Contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. Introduction Nicholas Barry, John R. Butcher, Peter J. Chen, David Clune, Ian Cook, Adele Garnier, Yvonne Haigh, Sara C. Motta and Marija Taflaga
  4. A short political history of Australia Marija Taflaga
  5. Australian political thought Nicholas Barry 
  6. Institutions
  7. Executive government Marija Taflaga
  8. Parliaments of Australia Tracey Arklay and Neil Laurie
  9. Electoral systems Jill Sheppard
  10. The Australian party system Zareh Ghazarian
  11. The public sector Isi Unikowski and John Wanna
  12. Media and democracy Mary Griffiths
  13. Courts Grant Hooper
  14. Federalism
  15. Commonwealth–state relations Alan Fenna
  16. Australian Capital Territory Robin Tennant-Wood
  17. New South Wales David Clune and Rodney Smith
  18. Northern Territory Robyn Smith
  19. Queensland Paul D. Williams
  20. South Australia Rob Manwaring, Mark Dean and Josh Holloway
  21. Tasmania Richard Eccleston, Dain Bolwell and Mike Lester
  22. Victoria Nick Economou
  23. Western Australia Narelle Miragliotta, Sarah Murray and Justin Harbord
  24. Local government Roberta Ryan and Alex Lawrie
  25. Political sociology
  26. Gender and sexuality in Australian politics Merrindahl Andrew
  27. Government–business relations Michael de Percy and Heba Batainah
  28. Indigenous politics Diana Perche and Jason O’Neil
  29. Multicultural Australia Juliet Pietsch
  30. Political leadership Michael de Percy and Stewart Jackson
  31. Pressure groups Moira Byrne
  32. Social movements Justine Lloyd
  33. Religious communities and politics Marion Maddox and Rodney Smith
  34. Voter behaviour Shaun Ratcliff
  35. Young people and politics Philippa Collin and Jane McCormack
  36. Policy making
  37. Making public policy John R. Butcher and Trish Mercer
  38. Communication policy Jock Given
  39. Crisis governance and COVID-19 Nicholas Bromfield
  40. Cultural policy in an Australian setting Josephine Caust
  41. Economic policy Alan Fenna
  42. Education policy Jen Jackson
  43. Environmental policy Brian Coffey
  44. Foreign and defence policy Thomas S. Wilkins and Nicholas Bromfield
  45. Governance of the COVID-19 crisis in Australia: public policy during crisis Nicholas Bromfield
  46. Health policy Ian McAuley
  47. Immigration and multicultural policy Andrew Parkin and Leonie Hardcastle
  48. ‘Law and order’ policy Garner Clancey and Brenda Lin (with Brendan Delahunty)
  49. Regional policy Fiona Haslam McKenzie
  50. Social policy Greg Marston and Zoe Staines
  51. Urban policy Madeleine Pill and Dallas Rogers
  52. Work, employment and industrial relations policy Shalene Werth, Susan Ressia and David Peetz
  53. Public management
  54. Spaces of public participation in contemporary governance Carolyn M. Hendriks and Rebecca M. Colvin
  55. Evidence and policy making Mitzi Bolton
  56. Intergovernmental coordination Jason O’Neil and Christopher Walker
  57. Public budgeting and resource management Ben Spies-Butcher and Gareth Bryant
  58. Policy implementation Geoffrey Hawker
  59. Policy and program evaluation Rick Cummings
  60. Acountability Diana Perche
  61. Critical policy studies Nicholas Bromfield

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