards the ecological bureaucracy?', Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 14, pp. 259 - 267
,1996, 'Public management 1995: The year that was', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 55, pp. 118 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1996.tb01190.x
,1996, 'Solving the riddle of industrial policy: A comparative perspective', Australian Journal of Political Science, 31, pp. 25 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361149651256
,1996, 'The transformation of bureaucracy? Structural change in the commonwealth public service 1983-93', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 55, pp. 37 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1996.tb01221.x
,1995, 'Models of priority-setting for public sector research', Research Policy, 24, pp. 115 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0048-7333(93)00752-F
,1993, 'Rational choice theory, public policy and the liberal state', Policy Sciences, 26, pp. 317 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00999475
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