Dr Elizabeth Van Acker

B Arts (Hons), PhD

Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School

Contact details for Dr Elizabeth Van Acker

Research expertise

• Relationship between gender, the media and politics
• Clothing and fashion industries and industry policies
• Representation of interest groups in the media
• Gender, feminist theories and politics
• Politics of romance

Current teaching areas

• Australian politics
• The media and politics
• Government business relations
• Feminism

Publications

Recent refereed journal articles

• Van Acker, E. and Bailey, J. (2007) Institutions and Activism Around Women and Work at a Time of Change, Hecate, 33, 1, pp. 43-60.
• Van Acker, E. and Broughton, S. (2007) Romantic Expectations and Harsh Realities: Tertiary Access to the Rescue, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 26, 3, pp. 279-293.
• Van Acker, E. (2005) The Howard Government's Budgets: Stay-at-home Mothers Good - Single Mothers Bad, Hecate, 31, 2, pp. 87-99.
• Van Acker, E. and Hollander, R. (2003) Protecting our Borders: Ministerial Rhetoric and Asylum Seekers, Australian Journalism Review, 25, 2, pp. 103-119.
• Van Acker, E. and Hollander, R. (2003) Fame Takes Over: Pauline Hanson as Political Celebrity, Australian Studies in Journalism, 12, pp. 173-197.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Media Representations of Women Politicians in Australia and New Zealand: High Expectations, Hostility or Stardom, Policy, Organisation and Society, 22, 1, pp. 116-136.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Administering Romance: Government Policies Concerning Pre-Marriage Education Programs, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 62, 1, pp. 15-23.
• Van Acker, E. (2001) Contradictory Possibilities of Cyberspace for Generating Romance, Australian Journal of Communication, 28, 3, pp. 24-62.
• Van Acker, E. (2001) Industry Policy Options for the Australian Fashion Industry: The Potential of Institutional Networking, Journal of Australian Political Economy, 47, pp. 73-95.

Books

• Van Acker, E. (2008) Governments and Marriage Education Policy: Perspectives from the UK, Australia and the US, Palgrave Macmillan, London, x +249p.
• Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.) (2007) Globalising Government Business Relations, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.) (2004) Governing Business and Globalisation, Second Edition, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.) (2002) Business, Government and Globalisation, Pearson, x +215 p.

Book chapters

• Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.) (2007) 'Governing the Politics of Globalisation, in Globalising Government Business Relations, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.) (2007) 'Deregulating’ Industry Policy and the Labour Market', in Globalising Government Business Relations, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. (2004) The Business, Government and Globalisation Context, in Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.), Governing Business and Globalisation, Second Edition, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. (2004) Governing Industry Policy, in Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.), Governing Business and Globalisation, Second Edition, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Regulating Relationships: Marriage and the State, in Holland, I. and Fleming, J. (Eds.), Government Reformed: Values and New Institutions, Ashgate, London.
• Van Acker, E. (2002) Introduction, in Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.), Business, Government and Globalisation, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. (2002) The Role and Nature of Government in a Global World, in Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.), Business, Government and Globalisation, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. (2002) The Politics of Industry Policy, in Van Acker, E. and Curran, G. (Eds.), Business, Government and Globalisation, Pearson.
• Van Acker, E. (2001) Women's Policy Activism and Changing Relations with the State, in Weller, P. and Davis, G. (Eds.), Are You Being Served? States, Citizens and Governance, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest.
• Van Acker, E. (2000) Media Citizenship, in Hudson, W. and Kane, J. (Eds.), Rethinking Australian Citizenship, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Book reviews

• (2004) Media Tarts: How the Australian Press Frames Female Politicians, in Journal of Australian Studies, 83.
• (2003) Business, Work and Community, in Australasian Journal of Political Science, 38, 1
• (2001) Governing Change: Keating to Howard, in Australian Feminist Studies, July.

Refereed conference papers

• Van Acker, E. (2008) Capacity Building and Service Delivery of Relationship Support in Australia, Institute of Public Administration Australia National Conference, Sydney.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Public Administration and Private Management: Innovations in Marriage Education?, Proceedings of the 2003 Conference Institute of Public Administration Australia, Brisbane.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Portrayals of Politicians and Womens Interests: 'Saviours', 'Sinners', and 'Stars', Proceedings of the 2003 Conference Australasian Political Studies Association, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
• Van Acker, E., Curran, G. and Hollander, R. (2002) Xenophobia: Is it enough? Far Right Populist Parties in Australia and Europe, Proceedings of the 2002 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Australian National University.
• Van Acker, E. and Hollander, R. (2001) Fame, Fashion and Fans: Pauline Hanson as Political Celebrity, Proceedings of the 2001 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Griffith University.

