Postgraduate researchers
Current UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance postgraduate researchers and their topics
Trad Binobud: Urban planning and residents' participation in processes of urban renewal: A case study of Jeddah's informal settlements. |
Uday Kulkarni: The adoption of information and communications technology (ICT) in Australian local government: Progress and design options for enhanced sustainability Research focus: This research investigates the adoption of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Australian local government and assesses its capacity to deliver a range of services to local government communities and an increased level of sustainability for councils and their communities. |
Alex Lawrie: Negotiating the city – A comparative analysis of City Deals |
Luis Lozano-Paredes: A multi-city analysis of alternative forms of governance for emergent Paratransit networks in South America |
Dana McQuestin: The economic and financial performance of public service provision Research Focus: This research will aim to provide a clear and concise analysis of the economic and financial performance of public service provision in an Australian and international context. An emphasis will be placed on the economic efficiency, financial sustainability and public expenditure of local government, with an aim to identify the internal and external determinants of superior or poorer performance. |
Kane Pham: Bordering metropolitan space: Theory and praxis shaping the Sydney metropolis Research focus: This thesis investigates how borders, borderlines and bordering processes shape the production of metropolitan space in Sydney. I examine how attempts to integrate strategic/spatial, infrastructure and transport plans by an array of different actors and institutions – informed by distinct place-based and spatially-blind development principles – can result in ‘wicked’ urban policy conflicts. |
Neil Selmon: Collaborative planning in an uncollaborative world: Can collaborative planning practice build adaptive governance systems with the capacity to solve planning problems? Research Focus: This research will explore the role and potential of local collaborative planning practice in building adaptable governance systems through which governments and institutions can legitimately take action to resolve agreed planning problems. The claims made for collaborative planning will be investigated through case studies of practice in metropolitan Sydney, NSW, Australia and Vancouver, BC, Canada, to understand its effectiveness or otherwise in the context of a wider political economy of urban governance. |
Lenka Thompson: Local government in Australia and it capacity to supply affordable housing. |
Caroline Valente: Energy poverty, climate change and older Australians: Adapting residential property in Sydney. |
Alessia Cibin: Night mayors: Exploring the challenges of urban governance of the night-time economy. Research focus: In the recent decades, night mayors have spread to several cities worldwide as part of broader urban policy innovations responding to the challenge of governing the complex night-time economy. The central aim is to explore the conceptual and operational mode of night mayors through theoretically and empirically informed research. This study is an exciting opportunity to understand night mayors and critically reflect on this trend of night-time economy governance. |
Emanuela Savini: Enabling participatory and deliberative governance: Institutional design and organisational capacity for local government in Victoria, Australia. In line with this, reforms to the Victorian Local Government Act signal an intention to embed participatory governance practice across the sector in Victoria. The new Act requires councils to engage with their local communities in 'deliberative engagement practices' for long term strategic planning. This historical juncture presents a unique opportunity to research and analyse how different municipalities respond to the new legislative requirements, and what organisational capacities and authorising environments are required to support this shift in practice. |
Bismark Osei-Acheampong: Towards the Rural Enterprise Program and Poverty Reduction: Examining the nexus from the perspective of Ghana. |
Our PhD graduates
Dr Benjamin Hanckel: Community development in the new millennium: Examining the role of digital media in community development program |
Helen Christensen: The emerging community engagement profession of Australian local governments: Drivers, trends and trajectories. |
Su Fei Tan: The impact of local government reform on local democratic representation and decision making. |