The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)

This festschrift celebrates the extensive contribution John Wanna has made to the research and practice of politics, policy and public administration.

Collaboration is often seen as a palliative for the many wicked problems challenging our communities. These problems affect some of the most vulnerable and unempowered people in our community.

Designing Governance Structures for Performance and Accountability discusses how formal and informal governance structures in Australia, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan may be designed to promote performance and to ensure

Amidst growing dissatisfaction with the state of government performance and an erosion of trust in our political class, Competing for Influence asks: what sort of public service do we want in Australia?

In Australia and New Zealand, many public projects, programs and services perform well. But these cases are consistently underexposed and understudied.

Road pricing is not a new concept—toll roads have existed in Australia since Governor Macquarie established one from Sydney to Parramatta in 1811—and distance-based charging schemes have been trialled and implemented with varying success overseas.

Transparency and citizen engagement remain essential to good government and sound public policy. Indeed, they may well be the key to restoring trust in government itself, currently at an all-time low in Australia.

The Greater China Australia Dialogue on Public Administration has held annual workshops since 2011 on public administration themes of common interest to the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Australia.

Important policy problems rarely fit neatly within existing territorial boundaries.

Australia (together with New Zealand) is one of the few Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries with which the EU does not have a comprehensive trade agreement.

Sharpening the Sword of State explores the various ways in which 10 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific enhance their administrative capabilities through training and executive development.

Public service cutbacks have increased reliance on consultants.

But new legislation and rules governing the procurement of services from consultants are scattered over different legislative instruments.

This collection of essays had its origins in a one-day workshop held in August 2015 at The Australian National University.

All is not well with the evaluation of government programs and projects.

Contemporary public managers find themselves under pressure on many fronts.

In the ‘broad church’ of the Australian Liberal Party, rarely has there been a maverick so unrelenting in his commitment to personal principles as Senator Peter Baume.

This important and challenging volume of essays draws on insights from leading academics and public servants from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and elsewhere.

In the second revised edition of this monograph, Jennifer Menzies and Anne Tiernan capably chart the often hazardous terrain of the ‘caretaker period’ that ensues from the time an election is called until a new government is formed.

This edited collection includes eleven major case studies and one general review of rhetorical contest in Australian politics.

This book focuses on the challenges facing governments and communities in preparing for and responding to major crises — especially the hard to predict yet unavoidable natural disasters ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis to floods and bushfires

Australia continues to be at the forefront of international work on measuring and promoting wellbeing, Ian Castles being a significant contributor over the last forty years as an official and academic. This book combines a selection of Castles’ im

This book explores the ways in which governments are putting citizens first in their policy-making endeavours.

Information and communications technologies are increasingly important in the Australian political landscape.

This book examines the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of Australian cabinet ministers.

This collection brings methods and questions from humanities, law and social sciences disciplines to examine different instances of lawmaking.