http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/ The University of Queensland en Fez http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:194499 Abstract: The mission of the ARC Research Network in Spatially Integrated Social Science (ARCRNSISS) is to enhance Australia's capacity and capability to conduct innovative, cross-disciplinary policy-relevant, research in spatially integrated social science and to provide the evidence base for understanding the issues and challenges facing people and places in coping with changes in contemporary society. ARCRNSISS host workshops to facilitate Australia's social scientists in the development and application of spatially integrating research paradigms. These are the proceedings of the June 2005 workshop. 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Stimson, Robert og Shyy, Tung-Kai http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:195990 The prospect of the digital archiving of qualitative data for re‑use and analysis by other researchers is now a distinct reality in Australia following the development of similar facilities in the UK, the US and Finland. While these archives are now well‑established and have become reasonably well‑accepted among the scholarly community, their development has not been uncontroversial and has stimulated much debate about the desirability and feasibility of archiving qualitative data on ethical, epistemological and ideological grounds (Hammersley, 1997; Mauthner, Parry and Backett‑Milburne, 1998; Moore, 2007; Parry and Mauthner, 2004; 2005). Such debates have done much to improve the practice of data archiving by making it more sensitive to the distinct characteristics of qualitative data and to the particular needs and concerns of qualitative researchers. At the same time, the very real prospect of data archiving has induced researchers to take stock of their own practices and to re‑examine deeply held views about the nature of qualitative research, the way it is conducted, and the claims to truth and knowledge that can be generated from it (see Broom, Cheshire and Emmison, 2009). In this sense, the development of an archive – regardless of its controversiality – adds much to the debate, and therefore the advancement, of the practice of qualitative research. 2010-02-19T00:00:00Z Cheshire, Lynda og Broom, Alex og Emmison, Michael http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:283199 2012-10-12T19:31:37Z Smith, Anthony og Lyons, Anthony og Ferris, Jason og Richters, Juliet og Pitts, Marian og Shelley, Julia http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:283168 2012-10-12T19:26:48Z Smith, A. og Lyons, A. og Ferris, J. og Richters, J. og Pitts, M. og Shelley, J. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84598 This study investigates the needs, experiences, behaviours and attitudes of older Queenslanders who participate in gambling. It aims to understand the special needs and circumstances of older Queensland gamblers which might make them particularly vulnerable to problem gambling behaviour, or other negative effects of gambling. The findings of the research will provide an evidence base for the development of initiatives and policies that can address the specific prevention, protection and rehabilitation needs of older gamblers. This is with a particular view to informing the ongoing development and implementation of the Queensland Government’s Responsible Gambling Strategy and its voluntary industry code – the Queensland Responsible Gambling Code of Practice. 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Boreham, Paul og Laffan, Warren og Johnston, John og Southwell, Jenni og Tighe, Margaret http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:177886 2009-05-25T00:00:00Z Bartlett, Helen P. og Travers, Catherine M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196477 2010-02-24T00:00:00Z Stimson, Robert og Shyy, Tung-Kai http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:229682 This Positioning Paper reports on the first stage of research into the adoption, in Australia, of new models of assertive outreach as responses to homelessness. The aim of the study is to explore the ‘assertive outreach’ approach, with a specific focus on the potential for this approach to reduce rough sleeping. The study can be conceptualised as a formative evaluation in that it examines the early stages of implementing these new approaches to assertive outreach services. 2011-02-21T00:00:00Z Phillips, Rhonda og Parsell, Cameron og Seage, Nicola og Memmott, Paul http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:258349 2011-10-21T00:00:00Z Boreham, P. og Povey, J. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:228706 2011-02-09T00:00:00Z Price, Robin og Colley, Linda http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:191562 The following Symposium on Australia's national integrity systems, drawn from an Australian Research Council-funded project conducted in 2002-2004 by researchers from Griffith University, Charles Sturt University, University of Sydney, RMIT University, Monash University and the Australian National University, together with Transparency International Australia. The first three papers examine the public integrity regimes at federal, state (NSW) and local levels. The remaining four papers develop three themes as a framework for assessing strengths and weaknesses in Australia's major integrity regimes: consequences, capacity and coherence. The papers were originally presented in sessions of the Australasian Political Studies Association (University of Adelaide, September 2004) and the 5th National Investigation Symposium (NSW Ombudsman, Independent Commission Against Corruption and Institute of Public Administration Australia NSW, Sydney, November 2004). 2010-01-07T00:00:00Z Brown, A. J. og Head, Brian http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:167529 This article suggests that network collaborations are likely to vary in important ways depending on the nature of the issue/challenge being addressed and the range of stakeholders involved. Collaborative networks are more likely to emerge in policy settings where negotiated accommodations among stakeholders are seen as necessary and appropriate, and thus where technical solutions are not feasible. Under these conditions of negotiated objectives and processes, with complex causal pathways, 'effectiveness' becomes more problematic to determine. Networks bring to the table a diversity of stakeholder views and thus diverse perspectives about goals, processes, and outcomes. Evaluating network-based governance arrangements is complex because policy and programme processes and change management have become more complex. Evaluation needs to consider the sustainability of good processes ('built to last'), as well as the achievement of desired service outcomes (e.g. greater benefits for citizens). 