Ken Coghill
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 180508 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ken Coghill |
| PRENOMES | Ken |
| SOBRENOME | Coghill |
| ASSINATURA | COGHILL K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6823-5223 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 76 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Existential Public Value
The most existential public value is the maintenance of an environment in which mankind can at least survive. Climate change is an emergent existential threat. This article draws on the author’s contribution to a workshop that examined the understanding of public value and its relevance to theory and practice of public policy. Its methodology links thinking, jurisprudence, and practice in the responsibilities of public officers with the public ad…
The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate (Volume 4)
Ken Coghill review 'The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate (Volume 4)' edited by Geoffrey Browne, Kay Walsh, Joel Bateman and Hari Gupta, Canberra, Department of the Senate, 2017
Democratic Representation and the Property Franchise in Australian Local Government
Australia remains one of the last liberal democracies to retain a property franchise at the local government level. This particular feature is both the result of historical particularities and contemporary political arrangements. This article analyses the property franchise in the City of Melbourne, the capital of the Australian State of Victoria, based on democratic theory and an empirical study. It illustrates the tensions between the democrati…
Changing the Tobacco Use Management System
Managing “wicked” issues like the tobacco epidemic is addressed using a combination of Open Systems Thinking (OST) and Actor–Network Theory (ANT). OST was used to construct a model of the tobacco problem as a management system acting in a broader environment. This highlighted several problems with the current system but provided no mechanism for reform. ANT, the “sociology of translation,” was used for understanding how change occurs. Unlike syst…
Governance in Sri Lanka
This article applies complex evolving systems theory (CES) to investigating the governance factors affecting rebuilding in the wake of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. It also examines the crucial processes of co-operation between the various governance actors (public, market and civil society) in the aftermath of the disaster. The main focus is on the horizontal integration in the process of service delivery at the district level during the rebuil…
How Should Elected Members Learn Parliamentary Skills
This article provides a wide-ranging overview of the support available to parliamentarians to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities they require to perform their individual roles and the functions of the Parliament in which they serve. In doing so, it brings together various sources: it reports findings from an international research project (the Parliamentary Careers project) that covers several national parliaments from around the world. …
Does unilateral liberalization promote WTO Gats commitment? Cross-country evidence from the telecommunications sector
This paper addresses two questions: (1) does unilateral liberalization in the telecommunications sector promote a country's commitments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and (2) what are the possible reasons for a disconnection between unilateral liberalized measures and General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) commitments? On the basis of interviews with trade and WTO experts and a closer comparison between the GATS commitments and actu…
An Actor-Network Theory Analysis of Policy Innovation for Smoke-Free Places
Complex, transnational issues like the tobacco epidemic are major challenges that defy analysis and management by conventional methods, as are other public health issues, such as those associated with global food distribution and climate change. We examined the evolution of indoor smoke-free regulations, a tobacco control policy innovation, and identified the key attributes of those jurisdictions that successfully pursued this innovation and thos…
The Tobacco Use Management System
We use systems thinking to develop a strategic framework for analyzing the tobacco problem and we suggest solutions. Humans are vulnerable to nicotine addiction, and the most marketable form of nicotine delivery is the most harmful. A tobacco use management system has evolved out of governments’ attempts to regulate tobacco marketing and use and to support services that provide information about tobacco's harms and discourage its use. Our analysi…
Profit‐making vs human value
Purpose This paper responds to the increasing concern among both the public and the academic community regarding the negative effects of for‐profit activities of organisations on society, in particular on human development and well‐being. It does so by aiming to examine the main theories regarding the possibility of positive and/or negative relationships between the management of for‐profit activity and human value. It aims to identify guiding pr…
The Mobile Phone Market in Bangladesh
This article examines the role of regulation, competition and market structure on the success of mobile phone sector liberalization. The findings of the study suggest that deregulation of the telecommunications sector has generated competition and changed the market structure which has had a significant influence on mobile phone service pricing. However, limited liberalization, a concentrated market and a weak regulatory regime during 1997-2004 a…
Capacity Building for New Parliamentarians
This article reports original research which built on conceptual issues previously identified by the authors. A survey of national parliaments sought information on orientation and induction programmes offered to first term members and on members' perceptions of those programmes. An overview of findings is presented and significant issues identified. Most programmes provided passive development through information and a handbook rather than activ…
