Authors & editors
ANU Press has collaborated with a diverse range of authors and editors across a wide variety of academic disciplines. Browse the ANU Press collection by author or editor.
Merici- Ursula Hall Academic Journal »
Please note: This journal is currently not publishing any new issues. Merici is the combined works of undergraduate authors at Ursula Hall. Merici contains research and analysis from a range of disciplines and is thoroughly reviewed by ANU academics to ensure the showcasing of the best Ursula Hall
The Human Voyage: Undergraduate Research in Biological Anthropology »
Please note: This journal is now published via the ANU Student Journals platform; the latest issues can be found here: studentjournals.anu.edu.au/index.php/hv The Human Voyage: Undergraduate Research in Biological Anthropology is a journal that publishes outstanding student articles in all areas of
Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) »
ANZSOG publishes a series of monographs and occasional papers, under the auspices of ANU Press. This series addresses a diverse range of topics on public policy and administration, from both practical and theoretical perspectives. Contributors are drawn from academia, government and the private
Practical Ethics and Public Policy »
The Practical Ethics and Public Policy series (formerly the CAPPE series) is edited by Professor Michael J. Selgelid, Academic Visitor in the ANU School of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash. Scholarly Information Services
China Update Series »
The China Update Series is Australia's premier publication for in-depth discussion and analysis of the Chinese economy. The book features contributions from the world's leading academics, policymakers and government representatives who discuss the latest research on the Chinese economy.
Comparative Austronesian Series »
The Comparative Austronesian Series began as the publications of an interdisciplinary project involving anthropologists, linguists and archaeologists committed to the comparative study of the Austronesian-speaking populations of the world whose distribution extends from Taiwan to Timor, and from
Pacific Affairs Series »
The Department of Pacific Affairs at The Australian National University succeeds the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program and is devoted to the study of the Pacific peoples and their 22 countries and territories in Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. The department constitutes
Pacific Series »
The Pacific Islands region is home to an astonishing variety of languages, cultures and histories. The Pacific series constitutes a major source of modern scholarship on this region through books that range from history and anthropology to political science, gender studies and environmental studies
Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) »
The Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence series is a collection of publications arising principally from research undertaken at the SDSC. Scholarly Information Services
Vietnam Series »
The ANU Press Vietnam book series aims to publish original social sciences and humanities research on Vietnam that addresses issues of contemporary social and intellectual significance. The series accepts sole-authored studies and edited volumes on Vietnam that embody qualities of critical and
World Forest History Series »
The World Forest History Series aims to produce rigorous histories of forestry that inform contemporary environmental policy debates and provide enduring scholarly landmarks for future generations of historians and environmental researchers. Each book, published in hardcopy and available as a free
Cross-sections, The Bruce Hall Academic Journal »
Please note: This journal is now published via the ANU Student Journals platform; the latest issues can be found here: studentjournals.anu.edu.au/index.php/cs Representing the combined energies of a large group of authors, editors, artists and researchers associated with Bruce Hall at the ANU,
Aboriginal History Monographs »
Aboriginal History monographs present studies on particular themes or regions, or a series of articles on single subjects of contemporary interest. Scholarly Information Services
Made in China Yearbook »
The Made in China Yearbook series offers original articles in which scholars and activists analyse the latest trends in Chinese labour and civil society. With their unique blend of in-depth scholarly work written in a direct, accessible style, these books allow readers to situate current events and
PAFTAD »
The Pacific Trade and Development (PAFTAD) Conference is an academic conference series that originated in 1968. PAFTAD promotes policy-oriented academic research and discussion of Asia Pacific economic issues. In addition to the conferences, held approximately every 18 months, PAFTAD provides high
Field Studies in Ecology »
Field Studies in Ecology showcases the outcomes of research-led, intensive field courses that support undergraduates to accomplish short but high-quality investigations of ecological issues, culminating in papers subject to intense peer review. The series thus provides access to diverse original
China Story Yearbook »
The China Story Yearbook series collects and shapes Chinese contemporary stories from multiple voices and different perspectives under an annual theme for a broad and interested public and professional audience. It presents the larger Chinese realities, possibilities and uncertainties, and suggests
Australian Humanities Review »
Please note: This journal ceased publishing with ANU Press in 2012. Current issues are available at australianhumanitiesreview.org. Australian Humanities Review is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal featuring articles, essays and reviews focusing on a wide array of topics related to
Desmond Ball »
Professor Desmond Ball was a Professor in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at The Australian National University, Canberra. (He was also Head of the Centre from 1984 to 1991.)
Professor Ball authored and edited more than 40 books or monographs on technical intelligence subjects, nuclear strategy, Australian defence and security in the Asia-Pacific region.
