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Bureaucrats, Technocrats, Femocrats
Allen & Unwin 1990; US$ 19.95Theoretical essays in political sociology and Australian public administration by leading political theorist, Anna Yeatman more...
Urban Nation
CSIRO Publishing 2010; US$ 72.00Provides the first national survey of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape. more...
Adding Value to Policy Analysis
University of NSW Press 2010; US$ 32.95This textbook explores the theory and practice of policy-making and how good analysis and advice add value to public decisions and decision-makers. The authors discuss the roles of advisors and analysts both within and across jurisdictions, and how they affect policy processes and methods in Australia and New Zealand. This is a must-have text for managers,... more...
From Subjects to Citizens
University of Ottawa Press 2004; US$ 16.99Australia and Canada are both lively, multicultural societies with British constitutional traditions. Historically, they have faced similar challenges in defining and sustaining citizenship that reach back into a common past. They also have similar approaches to address contemporary issues and anticipate the challenges of a 21st century future. New... more...
All That's Left
University of New South Wales Press 2010; US$ 29.95Following Australia?s 2010 election, this invaluable discussion allows key political players and commentators to ask pointed and practical questions about what progressive politics in Australia mean today. Candid and surprising, this analysis covers a wide range of topics, including What Should Labor Stand For? How Should Australia?s Governments... more...
The Lure of Politics
The University of Western Australia Publishing 2010; US$ 14.99Geoff Gallop?s government; Personal insights into power; The evolution of Premier?s departments in WA over the last 100 years. more...
90 Not Out
University of New South Wales Press 2010; US$ 34.95Focusing on the National Party, this history shares the extraordinary story of a political organization?large in grassroots members, yet small in parliamentary terms?that has made an enormous and largely unrecognized contribution to Australia?s social and economic development. A colorful and interesting read, this comprehensive study highlights the... more...
Rudd's Way
Scribe Publications 2010; US$ 26.99Based on an extensive series of detailed and off-the-record interviews, Nicholas Stuart ? Kevin Rudd?s biographer and the author of an acclaimed study into the 2007 election ? provides a critical examination of Labor in office and of the key events and crucial moments leading to Rudd?s downfall. Rudd?s Way presents the first in-depth analysis of the... more...
Democracy and Diversity
OUP Oxford 2006; US$ 48.99Is there an Asia-Pacific model of democracy? Over the past two decades, more than a dozen Asian and Pacific states have made the transition to democratic rule. But many of these states are also ethnically, linguistically, and regionally diverse, creating real challenges for effective government. This book explains how the Asia-Pacific's political... more...
A Little History of the Australian Labor Party
University of New South Wales Press 2011; US$ 19.95Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Australian Labor Party (ALP)?one of the oldest labor parties in the world and the first to form a government?this short and lively book recounts ALP?s history from its origins during the late 19th century through present day. The book details the party?s numerous successes in winning government at all levels... more...