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
The features of governance during the provision of relief immediately following the 2004 tsunami, the restoration of key services and facilities, and the longer term rebuilding of damaged/destroyed infrastructure, in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, are investigated in this case study. Interview data revealed that recovery attempts were significantly weakened by the lack of collaboration among key players at the central and the district level. In…
E-Government in Singapore - A SWOT and Pest Analysis
Professional Development Programmes for Members of Parliament
Parliamentarians are engaged in various activities requiring special expertise. The development of relevant skills is a legitimate responsibility of parliamentary administrations as they affect not only individuals but also the performance of the institution. Review of the scholarly literature, publications by a wide range of parliaments and books and personal communications with leading scholars, parliamentary officials and agencies providing pa…
Ownership, competition and regulation under privatization policy
In response to the global shift from command-based economies to market economies, Sri Lanka liberalized its economy in 1977. Liberalization includes three main components, i.e. institutional reforms, removal of barriers to market entry, and creation of proper regulatory regimes. Privatization as one of the strategies under liberalization, however, became the prominent policy adopted in the second wave of liberalization that took place in Sri Lank…
Accountability in the Privatized State
As well as better efficiency and improved services, privatization has also often promised improved accountability. But how does the empirical evidence on this look and what are the lessons here? This article looks at the notion of accountability and the degree to which privatizing public sector activities might improve or worsen such mechanisms. It then looks specifically at the different systems of accountability existing following three privati…
Surveying Research on Parliament and Parliamentary Oversight of the Public Sector
This presentation begins by offering a brief overview of the existing research into Parliament and Parliamentary Oversight of the Public Sector. It highlights the work of those who are experts in the area and concludes by identifying areas which would benefit from further research
Good governance and market-based reforms
‘Good governance’ is increasingly regarded as pivotal to development in developing countries. The six indicators recognized as the most effective measurement tools of ‘good governance’ across the world are: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law and control of corruption (Kaufmann, Kraay and Lobaton, 2003: 8–9). This paper investigates how lack of ‘good gove…
Federalism
This article examines the operation of federalism from the perspective of complex evolving socio‐political systems. Emerging forms of governance that operate through a mix of formal statutory instruments, culture and the effects of fuzzy logic rather than in accordance with formal constitutional provisions are examined. The paper will canvas the implications of this approach for certain specific areas of public administration within the Australia…
Accountability in the Privatized State
As well as better efficiency and improved services, privatization has also often promised improved accountability. But how does the empirical evidence on this look and what are the lessons here? This article looks at the notion of accountability and the degree to which privatizing public sector activities might improve or worsen such mechanisms. It then looks specifically at the different systems of accountability existing following three privati…
How Should Elected Members Learn Parliamentary Skills
This article provides a wide-ranging overview of the support available to parliamentarians to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities they require to perform their individual roles and the functions of the Parliament in which they serve. In doing so, it brings together various sources: it reports findings from an international research project (the Parliamentary Careers project) that covers several national parliaments from around the world. …
Professional Development Programmes for Members of Parliament
Parliamentarians are engaged in various activities requiring special expertise. The development of relevant skills is a legitimate responsibility of parliamentary administrations as they affect not only individuals but also the performance of the institution. Review of the scholarly literature, publications by a wide range of parliaments and books and personal communications with leading scholars, parliamentary officials and agencies providing pa…
Good governance and market-based reforms
‘Good governance’ is increasingly regarded as pivotal to development in developing countries. The six indicators recognized as the most effective measurement tools of ‘good governance’ across the world are: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law and control of corruption (Kaufmann, Kraay and Lobaton, 2003: 8–9). This paper investigates how lack of ‘good gove…
Capacity Building for New Parliamentarians
This article reports original research which built on conceptual issues previously identified by the authors. A survey of national parliaments sought information on orientation and induction programmes offered to first term members and on members' perceptions of those programmes. An overview of findings is presented and significant issues identified. Most programmes provided passive development through information and a handbook rather than activ…
An Actor-Network Theory Analysis of Policy Innovation for Smoke-Free Places
