2023 Sam Richardson Award shortlist

The 2023 IPAA National Sam Richardson Award finalists address diverse topics including gender representation in senior roles and reforms to Australia’s agricultural biosecurity framework.   

This prestigious annual award honors the authors or author of the most impactful paper published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration (AJPA).  

The AJPA is Australia’s leading journal covering the study and practice of public administration, public sector governance, and public policymaking.  

These articles have made a significant contribution to knowledge in their field, and engaged a diverse readership including practitioners, researchers, teachers, and students. 

Links to the five shortlisted articles are included below.  

1. Transforming the Australian agricultural biosecurity framework: The role of institutional logics – Bryant – 2023 – Australian Journal of Public Administration – Wiley Online Library 
2. Children, COVID, and confusion: How frontline workers cope with the challenges of vaccine mandates – Harvey – 2023 – Australian Journal of Public Administration – Wiley Online Library.
3. Gender targets and trickle‐down effects: Avoiding the ‘decoupling dynamics’ that limit female representation in senior roles – Gould – 2023 – Australian Journal of Public Administration – Wiley Online Library 
4. Backloading to extinction: Coping with values conflict in the administration of Australia’s federal biodiversity offset policy – Evans – 2023 – Australian Journal of Public Administration – Wiley Online Library  
5. The negative relationships between employee resilience and ambiguity, complexity, and inter‐agency collaboration – Plimmer – 2023 – Australian Journal of Public Administration – Wiley Online Library 

The 2023 Sam Richardson Award winner will be announced in February 2025. For more on the award, please click here.