2009-03-13T13:09:00Z Head, Brian W. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:227111 2011-01-25T17:00:20Z Hunt, Charles og Hughes, Bryn http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:256582 2011-10-18T00:00:00Z Head, Brian og Colley, Linda http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:72155 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Smyth, Paul og Reddel, Tim og Jones, Andrew http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:227997 This paper examines trends over time in attitudes to gender equality in Australia. We use data from repeated cross-sectional surveys in Australia to investigate trends in beliefs about men's and women's work and family roles between 1986 and 2005. We find that men are consistently more conservative than women, that younger cohorts tend to be less conservative than older cohorts, but those born between 1960 and 1980 are more egalitarian on some issues than those born after 1980. There is also evidence that the overall trend toward more egalitarian gender attitudes is most marked in Australia up until the mid-1990s with the trend flattening and in some cases, even reversing after this period. The paper concludes that there is currently a period of relative stability in gender attitudes in Australia, but with some tendency toward more conservative views. © 2010 The Author(s). 2011-02-02T22:36:49Z van Egmond, Marcel og Baxter, Janeen og Buchler, Sandra og Western, Mark http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:228932 2011-02-11T14:15:12Z White, Gentry og Ghosh, Sujit K. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:230739 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z Mazerolle, Lorraine og Darroch, Steve og Ferguson, Patricia http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:253642 This article outlines how civic engagement has become a distinctive feature of the policy development and review processes of governments in Australia, a federal polity. The patterns of civic engagement are quite variable across policy issues, levels of government and geographical regions. Civic engagement (or community consultation) has become a purposeful and planned dimension of policy development in most Australian jurisdictions since the 1980s. Two main reasons for this development are elaborated: the instrumental arguments about programme improvement and effectiveness, and the normative arguments about democratic legitimacy and rights to civic participation. The role of government-sponsored processes for civic engagement is contrasted with the proliferation of new media and independent civil-society forums available for commentary and advocacy. Key distinctions are drawn between various processes and methods of civic engagement in Australia, raising issues about the scope and authenticity of participation on different types of issues. There are specific challenges of involvement by and for indigenous communities, and the special needs of remote communities whose level of social and economic exclusion remains seriously depressed. The conclusions raise some implications for policy development and for state legitimacy arising from impoverished forms of civic engagement. 2011-09-29T11:40:50Z Head, Brian W. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:284280 This AHURI project aimed to develop a model of Australian Aboriginal house crowding, based on social science theories, and then refined through empirical studies conducted in regional urban and state capital metropolitan areas, generating useful findings for housing policy. [extract] 2012-11-03T17:59:40Z Memmott, Paul og Birdsall-Jones, Christina og Greenop, Kelly http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:284854 Despite the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change and its implications, there is considerably less certainty or strength of belief among the general public in some industrialised countries. One explanation for the lack of consensus is the partisan nature of political debate about climate change. A survey of Australian politicians demonstrates that political party affiliation and ideology have a powerful influence on climate change beliefs. Politicians from Labor and Green parties (centre-left and progressive parties) exhibited beliefs that were more consistent with scientific consensus about climate change than non-aligned or conservative leaders. Moreover, political ideology (left–right) emerged as the most important predictor of politicians’ climate change beliefs. These findings highlight the role of political partisanship and ideology in undermining consensus around climate change and suggest the need to build consensus through constructing climate change messages that appeal to closely held values and which advance the discussion of solutions along non-partisan lines. 2012-11-14T13:53:51Z Fielding, Kelly S. og Head, Brian W. og Laffan, Warren og Western, Mark og Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:177809 2009-05-20T00:00:00Z Pitt, Rachael og Taloo, Sam og Chesters, Jennifer og Boreham, Paul og Laffan, Warren og Meacham, S. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196429 2010-02-23T00:00:00Z Everingham, Jo-Anne http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:77358 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Boege, V. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:81977 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Boege, V H http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:82130 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Boege, V H http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:194226 2010-01-29T00:00:00Z Sourdin, Tania http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:193869 2010-01-25T00:00:00Z Hughes, B. