Flinders University
Dr Craig Matheson
Dr
Craig
Matheson
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/craig.matheson
| Position/s: | Lecturer in Public Policy and Management Politics and Public Policy |
| Phone: | +61 8 82012811 |
| Email: | craig.matheson@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Social Sciences South (312) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Biography
Craig Matheson was awarded a PhD in Government from the University of Queensland in 1984. He was a lecturer in sociology at Charles Sturt University from 1988 to 2001. He then lectured in management at the University of Wollongong from 2001 to 2003. Since 2003 he has worked at Flinders University. His research interests include Australian government and public administration, work and organizations, social class, cultural theory and social change. He has published thirteen refereed articles in various journals including the British Journal of Sociology, Public Administration Review, Administration and Society and the Australian Journal of Political Science. He has taught in thirty four subjects and coordinated twenty subjects in politics, sociology, management and public policy.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts degree with first class honours in Government, University of Queensland, 1980.
PhD in Government, University of Queensland, 1984.
Honours, awards and grants
- Awarded Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award in January, 1980.
- Awarded Queensland Prize in Public Administration, 1978
- Winner of Faculty Teaching Award Flinders University 2006
Key responsibilities
- Member of Teaching and Learning Committee
- Coordinator of the following topics: Organisational Politics, Culture and Management; Ethics and Public Administration; Culture and Public Policy
- Additional teaching in the following topics: Research Methods; Public Policy; Australian Government and Public Policy; Advanced Perspectives on Public Policy.
Teaching
Research and supervision
Research interests
Australian government and public administration, work and organizations, social class, cultural theory, social change
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Matheson, C.G. (2009). Understanding the policy process: the work of Henry Mintzberg. Public Administration Review, 69(6), pp.1148-1161. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02072.x.
Matheson, C.G. (2007). Are clerical workers proletarian? A case study of the Australian Public Service. British Journal of Sociology, 58(4), pp.577-602. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00167.x.
Matheson, C.G. (2007). In Praise of Bureaucracy? A Dissent From Australia. Administration and Society, 39(2), pp.233-261. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095399706298054.
Refereed conference papers
Matheson, C.G. (2007). Understanding the Policy Process: an Organizational Perspective. In Public Policy Network Conference Flinders University 2007. Public Policy Network Summer Conference 2007. [online]. Available from: http://www.socsci.flinders.edu.au/fippm/ppnsummerconference2007/papers/Matheson.pdf.
Professional and community engagement
Member of the Australian Sociological Association 1993-2001, Past member of the British Sociological Association. Member of Institute of Public Administration Australia, Attended nine conferences held in Australia and overseas since 1988, Guest speaker at conference aimed at improving professional development of public servants, Reviewer for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology/Journal of Sociology, the Australian Journal of Political Science and the Australian Journal of Public Administration, Reviewer of book proposal for UNSW press, President of Riverina Campus Staff Club at CSU 1998 to 2000, PhD Thesis Examiner Charles Darwin University 2004.
