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DR JOSEPHINE PENELOPE BARRAKET



Contact Details

Organization: Social and Political Sciences
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Email:
Homepage: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/networks/social/current/project.html
Work: 8344 3533
Fax: 8344 7906
Room: 510
Level: 05
Building: John Medley Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Networked governance and social policy; Sustainable community development and local governance; Third sector organisation socio-political orientation Transformative effects of information and communication technologies on society Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy University of New South Wales 31-Dec-1999
Bachelor of Arts (honours) University of New South Wales 31-Dec-1994

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
CONNECTING GOVERNMENT TO COMMUNITY: A STUDY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONNECTIVITY AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL Chief Investigator MARIBYRNONG CITY COUNCIL,
VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION,
CITY OF PORT PHILLIP,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL,
KNOX CITY COUNCIL,
MANNINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2006
EVALUATION OF COMMUNITIES TOGETHER: FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS SCHEME Chief Investigator VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION Public Health Research Grants 01/03/2006
HEALTH, WELLBEING AND COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE: THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT Chief Investigator DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES Victorian Department of Human Services Public Health Research Projects 01/05/2007
ENGAGING WITH LEARNING: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF PRACTICE BASED LEARNING EXCHANGE Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
AUST LEARNING AND TEACHING COUNCIL LTD
Competitive Grants Program (CARRICK INST) 01/07/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Books

  • Strategic Issues for the not-for profit Sector


    Year: 2008
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
    Authors(s):

Book Chapters

  • Introduction


    Year: 2008
    Book: Strategic Issues for the not-for profit Sector
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
    Authors(s):
  • Social enterprise and governance: Implications for the Australian third sector


    Year: 2008
    Book: Strategic Issues for the not-for profit Sector
    Publisher: University of New South Wales Press(Sydney)
    Authors(s):

Journal Articles

  • Dating and intimacy in the 21st Century: The use of online dating sites in Australia


    Year: 2008
    Journal: iJETS - International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 14-33
    Author(s):
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  • Getting it on(line ): Sociological perspectives on e-dating
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Sociology
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 149-165
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Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Pathways to employment for migrants and refugees? the case of social enterprise


    Year: 2007
    Event name: TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference 2007
    Conference Publication: Public Sociologies: Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons
    Page numbers: 1-8
    Publisher: University of Auckland(Auckland)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Evaluating the Mental Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Community�]Based Festivals


    Year: 2007
    Customer: VicHealth
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Online Dating and Intimacy in a Mobile World
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association
    Conference Publication: TASA Refereed Conference Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: The Sociological Association of Australia (TASA)(Brisbane)
    Author(s):
  • Risky Business? Community enterprise in the risk society
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Community Development in a 'Global Risk Society'
    Conference Publication: Community Development in a 'Global Risk Society'
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: Deakin University(Geelong)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Enabling Structures of Coordinated Action: Community Organisations, Social Capit and Rural Community Sustainability
    Year: 2005
    Book: A Dynamic Balance: Social Capital and Sustainable Community Development
    Publisher: University of British Columbia Press(Vancouver)
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Journal Articles

  • Online Opportunities for Civic Engagement? An Examinatin of Australian Third Sector Organisations on the Internet
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 18-30
    Publisher: Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society
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  • Teaching Research Method Using a Student-Centred Approach? Critical Reflections on Practice
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 65-74
    Publisher: University of Wollongong(Wollongong)
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Reports

  • Putting people in the Picture? The role of Arts in social inclusion
    Year: 2005
    Report No:: 4
    Publisher: Brotherhood of St Laurence(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • E-learning and access: getting behind the hype
    Year: 2004
    Book: Researching widening access to lifelong learning: issues and approaches in international research
    Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer(London)
    Authors(s):

Conference Publications/Papers

  • 'Everybody's doing it': examining the impacts of online dating
    Year: 2004
    Event name: The Australian Sociological Association 2004 Conference
    Conference Publication: The Australian Sociological Association 2004 Conference proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: The University of Sydney/The Australian Sociological Association(Sydney)
    Author(s):
  • Exploring virtual connections? Sociological perspectives of intimacy in cyberspace
    Year: 2004
    Event name: The Australian Sociological Association 2004 Conference
    Conference Publication: The Australian Sociological Association 2004 Conference proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: The University of Sydney/The Australian Sociological Association(Sydney)
    Author(s):
    URL - open access http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00002489/
  • Mobilising civic engagement? The use of online technologies by Australian third sector organisations
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Australasian Political Studies Association Conference 2004
    Conference Publication: Australasian Political Studies Association Conference 2004
    Page numbers: 1-18
    Publisher: Australasian Political Studies Association(Adelaide)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Community and social enterprise: what role for government?
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Department for Victorian Communities(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Cooperative Solutions to Rural Renewal: Building Capacity for Coordinated Action
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Third Sector Review
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 25-40
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Marginal voices:  Third sector organisations as vehicles for social movement?
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Third Sector Review
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 111-121
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  • Virtual Equality? Equity and the Use of Information Technology in Higher Education
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian Academic and Research Libraries
    Volume: 32
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 204-212
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