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:283160 2012-10-12T19:25:34Z Ferris, Jason http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:192825 Lay conceptions of personality change and continuity were examined in a sample of 112 undergraduates. Participants rated their personal change over 5 years (past or future), the change they perceived to be normative over 10-year age spans between 15 and 65, their beliefs about whether personality is fixed or malleable (“lay theories”) and their beliefs about the causes of personality change and continuity. Beliefs about normative personality change generally corresponded to research evidence on adult trajectories of the Big Five factors, with some age bias, whereas recalled and anticipated personal change tended to be more positive than these norms. Participants tended to endorse environmental causes more for personality change than for continuity. Lay theories were not consistently associated with these causal beliefs, or with beliefs about personal and normative change. 2010-01-15T00:00:00Z Haslam, Nick og Bastian, Brock og Fox, Christopher og Whelan, Jennifer http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:269746 As young people’s internet use shapes their experiences of education, work and personal relationships, their portrayal as ‘Digital Natives’ suggests that they are invariably better positioned than preceding generations to capitalize on such changes. Recent debates in internet use research undermine this view. While acknowledging socio-demographic differences in use, theorists disagree as to whether these reflect disparities in internet access, processes of social stratification, or users’ rational assessment of risks and opportunities. Incorporating these views, this article develops a framework for investigating differences in academic and social internet use by using data from 6444 high school students in Queensland, Australia. The results show that different factors structure students’ entry into these use pathways. Since social use depends on one’s home access context, remote students with poorer access spent less time on this activity, whereas students at independent and Catholic schools were heavier academic users, because they possessed the requisite academic orientation. 2012-03-13T16:13:18Z Smith, Jonathan og Skrbis, Zlatko og Western, Mark http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:274886 A prevention framework represents one of the fundamental means of the Australian Government's contemporary drive to achieve permanent reductions in homelessness. Consistent with prevailing policies in the UK and US, Australia has approached homelessness prevention through identification and early intervention of individuals ‘at risk’ of homelessness. In this article we suggest that prevention strategies focused on the risk factors that individual pose obscures efforts to address the underlying structural factors that contribute to homelessness, or to reduce the prevalence of homelessness at the overall population level. The article examines the efficacy of increasing the supply of affordable housing to prevent homelessness, but suggests that the provision of housing alone may be insufficient to realising related well-being objectives. In turn, it is proposed that policy which focuses on poverty reduction has the capacity to achieve the sustainable prevention of homelessness ambitions. 2012-05-28T23:44:07Z Parsell, Cameron og Marston, Greg http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:200202 2010-03-22T12:39:04Z Haslam, Nick og Whelan, Jennifer og Bastian, Brock http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:202797 Spinifex, comprising over 60 native grass species abundant in semi-arid regions of Australia, has been used by Indigenous Australian societies as a waterproof cladding material and for the adhesive qualities of its resin. The authors are part of a multidisciplinary research project funded under the ARC Discovery Projects scheme which is evaluating traditional Aboriginal knowledge and uses of spinifex in the upper Georgina River basin region; studying its ecology and material properties; and assessing its potential application to the building industry, both in its natural state and replicated as a synthesized biomimetic material The project is inspired by biomimetic theory, drawing from nature to find new technical solutions. This paper provides a preliminary report on the project findings with particular emphasis on the application of the historical and ethno-architectural knowledge to the broader problem framework. 2010-04-14T00:00:00Z Memmott, Paul og Flutter, Nickolas og Penny, Marie http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:179188 2009-07-13T12:26:01Z Memmott, Paul og Hyde, Richard og O'Rourke, Timothy http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:295520 2013-04-03T01:03:28Z Bellamy, Jennifer og Head, Brian og Ross, Helen http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:237912 During the late 1980s and early 1990s, on the Bondi-Tamarama walkway and the Marks Park beat bordering it, there were a series of murders and disappearances of (presumed) gay men. These crimes – dubbed the ‘gay gang murders’ – remained, largely, unsolved for more than a decade when they became the subject of a police investigation and coronial inquest. In this paper I will argue that the site of the murders is crucial in helping to explain the lack of public mourning at the time over the deaths and disappearances of ‘gay’ men from this location. I argue that due partially to the physical location of the murders, the men were produced as non-grievable subjects, to which any public mourning was inexplicable. 