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Prof Alan Fenna

BA (Alberta), MA (Queen's), PhD (York)

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    • Role:
    • Professor
    • Department:
    • John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
    • Location:
    • Chancellory 227A
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 7236

Alan Fenna taught political science in the School of Social Sciences from 1993 to 2004, but is now based in Curtin Business School's John Curtin Institute of Public Policy (JCIPP) where he is directing research on Australian federalism.  He is Editor of the journal Public Policy, and served as the 2009-10 President of the Australian Political Studies Association (APSA).

Specialising in Australian government and constitutions; Australian and comparative federalism; and public policy ― particularly fiscal, tax and macroeconomic policy.

Recent publications include:

  • 'Adaptation and Reform in Australian Federalism', in Paul Kildea, Andrew Lynch and George Williams, eds, Tomorrow's Federation: reforming Australian government. Federation Press, 2012.
  • 'The Rudd Reforms and the Future of Australian Federalism', in Gabrielle Appleby, Nicholas Aroney and Thomas John, eds, The Future of Australian Federalism: comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. Cambridge University Press, 2012 (with Geoff Anderson).
  • 'Fiscal Equalisation and Natural Resources in Federal Systems', Public Policy 6:1/2 (2011).
  • ''Form and Function in Federal Systems', Australian Journal of Political Science 46:1 (2011).
  • 'The Return of Keynesianism in Australia: the Rudd government and the lessons of recessions past', Australian Journal of Political Science 45:3 (2010).
  • 'The Incremental Republic', in Sarah Murray, ed., Constitutional Perspectives on an Australian Republic: essays in honour of George Winterton. Federation Press, 2010.
  • 'Federalism', in RAW Rhodes, ed., The Australian Study of Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
  • 'Understanding Ideologies' in Dennis Woodward, Andrew Parkin and John Summers (eds) Government, Politics, Power and Policy in Australia, 9th edn. Longman, 2009.
  • 'Economic and Tax Policy' in Woodward, Parkin & Summers, 9th edn.
  • 'Commonwealth Fiscal Power and Australian Federalism', University of New South Wales Law Journal 31:2 (2008).
  • 'The Division of Powers in Australian Federalism: subsidiarity and the single market', Public Policy 2:3 (2007).
  • 'The Malaise of Federalism: Commonwealth-State Relations in comparative perspective', Australian Journal of Public Administration 66:3 (2007).
  • 'Facts and Values in the Tax Policy Debate', Australian Tax Forum 22:3 (2007).
  • 'Governing in Good Times: fiscal policy and tax reform in Australia 1996-2006', Australian Journal of Political Science 42:2 (2007).
  • Comparative Federalism: a systematic inquiry (with Thomas Hueglin). Broadview, 2006
  • Australian Public Policy, 2nd edn. Longman, 2004.

Publications

Books (Authored, Research)

  • Fenna, A. 2004. Australian public policy, Second edition Edition. New South Wales: Pearson Longman.