Dr Jim Maher
Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities
Qualifications
B.A., Dip.Ed (N'cle), M.Litt (UNE), Ph.D (Political Science, Calgary, Canada), J.P.
Contact
| Email: | emaher@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E11 1.76 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3810 (or +61 2 6773 3810 overseas) |
Government Experience
Deputy Mayor, Armidale Dumaresq Council (2008-2009), elected 2004 and 2008
Affiliations
Academic Honours
Member, Academic Reference Group, Constitutional Education Fund of Australia. One of four in Australia, the only one from a non-metropolitan university.
Member, Centre for Local Government, UNE
Executive Member, Association for Canadian Studies in Australian and New Zealand 2009-10. Convenor, 2010 Biennial Conference, Connecting Communities: Canada, Australia and New Zealand, UNE, Armidale, 4-7 July, 2010.
Parliamentary Inquiries
2010: Submission and Public Hearing of the Australian Senate Inquiry Economics Committee into the Liquidation and Administration Industry, Noahs, Newcastle, 14 April.
Areas of Teaching
Australian Politics; Comparative Politics (Federalism); The Dynamics of Health Policy; Contemporary Issues in Australian Politics
Research interests
Comparative Federalism (Australia, USA and Canada) with an emphasis on institutional reform; Comparative Health Policy; Indigenous Politics and Policy; Constitutional Reform; Local Government.
Recent Conference Presentations
Maher, J. (2010) "Regional Health Goverance and Administration in Canada and Australia: What can we learn from each other?" A paper presented at the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand 15th Biennial Conference, Connecting Communities: Canada, Australia and New Zealand, University of New England, 4-7 July, 2010.
"Constitutional Recognition of Local Government in Australia: Third Time Lucky?" A paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 15-18 April, 2009.
"Indigenous National Bodies in Australia: A Replacement for ATSIC?" A paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 15-18 April 2009.
Maher, J. “ Indigenous Peoples and Constitutional Change in Australia.” Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 23-26 April, 2008.
Maher, J. “The 1967 Referendum: Tracing the Fenceposts of Constitutional Reform and Beyond.” Australian and New Zealand Law and History Fenceposts in Legal History Conference, School of Law, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 21-23 September, 2007.
Maher, J. “Health Care Governance in Australia and Canada.” Western Social Science Association Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 13-18 April, 2005.
Maher, J. “Health Reform: Lessons from Down Under.” Weighing the Evidence: International Experiences with Health Care Reform Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 30 April-1 May, 2005. (Keynote Speaker).
Public Lectures
Maher, J. (2009) "Constitutional Recognition of Local Government in Australia: Third Time Lucky?" A public lecture for Local Government Week, Armidale Dumaresq Council Chambers, 6 August.
Maher, J. (2010) "Local Government." Moree Expo, Moree Town Hall, 27 May.
Maher, J. (2007) "The 1967 Referendum Revisited." A public lecture at the dinner to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum," Armidale Bowling Club, 27 May.