Professor Jenny Lewis is Professor of Public Policy and was the Founding Director of the Policy Lab. She is the President of the International Research Society for Public Management and is a previous President of the Australian Political Studies Association.

Jenny was an Australian Research Council Future Fellow for 2013-16, has received multiple research grants within Australia and internationally, and is the author of six books, and more than 80 journal articles and book chapters. For a complete and up to date list of publications, see Prof Lewis' Google Scholar Citations by cutting and pasting this link: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=9A0NTCwAAAAJ&hl=en

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When design meets power: Design thinking, public sector innovation and the politics of policymaking

Jenny Lewis' selected work

Understanding Political Debate And Policy Decisions Using Big Data

Research Grant

Formally Alive yet Practically Complex: An Exploration of Academics' Perceptions of Their ..

Journal article

Understanding Political Debate And Policy Decisions Using Big Data

Research Grant

Improving public policy and administration: exploring the potential of design

Journal article

States Of Change Evaluation

Research Grant

Marvellous Melbourne: Making the world's most liveable city

Book Chapter

Projects

Displaying the 20 most recent projects by Jenny Lewis.

Understanding Political Debate And Policy Decisions Using Big Data

This project aims to empirically test a novel framework for analysing the relationship between political debates and policy decisions. Using..

2018 - 2021

Active

Understanding Political Debate And Policy Decisions Using Big Data

This project aims to empirically test a novel framework for analysing the relationship between political debates and policy decisions. Using..

2018 - 2021

Active

From Entitlement To Experiment: The New Governance Of Welfare To Work

This project aims to model and explain the governance dynamics of welfare to work in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Australi..

2015 - 2020

Active

From Entitlement To Experiment: The New Governance Of Welfare To Work

This project aims to model and explain the governance dynamics of welfare to work in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Australi..

2015 - 2020

Active

Working With The Most Disadvantaged Jobseekers

2014 - 2015

Completed

Understanding The Structures And Effects Of Research Collaboration

2014 - 2015

Completed

What Counts Is What Is Counted: Performance Measurement And Its Consequences

Measuring public sector performance is important as it potentially improves services and saves money, but it has become increasingly time an..

2012 - 2016

Completed

How Governments Innovate: Networks, Normative Frames And Leadership Styles

This project addresses the national research priority goal of promoting an innovation culture and economy. Understanding the development and..

2010 - 2015

Completed

Advertising And The Alcohol Industry Social Aspect Organisation (Sao) Drinkwise

2009 - 2010

Completed

Activating States: Transforming The Delivery Of 'Welfare To Work' Services To The Long-Term Unemployed In Australia, Great Britain And The Netherlands

With declining unemployment, the possibility of labour force shortages in future years, and an annual expense of $20 billion on income s..

2008 - 2012

Completed

Activating States: Transforming The Delivery Of 'Welfare To Work' Services To The Long-Term Unemployed In Australia, Great Britain And The Netherlands

With declining unemployment, the possibility of labour force shortages in future years, and an annual expense of $20 billion on income s..

2008 - 2012

Completed

Academic Networks And Performance Frameworks: Comparing The Impact Of Policy On Knowledge Generation Across Disciplines And Countries

Australian universities are central to the infrastructure that develops and fosters human talent and encourages innovation, through producin..

2008 - 2013

Completed

Committees Of Management And Their Impact On The Social Capital Of Victorian Communities

2005 - 2008

Completed

Connecting Government To Community: A Study Of Social And Political Connectivity At The Municipal Level

Facilitating community strengthening by making public institutions more responsive to the needs of citizens is a central policy challenge in..

Connecting Government To Community: A Study Of Social And Political Connectivity At The Municipal Level

Facilitating community strengthening by making public institutions more responsive to the needs of citizens is a central policy challenge in..

Fostering Innovation Inside Government: The Role Of Structural & Personal Networks In Improving Innovation Performance Among Politicians & Bureaucrats

Innovation is the engine of the new global economy.The Prime Minster's Australia Day Statement 'Backing Australia's Ability' put innovation ..

Collaboration And Research Performance: A Comparison Across Disciplines And Countries

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 124 most recent scholarly works by Jenny Lewis.

Formally Alive yet Practically Complex: An Exploration of Academics' Perceptions of Their Autonomy as Researchers

Peter Woelert, Jenny M Lewis, Ai Tam Le

Journal article | 2020 | Higher Education Policy

Over the last two to three decades, many universities around the world have seen an increase in both organizational autonomy and p..

Improving public policy and administration: exploring the potential of design

Arwin van Buuren, Jenny M Lewis, B Guy Peters, William Voorberg

Journal article | 2020 | Policy & Politics

In recent years, design approaches to policymaking have gained popularity among policymakers. However, a critical reflection on th..

Marvellous Melbourne: Making the world's most liveable city

Emma Blomkamp, Jenny Lewis

Book Chapter | 2019

The bulk of the book is then devoted to 15 detailed case studies of striking policy successes from around the world, including Sin..

