Dr Ann Nevile
Areas of expertise
- Social Policy 160512
Research interests
A major focus of Dr Nevile’s research is the impact of funding and performance frameworks on third sector service delivery agencies and their clients, most recently in the area of disability employment where she has been lead chief investigator and sole chief investigator in two Australian Research Council Linkage projects.
A second strand of Dr Nevile’s research is focused on values – in particular, the values held by those with experience of poverty, and how these can inform policy and implementation issues. This research has led to an edited book on human rights and social policy that explores the links between international and European Union human rights frameworks and service delivery on the ground.
I have just published an audiobook - What evidence do policymakers need to make robust decisions? - on the science communication channel SciPod.
Researcher's projects
Risk Responsive Regulation
Lead Investigator - Building capacity and performance through risk responsive regulation, a research project funded by the ACT Community Services Directorate, CatholicCare Canberra and Goulburn and Barnardos Australia, (2016-2019).
Disability employment
Lead Investigator ARC Linkage grant - Assessing performance: designing a better performance management framework for disability employment services, (2013-2015).
Lead Investigator ARC Linkage Grant - Balancing trust and control in the provision of employment services, (2010-2012).
Publications
- Carey, G, Nevile, A, Kay, A et al 2020, 'Managing staged policy implementation: Balancing short-term needs and long-term goals', Social Policy & Administration, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 148-162.
- Nevile, A, Malbon, E, Kay, A et al 2019, 'The implementation of complex social policy: Institutional layering and unintended consequences in the National Disability Scheme', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 562-576.
- Nevile, A 2018, 'Why should we worry about how outcomes are produced?', Developing Practice, vol. 50, pp. 24-33.
- Nevile, A & Meyer Tucker , J 2018, 'Volunteer Family Connect: A matter of trust', Developing Practice, vol. 50, pp. 64-77.
- Nevile, Ann, Kay, Adrian & Carey, Gemma 2018, 'Value choices in a mixed economy of care: How politics shapes the implementation of complex social policies', Social Policy & Administration, DOI: 10.1111/spol.12391
- Carey, Gemma, Kay, Adrian & Nevile, Ann 2017, 'Institutional Legacies and "Sticky Layers": What Happens in Cases of Transformative Policy Change?', Administration and Society, DOI:10.1177/0095399717704682
- Nevile, A 2016, 'Redesigning procurement strategies for complex policy spaces ', in John Butcher and David Gilchrist (ed.), The Three Sector Solution: Delivering public policy in collaboration with not-for-profits and business, ANU Press, Canberra, pp. 265-284pp.
- Nevile, A 2013, 'The curse of accountability: Assessing relationships in the delivery of employment services', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 64-79.
- Nevile, A 2013, 'Evidence-based policy: What sort of evidence do governments need?', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 219-227.
- Nevile, A 2013, 'Reframing rights as obligations', Australian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 147-164.
- Nevile, A, ed., 2010, Human Rights and Social Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA, USA.
- Nevile, A 2010, 'Drifting or holding firm? Public funding and the values of third sector organisations', Policy and Politics, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 531-546.
- Nevile, A 2010, 'On the margins? The influence of 'rights talk' on policy and practice', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Human Rights and Social Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Values and Citizenship in OECD Countries, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 224-235.
- Nevile, A 2010, 'Values, rights and concepts of citizenship', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Human Rights and Social Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Values and Citizenship in OECD Countries, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA, USA, pp. 1-19.
- Nevile, A 2008, Public funding and the values of Third Sector organisations: output legitimacy versus normative legitimacy.
- Nevile, A 2009, 'Values and the Legitimacy of Third Sector Service Delivery Organizations: Evidence from Australia', Voluntas: international journal of voluntary and non-profit organizations, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 71-89.
- Nevile, A 2008, 'Human Rights, Power and Welfare Conditionality', Australian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-20.
- Nevile, A 2007, 'Amartya K Sen and Social Exclusion', Development in Practice, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 249-255.
- Nevile, A & Nevile, J 2006, 'Realising the Potential of Work for the Dole', Journal of Economic and Social Policy, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 73-88.
- Nevile, A 2006, 'Is Social Exclusion a Useful Concept for Policy Makers in Australia?', Public Policy, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 83-91.
- Nevile, A 2004, 'Compulsory work experience programs: hindrance or help?', Education and Training, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 246-252.
- Nevile, J & Nevile, A 2003, 'Evaluating the Structure and Performance of the Job Network', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 241-251.
- Nevile, A & Nevile, J 2003, Work for the Dole: Obligation or Opportunity, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Aged care policy-making in Australia', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 99-116.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Conflict and compromise: deregulation of the Japanese financial sector', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 39-56.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Aged care policy-making in Japan', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 117-131.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Conclusion', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 147-153.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Introduction', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 1-5.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Analytical Framework', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 7-20.
- Nevile, A 2002, 'Not just ideology: factors motivating financial reform in Australia', in Ann Nevile (ed.), Policy Choices in a Globalized World, Nova Science Publishers Inc., New York, pp. 21-37.
- Nevile, A 2000, 'Politicians, Media Moguls and Pay-TV: Pay-TV Policy-making in Australia 1977-1995', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 63-74.
- Nevile, A 2000, 'The Implementation of Competitive Tendering in the Australian Social Welfare Sector', Just Policy, vol. 18, pp. 15-23.
