Journal of Indigenous Policy
Why the Journal of Indigenous Policy?
The Journal of Indigenous Policy has been established to provide a forum for intellectual discourse on Indigenous policy development and implementation as it affects the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. It is an initiative of a group of Indigenous professionals seeking to provide opportunities for a diverse audience to access the perspectives of a wide range of authors.
The most fundamental value guiding the publication of this journal is that we respect and recognise Indigenous peoples right to self-determination as they define this right for themselves, their people and their communities. Genuine exercise and enjoyment of this right on a collective level requires policy to play a crucial role. All too often, when programs designed to support Indigenous peoples advancement fail, poor policy development and implementation is a key collaborator.
Recognition of the right to self-determination must also be extended to the individual. So it is, that while the Journal of Indigenous Policy maintains the highest editorial standards, this is also demonstrated in our respect for the personal choice of our contributors. For this reason readers may notice some fluctuations in the use of grammar and style by the authors.
It is the aim of the JIP to become a respected contributor to Indigenous policy discourse particularly within Indigenous community based organisations. JIP does not solely publish articles that have been peer reviewed although this option is available to any contributor who so chooses.
Synopsis
Issue 1: Setting the Agenda (PDF)
Issue 2: Learning from the Past, Thinking About the Future (PDF)
Issue 3: Indigenous Peoples and Their Aquatic Environments (PDF)
Issue 4: General Edition (PDF)
Issue 5: Reconciliation the way forward (PDF)
Issue 6: Respecting and Protecting Indigenous Knowledge (PDF)
Issue 7: Inquiries and Our Communities (PDF)
Issue 8: Indigenous Land: The War on Terra (PDF)
Issue 9: The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly: Indigenous Governance in Action (PDF)
Issue 10: Representative Structures (PDF)
Issue 11: Reconnecting Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (PDF)
Issue 12: Evidence Free Policy Making? The Case of Income Management (SPECIAL DOWNLOADABLE ISSUE) (PDF)
Issue 13: Indigenous Policy
Issue 14: Jon Altman: Arguing the Intervention SPECIAL ISSUE: DOWNLOAD
Guidelines for Contributors (PDF)
Special issue
EVIDENCE - FREE POLICY MAKING?
The Case of Income Management Sept 2011 by Eva Cox
Addendum May 2012
The problem with analysing the current ‘Stronger Futures’ policies is that new material continues to emerge. The Journal of Indigenous Policy Issue 12 on ‘Evidence-Free Policy making? The Case of Income Management’ (IM) was published in September 2011 and looked at the reports then available on the effectiveness or otherwise of the Federal Government’s income management program in the Northern Territory. However, further government reports on the Northern Territory Emergency Response policies were published later last year. This addendum covers the additional studies, looking again at the quality of evidence being used to justify extending IM and other programs. The two publications together examine the evidence claimed by the Government of benefits in the Northern Territory, as well as related data from the Cape York and Western Australian programs. We found it generally failed to support the extension of IM or other policies such as SEAM. We have also looked at the evidence in independent studies which often tell a different story. JIP 12 issue and now its addendum have been made accessible free online to stimulate debate on what constitutes good Indigenous policy making.
DOWNLOAD PDF OF JOURNAL EDITION SEPT 2011
DOWNLOAD ADDENDUM MAY 2012