Minority Policy

Rethinking Governance When Parliament Matters

Brenton Prosser, Richard Denniss

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MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
02 March 2015

Central government policies; Australian Society

Topical and up-to-the-minute, Minority Policy- Rethinking Governance when Parliament Matters explores the influence marginal parliamentarians have on public policy. Australia has had minority governments in some form for almost 30 years, yet we have not come to terms with minority as the new norm. Prominent policy cycle theory tends to overlook the subtle but significant influence of marginal parliamentarians on public policy. Minority Policy argues that these influences not only have important implications for the outcomes of public policy, but also for the work of scholars, policy makers and advocates. Drawing on the experiences of two former policy advisers, as well as examples from the last two parliaments, Minority Policy takes the discussion up to and beyond the introduction of the new Senate in July 2014 to observe the significant impact of this much more complex Upper House.

By: Brenton Prosser, Richard Denniss
Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780522867626
ISBN 10: 0522867626
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 02 March 2015
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Brenton Prosser was Senior Policy Adviser to Senator Nick Xenophon during the period when the Senator first shared the balance of power in the Australian Senate. He has previously published three books on health and education policy, as well as numerous papers in the areas of parliamentary integrity, media and politics. Currently, he is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University, Australia. Dr Richard Denniss was Chief of Staff to the leader of the Australian Democrats, Natasha Stott Despoja, during the period that party held the balance of power in the Senate. He is now Executive Director to the Australia Institute policy think tank. He has recently published the book An Introduction to Australian Public Policy: theory and practice with Sarah Maddison, and is the co-author (with Clive Hamilton) of the bestselling book, Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough .