John Ballard

Biographic Data

ID4439494
NAMEJohn Ballard
GIVEN NAMESJohn
FAMILY NAMEBallard
SIGNATUREBALLARD J
AFFILIATIONSAustralian National University
ORCID0000-0002-3139-4749
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1965
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX2

  • Enriching Lives Through Contributions to Society

    Open AccessJohn BallardARTICLEJournal of Humanistic Psychology2022References: 2

    Technology and social movements have changed society since Riesman first addressed the future of America over 60 years ago, but human nature has not changed. He argued that some form of national compulsory service would serve the nation well and enhance the quality of life of its citizens

  • Aids in Industrialized Democracies

    Erik Albæk, John Ballard et al.BOOKAids in Industrialized Democracies1992

    In the ten years since the first cases of AIDS were reported, the disease has spread around the world. Every country has had to come up with policies suited to its own conditions, economy, culture, and institutions. The differences among their approaches are striking. This volume, the first international comprehensive comparison of responses to AIDS, is a unique guide to the world's most urgent public health crisis. Sixteen leading experts in pub…

  • Hate and Combat Behavior

    Open AccessJohn Ballard, John A Ballard et al.ARTICLEArmed Forces & Society1991Cited by: 1

    Of the multiple determinants of combat motivation, one of the least discussed and studied is hate. Does hate play a role in the conduct of modern armies? If so, what are the implications? If not, should it play a role? This article reviews the sociological and psychological literature concerning hate as it pertains to the armed forces. Various definitions of hate and hatred, from Aristotle to Allport, are presented. Attitudinal and emotional conc…

  • Educating air force mortuary officers

    Steven D Rosenbaum, John Ballard et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies1990Cited by: 1

    Air Force mortuary officers assist next of kin with entitlements and arrangements for deceased military members, manage search and recovery operations for human remains, and direct mass casualty operations. Being a mortuary officer is one of the toughest part-time jobs in the United States Air Force. This article discusses the role of the Air Force mortuary officer and how the Air Force educates men and women for the challenges of this important …

  • Students and politics

    J A Ballard, John BallardARTICLEThe Journal of Commonwealth &…1977Cited by: 1

  • A Time for Building

    J A Ballard, John BallardARTICLEInternational Affairs1977Cited by: 3

    Journal Article A Time for Building: Australian Administration in Papua and New Guinea 1951–1963 Get access A Time for Building: Australian Administration in Papua and New Guinea 1951–1963. By Paul Hasluck. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. 1976. (Distrib. in UK by Prentice-Hall.) 452 pp. £11.65. J. A. Ballard J. A. Ballard 1Australian National University, Canberra Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Inte…

  • Public Administration in Papua New Guinea, 1972–1976

    Open AccessJ A Ballard, John BallardARTICLEAustralian Journal of Public…1976

  • The Politics of Land Use Controls

    John Ballard, Steven AndrachekARTICLEHousing and Society1974

    The following paper was presented at the July 3, 1974 meeting of the University of Missouri (Columbia) Land Use Committee which acts as an interdisciplinary information exchange and educational conduit. While “The Politics of Land Use Controls: Noble Intentions — Fatally Executed” does not deal with Housing per se, it does deal with a basic piece of the Housing mosaic — that of land and the constant conflict over its use, type of use, and nonuse.…

  • Administrative Origins of Nigerian Federalism

    J A Ballard, John BallardARTICLEAfrican Affairs1971

    Journal Article ADMINISTRATIVE ORIGINS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM Get access J. A. BALLARD J. A. BALLARD London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 70, Issue 281, October 1971, Pages 333–348, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a096169 Published: 01 October 1971

  • Historical Inferences from the Linguistic Geography of the Nigerian Middle Belt

    Open AccessJ A Ballard, John BallardARTICLEAfrica1971Cited by: 6References: 21

    Opening ParagraphThis paper examines the distribution of languages in the Nigerian Middle Belt, draws certain historical inferences from the patterns of distribution, and assesses non-linguistic evidence tending to confirm or refute these inferences. The Middle Belt is taken as an area roughly inscribed by the Hausa-speaking area to the north, and the Yoruba, Edo, and Ibo-speaking areas to the south. Geographically it is an area which has a certa…

  • Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria

    J A Ballard, John BallardREVIEWAfrican Historical Studies1970

  • Politics and Government in Former French West and Equatorial Africa

    Open AccessJohn Ballard, John A BallardARTICLEThe Journal of Modern African…1965References: 1

    Ten years ago Kenneth Robinson published ‘A Survey of the Background Material for the Study of Government in French Tropical Africa’, in The American Political Science Review (Washington), L, 1956, pp. 179–98. In the absence of published studies dealing directly with government and politics in French African colonies, his survey was necessarily limited largely to official publications and to studies of French colonial policy, legal and constituti…