
Overview
Background
I am Director of Centre for Policy Futures. My research interests cover work and employment, poverty and economic security and the social dimensions of climate change. I am a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and was a member of the ARC College of Experts from 2014-2016.
Availability
- Professor Greg Marston is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Social policy and the welfare state
My research program addresses poverty and unemployment, climate justice, economic security, and the impact of emerging technologies on work, driving meaningful change and fostering a more equitable society.
Research impacts
My research program has championed social justice and equity through extensive research wit leading community organisatons and governments, focusing on housing, homelessness and social security policy. I am dedicated to amplifying the voices of ordinary Australians in public deates on critical social isues. My research, with colleagues, on compulsory income management policies in Australia contributed to the decision by the federal government in 2022 to stop ongoing Cashless Debit Card trials in Australia.
With experience in senior roles at UQ and in research focused capacity building roles at RMIT and QUT, I have an in-depth understanding of Australia's social science research landscape. I recognise the transformative power of genuine partnerships with governments, businesses, citizens, and civil society groups. I am committed to driving the promotion of evidence-informed social policies that create meaningful and lasting impact.
Works
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2006
Book Chapter
Recognition, respect and rights: Refugees living on temporary protection visas (TPVs) in Australia
Humpage, Louise and Marston, Greg (2006). Recognition, respect and rights: Refugees living on temporary protection visas (TPVs) in Australia. The Situated Politics of Belonging. (pp. 113-126) edited by Nira Yuval-Davis, Kalpana Kannabiran and Ulrike Vieten. London, United Kingdom: Sage. doi: 10.4135/9781446213490.n9
2006
Journal Article
Room to move? Professional discretion at the frontline of welfare-to-work
McDonald, C. and Marston, G. (2006). Room to move? Professional discretion at the frontline of welfare-to-work. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 41 (2), 171-182. doi: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2006.tb00004.x
2006
Book Chapter
Conclusion: A conversation worth continuing?
Marston, G J and McDonald, C. (2006). Conclusion: A conversation worth continuing?. Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Approach. (pp. 223-229) edited by G. Marston and C. McDonald. Albingdon, UK: Edward Elgar.
2006
Conference Publication
The political tensions and street-level dimensions of employment services in Australia
Marston, G J and McDonald, C. (2006). The political tensions and street-level dimensions of employment services in Australia. Road to Where? The Politics and Practice of Implementing Welfare-to-Work, Brisbane, 17-18 July 2006. Brisbane: School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, The University of Queensland.
2006
Book Chapter
Introduction: Reframing social policy analysis
Marston, G J and McDonald, C. (2006). Introduction: Reframing social policy analysis. Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Approach. (pp. 1-15) edited by G. Marston and C. McDonald. Albingdon, UK: Edward Elgar.
2006
Edited Outputs
Road-to-where? The politics and practice of welfare-to-work: Refereed Proceedings of the 2006 National Conference, 17-18 July, Brisbane
Greg Marston, Paul Henman and Catherine McDonald eds. (2006). Road-to-where? The politics and practice of welfare-to-work: Refereed Proceedings of the 2006 National Conference, 17-18 July, Brisbane. Welfare-to-Work Forum: Road to where? The politics and practice of implementing welfare-to-work, The Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane, Qld., 17-18 July 2006. Brisbane, Qld.: University of Queensland.
2005
Journal Article
Workfare as welfare: governing unemployment in the advanced liberal state
McDonald, C and Marston, G (2005). Workfare as welfare: governing unemployment in the advanced liberal state. Critical Social Policy, 25 (3), 374-401. doi: 10.1177/0261018305054077
2005
Journal Article
The active subjects of welfare reform: A street-level comparison of employment services in Australia and Denmark
Marston, Greg, Larsen, Jørgen Elm and McDonald, Catherine (2005). The active subjects of welfare reform: A street-level comparison of employment services in Australia and Denmark. Social Work and Society, 3 (2), 141-157.
2005
Journal Article
Cultural justice, community development and onshore refugees in Australia
Humpage, L and Marston, G. J. (2005). Cultural justice, community development and onshore refugees in Australia. Community Development Journal: Special Issue on Refugees, 40 (2), 137-157. doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsi022
2004
Other Outputs
Sustainable tenancies in public housing
Jones, A., Reddel, T., Mcauliffe, D. and Marston, G. (2004). Sustainable tenancies in public housing. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Department of Housing.
