Dr Alastair Stark
Dr

Alastair Stark

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Background

Alastair is a public policy scholar, a crisis management expert and has an ongoing interest in the institutionalization of participatory modes of governance. His current policy research examines the role that institutional amnesia plays in the policy process, his crisis management research has been focused upon the relationship between public inquiries and lesson-learning, and in relation to participatory governance, he is currently examining the validity of different forms of deliberative democracy in the context of Australian environmental policy. Alastair has published widely in high-ranking international journals and is the recipient of the Mayer Prize (best paper in the Australian Journal of Political Science) and the Lasswell Prize (best paper in Policy Sciences). He has authored three books, won three large-scale Australian Research Council Discovery grants and is always looking for outstanding students who may be interested in completing PhDs in relation to the topics outlined above.

Availability

Dr Alastair Stark is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Human Society Policy and administration Public policy

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Strathclyde
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Strathclyde
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Glasgow Caledonian University

Research interests

  • Public Policy

  • Governance

  • Crisis Management

  • Deliberative Democracy

Search Professor Alastair Stark’s works on UQ eSpace

45 works between 2002 and 2026
All (45) Book (5) Journal Article (27) Book Chapter (13)

21 - 40 of 45 works

2021

Journal Article

Public deliberation and policy design

Stark, Alastair, Thomson, N. K. and Marston, Greg (2021). Public deliberation and policy design. Policy Design and Practice, 4 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/25741292.2021.1912906

Public deliberation and policy design

2021

Book Chapter

Policy learning in the Australian public service

Stark, Alastair (2021). Policy learning in the Australian public service. The Oxford handbook of Australian politics. (pp. 397-414) edited by Jenny M. Lewis and Anne Tiernan. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198805465.013.24

Policy learning in the Australian public service

2021

Journal Article

Understanding policy responses to COVID-19: the stars haven’t fallen from the sky for scholars of public policy

McConnell, Allan and Stark, Alastair (2021). Understanding policy responses to COVID-19: the stars haven’t fallen from the sky for scholars of public policy. Journal of European Public Policy, 28 (8), 1115-1130. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2021.1942518

Understanding policy responses to COVID-19: the stars haven’t fallen from the sky for scholars of public policy

2019

Journal Article

Left on the shelf: Explaining the failure of public inquiry recommendations

Stark, Alastair (2019). Left on the shelf: Explaining the failure of public inquiry recommendations. Public Administration, 98 (3) padm.12630, 609-624. doi: 10.1111/padm.12630

Left on the shelf: Explaining the failure of public inquiry recommendations

2019

Journal Article

Connecting social and environmental policy in Australia: collateral gains or collateral damage?

Marston, Greg, Stark, Alastair, Matthews, Tony and Baker, Douglas (2019). Connecting social and environmental policy in Australia: collateral gains or collateral damage?. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 78 (1), 3-16. doi: 10.1111/1467-8500.12339

Connecting social and environmental policy in Australia: collateral gains or collateral damage?

2019

Journal Article

Policy learning and the public inquiry

Stark, Alastair (2019). Policy learning and the public inquiry. Policy Sciences, 52 (3), 397-417. doi: 10.1007/s11077-019-09348-0

Policy learning and the public inquiry

2019

Book Chapter

Institutional Amnesia and Crisis Management Analysis

Stark, Alastair (2019). Institutional Amnesia and Crisis Management Analysis. Oxford Encyclopedia of Crisis Analysis. (pp. 1-15) edited by Denis Fischbacher-Smith, Sanneke Kuipers, Allan McConnell and John Thomas Preston. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1526

Institutional Amnesia and Crisis Management Analysis

2019

Journal Article

Explaining institutional amnesia in government

Stark, Alastair (2019). Explaining institutional amnesia in government. Governance, 32 (1), 143-158. doi: 10.1111/gove.12364

Explaining institutional amnesia in government

2019

Journal Article

Institutional amnesia and public policy

Stark, Alastair and Head, Brian (2019). Institutional amnesia and public policy. Journal of European Public Policy, 26 (10), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2018.1535612