His most recent publication was A National Asset: 50 years of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (with Andrew Carr). Other publications include Militia Redux: Or Sor and the Revival of Paramilitarism in Thailand; Burma’s Military Secrets: Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) from the Second World War to Civil War and Cyber Warfare; Signals Intelligence in the Post-Cold War Era: Developments in the Asia-Pacific Region; Presumptive Engagement: Australia’s Asia-Pacific Security Policy in the 1990s (with Pauline Kerr); Breaking the Codes: Australia’s KGB Network, 1944–50 (with David Horner); Death in Balibo, Lies in Canberra (with Hamish McDonald); and The Boys in Black: The Thahan Phran (Rangers), Thailand’s Para-military Border Guards. He has also written articles on issues such as strategic culture in the Asia-Pacific region and defence acquisition programs in the region.
Professor Ball was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia (FASSA) in 1986. He served on the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in 1994–2000, and was co-chair of the Steering Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) in 2000–2002.
Marcus Barber »
Marcus Barber studied marine biology and the history and philosophy of science before commencing a PhD in Anthropology at The Australian National University. His doctoral research focused on Indigenous relationships to water and the marine environment in remote Arnhem Land. He assisted with the conduct of the Blue Mud Bay case, which led to changes in the sea tenure regime in the Northern Territory. Following his PhD, Marcus Barber lectured in anthropology at James Cook University in Townsville until the end of 2009, and he remains an Associate Lecturer. He is now based in Darwin and works for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), undertaking collaborating research with Indigenous people across Northern Australia about water, marine and natural resource management issues.
Natasha Fijn »
Natasha is a College of the Arts and Social Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Australian National University. Natasha’s research engages with the exciting subdisciplines of visual anthropology and human-animal studies. Her ongoing interest is in cross-cultural perceptions and attitudes toward other animals; as well as the use of multimedia, particularly observational filmmaking, as an integral part of her research. Natasha is involved in teaching courses within the Masters of Visual Culture Research Program at the ANU. Within her current research she is exploring the connections between Aboriginal Australians and culturally significant animals in northeast Arnhem Land.
Ann McGrath »
Ann McGrath AM is a Distinguished Professor of History at The Australian National University. Currently a Kathleen Fitzpatrick ARC Laureate Fellow, she commenced her career in the Northern Territory and has since worked at Monash University, the University of New South Wales and the National Museum of Australia. She has held fellowships at Yale, Princeton and Durham and the Rockefeller Center at Bellagio.
Leo Dobes »
Dr Leo Dobes is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University.
Following a DPhil (Oxford) in East European economics, he worked for almost 30 years in Australian Public Service positions, much of it as a Senior Executive Service officer. His experience includes the diplomatic service, the Office of National Assessments, Defence, the Australian Treasury, telecommunications reform, regional programs, and a secondment to Ernst & Young. In 1992 he established an Environment Branch within the Australian Bureau of Transport Economics, publishing a series of reports on the costs and benefits of mitigating greenhouse emissions in the transport sector. He was appointed to the College of Experts of the Australian Research Council just before retiring from the Public Service in 2007.
Dr Dobes’ key areas of expertise include cost-benefit analysis, transport economics, government procurement, and adaptation to climate to change.
His key current research interests lie primarily in the following areas:
the application of ‘real options’ to policy on adaptation to climate change
Sir Sidney Kidman as a climate pioneer
the funding of adaptation to climate change, especially in cases of slow onset coastal erosion
estimation of costs and benefits in adaptation to coastal cyclones (grant from National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
costs and benefits of standardising Australia’s railway gauges 1900 to 1950
J. L. Fisher »
Lucy Fisher was born and schooled in South Australia. In the early 1970s she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Administration at Flinders University and subsequently found employment in various community mental health positions in Canberra. She also travelled extensively during this time. On her return from overseas, Lucy enrolled at The Australian National University where she gained a Bachelor of Letters in Anthropology. In 1981 Lucy moved with her husband to live in Nairobi, Kenya, where she worked with several NGOs. Once back in Canberra, Lucy completed a Master of Arts before relocating to Lilongwe, Malawi, and then Harare, Zimbabwe. Lucy spent the 1990s employed as a lecturer and later research associate attached to the Sociology Department of the University of Zimbabwe. Pioneers, Settlers, Aliens, Exiles: the decolonisation of white identity in Zimbabwe draws on material collected in these years. She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from ANU in 2003 and currently lives in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
Tran Minh Hang »
Tran Minh Hang is a researcher of the Institute of Anthropology in Ha Noi. She is interested in studying health and reproductive health. She has 20 years of applied experience researching medical anthropology, reproductive health care and the health of women, the disabled, and ethnic minorities in Viet Nam. She obtained her Masters in International Health at the University of Copenhagen and PhD in Medical Anthropology at The Australian National University. The manuscript of this book is based on her PhD research on sex‑selective abortion in Viet Nam.