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Biography
My research is driven by a strong interest in the policy development process; both in understanding how policy is made and the connections between politics and policy. This is increasingly leading me into the sub-field of political psychology. The centerpiece of my current research agenda is a contract with Edward Elgar for a book focusing on the role of values in the policy process. This constitutes a new analytical lens through which to view the policy development process and politics more generally.
Contributing to the empirical basis for the book is an ARC Discovery project which takes a values analytic approach to understanding land use conflict in rural Australia. This research is seeking to identify the key values that influence attitudes towards rural Australia and the extent to which these limit policy options. More broadly than agricultural policy, a values analytic approach to policy has important implications for evidence-based policy making as well as for common conceptions of the policy process such as the policy cycle.
Because of my strong background in Australian rural policy, much of my research has drawn on it as the basis for broader analytical work around the nature of politics and policy.
Linda is available for a HDR supervision consultation to prospective students.
Areas of Research Interest
- Public policy theory and practice
- Australian Politics
- Political Psychology
- Party Politics, particularly the role of coalitions
Research Theories / Models of Interest
- Historical Institutionalism
- Values analysis
- Integrative approaches to public policy
Research Methods of Interest
- Qualitative research
- Interviews
- Sociological discourse analysis
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Projects 2011 2012
Place of Science in Policy Development in the Public Service
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
26/03/12 → 31/05/12
Project: Other
The Role of Science in the Policy Process: Responding to Draught in Australia and the US
2/02/11 → 31/12/12
Project: Other
Research Output 2000 2019
Interrogating Public Policy Theory: A Political Values Perspective
BOTTERILL, L. & Fenna, A., 2019, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. 198 p. (New Horizons in Public Policy Series )Research output: Book/Report › Book
A prospective evaluation of contingent loans as a means of financing wild dog exclusion fences
Cockfield, G., Botterill, L. C. & Kelly, S., 2018, In : Rangeland Journal. 40, 6, p. 591-601 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Contesting facts about wind farms in Australia and the legitimacy of adverse health effects
CLARK, S. & BOTTERILL, L., 1 Jul 2018, In : Health. 22, 4, p. 337–355 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Expanding the Political Psychology Toolkit: The Potential of Discursive Psychology for Understanding Contentious Political Debate at a Grassroots Level
CLARK, S. & BOTTERILL, L., Jun 2018, In : Political Psychology. 39, 3, p. 667-683 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Agricultural and Rural Policy in Australia
Cockfield, G. & Botterill, L. C., 2017, Handbook of International Food and Agricultural Policies . Josling, T., Meyers, W. H. & Johnson, T. (eds.). Singapore, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co., p. 205-222 18 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter