The Australian Study of Politics provides the first comprehensive reference book on the history of the study of politics in Australia, whether described as political studies or political science. It focuses on Australia and on developments since WWII, also exploring the historical roots of each major subfield.

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ROD RHODES is Professor of Government at the University of Tasmania and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University, Australia. He is the author or editor of some 30 books including Observing Government Elites: Up Close and Personal, The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions, and Governance Stories (with Mark Bevir). He has been editor of Public Administration since 1986. He is Treasurer of the Australasian Political Studies Association, life Vice-President of the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in both Australia and Britain.

Inhalt
Foreword; A.Capling In Search of Australian Political Science; R.A.W.Rhodes PART I: THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT Universities and the Study of Politics; P.Weller The Inter-War Foundations of Australian Political Science; J.Brett A History of the Australasian Political Studies Association; D.Jaensch PART II: THE SUBFIELDS Political Theory; I.Treganza Political History; S.MacIntyre Political Biography; J.Walter The Constitution and the Judiciary; H.Irving The Executives; R.A.W.Rhodes & J.Wanna Parliaments; J.Uhr Federalism; A.Fenna Elections and Electoral Behaviour; I.McAllister Political Communication and the Media; M.Goot Political Parties; M.Simms Pressure Groups and Social Movements; S.Scalmer Public Policy and Administration; S.Ahamed& G.Davis Political Economy; R.Eccleston Comparative Government and Politics; L.Holmes South-East Asia; B.J.Tria Kerkvliet International Relations Theory; R.Devetak & R.Higgott Foreign Policy and Security; M.Wesley International Political Economy; J.Ravenhill PART III: THEMES Radical Approaches; C.Johnson Indigenous Politics; T.Rowse Immigration and Multi-Culturalism; A.Parkin & L.Hardcastle Women and Gender; D.Brennan& L.Chappell Environmental Politics; A.Kellow Political Psychology; P.'t Hart & J.Walter PART IV: THEN AND NOW Political Theory; G.Maddox Australian Government and Politics; D.Aitkin Public Administration: Reflections of an Old Institutionalist; J.Power International Relations; P.Boyce