2004
Journal Article
Managerialism and Public Housing Reform
Marston, G (2004). Managerialism and Public Housing Reform. Housing Studies, 19 (1), 5-20. doi: 10.1080/0267303042000152140
2004
Journal Article
Contested Belonging: Temporary Protection in Australia
Humpage, L. and Marston, G (2004). Contested Belonging: Temporary Protection in Australia. Refuge, 22 (2), 67-76.
2004
Conference Publication
Rethinking Social Inequality: the Case of 'Illegal Refugees'
Marston, G (2004). Rethinking Social Inequality: the Case of 'Illegal Refugees'. 1st Annual Conference of the Centre for Research ..., Macquarie University, 12 November 2003. Australia: Macquarie University.
2004
Book
Social policy and discourse analysis: Policy change in public housing
Marston, Greg (2004). Social policy and discourse analysis: Policy change in public housing. Aldershot, Hampshire, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing.
2004
Journal Article
A Punitive Policy: Labour Force Participation of Refugees on Temporary Protection Visas (TPV)
Marston, G (2004). A Punitive Policy: Labour Force Participation of Refugees on Temporary Protection Visas (TPV). Labour & Industry, 15 (1), 65-79. doi: 10.1080/10301763.2004.10669305
2004
Book Chapter
Constructing the Meaning of Social Exclusion as a Policy Metaphor
Marston, G (2004). Constructing the Meaning of Social Exclusion as a Policy Metaphor. Social Contructionism in Housing Research. (pp. 71-92) edited by Keith Jacobs, Jim Kemeny and Tony Manzi. UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
2004
Journal Article
Changing the Mix: Contestation Surrounding the Public Housing Stock Transfer Process in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania
Jacobs, K., Marston, G and Darcy, M. (2004). Changing the Mix: Contestation Surrounding the Public Housing Stock Transfer Process in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. Urban Policy and Research, 22 (3), 249-263. doi: 10.1080/0811114042000269281
2004
Conference Publication
Take a Number: Employment Services and e-government
Marston, G (2004). Take a Number: Employment Services and e-government. Australian Electronic Governance Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 14-15 April 2004. Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.
2004
Journal Article
The Problem with Neo-conservative Social Policy: Rethinking the Ethics of Citizenship and the Welfare State
Marston, G and Watts, R. (2004). The Problem with Neo-conservative Social Policy: Rethinking the Ethics of Citizenship and the Welfare State. Just Policy, 33, 34-44.
2003
Journal Article
Risk technology in Australia: The role of the job seeker classification instrument in employment services
McDonald, C., Marston, G and Buckley, A. (2003). Risk technology in Australia: The role of the job seeker classification instrument in employment services. Critical Social Policy, 23 (4), 498-525. doi: 10.1177/02610183030234004
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Greg Marston is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Tourism Frontliners in the Philippines¿ Last Frontier: A Critical Study on the Lived Experiences of Informal Workers in Palawan
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
How Gig Economy Workers Cope With Job Ambiguity
Principal Advisor
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Capacity building for a socially and ecologically just future: The case of a prefigurative NGO
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lynda Shevellar
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Universal Basic Income: Disarticulating and Rearticulating Australian Discourses
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alastair Stark
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
A Collision of Ideas: An Institutional analysis of the 1995 Industry Commission's Inquiry into Charitable Organisations in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Making their way: making money and making art the working lives of visual artists with disabilities
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The politics of sustainability: a critical discourse analysis of Victorian government policy discourse, 1999-2006
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Henman
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
With the voice of this calling: The experience of community development practitioners in the organisational context of bureaucracy
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The well-being of single mother families following the welfare-to-work changes of July 2006
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gillian Whitehouse
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Right to Work for Refugees in Malaysia: Protection, Livelihoods, and Dignity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Domestic Violence & Refugee Resettlement in Australia: How are we 'doing' Intersectionality?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jenny Munro
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Freedom on a Thread: Living in limbo as part of the Australian ¿asylum legacy caseload¿
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jenny Munro
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The road to hell is paved with good policy intentions: An analysis of government intervention in cultural aspects of domestic violence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cameron Parsell
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Significance of Social Cash Transfers (SCTs) to wellbeing: A study of cash transfers and wellbeing of households in Ghana
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Henman
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
An ethnographic study of the day-to-day lives and identities of people who are homeless in Brisbane
Associate Advisor
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2007
Master Philosophy
RATIONING ACCESS TO SOCIAL HOUSING IN A MULTI-PROVIDER SYSTEM
Associate Advisor
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