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Yes, Premier
University of NSW Press 2005; US$ 32.95The focus of Yes, Premier is on the big names of state and territory Labor politics: Carr, Beattie, Bracks, Rann, Gallop, Martin, Stanhope and Bacon/Lennon. The book includes a chapter on each state or territory, and in each case focuses on the leader who has led their party to power and so created this unprecedented and historical situation. more...
Limiting Democracy
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 13.95Recently introduced legislation and other proposal from government ministers threaten Australians? right to vote. Brian Costar and Colin A. Hughes argue that rather than watering down democratic rights we need to strengthen the key features of our electoral system. more...
Cabinet Government in Australia, 1901-2006
University of NSW Press 2007; US$ 42.95Offers a comprehensive study of the development of the central institution of government over the first century of its life. Based on the author's research and 30 years' experience writing about central government in Australia, this book provides an understanding of both the history and the working of the institution. more...
Power Without Responsibility
University of NSW Press 2007; US$ 29.95A raft of recent political scandals in Australia has generated widespread media and public interest in the role and accountability of ministerial staffers, and their impact on relations between ministers and their public service advisers. Such scandals include the notorious Children overboard? affair and the more recent AWB imbroglio. more...
Australian Handbook of Public Sector Management
Allen & Unwin 2000; US$ 40.90A practical and accessible handbook which investigates the impacts of the past twenty years of public sector reform on management practices, and addresses the issues faced by public servants. more...
Off the Rails
Allen & Unwin 2001; US$ 19.95A look at the rise, fall and rise again of Pauline Hanson and One Nation, as well as the symbiotic relationship betweens politicians and the press. more...
Practical Guide for Strengthening Social Dialogue in Public Service Reform
ILO Publications 2005; US$ 5.00Explains the purpose and value of social dialogue, and its forms and actors. Gives best-practice experiences from selected countries, followed by policy issues and checklists for strengthening social dialogue. Appends excerpts from ILO Conventions Nos. 87, 98, 135, 151 and 154. more...
Powerscape
Allen & Unwin 2008; US$ 50.00An introduction to Australian politics which emphasises the connection between the political process and everyday life. Second edition. more...
The Identity Politics of Peacebuilding
SAGE India 2008; US$ 49.95This book looks at civil society and peace movements in the context of the identity-based. armed conflict in Sri Lanka. Focussing on the identity politics inherent in peace. work, it demonstrates why civil society groups engaged in peace activities often. fail to enhance the sense of security among civilians and are also unable to challenge. the underlying... more...
Contentious Politics and Democratization in Nepal
SAGE India 2007; US$ 49.95After the restoration of democracy in 1990, Nepal witnessed collective political strugglesidentity and gender movements, public protests and strikes, and the Maoist rebellion.This volume examines the causes, consequences and effectiveness of such contentious politics, and their relationship to democratization. Contradicting the popular thesis... more...