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Davis, Kristen http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:82305 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Boege, V H http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:72382 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Boege, V H http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:295060 The research project was conducted in the context of Strategic Research Issues 1 and 5 of the AHURI Research Agenda 2010, focusing on the identification and documentation of ‘structures within the housing system … that enable households to access housing as their needs change’, especially in circumstances of critical need. [extract] 2013-03-27T15:57:56Z Short, Patricia og Parsell, Cameron og Phillips, Rhonda og Seage, Nicola og James, Amity http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:164746 Collaborative networks involving state and community sector partnerships are increasingly central to all areas of Australian social policy. This includes the ageing field, where the major policy framework, the National Strategy for an Ageing Australia, emphasises that 'the responsibility for meeting the challenges of population ageing lies not only with the Commonwealth Government but with other levels of government, with business, with communities and with individuals' (2001: 2). However, far less is known about how to achieve effective collaboration across such diverse partnerships, and what ensures successful policy outcomes. In this presentation, we discuss the findings from the first stages of an ARC Linkage grant aimed at developing and implementing a model of local collaboration to enhance the community’s capacity to age well. We explore how models of successful collaboration are conceptualised in the literature; and how these models resonate with the experiences and perceptions of key stakeholders in healthy ageing in Queensland communities. The paper presents the institutional features and operational strategies identified for use in fostering, strengthening and sustaining a collaborative approach to ageing policy. These will then be used to build collaborative capacity to address the challenges of ageing and develop policy and practice initiatives that are valued by older people themselves. 2009-02-18T00:00:00Z Warburton, Jeni og Everingham, Jo-Anne og Cuthill, Michael og Bartlett, Helen http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:197927 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z Everingham, Jo-Anne og Cuthill, Michael og Warburton, Jeni og Bartlett, Helen http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:289759 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS CAN ACCOMPANY CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE REALISED WHEN CONTRACTING METHODS FOR HOUSING PROCUREMENT ARE ALIGNED TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. ALLIANCE CONTRACTING, WHERE RISKS ARE SHARED, CAN SUPPORT INNOVATION IN THE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE ADDITIONAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS. 2013-01-23T16:10:31Z Davidson, James og Go Sam, Carroll og Memmott, Paul og Grant, Elizabeth http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196434 2010-02-23T16:53:51Z Boege, Volker og Brown, Anne og Clements, Kevin og Nolan, Anna http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:206609 2010-06-30T00:00:00Z Kifle, Temesgen http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:191457 This paper contributes to the growing literature on recent changes in policy governance and government/NGO relationships by examining new “regional” governance arrangements for inter-governmental programmes in natural resource management (NRM) in Australia. The focus is on explaining the changing relationships between government and non-government stakeholders in the formulation of “regional”-level natural resource and environmental policy. The paper focuses on governmental structuring of planning partnerships with NGOs, as envisaged and required in recently negotiated inter-governmental programmes. The risks and opportunities inherent in this approach are outlined, together with the ways in which the stakeholders have moved beyond simple forms of consultation to more participatory and collaborative forms of co-governance. Particular attention is given to the state of Queensland, where more rapid and substantial change has been necessary to meet the new requirements. Building on a previous analysis of collaborative partnerships which have charted new directions for large-scale NRM challenges in Queensland (Head - Ryan 2003), the paper suggests that participatory co-governance will remain the trend for the foreseeable future. 2010-01-06T12:39:17Z Head, Brian og Ryan, Neal http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:283162 2012-10-12T19:25:52Z Smith, Anthony M. A. og Ferris, Jason A. og Simpson, Judy M. og Shelley, Julia og Pitts, Marian K. og Richters, Juliet http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:291041 Residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to walk for transport than their counterparts in advantaged neighbourhoods; however, the reasons for higher rates of transport walking in poorer neighbourhoods remain unclear. We investigated this issue using data from the HABITAT study of physical activity among 11,037 mid-aged residents of 200 neighbourhoods in Brisbane, Australia. Using a five-step mediation analysis and multilevel regression, we found that higher levels of walking for transport in disadvantaged neighbourhoods was associated with living in a built environment more conducive to walking (i.e. greater street connectivity and land use mix) and residents of these neighbourhoods having more limited access to a motor vehicle. The health benefits that accrue to residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods as a result of their higher levels of walking for transport might help offset the negative effects of less healthy behaviours (e.g. smoking, poor diet), thus serving to contain or reduce neighbourhood inequalities in chronic disease. 2013-02-10T01:43:30Z Turrell, Gavin og Haynes, Michele og Wilson, Lee-Ann og Giles-Corti, Billie http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:253620 2011-09-29T10:29:05Z King, Debra og Martin, Bill http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:183551 This article uses data from Wave 1 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) 2001 survey to examine whether there is a difference in financial well-being between casual and permanent employees. The study examines two measures of financial difficulty and one measure of financial satisfaction and finds that casual employees fare worse than permanent employees on all three measures. The results indicate that casual employees are less likely to afford basic costs of living, such as bills and mortgage/rent, and have higher levels of financial difficulty as well as lower levels of financial satisfaction. The article concludes that casual employment imposes significant financial strains on employees 2009-09-04T00:00:00Z Buchler, Sandra og Haynes, Michele og Baxter, Janeen