Race to the top: using experiments to understand gender bias towards female politicians

Andrea Carson, Leah Ruppanner, Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2019 | Australian Journal of Political Science

Gender balance in political representation is an important goal of governments. In this paper, we ask: Do voters judge female poli..

'Marvellous Melbourne': Making the world's most liveable city

emma Blomkamp, Jennifer Lewis

Book Chapter | 2019

5 ‘Marvellous Melbourne’: Making the world’s most liveable city (pp. 113-138) Emma Blomkamp and Jenny M. Lewis During the 1880s..

'Marvellous Melbourne': Making the world's most liveable city

emma Blomkamp, Jennifer Lewis

Book Chapter | 2019

5 ‘Marvellous Melbourne’: Making the world’s most liveable city (pp. 113-138) Emma Blomkamp and Jenny M. Lewis During the 1880s..

Enlisting the support of trusted sources to tackle policy problems: The case of antimicrobial resistance

Aaron Martin, Timothy B Gravelle, Erik Baekkeskov, Jenny Lewis, Yoshi Kashima

Journal article | 2019 | PLOS ONE

Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the world’s most pressing public health problems. Governments around the world have—and..

Performance indicators and democracy: citizens' views on the purposes of government websites

Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2019 | Public Money & Management

Despite the ongoing interest in performance measurement amongst public managers, little is known about citizens’ views on the purp..

When design meets power: Design thinking, public sector innovation and the politics of policymaking

Jenny Lewis, mcgann McGann, emma Blomkamp

Journal article | 2019 | Policy & Politics

Responding to the need for innovation, governments have begun experimenting with ‘design thinking’ approaches to reframe policy is..

The rise of public sector innovation labs: experiments in design thinking for policy

Michael McGann, Emma Blomkamp, Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2018 | Policy Sciences

How innovation drivers, networking and leadership shape public sector innovation capacity

Jenny M Lewis, Lykke Margot Ricard, Erik Hans Klijn

Journal article | 2018 | International Review of Administrative Sciences

From Entitlement to Experiment: Industry Report on Case Studies of high performing providers

Jenny Lewis, Mark Considine, Siobhan O'Sullivan, Phuc Nguyen, Michael McGann

Report | 2018

Governance, public policy and boundary-making

Paul Fawcett, Tim Legrand, Jenny M Lewis, Siobhan O'Sullivan

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of Political Science

Mapping public sector innovation units in Australia and New Zealand: 2018 Survey Report

Michael McGann, Jenny Lewis, Emma Blomkamp

Report | 2018

Assessing public leadership styles for innovation: a comparison of Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Barcelona

Lykke Margot Ricard, Erik Hans Klijn, Jenny M Lewis, Tamyko Ysa

Journal article | 2017 | Public Management Review

Innovation in City Governments Structure, Networks and Leadership

J Lewis, LM Ricard, EH Klijn, T Ysa

Book | 2017

Jenny Lewis is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, Australia Lykke Ricard is Assistant Professor at The Dep..

From Entitlement to Experiment: The New Governance of Welfare to Work. UK Report back to Industry Partners

Jenny M Lewis, Mark Considine, Siobhan O'Sullivan, Phuc Nguyen, Michael McGann

Report | 2017

From Entitlement to Experiment: The new governance of welfare to work - Australian Report back to Industry Partners

J Lewis, M Considine, S O'Sullivan, P Nguyen, M Mcgann

Report | 2016

The paradox of health care performance measurement and management

JM Lewis

Book Chapter | 2016

The development of an international perspective and body of knowledge is a key feature of the book. The Handbook secondly makes a ..

Research collaboration: Understanding disciplinary differences in structures and effects

JL Lewis, SL Letina, P WOELERT

Report | 2016

Governance change across policy sectors and nations

J LEWIS

Book Chapter | 2016

The Routledge Handbook of Global Public Policy and Administration is a comprehensive leading-edge guide for students, scholars and..

Getting Welfare to Work: Street-Level Governance in Australia, the UK, and the Netherlands

M Considine, JM Lewis, S O'Sullivan, E Sol

Book | 2015

1997 A new welfare state agenda is outlined, including changes to welfare-to- work. Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor of th..

The politics and consequences of performance measurement

Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2015 | Policy and Society

Making Public Policy Decisions: Expertise, skills and experience

D Alexander, JM Lewis, Jennifer Lewis

Book | 2015

To understand public policy decisions, it is imperative to understand the capacities of the individual actors who are making them,..

Analysing networks

J LEWIS, S Chatzopoulou

Book Chapter | 2015

Research policy as “carrots and sticks”: Governance strategies in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand

JM Lewis

Book Chapter | 2015

Analysing Networks

Jenny M Lewis, Sevasti Chatzopoulou

Book Chapter | 2015

Making Public Policy Decisions

J LEWIS, D Alexander

Book Chapter | 2015

This chapter provides an excellent overview of recent work in the area of individual-level expertise, and presents some important ..

How governments think: skills, expertise, and experience in public policy making

D Alexander, JM LEWIS, M Considine

Book Chapter | 2015

Individual and Institutional Accountability: The Case of Research Assessment

Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2014 | Australian Journal of Public Administration

Accountability: To Whom, in Relation to What, and Why?

