Political Theory; Enlightenment Thought; Democracy; Public Administration;E democracy; Engaged Government
I completed my PhD in Politics at the University of Adelaide in 1995. I was previously Head of the School of Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia and retain research affiliations with the Governance and Public Policy Research centre and the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance. I have also held teaching and research posts at the University of Adelaide and Charles Sturt University and visiting fellowships at George Washington University, Virginia Tech and the University of Melbourne. I have been a Chief Investigator on four Australian Research Council (ARC) funded projects on community consultation and democratic practice; ethical governance in the public sector; E-democracy and, most recently, on regional governance. I am guest editor for a special edition of the International Journal of E Government Research (US); was the co editor of the Australian Journal of Public Administration (published by Blackwells) from 2002-2006; been a peer reviewer for ARC and ESRC research grant applications and for numerous national and international journals and publishers and an external PhD examiner for the University of Queensland and the University of New England. I have also been a regular consultant to a number of agencies of the Queensland State Government, Brisbane City Council, and the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
I am a member of the ECPR standing group on Internet & Politics (http://internet-politics.cies.iscte.pt/) and I am also associated with the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia (http://www.griffith.edu.au/business-commerce/centre-governance-public-policy).
Major Research Grants and Consultancies
2007 (with Lori Anderson) United Nations, World Public Sector Report People Matter : Civic Engagement in Public Governance, United Nations: New York
2005-2007 (with John Kane and Haig Patapan) ARC Discovery Grant E-democracy in theory and practice
2003-2006 Lead Chief Investigator (with J Wanna, G Lawrence, J Rolfe, L Herbert-Cheshire and A Dale) with Queensland Department of Main Roads, Queensland Transport, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Local Government Association of Queensland. Engaged Government: A study of government- community engagement for regional outcomes ARC Linkage Grant
2000-2003 SPIRT Grant Chief Investigator (with Prof Sampford and Assoc Prof Preston) with Queensland Department of Main Roads and Office of the Public Service Ethical Governance in the Public Sector
1998-1999 Large ARC Grant Participation Democracy and the Policy Process (Co-investigator with Prof Glyn Davis)
2003 (with Dr Diane Guthrie) Ausaid/Thailand Government Public Service Commissioner
2002 (with Dr John Kane) Open Learning Australia. On line Public Sector Management Masters course development and research
1999-2000 (with Dr Wendy Sarkissian) Review of Consultation Processes Across Government for The Department of the Premier and Cabinet Queensland Government April 2000
Visiting Fellowships and Adjunct Apointments
2013 Visiting Scholar, CPAP Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Campus
2010 Visiting Fellow, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University, Washington DC
2007 - Adjunct Fellow Centre for Governance and Public Policy Griffith University, Australia
2006 Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations January 1 to December 31 Lancaster University, Lancaster UK
2005 Visiting Fellow, School of Public Policy and Public Administration 16 January -19 February The George Washington University , Washinton DC
2004 Visiting Fellow, Centre for Public Policy University of Melbourne, Vic.
2003-4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Campus
Visiting Scholar Center for Public Administration and Policy
