Policy analysis in Australia: The state of the art ~ Kate Crowley &
Brian Head;
Part 1: The ‘policy advising’ context;
Policy professionals in context: Advisors and ministers ~ Patrick
Weller;
The economic context of policy analysis in Australia ~ Alan
Fenna;
Policy analysis and public sector capacity ~ Brian Head;
Part 2: Analysis and advice within government;
Policy analysis at the federal government level ~ John Wanna;
Policy and policy analysis in the States ~ John Phillimore and
Tracey Arklay;
Policy analysis capacity and local government ~ Brian Dollery,
Michael A. Kortt and Simone de Souza;
Reflections on policy advice in Australia ~ Carmen Lawrence;
Part 3: Policy analysis beyond executive government;
Parliamentary committees and inquiries ~ Ian Marsh and Darren
Halpin;
Expert policy advisory bodies ~ Jenny Stewart and Scott
Prasser;
Consultants, think tanks and public policy ~ Ariadne Vromen and
Patrick Hurley;
Media influence on public policy ~ Ian Ward;
Part 4: Parties and interest groups in policy analysis;
Policy development in political parties ~ Anika Gauja;
Business associations and policy analysis ~ Stephen Bell;
Policy and the labour movement ~ Rae Cooper, Bradon Ellem and Chris
F. Wright;
Policy capacity in the community sector ~Susan Goodwin & Ruth
Phillips;
Part 5: Policy analysis instruction and research;
Policy analysis instruction in Australia ~ Michael Di
Francesco;
Academic research and policy ~ Brian Head and Jim Walter.
Brian Head, professor of public policy at the University of
Queensland, has had senior experience in government and the NGO
sector. His research interests include evidence-based policy,
governance, and collaboration to address ‘wicked’ policy
challenges.
Kate Crowley, associate professor of public policy, University of
Tasmania, works at the interface of academic-applied public policy,
chairing independent bodies and providing advice, as well as
publishing extensively in green politics and environmental policy.
"Contributions examining the role of the media (Ward) and political parties (Gauja) in the modern policy process distinguish this volume." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration "A valuable contribution to the field of public policy in Australia, offering important insights into the policy actors, institutions, processes and context of policy analysis in Australia." Professor John Alford, Australia and New Zealand School of Government
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