Australian Politics and Policy
Senior Edition 2023
Sydney University Press
Edited by Dr Peter John Chen, Dr Nick Barry, Dr John R. Butcher, Dr David Clune OAM, Dr Ian Cook, Dr Adele Garnier, Dr Yvonne Haigh, Associate Professor Sara C. Motta, Dr Marija Taflaga, contributions by Dr Merrindahl Andrew, Dr Tracey Arklay, Dr Heba Batainah, Dr Dain Bolwell, Dr Nick Bromfield, Dr Moira Byrne, Dr Garner Clancey, Dr Brian Coffey, Dr Philippa Collin, Dr Michael de Percy, Dr Mark Dean, Brendan Delahunty, Professor Richard Eccleston, Professor Nick Economou, Professor Alan Fenna, Dr Zareh Ghazarian, Professor Jock Given, Dr Mary Griffiths, Justin Harbord, Dr Leonie Hardcastle, Professor Fiona Haslam McKenzie, Josh Holloway, Dr Grant Hooper, Neil Laurie, Mike Lester, Brenda Lin, Professor Marion Maddox, Dr Rob Manwaring, Professor Greg Marston, Dr Ian McAuley, Jane McCormack, Dr Trish Mercer, Dr Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor Sarah Murray, Jason O'Neil, Professor Andrew Parkin, Professor David Peetz, Dr Diana Perche, Dr Juliet Pietsch, Dr Madeleine Pill, Shaun Ratcliff, Dr Susan Ressia, Dr Dallas Rogers, Professor Roberta Ryan, Dr Jill Sheppard, Dr Robyn Smith, Professor Rodney Smith, Dr Zoe Staines, Dr Robin Tennant-Wood, Isi Unikowski, Professor John Wanna, Dr Shalene Werth, Dr Thomas S. Wilkins, Dr Paul D. Williams
9781743328958 / 31 January 2023 / Paperback / 1032pp / 254x178mm / GEN / AUD$50.00, NZD$59.99
The first open source and open access textbook on Australian politics, Australian Politics and Policy provides a unique, holistic coverage of politics and public topics for use in university courses. This 2023 edition includes 53 chapters, an unparalleled resource for instructors.
With contributions from Australia’s leading politics and public policy scholars, the textbook includes material on Australian political history and philosophy, key political institutions and jurisdictions, Australian political sociology, public policy-making, and specialised chapters on a diverse range of policy topics.
Each chapter was subject to anonymous and rigorous peer review to ensure the highest standards. The textbook comes with additional teaching resources including review questions and lecture slides.
This third edition contains content updates and new chapters. This edition includes a new eight-chapter section on public policy and public sector management, covering areas such as public participation, intergovernmental coordination, policy implementation and resource management.
The senior edition is aimed at later-year undergraduate and postgraduate students.