Oxford Handbook of Australian Politics
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- ISBN 9780198805465
- Weight: 1248g
- Dimensions: 180 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2021
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Oxford Handbook of Australian Politics is a comprehensive collection that considers Australia's distinctive politics-- both ancient and modern-- at all levels and across many themes. It examines the factors that make Australian politics unique and interesting, while firmly placing these in the context of the nation's Indigenous and imported heritage and global engagement.
The book presents an account of Australian politics that recognizes and celebrates its inherent diversity by taking a thematic approach in six parts. The first theme addresses Australia's unique inheritances, examining the development of its political culture in relation to the arrival of British colonists and their conflicts with First Nations peoples, as well as the resulting geopolitics. The second theme, improvization, focuses on Australia's political institutions and how they have evolved. Place-making is then considered to assess how geography, distance, Indigenous presence, and migration shape Australian politics. Recurrent dilemmas centres on a range of complex, political problems and their influence on contemporary political practice. Politics, policy, and public administration covers how Australia has been a world leader in some respects, and a laggard in others, when dealing with important policy challenges. The final theme, studying Australian politics, introduces some key areas in the study of Australian politics and identifies the strengths and shortcomings of the discipline.
The Oxford Handbook of Australian Politics is an opportunity for others to consider the nation's unique politics from the perspective of leading and emerging scholars, and to gain a strong sense of its imperfections, its enduring challenges, and its strengths.
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.
