Griffith University

B Arts (2nd Class Honours), M Arts, PhD, DLitt

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Biography

Patrick Weller holds the Premier of Queensland Chair in Governance and Public Management. He has a BA from Exeter College Oxford, a MA Oxford, PhD from The Australian National University and a D.Litt. from Griffith University. He is also an adjunct Professor in the Australian and New Zealand School of Government. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia.

Research expertise

• Executive government
• Politics and policy making in central governments in Westminster systems
• Australian Politics
• International civil servants

Publications

Books

• Weller, P, Scott, J & Stevens, B 2011, From Postbox to Powerhouse.  A Centenary History of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 1911-2010, Allen & Unwin.
• Tiernan, A & Weller, P 2010, Learning to be a Minister: Heroic Expectations, Practical Realities, Melbourne University Press, Australia.
• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2009, Inside the World Bank: Exploding the Myth of a Monolithic Bank, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
• Rhodes R, Wanna J & Weller P 2009, Westminster Compared, Oxford University Press.
• Weller, P 2007, Cabinet Government in Australia 1901-2006, UNSW Press, Sydney.
• Weller, P, Wanna, J, Patapan H (eds.) 2005, Westminster Legacies, UNSW Press, Sydney.
• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2004, The Governance of World Trade: International Civil Servants in the GATT/WTO, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
• Weller, P 2002, Don't tell the Prime Minister, Scribe Books, Melbourne.
• Weller, P, Scott, J, Laurie, R & Stevens, B 2001, The Engine Room of Government: The Queensland Premier's Department 1859-2001, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia.
• Weller, P & Davis, G 2001, Are you being served? State, Citizens and Governance, Allen and Unwin Australia, Sydney.
• Weller, P & Rhodes, RAW (eds) 2001, The Changing World of Top Officials, Mandarins or Valets?, Open University Press, xii+274.
• Weller, P 2001, Australia's Mandarins: The Frank and the Fearless?, Allen and Unwin Australia, Sydney, vii+256.
• Weller, P, Keating, M & Wanna, J 2000, Institutions on the edge? Capacities for governance, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, x+272.
  

Book chapters

• Weller, P 2010, 'Universities and the Study of Politics' in R Rhodes (ed), The Australian Study of Politics, Houndmills, Palgrave Macmillan.
  
• Xu ,Y & Weller, P 2010, ‘Why International Organisations Matter’ in G Curran and E Van Acker (eds.), Business and the Politics of Globalisation: After the Global Financial Crisis, Pearson, Australia.
• Weller, P 2009, 'Cabinet Government: Australian Style', in J Wanna (ed.), Critical Reflections in Australian Public Policy, ANU e-press.
• Weller P 2008, `The Public Service? in Dear Mr. Rudd: ideas for a Better Australia, in R Manne (ed), Black Inc., Melbourne.
• Weller, P 2004, 'The truth, not the whole truth and nothing like the truth', in L Dobrez (ed.), Lying, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne.
• Weller, P & Rhodes, RAW 2003, 'Localism and Exceptionalism: comparing public sector reforms in European and Westminster systems', in T Butcher & A Massey (eds), Modernising Civil Services, Edward Elgar, pp. 16-36.
• Weller, P 2003, 'The Australian Public Service: Still Anonymous, Neutral and a Career Service?', in K Walsh (ed), Papers on Parliament: Bicameralism and Accountability, no. 40, The Senate, Canberra, December, pp. 79-94.
• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2003, 'International civil servants and multilateral negotiations', in P Ross Buckley (ed.), The WTO and the Doha Round: The Changing Face of World Trade, Kluwer Law International, London, pp. 89-114.
• Weller, P & Fleming, J 2003, 'The Commonwealth', in C Sharman & J Moon (eds.), Australian Government and Politics: The Commonwealth, the States and the Territories, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, pp. 12-40.

