
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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2003
Journal Article
The psychology, ethics and social relations of unemployment
Marston, G and McDonald, C. (2003). The psychology, ethics and social relations of unemployment. Australian Journal of Labour Economics: A Journal of Labour Economics and Labour Relations, 6 (2), 293-315.
2003
Journal Article
Tampering with the Evidence: A Critical Appraisal of Evidence Based Policy
Marston, G. and Watts, R. (2003). Tampering with the Evidence: A Critical Appraisal of Evidence Based Policy. The Drawing Board: An Australian Review of Public Affairs, 3 (3), 143-163.
2003
Other Outputs
System Error: Centrelink breaching patterns and Job Network Participation Reports
Marston, G. and Lackner, S. (2003). System Error: Centrelink breaching patterns and Job Network Participation Reports. Melbourne Australia: Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University.
2003
Other Outputs
Temporary Protection, Permanent Uncertainty: The experience of refugees living on temporary protection visas
Marston, G. (2003). Temporary Protection, Permanent Uncertainty: The experience of refugees living on temporary protection visas. Melbourne VIC Australia: Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University.
2003
Journal Article
Just the facts Ma’am: A critical appraisal of evidence-based policy
Marston, G. and Watts, R. (2003). Just the facts Ma’am: A critical appraisal of evidence-based policy. Just Policy (30), 32-45.
2003
Other Outputs
Human Service Gaps at the Interface between Urban and Rural
Marston, G., Morgan, L. and Murphy, J. (2003). Human Service Gaps at the Interface between Urban and Rural. Melbourne VIC Australia: Centre for Applied Social Research, RMIT University.
2002
Journal Article
Patterns of governance: The curious case of non-profit community services in Australia
McDonald, C. and Marston, G. (2002). Patterns of governance: The curious case of non-profit community services in Australia. Social Policy and Administration, 36 (4), 376-391. doi: 10.1111/1467-9515.t01-1-00260
2002
Journal Article
Fixing the niche? Rhetorics of the community sector in the neo-liberal welfare regime
McDonald, C. and Marston, G. (2002). Fixing the niche? Rhetorics of the community sector in the neo-liberal welfare regime. Just Policy, 27 (August), 3-10.
2002
Journal Article
Critical discourse analysis and policy-orientated housing research
Marston, Greg (2002). Critical discourse analysis and policy-orientated housing research. Housing, Theory and Society, 19 (2), 82-91. doi: 10.1080/140360902760385637
2001
Other Outputs
'Bad tenants can pack their bags' : a critical discourse analysis of the marketisation and the moralisation of public housing policy
Marston, Greg (Gregory James), 1970- (2001). 'Bad tenants can pack their bags' : a critical discourse analysis of the marketisation and the moralisation of public housing policy. PhD Thesis, School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/105698
2000
Journal Article
Metaphor, morality and myth: A critical discourse analysis of public housing policy in Queensland
Marston, Greg (2000). Metaphor, morality and myth: A critical discourse analysis of public housing policy in Queensland. Critical Social Policy, 20 (3), 349-373. doi: 10.1177/026101830002000305
2000
Other Outputs
Community Services in Queensland: An Environmental Scan
Marston, G., McDonald, C. and Zetlin, D. (2000). Community Services in Queensland: An Environmental Scan. Brisbane QLD Australia: Queensland Government.
2000
Journal Article
Metaphor, morality and myth: A critical analysis of public housing policy in Queensland
Marston, G. (2000). Metaphor, morality and myth: A critical analysis of public housing policy in Queensland. Critical Social Policy, 20 (64), 349-373.
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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