Dr Katherine Curchin
Areas of expertise
- Political Theory And Political Philosophy 160609
- Human Rights And Justice Issues 220104
- Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Policy 160501
- Public Administration 160509
- Social Policy 160512
Research interests
Welfare conditionality and income management
The ethics of applying behavioural insights to social policy
Trauma-informed human services
Indigenous policy in Australia
Deliberative democracy including intercultural dialogue
Biography
Katherine Curchin is an applied political philosopher with research interests in social policy, Indigenous policy and public administration.
Researcher's projects
Rival Visions for Indigenous Development in Australia
This ARC project compares Noel Pearson vision for Indigenous integration into the 'real economy' with Jon Altman's vision for the development of the 'hybrid economy'.
Available student projects
- Ethics of Welfare Conditionality
- Ethics of Income Management
- Ethics of Predictive Modelling for Decision Making in Human Services
- Ethics of Applying Behavioural Insights to Policy
- Veterans' Experiences of Employment Services and Social Security in Australia
Current student projects
Primary Supervisor for Stefanie Puszka: 'The Moral Economy of Dialysis in the Northern Territory: Indigenous people, kidney disease and medical dislocation in postcolonial Australia'
Supervisory Panel Advisor for Tess McGirr: 'Foundations for welfare to work: the relationship between Australian Government-funded family support services and the employability and employment outcomes of welfare recipients with young children'
Supervisory Panel Advisor for Tony Kiessler: 'Understanding how social constructions influence the design and implementation of health policy for socially disadvantaged groups'
Publications
- Scullion, L & Curchin, K 2021, 'Examining Veterans' Interactions with the UK Social Security System through a Trauma-Informed Lens', Journal of Social Policy.
- Curchin, K & Edwards, B 2021, 'Introduction to the Special Issue on Big Data and Social Policy in Australia', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 132-142.
- Curchin, K & Rowse, T 2020, ''Taxpayers' Money'? ATSIC and the Indigenous Sector', in Laura Rademaker & Tim Rowse (ed.), Indigenous Self-Determination in Australia: Histories and Historiography, ANU Press, Canberra, Australia, pp. 143-164.
- Curchin, K 2019, 'Dealing with Welfare Conditionality: Implementation and Effects', Journal of Social Policy, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 885-886.
- Curchin, K 2019, 'Economic hybridity in remote Indigenous Australia as development alterity', in Elise Klein and Carlos Eduardo Morreo (ed.), Postdevelopment in Practice: Alternatives, Economies, Ontologies, Routledge, London, London, pp. 163-175.
- Curchin, K 2019, 'The dilemma of rape avoidance advice: Acknowledging women's agency without blaming victims of sexual assault ', Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 75.
- Curchin, K 2019, 'The Illiberalism of Behavioural Conditionality: A Critique of Australia ˜No Jab, No Pay" Policy', Journal of Social Policy, 48(4), pp. 789–805.
- Curchin, K 2018, 'Testing the limits of the politics of recognition: Fox hunters in the United Kingdom', International Political Science Review, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 503-514pp.
- Curchin, K 2017, 'Using Behavioural Insights to Argue for a Stronger Social Safety Net: Beyond Libertarian Paternalism', Journal of Social Policy, 46(2) pp. 231-249.
- Curchin, K 2016, 'From the Moral Limits of Markets to the Moral Limits of Welfare', Journal of Social Policy, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 101-118pp.
- Curchin, K 2016, 'If the market is the problem, is the hybrid economy the solution?', in Will Sanders (ed.), Engaging Indigenous Economy: Debating Diverse Approaches, ANU Press, Acton ACT 2601, pp. 65-77.
- Curchin, K 2015, 'Two visions of Indigenous economic development and cultural survival: The 'real economy' and the 'hybrid economy'', Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 412-426.
- Curchin, K 2015, 'Noel Pearson's Role in the Northern Territory Intervention: Radical Centrist or Polarising Partisan?', Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 576-590.
- Curchin, K 2013, 'Interrogating the Hybrid Economy Approach to Indigenous Development', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 15-34.
- Curchin, K 2013, 'Discursive Representation and Pearson's Quest for a Radical Centre', Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 256-268.
- Curchin, K 2011, 'Pakeha Women and Maori Protocol: The Politics of Criticising other Cultures', Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 375-388.
- Curchin, K 2010, 'Public Protest and Deliberative Democracy', Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, Melbourne Australia.
- Curchin, K 2007, 'Debate: Evading the Paradox of Universal Self-Ownership', Journal of Political Philosophy, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 484-494.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Reconciling rival visions for Indigenous development in remote Australia (Primary Investigator)