Refereed journal articles

• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2010, 'Agents of Influence: Country Directors in the World Bank', Public Administration, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 211-231.
• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2009, 'Chrik Poortman: A World Bank Professional', Public Administration Review, Sept/Oct, pp. 868-875.
• Weller P & Xu, Y 2009, 'The World Bank: an Institution with Many Faces', Social Alternatives, vol. 28, no. 2.
• Weller P, Rhodes R & Wanna J 2008, `Reinventing Westminster: How Public Executives Reframe their World?', Policy and Politics, vol. 36 no. 4, October, pp. 461-480.
• Weller P, Sharma B & Stevens B 2008, `Nepal: a Revolution through the Ballot Box 2008?', Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 513-528.
• Weller, P and Xu Y 2008, ' 'To be but not to be seen', exploring the impact of International Civil Servants', Public Administration, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 35-52.
• Weller, P 2006, 'The Australian Senate: House of Review, Obstruction or Rubber Stamp?', Social Alternatives, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 13-18.
• Weller, P 2005, 'Parliamentary Accountability for non-statutory executive power: impossible dream or realistic aspiration?', Public Law Review, vol. 16, no.40, pp. 314-324, December.
• Weller, P 2005, 'Investigating Power at the Centre of Government: Surveying Research on the Australian Executive', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 64, no.1, March, pp. 35-42.
• Weller, P 2004, 'Parliamentary Democracy in Australia', Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 57/3, July, pp. 630-645.
• Weller, P 2003, 'Cabinet Government: An elusive ideal?', Public Administration, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 701-722.
• Weller, P, Bevir, M & Rhodes, RAW 2003, 'Comparative Governance: Prospects and Lessons', Public Administration, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 191-210.
• Weller, P, Bevir, M & Rhodes, RAW 2003, 'Traditions of governance: interpreting the changing role of the public sector', Public Administration, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 1-19. (Special Edition: Traditions of Governance: History and diversity, in M Bevir, RAW Rhodes & P Weller (eds).
• Weller, P & Wanna, J 2003, 'Traditions of Australian governance', Public Administration, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 63-94. (Special Edition: Traditions of Governance: History and diversity, M Bevir, RAW Rhodes & P Weller).
• Weller, P 2002, 'Australia's experience of Good Governance', Damrong Rajanuphab Journal, vol. 2, no. 6 (2545), pp. 67-81 (In Thai).

Refereed conference papers

• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2003, 'International Civil Servants and multilateral trade negotiations', refereed paper, Jubilee Conference, Australasian Political Studies Association, Canberra, September.
• Weller, P 2002, 'Children Overboard and the Public Service: Lessons to be learnt', IIPE/AAPAE Biennial Conference, Brisbane, 4-7 October.
• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2002, 'Negotiating GATS: The GATT/WTO Secretariat and policy outcomes', APSA Conference, Canberra, 2-4 October.
• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2002, 'International Civil Servants and Multilateral Trade Negotiations', Canadian Political Studies Association Conference, Toronto, 30 May.
• Weller, P 2001, 'Australia's experience of Good Governance', Public Lecture the Prince Damrong Institute, the Ministry of Interior, Bangkok, 6 December.
• Weller, P 2001, 'Cabinet Government; An Elusive Ideal?', Public Lecture, University of Exeter, 30 October.
• Weller, P 2001, 'Are Prime Ministers too Powerful?', Public Lecture, St Francis Xavier University, 20 October.
• Weller, P 2001, 'The role of public administration in good governance', Keynote address to National Policy Forum: Multiculturalism in the new Millennium, Centra Hotel, Brisbane, 29-30 March.
• Weller, P 2000, 'Ministerial Codes, Cabinet Rules and the Power of Prime Ministers', Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, Canberra, 4-6 October.
• Weller, P & Rhodes, R 2000, 'The Changing Mandarins; Responsive or Politicised?', IASIA Annual Conference, Chinese National School of Administration, Beijing, 10-13 July.

Reports

• Weller, P 2010, Ahead of the Game: A Blueprint for Reform of Australian Government Administration, Commonwealth of Australia, Member of Advisory Group on Reform for Australian Government Administration.
• Weller P & Webbe S 2008, A Public Interest Map: Part A Report of the Independent Review of Queensland Government Boards, Committees and Statutory Authorities, Brisbane.
• Weller, P & Tiernan, A 2003, Submission to the Senate Committee on Finance and Government Operations, Ministerial Staff: a Need for Accountability and Transparency?, May, published on the Senate website.
• Weller, P 2003, Politics and Governance 2025 Paper for the Business Council of Australia, July.
• Weller, P 2001, Governing Australia: Problems and Prospects, Paper for Business Council of Australia, July.
• Weller, P 2001, Policy and Governance, Paper for the Humanities and Social Sciences Summit, National Museum of Australia, 26 and 27 July, Position Papers, pp. 55-64 (13).

Recent Research Grants

• Weller, P & Xu, Y 2011, ARC Discovery Grant: Decisionmaking in International Organisations: who and what shapes Decisions?