Sarah Ball

Translating behavioral public policy into practice: Interpretations and traditions

Sarah Ball

Journal article  |  2021  |  CRITICAL POLICY STUDIES

Behavioral public policy (BPP) has become increasingly popular with governments across the globe but what defines it in practice? ..

Dramaturgy and crisis management: A third act

Sarah Ball, Allan McConnell, Alastair Stark

Journal article  |  2021  |  PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Dramaturgical perspectives have been used successfully in the past by crisis management researchers. However, previous contributio..

Behavioural insights teams in practice: nudge missions and methods on trial

Sarah Ball, Brian W Head

Journal article  |  2021  |  POLICY AND POLITICS

Behavioural and experimental projects have become increasingly popular with policymakers. Behavioural insights teams have used sev..

The boundaries of Behavioural Insights: Observations from two ethnographic studies

S Ball, J Feitsma

Journal article  |  2020  |  Evidence and Policy

Background: `Behavioural Insights' has emerged as an increasingly popular approach to policy making in governments across the glob..

How far to nudge? Assessing behavioural public policy

Sarah Ball

Journal article  |  2019  |  LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES

Starting a behavioural insights team: Three lessons from the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government

Sarah Ball, Michael Hiscox, Tara Oliver

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy

Applying behavioural economics, science and psychology, a combination sometimes referred to as ‘behavioural insights’, has become ..

Behaviour change, rigorous evidence and public policy: an ethnography of the use of ‘behavioural insights’ in policy development by the Australian Federal Government

Sarah Ball

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