Still, the common hallucination of a free market lingers on just like the fantasy of ‘homo economicus’ (p. 3) – the rational individual constantly calculating costs versus benefits. Furnished with these fictions, free markets have for long been highly concentrated. More...

In Creativity Crisis, Nelson argues fundamentally that the constructive alignment of learning (CAL) can have a deleterious effect on imagination and on creativity, particularly the latter’s function when learning is seen as doing in order to discover stuff. Seeing that constructive alignment continues to be the cornerstone of curriculum planning and teaching structuring in the universe of higher education, it is nothing if not a brave call. More...

The book commences with an outline of the Australian political party system, from federation to 2007. In this history, the ALP’s emergence as the single parliamentary party of the left stands out—a contrast with the major conservative party which, for nearly a century has usually had to seek coalition in order to govern at the national level (and in some of the states). More...

It is "a practical vision for how our universities can become both more engaging and more productive places, driven by social good rather than profit, and helping to build fairer societies." More...