Jenny M Lewis, Janine O'Flynn, Helen Sullivan

Journal article | 2014 | AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Health policy in Australia: continuity and change

JM LEWIS

Book Chapter | 2014

Research productivity and research system attitudes

Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2014 | Public Money & Management

Policy Design as Craft: Teasing out policy design expertise using a semi-experimental approach

M Considine, DT Alexander, JM Lewis

Journal article | 2014 | Policy Sciences

Public policy research typically neglects the role of the individual policy actor with most accounts of the policy process instead..

Accountability and Citizen Participation

Mark Bovens, Robert E Goodin, Thomas Schillemans, Bodil Damgaard, Jenny M Lewis

Book Chapter | 2014

Innovation environments and innovation capacity in the public sector. Final Report of LIPSE Work Package 1

JM LEWIS, LM Ricard, EH Klijn, S Grotenbreg, T Ysa, A Albareda, T Kinder

Report | 2014

Innovation capacity in the public sector: structures, networks and leadership. LIPSE working papers no. 3

JM LEWIS, LM Ricard

Report | 2014

When Managerialism Meets Internationalism: Administrative Reform in the United Nations in the 1970s

K Dykmann, JM Lewis, SR Bentzen

Journal article | 2014 | International Journal of Public Administration

Exploring productivity and collaboration in Australian Indigenous health research, 1995-2008

Alice R Rumbold, Joan Cunningham, Brydie Purbrick, Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2013 | Health Research Policy and Systems

Academic governance: disciplines and policy

JM Lewis

Book | 2013

Policy networks and innovation

JM Lewis, D Alexander, M Considine

Book Chapter | 2013

From performance measurement to learning: a new source of government overload?

Jenny M Lewis, Peter Triantafillou

Journal article | 2012 | International Review of Administrative Sciences

The how and why of academic collaboration: disciplinary differences and policy implications

Jenny M Lewis, Sandy Ross, Thomas Holden

Journal article | 2012 | Higher Education

Influencing public policy on oral health

JM Lewis

Journal article | 2012 | Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Civic Engagement and Associationalism: The Impact of Group Membership Scope versus Intensity of Participation

Damon Timothy Alexander, Jo Barraket, Jenny M Lewis, Mark Considine

Journal article | 2012 | European Sociological Review

De la mesure de la performance à l'apprentissage : une nouvelle source de surcharge gouvernementale ?

Jenny M Lewis, Peter Triantafillou

Journal article | 2012 | Revue Internationale des Sciences Administratives

Statistical Network Analysis for Analyzing Policy Networks

G Robins, JM Lewis, P WANG

Journal article | 2012 | Policy Studies Journal

Statistical Network Analysis for Analyzing Policy Networks

Garry Robins, Jenny M Lewis, Peng Wang

Journal article | 2012 | Policy Studies Journal

NETWORKS AND INTERACTIVITY Ten years of street-level governance in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Australia

Mark Considine, Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2012 | PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW

The systemic reform of employment services in OECD countries was driven by New Public Management (NPM) and then post-NPM reforms, ..

Quasi-Markets and Service Delivery Flexibility Following a Decade of Employment Assistance Reform in Australia

Mark Considine, Jenny M Lewis, Siobhan O'Sullivan

Journal article | 2011 | JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY

In 1998, we were witnessing major changes in frontline social service delivery across the OECD and this was theorised as the emerg..

Research funding systems in Australia, New Zealand and the UK: policy settings and perceived effects

Jenny M Lewis, Sandy Ross

Journal article | 2011 | Policy and Politics

THE FUTURE OF NETWORK GOVERNANCE RESEARCH: STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY AND SYNTHESIS

Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2011 | Public Administration

HOW POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS NETWORK: A COMPARISON ACROSS GOVERNMENTS

Damon Alexander, Jenny M Lewis, Mark Considine

Journal article | 2011 | Public Administration

Innovation Inside Government: The Importance of Networks

Jenny M Lewis, Mark Considine, Damon Alexander

Book Chapter | 2011

network governance on the frontline

Jenny M Lewis, Mark Considine

Book Chapter | 2011

Health policy in Australia: tackling the gaps?

J LEWIS

Book Chapter | 2010

Connecting and Cooperating: Social Capital and Public Policy

J LEWIS

Book | 2010

INDIGENOUS HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN AUSTRALIA: CONNECTIONS AND CAPACITY

Juan I Baeza, Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2010 | International Journal of Health Services

Front-line work in employment services after ten years of New Public Management reform: Governance and activation in Australia, the Netherlands and the UK

M Considine, JM Lewis

Journal article | 2010 | European Journal of Social Security

This study examines the impact of administrative reforms upon the work of front-line staff in the employment services of three ref..

Care for chronic conditions for indigenous Australians: Key informants' perspectives on policy

Juan Baeza, Ross Bailie, Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2009 | Health Policy

Understanding policy influence and the public health agenda.

Jenny M Lewis

Journal article | 2009 | NSW Public Health Bulletin

This paper analyses how the policy process is shaped by networks of influence. It reports on a study of health policy influence in..