Institutional amnesia and public policy

2018

Book

Public inquiries, policy learning, and the threat of future crises

Stark, Alastair (2018). Public inquiries, policy learning, and the threat of future crises. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198831990.001.0001

Public inquiries, policy learning, and the threat of future crises

2017

Journal Article

New institutionalism, critical junctures and post-crisis policy reform

Stark, Alastair (2017). New institutionalism, critical junctures and post-crisis policy reform. Australian Journal of Political Science, 53 (1), 24-39. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2017.1409335

New institutionalism, critical junctures and post-crisis policy reform

2016

Journal Article

Rating the debates: The 2010 UK party leaders’ debates and political communication in the deliberative system

Davidson, Stewart, Elstub, Stephen, Johns, Robert and Stark, Alastair (2016). Rating the debates: The 2010 UK party leaders’ debates and political communication in the deliberative system. British Politics, 12 (2), 183-208. doi: 10.1057/s41293-016-0021-9

Rating the debates: The 2010 UK party leaders’ debates and political communication in the deliberative system

2015

Journal Article

Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground

George, Nicole and Stark, Alastair (2015). Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground. Policy and Politics, 44 (4), 591-607. doi: 10.1332/030557315X14351420409945

Community resilience and crisis management: policy lessons from the ground

2015

Journal Article

More micro than meta? Competing concepts of metagovernance in the European Union.

Stark, Alastair (2015). More micro than meta? Competing concepts of metagovernance in the European Union.. Public Policy and Administration, 30 (1), 73-91. doi: 10.1177/0952076714543862

More micro than meta? Competing concepts of metagovernance in the European Union.

2015

Book

Risk and crisis management in the public sector

Drennan, Lynn, McConnell, Allan and Stark, Alastair (2015). Risk and crisis management in the public sector. 2nd ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315816456

Risk and crisis management in the public sector

2014

Journal Article

Bureaucratic values and resilience: an exploration of crisis management adaptation

Stark, Alastair (2014). Bureaucratic values and resilience: an exploration of crisis management adaptation. Public Administration, 92 (3), 692-706. doi: 10.1111/padm.12085

Bureaucratic values and resilience: an exploration of crisis management adaptation

2014

Journal Article

Citizen participation, community resilience and crisis-management policy

Stark, Alastair and Taylor, Monique (2014). Citizen participation, community resilience and crisis-management policy. Australian Journal of Political Science, 49 (2), 300-315. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2014.899966

Citizen participation, community resilience and crisis-management policy

2011

Journal Article

The tradition of ministerial responsibility and its role in the bureaucratic management of crises

Stark, Alastair (2011). The tradition of ministerial responsibility and its role in the bureaucratic management of crises. Public Administration, 89 (3), 1148-1163. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01924.x

The tradition of ministerial responsibility and its role in the bureaucratic management of crises

2011

Journal Article

Best laid plans: The institutionalisation of public deliberation in Scotland

Davidson, Stewart, Alastair Stark, and Heggie, Gordon (2011). Best laid plans: The institutionalisation of public deliberation in Scotland. Political Quarterly, 82 (3), 379-388. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2011.02177.x

Best laid plans: The institutionalisation of public deliberation in Scotland

2011

Journal Article

Institutionalising public deliberation: Insights from the Scottish Parliament

Davidson, Stewart and Stark, Alastair (2011). Institutionalising public deliberation: Insights from the Scottish Parliament. British Politics, 6 (2), 155-186. doi: 10.1057/bp.2011.3

Institutionalising public deliberation: Insights from the Scottish Parliament

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    How do Changes in Institutional Memory Affect Public Policy Processes?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Do Public Inquiries Matter? Tracking Inquiry Implementation in Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Connecting social policy and urban planning for a low carbon future
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Can public inquires promote effective policy learning after crises?
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    'Structured Ideas' and Crisis Management: Coordination during the Queensland Floods
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Alastair Stark is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Effectiveness of Rapid Evidence in Fast-Paced Policy Contexts

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

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