Complex, transnational issues like the tobacco epidemic are major challenges that defy analysis and management by conventional methods, as are other public health issues, such as those associated with global food distribution and climate change. We examined the evolution of indoor smoke-free regulations, a tobacco control policy innovation, and identified the key attributes of those jurisdictions that successfully pursued this innovation and thos…
Changing the Tobacco Use Management System
Managing “wicked” issues like the tobacco epidemic is addressed using a combination of Open Systems Thinking (OST) and Actor–Network Theory (ANT). OST was used to construct a model of the tobacco problem as a management system acting in a broader environment. This highlighted several problems with the current system but provided no mechanism for reform. ANT, the “sociology of translation,” was used for understanding how change occurs. Unlike syst…
Democratic Representation and the Property Franchise in Australian Local Government
Australia remains one of the last liberal democracies to retain a property franchise at the local government level. This particular feature is both the result of historical particularities and contemporary political arrangements. This article analyses the property franchise in the City of Melbourne, the capital of the Australian State of Victoria, based on democratic theory and an empirical study. It illustrates the tensions between the democrati…
The Tobacco Use Management System
We use systems thinking to develop a strategic framework for analyzing the tobacco problem and we suggest solutions. Humans are vulnerable to nicotine addiction, and the most marketable form of nicotine delivery is the most harmful. A tobacco use management system has evolved out of governments’ attempts to regulate tobacco marketing and use and to support services that provide information about tobacco's harms and discourage its use. Our analysi…
The Mobile Phone Market in Bangladesh
This article examines the role of regulation, competition and market structure on the success of mobile phone sector liberalization. The findings of the study suggest that deregulation of the telecommunications sector has generated competition and changed the market structure which has had a significant influence on mobile phone service pricing. However, limited liberalization, a concentrated market and a weak regulatory regime during 1997-2004 a…
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
The features of governance during the provision of relief immediately following the 2004 tsunami, the restoration of key services and facilities, and the longer term rebuilding of damaged/destroyed infrastructure, in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, are investigated in this case study. Interview data revealed that recovery attempts were significantly weakened by the lack of collaboration among key players at the central and the district level. In…
E-Government in Singapore - A SWOT and Pest Analysis
Federalism
This article examines the operation of federalism from the perspective of complex evolving socio‐political systems. Emerging forms of governance that operate through a mix of formal statutory instruments, culture and the effects of fuzzy logic rather than in accordance with formal constitutional provisions are examined. The paper will canvas the implications of this approach for certain specific areas of public administration within the Australia…
Surveying Research on Parliament and Parliamentary Oversight of the Public Sector
This presentation begins by offering a brief overview of the existing research into Parliament and Parliamentary Oversight of the Public Sector. It highlights the work of those who are experts in the area and concludes by identifying areas which would benefit from further research
Good governance and market-based reforms
‘Good governance’ is increasingly regarded as pivotal to development in developing countries. The six indicators recognized as the most effective measurement tools of ‘good governance’ across the world are: voice and accountability; political stability and absence of violence; government effectiveness; regulatory quality; rule of law and control of corruption (Kaufmann, Kraay and Lobaton, 2003: 8–9). This paper investigates how lack of ‘good gove…
Ownership, competition and regulation under privatization policy
In response to the global shift from command-based economies to market economies, Sri Lanka liberalized its economy in 1977. Liberalization includes three main components, i.e. institutional reforms, removal of barriers to market entry, and creation of proper regulatory regimes. Privatization as one of the strategies under liberalization, however, became the prominent policy adopted in the second wave of liberalization that took place in Sri Lank…
Accountability in the Privatized State
As well as better efficiency and improved services, privatization has also often promised improved accountability. But how does the empirical evidence on this look and what are the lessons here? This article looks at the notion of accountability and the degree to which privatizing public sector activities might improve or worsen such mechanisms. It then looks specifically at the different systems of accountability existing following three privati…
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
The features of governance during the provision of relief immediately following the 2004 tsunami, the restoration of key services and facilities, and the longer term rebuilding of damaged/destroyed infrastructure, in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, are investigated in this case study. Interview data revealed that recovery attempts were significantly weakened by the lack of collaboration among key players at the central and the district level. In…
E-Government in Singapore - A SWOT and Pest Analysis
Professional Development Programmes for Members of Parliament
Parliamentarians are engaged in various activities requiring special expertise. The development of relevant skills is a legitimate responsibility of parliamentary administrations as they affect not only individuals but also the performance of the institution. Review of the scholarly literature, publications by a wide range of parliaments and books and personal communications with leading scholars, parliamentary officials and agencies providing pa…
