Pandanus Petter
@pandanus_petter
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Representation, political responsiveness, parties and ‘The Fair Go’ | Research Fellow @ Australian National University School of Politics and IR
Joined February 2022
Interested in MPs' constituency work and how well suited it might be to crisis leadership during disasters like floods, fires and pandemics? I am chuffed to have my new paper out now in Parliamentary Affairs to help answer these questions. Check it out! https://t.co/7K5UUmO6OD
academic.oup.com
Abstract. In this paper, I investigate how Members of Parliaments’ (MPs) performance of the important job of connecting constituents to the representative
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This paper had a long genesis (here I am getting caught in the rain during fieldwork in 2020) and thanks are due to many people not least of all the MPs who volunteered their time to explain their work to me and all the others I pestered for feedback over the years!
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However, I also find a resilient democracy should be responsible, as well as responsive, and overwork, distrust in politicians and their own representative priorities present challenges for MPs as crisis leaders!
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I find in 28 interviews & a survey of over 100 state & federal MPs prioritise building up their service & symbolic connections – coordinating with local civil servants, understanding the impacts and danger signs in their communities & helping people who are suffering.
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During a crisis we expect our national leaders to be there for us - emotionally and mobilizing and coordinating an emergency response/support for those affected. We also hope that our politicians will be looking forward to prevent future disaster. But what about individual MPs?
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Just out in @ConversationEDU: #AI #Abundance and money. My reflections on #BasicIncome #BasicServices and why we need more than technical solutions to the political challenges of #poverty and #inequality
https://t.co/b61z0b9pVQ
theconversation.com
AI’s evangelists are promising a future of almost unimaginable prosperity. There’s good reason to be sceptical.
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Reading this https://t.co/uBdVSfc2Xb by @RoyceKoop and Kelly Blidook. Great article, and a great representation of Warren Entsch.
tandfonline.com
Service representation – the extent to which Members of Parliament (MPs) assist constituents with problems they have related to the government – is an increasingly important role of MPs in develope...
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Had the pleasure of reviewing Civic Engagement in Australian Democracy for the AJPH. A provocative collection of interdisciplinary chapters on compulsory and early voting, the Voice referendum and the role of the public in democracy - check it out! https://t.co/seVcOmPhmn
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Click on the article title to read more.
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This week I wrote a short blog post for @PowerToPersuade reflecting on the challenges for organisations learning from failures, particularly where that failure was “someone else’s fault,” or happened “over there,” drawing on the Australian case of Robodebt.
In today's post @DanielCasey_CBR explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt.
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🚨Applications close on 1 August 2025.
❗Last chance to apply for the Queensland history fellowships available as part of the 2026 Queensland Memory Awards. Applications close on 1 August, 2025. Details on our website: https://t.co/opKQkSqteV
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New article & 1st from my PhD! Is there a rel’ship between letters from the public to the Prime Minister & topics of speeches. I find evidence of deliberate, systemic non-responsiveness. The PM knowingly ignored this form of public opinion. @govandopp
https://t.co/l2qGr6zcYN
cambridge.org
Responsiveness to the Public Opinion Expressed in Letters to Political Leaders: Insights from Australia
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How do politicians talk about housing, and does it impact policy? #ICYMI Political scientists @markriboldi and @pandanus_petter join @MarijaTaflaga to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. #AUListen🎧#DemocracySausage
https://t.co/n10FmG4hBi.
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A fun chat with two ripper chums @MarijaTaflaga & @markriboldi. Fulfilling the Australian Dream of providing armchair expertise on a podcast (in lieu of Australian Dream of home ownership) Check it out!
Political scientists @markriboldi and @pandanus_petter join @marijaTaflaga on #DemocracySausage to discuss housing policy, safety nets and the fair go. 🎧▶️ https://t.co/1ZQykp5CEa
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The latest from me in The Coversation
The expulsion of co-founder Drew Hutton shows transgender rights and safety are not negotiable for the party. @nathanfioritti @MonashUni
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📘The Parliamentary Library publishes impartial policy briefs on key issues for the Australian Parliament. These briefs offer concise analysis of current and emerging policies - supporting informed debate and decision-making. 🔗Stay updated: https://t.co/D2QdiXgTPT
#AusPol
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My newest paper in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law asks a simple question - how is administrative work shifting as we move towards technology-generated interactions, where there is no one around to help us through administrative processes? https://t.co/n3GMnwZRh0
tandfonline.com
Current sorting practices in the provision of welfare, used in processes like categorising welfare recipients into cohorts for activation policies, rely on the data inputted into the system. With t...
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2yrs since #Robodebt Report, we now turn our attention to whether the APS is responding/learning. In this ANU Policy Brief @mariamaley4 & I look at how the broader APS is responding. https://t.co/vWjIIXiSD3
@TheMandarinAU @IPAAorg @ANZSOG @ANUCrawford @politicsANU
policybrief.anu.edu.au
ANU research shows many public service leaders failed to communicate with staff about the lessons and implications of the Robodebt scandal.
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In today's post @DanielCasey_CBR explores how government communicated internally about the lessons to be learned from Robodebt.
powertopersuade.org.au
The literature on policy diffusion is replete with examples, theories and frameworks about how ‘good’ policy travels. Many industries (such as healthcare and air transport) are built around learning...
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Should we allow 16 year olds to vote, and if so should it be compulsory? Check it out!
The UK wants to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election in 2029. 5 experts give their verdicts on if Australia should do the same. @Dr_FaithG @BlairWilliams26 @intifar2210 @pandanus_petter @OurANU @FlindersUniNews @MonashUni
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📣 New in Policy and Politics Poll workers provide an essential role in a democracy - working on the 'coalface' to issue ballot papers and interact with the voter. What if we listened directly to their experience, when devising electoral policy? https://t.co/szxtxupBkg
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