Publications

The School of Politics and International Relations has a long history of excellence in research both by faculty members and its graduate students. The publications pages provides you with a list of all of the Schools, including the various Centres associated with the School, major publications in recent years. The SPIR publications are those publications not necessarily associated with a particular Centre.

Perceptions of Fairness and Territorial Redistribution in the Australian Federal System

Author/editor: Associate Professor Tracy B Fenwick and Dr. Thiago N. da Silva

Year published: 2024

Why do 40% of Australians believe the state where they reside receive less than its fair share of the GST distribution?” Check out the latest working paper by Associate Professor Tracy B Fenwick and Dr. Thiago N. da Silva on public perceptions of fairness in the Australian Federal System.

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Beyond Autonomy: Practical and Theoretical Challenges to 21st Century Federalism

Author/editor: Tracy B Fenwick and Andrew C Banfield

Year published: 2022

Abstract Beyond Autonomy forces us to rethink the meaning of autonomy as a central organising pillar of federalism. Can federations exist beyond the autonomy realm designed to promote territorial selfgovernance and direct representation among various levels of government? How do governments of...

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