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2025 Journal Article Introduction to the Special Issue on Activation and the Digital Welfare StateMcgann, Michael, Considine, Mark, Nguyen, Phuc and Ball, Sarah (2025). Introduction to the Special Issue on Activation and the Digital Welfare State. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.70002 |
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2025 Journal Article Using interpretive political science to understand policy-making in practiceBall, Sarah (2025). Using interpretive political science to understand policy-making in practice. Australian Journal of Political Science, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2025.2454556 |
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2024 Book Chapter Digital-first employment services in Australia: Challenges and opportunitiesBall, Sarah, McGann, Michael, Lewis, Jenny M. and Considine, Mark (2024). Digital-first employment services in Australia: Challenges and opportunities. The Routledge International Handbook of Public Administration and Digital Governance. (pp. 272-283) edited by Sarah Giest and Ian Roberge. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003458081-22 |
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2024 Journal Article Who decides what works? Ethical considerations arising from the Australian Government's use of behavioural insights and RobodebtBall, Sarah (2024). Who decides what works? Ethical considerations arising from the Australian Government's use of behavioural insights and Robodebt. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 84 (1), 159-171. doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12676 |
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2024 Journal Article Collaboration and public policy: agency in the pursuit of public purposeBall, Sarah (2024). Collaboration and public policy: agency in the pursuit of public purpose. Critical Policy Studies, 18 (4), 728-731. doi: 10.1080/19460171.2024.2311198 |
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2024 Journal Article Unlocking policy success: is codesign the key to achieving effective policy outcomes?Ball, Sarah and Rejón, René (2024). Unlocking policy success: is codesign the key to achieving effective policy outcomes?. Policy Design and Practice, 7 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/25741292.2024.2368911 |
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2024 Book Chapter Behavioural insights teams in practice: nudge missions and methods on trialBall, Sarah and Head, Brian W. (2024). Behavioural insights teams in practice: nudge missions and methods on trial. Beyond nudge: advancing the state-of-the-art of behavioural public policy and administration. (pp. 108-126) edited by Benjamin Ewert, Eva Thomann and Kathrin Loer. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.1332/030557320X15840777045205 |
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2023 Journal Article Emerging modes of digitalisation in the delivery of welfare‐to‐work: implications for street‐level discretionBall, Sarah, McGann, Michael, Nguyen, Phuc and Considine, Mark (2023). Emerging modes of digitalisation in the delivery of welfare‐to‐work: implications for street‐level discretion. Social Policy and Administration, 57 (7), 1166-1180. doi: 10.1111/spol.12939 |
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2023 Journal Article Employer engagement: Making active labour market policies work Edited by JoIngold and PatrickMcGurk. Bristol University Press, Mar 1, 2024, 270 pp., ISBN: 978–1529223002, Price GBP 28.99, p/bBall, Sarah (2023). Employer engagement: Making active labour market policies work Edited by JoIngold and PatrickMcGurk. Bristol University Press, Mar 1, 2024, 270 pp., ISBN: 978–1529223002, Price GBP 28.99, p/b. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 61 (4), 990-992. doi: 10.1111/bjir.12772 |
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2023 Journal Article Ethical moments and institutional expertise in UK Government COVID-19 pandemic policy responses: where, when and how is ethical advice sought?Pykett, Jessica, Ball, Sarah, Dingwall, Robert, Lepenies, Robert, Sommer, Theresa, Strassheim, Holger and Wenzel, Lars (2023). Ethical moments and institutional expertise in UK Government COVID-19 pandemic policy responses: where, when and how is ethical advice sought?. Evidence and Policy, 19 (2), 236-255. doi: 10.1332/174426421X16596928051179 |
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2022 Book The Australian policy handbook: a practical guide to the policymaking processAlthaus, Catherine, Ball, Sarah, Bridgman, Peter, Davis, Glyn and Threlfall, David (2022). The Australian policy handbook: a practical guide to the policymaking process. 7th ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003351993 |
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2022 Book Behavioural public policy in Australia: how an idea became practiceBall, Sarah (2022). Behavioural public policy in Australia: how an idea became practice. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003290742 |
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2022 Journal Article Dramaturgy and crisis management: a third actBall, Sarah, McConnell, Allan and Stark, Alastair (2022). Dramaturgy and crisis management: a third act. Public Administration, 100 (3) padm.12775, 585-599. doi: 10.1111/padm.12775 |
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2022 Journal Article Can robots understand welfare? Exploring machine bureaucracies in welfare-to-workConsidine, Mark, McGann, Michael, Ball, Sarah and Nguyen, Phuc (2022). Can robots understand welfare? Exploring machine bureaucracies in welfare-to-work. Journal of Social Policy, 51 (3) PII S0047279422000174, 519-534. doi: 10.1017/s0047279422000174 |
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2021 Journal Article Knowledge coproduction: panacea or placebo? Lessons from an emerging policy partnershipReddel, Tim and Ball, Sarah (2021). Knowledge coproduction: panacea or placebo? Lessons from an emerging policy partnership. Policy Design and Practice, 5 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/25741292.2021.1992106 |
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2021 Journal Article Translating behavioral public policy into practice: Interpretations and traditionsBall, Sarah (2021). Translating behavioral public policy into practice: Interpretations and traditions. Critical Policy Studies, 16 (3), 315-332. doi: 10.1080/19460171.2021.1973525 |
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2020 Other Outputs Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy: an ethnography of the use of ‘behavioural insights’ in policy development by the Australian Federal GovernmentBall, Sarah (2020). Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy: an ethnography of the use of ‘behavioural insights’ in policy development by the Australian Federal Government. PhD Thesis, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.886 |
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2020 Other Outputs Try, test and learn evaluation - interim reportBaxter, Janeen, Povey, Jenny, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Plage, Stefanie, Kennedy, Elizabeth, O'Flaherty, Martin, Tseng, Yi-Ping, Polidano, Cain, Kalb, Guyonne, Borland, Jeff, Ribar, David, Mamun, Abdullah, Ball, Sarah, Gramotnev, Alexandra, Bellotti, Melindy, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Western, Mark (2020). Try, test and learn evaluation - interim report. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. |
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2019 Journal Article The boundaries of behavioural insights: observations from two ethnographic studiesBall, Sarah and Feitsma, Joram (2019). The boundaries of behavioural insights: observations from two ethnographic studies. Evidence and Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 16 (4) https://doi.org/10.1332/174426419X15643724702722, 559-577. doi: 10.1332/174426419X15643724702722 |
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2019 Other Outputs A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipientsParsell, Cameron, Robinson, Richard, ten Have, Charlotte and Ball, Sarah (2019). A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipients. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research. |
