Contact Details
| Organization: | Social Work |
| Position: | LECTURER |
| Email: | |
| Work: | (03) 8344 9422 |
| Fax: | (03) 9347 4375 |
| Room: | 516 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Building: | 234 Queensberry St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
A graduate of University of Western Australia, with a degree majoring in social anthropology and post-graduate qualifications in social policy and social administration, Winsome started her career as a free lance researcher. She authored major reports for national government evaluations and enquiries before being appointed to full-time academic positions first at the University of Western Australia and then at the University of Melbourne, where she taught community planning, organizational development and social policy.
Joining the Victorian Public Service in 1983, she worked as a policy adviser in the policy development division of the former Department of Community Services as well as in the intergovernmental relations unit of Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Completing her doctorate (on the distribution of social capital) at the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne in 1998, she then joined the Department of Political Science as a Research Fellow. Specialising in Australian politics, civil society, citizenship and democracy -that complemented her extensive experience and involvement in local community politics- she co-authored Australians and Globalisation (CUP 2001)
and Australian Citizenship (MUP 2004).
Winsome took up a lectureship in 2005 with the School of Social Work at the University of Melbourne. Her research agenda focuses on political economy of social relations and she teaches critical social policy.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Political economy and critical social policy | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 10-Oct-1999 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Australian Government and Politics (POLITICAL SCIENCE) (360101)
- Comparative Government and Politics (POLITICAL SCIENCE) (360102)
- Public Policy (POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION) (360201)
- Other Policy and Political Science (OTHER POLICY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE) (369999)
- Social Policy and Planning (SOCIOLOGY) (370102)
- Race and Ethnic Relations (SOCIOLOGY) (370103)
- Social Policy (SOCIAL WORK) (370203)
- Social Work not elsewhere classified (SOCIAL WORK) (370299)
- Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified (OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY) (379999)
- Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420308)
- History: Australian (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430101)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Other (OTHER ENERGY SUPPLY) (669999)
- Class (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750302)
- Ethnicity and multiculturalism (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750306)
- Community services not elsewhere classified (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750399)
- Religion and society (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750401)
- Understanding political systems (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750601)
- Civics and citizenship (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750604)
- Government and politics not elsewhere classified (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750699)
- Understanding Australia's past (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750901)
- Other social development and community services (OTHER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES) (759999)
- Political science and public policy (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780106)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
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.