Professor Lyn Carson

Professor Lyn Carson

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR,
Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts

Personal

Qualifications

  • Phd Southern Cross University (Aust)

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit - School of Humanities & Comm Arts

Contact

Email:L.Carson@uws.edu.au
Extension:6650
Mobile:
Location:5.1.33
Bankstown
Website:

Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Carson, L. (2010), 'Taking Control: Young People Convening Australia's First Youth Jury', Emancipatory Practices: Adult/Youth Engagement for Social and Environmental Justice, Sense Publishers 9789087901514.
  • Carson, L. (2006), 'E-Moderation in Public Discussion Forums', Encyclopedia of Digital Government, Idea Group Inc. 1591407907.
  • Carson, L. (2006), 'Avoiding ghettos of like-minded people: Random selection and organizational collaboration', Creating a Culture of Collaboration, Jossey Bass/Wiley 9780787981167.
  • Carson, L. and Hartz-Karp, J. (2005), 'Adapting and Combining Deliberative Designs: Juries, Polls, and Forums', The Deliberative Democracy Handbook: Strategies for Effective Civic Engagement in the Twenty-First Century, Jossey-Bass .
  • Fisher, K. and Carson, L. (2004), 'Inflaming the passion for democracy: Sparking democratic imagination in the university classroom', Lifelong Learning and the Democratic Imagination: Revisioning Justice, Freedom and Community, Post Pressed .
  • Carson, L., White, S., Hendriks, C. and Palmer, J. (2003), 'Combining a Televote and Citizens? Jury in a Legislative Review', Public Participation and Local Governance, Institut de Ciencies Politiques i Socials .
  • Carson, L. (2001), 'Teaching power', Lecturing: Case Studies, Experience and Practice, Case Studies of Teaching in Higher Education Series, Kogan .

Journal Articles

  • Carson, L., Felicetti, A., Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J. and Carson, L. (2012), 'Collective identity and voice at the Australian Citizens' Parliament', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • Carson, L., Felicetti, A., Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J. and Carson, L. (2012), 'Collective identity and voice at the Australian Citizens' Parliament', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • Felicetti, A., Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J. and Carson, L. (2012), 'Collective identity and voice at the Australian Citizens' Parliament', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • Felicetti, A., Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J. and Carson, L. (2012), 'Collective identity and voice at the Australian Citizens' Parliament', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • Felicetti, A., Gastil, J., Hartz-Karp, J. and Carson, L. (2012), 'Collective identity and voice at the Australian Citizens' Parliament', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • OFlynn, J., Vardon, S., Yeatman, A., Yeatman, A., Carson, L. and Carson, L. (2011), 'Perspectives on the Capacity of the Australian Public Service and Effective Policy Development and Implementation', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 9.
  • Carson, L. (2011), 'Dilemmas, disasters and deliberative democracy', Griffith Review, 9.
  • Carson, L. (2011), 'Designing a Public Conversation Using the World Cafe Method', Social Alternatives, 5.
  • Carson, L. (2011), 'Perspectives on the Capacity of the Australian Public Service and Effective Policy Development and Implementation', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 9.
  • Carson, L. and Lubensky, R. (2010), 'Raising expectations of democratic participation: an analysis of the National Human Rights Consultation', The UNSW Law Journal, .
  • Carson, L. (2009), 'Deliberative public participation and hexachlorobenzene stockpiles', Environmental Management, 8.
  • Carson, L. and Lubensky, R. (2009), 'Appointments to boards and committees via lottery, a pathway to fairness and diversity', Journal of Public Affairs, .
  • Hartz-Karp, J. and Carson, L. (2009), 'Putting the people into politics: The Australian Citizens' Parliament', International Journal of Public Participation, .
  • Carson, L. (2008), 'Creating democratic surplus through Citizens' Assemblies', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • Carson, L. and Lubensky, R. (2008), 'Citizens' juries pave the way to the law courts', Alternative Law Journal, .
  • Hendriks, C. and Carson, L. (2008), 'Can the market help the forum? Negotiating the commercialization of deliberative democracy', Policy Sciences, 21.
  • Carson, L. and Lewanksi, R. (2008), 'Fostering citizen participation top-down', International Journal of Public Participation (Health Expectations), .
  • Carson, L. (2007), 'Come migliorare lattuazione della democrazia debliberativa: un'analisi comparata di due Giueie di cittadini, [translated by Daniela Giannetti]', Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche (Italian Public Policy Review), 16.
  • Carson, L. and Fisher, K. (2006), 'Lifting the bar of criticality: Students' critical reflections in an internship program', Journal of Management Education, 24.
  • Carson, L. (2006), 'Art of conversation as an antidote to cultural exclusion', Accounting Education, 3.
  • Carson, L. (2006), 'Community engagement: The Australian experience', Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche (Italian Public Policy Review), 23.
  • Carson, L. (2006), 'Improving public deliberative practice: A comparative analysis of two Italian Citizens' Jury projects in 2006', Journal of Public Deliberation, .
  • Carson, L. (2004), 'Reflections from Down Under on the biggest deliberation in history', Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal, 5.
  • Carson, L. and Martin, B. (2003), 'Social institutions in East Timor: Following in the undemocratic footsteps of the West', Portuguese Studies Review, 14.
  • Carson, L., White, S., Hendricks, C. and Palmer, J. (2002), 'Community consultation in environmental policy making', The Drawing Board: An Australian Review of Public Affairs, .
  • Carson, L. and Martin, B. (2002), 'Random selection and technological decision making', Science and Public Policy, 9.
  • Carson, L. (2001), 'Stimulating the voice of the voiceless', Third Sector Review, 15.
  • Carson, L. (2001), 'Innovative consultation processes and the changing role of activism', Third Sector Review, 16.

Conference Papers

  • Carson, L. and Hart, P. (2005), 'What randomness and deliberation can do for community engagement', International Conference on Engaging Communities, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Carson, L. (2004), 'Lotteries and chit chat: What randomness and deliberation can do for environmental governance', Ecopolitics XV Conference, Macquarie University, Sydney.
  • Carson, L. (2004), 'Building sustainable democracies', The National Conference, , University of Technology, Sydney.

Research

Previous Projects

Title:How do young people deliberate about post-partisan politics and how do their deliberations compare with older people? [via UWS Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy]
Years:2011-03-31 - 2012-03-31
ID:P00020374
UWS Researchers:Lyn Carson
Funding:
  • Newdemocracy Foundation
Title:Building democratic capacity in schools: Facilitating young peoples' participation in the design and execution of a governance project in school [via UWS Centre for Citizenship and Public Policy]
Years:2011-03-31 - 2012-03-31
ID:P00020377
UWS Researchers:Lyn Carson
Funding:
  • Newdemocracy Foundation
Title:Creating and Analysing a Citizens' Parliament: Exploring the Public's Deliberative Capacity [via ANU]
Years:2010-09-06 - 2011-04-30
ID:P00019421
UWS Researchers:Lyn Carson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • New Republic Foundation Limited

Supervision

Professor Carson is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Title:Politics and Pragmatics: Implementing a National Approach to Child and Family Health Services
Field of Research:

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