Capacity Building for New Parliamentarians
This article reports original research which built on conceptual issues previously identified by the authors. A survey of national parliaments sought information on orientation and induction programmes offered to first term members and on members' perceptions of those programmes. An overview of findings is presented and significant issues identified. Most programmes provided passive development through information and a handbook rather than activ…
An Actor-Network Theory Analysis of Policy Innovation for Smoke-Free Places
Complex, transnational issues like the tobacco epidemic are major challenges that defy analysis and management by conventional methods, as are other public health issues, such as those associated with global food distribution and climate change. We examined the evolution of indoor smoke-free regulations, a tobacco control policy innovation, and identified the key attributes of those jurisdictions that successfully pursued this innovation and thos…
The Tobacco Use Management System
We use systems thinking to develop a strategic framework for analyzing the tobacco problem and we suggest solutions. Humans are vulnerable to nicotine addiction, and the most marketable form of nicotine delivery is the most harmful. A tobacco use management system has evolved out of governments’ attempts to regulate tobacco marketing and use and to support services that provide information about tobacco's harms and discourage its use. Our analysi…
Profit‐making vs human value
Purpose This paper responds to the increasing concern among both the public and the academic community regarding the negative effects of for‐profit activities of organisations on society, in particular on human development and well‐being. It does so by aiming to examine the main theories regarding the possibility of positive and/or negative relationships between the management of for‐profit activity and human value. It aims to identify guiding pr…
The Mobile Phone Market in Bangladesh
This article examines the role of regulation, competition and market structure on the success of mobile phone sector liberalization. The findings of the study suggest that deregulation of the telecommunications sector has generated competition and changed the market structure which has had a significant influence on mobile phone service pricing. However, limited liberalization, a concentrated market and a weak regulatory regime during 1997-2004 a…
Does unilateral liberalization promote WTO Gats commitment? Cross-country evidence from the telecommunications sector
This paper addresses two questions: (1) does unilateral liberalization in the telecommunications sector promote a country's commitments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and (2) what are the possible reasons for a disconnection between unilateral liberalized measures and General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) commitments? On the basis of interviews with trade and WTO experts and a closer comparison between the GATS commitments and actu…
Changing the Tobacco Use Management System
Managing “wicked” issues like the tobacco epidemic is addressed using a combination of Open Systems Thinking (OST) and Actor–Network Theory (ANT). OST was used to construct a model of the tobacco problem as a management system acting in a broader environment. This highlighted several problems with the current system but provided no mechanism for reform. ANT, the “sociology of translation,” was used for understanding how change occurs. Unlike syst…
Governance in Sri Lanka
This article applies complex evolving systems theory (CES) to investigating the governance factors affecting rebuilding in the wake of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. It also examines the crucial processes of co-operation between the various governance actors (public, market and civil society) in the aftermath of the disaster. The main focus is on the horizontal integration in the process of service delivery at the district level during the rebuil…
How Should Elected Members Learn Parliamentary Skills
This article provides a wide-ranging overview of the support available to parliamentarians to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities they require to perform their individual roles and the functions of the Parliament in which they serve. In doing so, it brings together various sources: it reports findings from an international research project (the Parliamentary Careers project) that covers several national parliaments from around the world. …
Democratic Representation and the Property Franchise in Australian Local Government
Australia remains one of the last liberal democracies to retain a property franchise at the local government level. This particular feature is both the result of historical particularities and contemporary political arrangements. This article analyses the property franchise in the City of Melbourne, the capital of the Australian State of Victoria, based on democratic theory and an empirical study. It illustrates the tensions between the democrati…
The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate (Volume 4)
Ken Coghill review 'The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate (Volume 4)' edited by Geoffrey Browne, Kay Walsh, Joel Bateman and Hari Gupta, Canberra, Department of the Senate, 2017
Existential Public Value
The most existential public value is the maintenance of an environment in which mankind can at least survive. Climate change is an emergent existential threat. This article draws on the author’s contribution to a workshop that examined the understanding of public value and its relevance to theory and practice of public policy. Its methodology links thinking, jurisprudence, and practice in the responsibilities of public officers with the public ad…
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