Conference papers

• Van Acker, E. (2008) Interventions in the Private Sphere: How Far Can Governments Go? Australian Political Science Association Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, July.
• Van Acker, E. (2008) Putting Governments in the Marriage Business: What's Happening in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom, Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, July.
• Van Acker, E. (2005) Media Representations of Women Politicians in Australia: Cautionary Tales and Clichés, The Women's Worlds 2005: The 9th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Seoul, Korea, June.
• Van Acker, E. (2004) Budgets and Babies: The Federal Government's Construction of Motherhood, Construction of Motherhood Conference, Griffith University.
• Van Acker, E., Curran, G. and Hollander, R. (2002) Xenophobia: Is it enough? Far right populist parties in Australia and Europe, Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, Australian National University, October.
• Van Acker, E. and Hollander, R. (2002) Ruddock-Speak: Ministerial Rhetoric and Refugees, School of Politics and Public Policy Seminar Series, Griffith University.
• Van Acker, E. and Hollander, R. (2001) Fame, Fashion and Fans: Pauline Hanson as Political Celebrity, Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, Griffith University, September.
• Van Acker, E. (2001) Women Outworkers in the Australian Clothing Industry: History Repeats, Rethinking Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Keele University, England, June.
• Van Acker, E. (2000) Traditional Romance Films: Heterosexuality in Romantic Comedies, Gender Seminars, Middlesex University, England, May.

Seminars and conference proceedings

• Van Acker, E. (2007) Relationships, Work and Families in Australia: The Policy Agenda and Choice, Presented to the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, Kings College London, England.
• Van Acker, E. (2007) Marriage Education Programs in the US and Australia: A Good Use of Public Funds?, Seminar presented to One Plus One, London, England.
• Van Acker, E. (2007) Globalisation and the Politics of Restructuring the Australian Labour Market, 57th Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Bath, England.
• Van Acker, E. (2006) A New Approach to Marriage Policy in the US, Seminar presented to the Centre for Governance and Public Policy.
• Van Acker, E. (2006) Marriage Policies in Australia: Any Lessons for (or from) the US?, Seminar presented to the Urban Institute, Washington DC.
• Van Acker, E. (2006) Distributed Policy Capacity: A comparative assessment of marriage programs in the US and Australia, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Forum, Canberra, Australian National University.
• Van Acker, E. (2006) Collaborative Relations and Service Delivery of Relationship Education Programs in Australia (PDF 68k), GovNet Conference, Canberra, Australian National University.
• Van Acker, E. and Bailey, J. (2006) 'Women and work in Australia: Institutions and Activism in a Time of Change’, Our Work…our lives: National conference on women and industrial relations, Brisbane.
• Van Acker, E. (2005) Putting Relationships on the Political Agenda, Marriage and Relationship Education National Conference, Sydney.
• Van Acker, E. (2005) Promoting Marriage and Relationship Education in the Wider Community, Marriage and Relationship Education National Conference, Sydney.
• Van Acker, E. (2005) Relationship Education and Responses to Government Policy Initiatives, Family Services Australia National Conference, Adelaide.
• Van Acker, E. (2004) Addressing Problems of Marriage: Are Governments Part of the Solution?, Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Lincoln, England.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Public Administration and Private Management: Innovations in Marriage Education?, Proceedings of the 2003 Institute of Public Administration Australia Conference, Brisbane.
• Van Acker, E. (2003) Portrayals of Politicians and Women's Interests: 'Saviours', 'Sinners', and 'Stars', Proceedings of the 2003 Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart.
• Van Acker, E., Curran, G. and Hollander, R. (2002) Xenophobia: Is it enough? Far Right Populist Parties in Australia and Europe, Proceedings of the 2002 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Australian National University.
• Van Acker, E. and Hollander, R. (2001) Fame, Fashion and Fans: Pauline Hanson as Political Celebrity, Proceedings of the 2001 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Griffith University.