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Prof Richard Shaw PhD, MA, BSW(Hons)

Professor in Politics

School of People, Environment and Planning

Director (Arts)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

I am the Director BA (External Connections), in which capacity I promote the many merits of Massey's BA to external audiences. I'm also a Professor of Politics. I convene and teach Turangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand, one of the core first year papers in the BA. I also teach undergraduate courses in New Zealand politics, and a postgraduate paper comparing governing in presidential and parliamentary systems. My research interests are in cabinet government systems, and specifically in the roles of political advisers in government ministers' offices.

I am a Professor of Politics and the Director BA (External Connections)

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Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +64 6 356 9099 (ext. 2832)
    Location: 3.31, Social Sciences Tower
    Campus: Manawatu

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2002)
  • Master of Arts - Massey University (1997)
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) - Massey University (1986)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

My research interests have to do with the nature of Cabinet government, public sector reform and new public management. I am also interested in governance theory, and in the core executive studies and public value literatures.

I have a particular interest in the roles and influence of ministers' political advisers (both nationally and internationally). Work which I have done in this area - often with Victoria University's Chris Eichbaum - has been published in leading journals such as Governance, Public Administration, Parliamentary Affairs and Public Management Review.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Citizenship (160602): New Zealand Government and Politics (160608): Policy and Administration (160500): Political Science (160600): Public Administration (160509): Public Policy (160510): Studies In Human Society (160000)

Keywords

I have expertise in governance, core executive studies, cabinet government systems, MMP and public sector reform

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

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Completed Projects

Project Title: Strightening the spin: the roles of ministerial advisors

In recent years the number of politically appointed staff in the Beehive has grown. New Zealand government ministers have long drawn on the advice of impartial public servants, but recourse to partisan ministerial advisers is a relatively new phenomenon. Until very recently, little was known about these advisers. As a result of this project, however, we now know much more about the number of political advisers; the work they do; the nature of their relationships with ministers, public servants and other political actors; and the influence they wield.
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Date Range: 2007 - 2008

Funding Body: Massey University

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Research Outputs

Journal

Piwari, A., Bennett, A., Morris, C., Wynyard, M., & Shaw, R. (2023). Small stories, small acts in sites of struggle: the establishmentof Māori wards in Taranaki. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal Of Social Sciences Online. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2023.2181194
[Journal article]Authored by: Morris, C., Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R. (2022). The Migratory Pathways of Labourers and Legislation: From Érin to Aotearoa. Genealogy. 6(4)(83) Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy6040083
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R. (2021). A tale of two stories: Unsettling a settler family’s history in Aotearoa New Zealand. Genealogy. 5(26)
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2020). ‘From ménage à trois back to pas de deux? Ministerial advisers, civil servants and the contest of policy ideas’. International Review of Public Policy.
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2020). Bubbling up or cascading down? Public servants, political advisers and politicization. Public Administration. 98(4), 840-855
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, DC. (2019). Still friends? Revisiting New Zealand public servants’ perceptions of ministerial advisers. Political Science. 71(2), 123-139
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2017). Politicians, political advisers and the vocabulary of public service bargains: Speaking in tongues?. Public Administration. 95(2), 312-326
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2015). Following the Yellow Brick Road: Theorizing the Third Element in Executive Government. International Journal of Public Administration. 38(1), 66-74
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2015). Follow the Yellow Brick Road: New Directions in Studying Political Advisers in Executive Government. International Journal of Public Administration. 38(1), 1-3
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Shaw, RH., & Eichbaum, C. (2014). Ministers, minders and the core executive: Why ministers appoint political advisers in Westminster contexts. Parliamentary Affairs. 67(3), 584-616 Retrieved from http://pa.oxfordjournals.org/content/current
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Shaw, RH. (2013). Meaning just what I choose it mean – neither more nor less: The search for governance in Political Science. Political Science. 65(2), 178-197 Retrieved from http://pnz.sagepub.com/content/65/2.toc
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Shaw, R. (2013). 'Meaning just what I choose it to mean - Neither more nor less': The search for governance in Political Science. Political Science. 65(2), 178-197
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Shaw, R. (2015). Raising the Bar: Core Executive Studies, Public Value and a Changing World. Political Studies Review. 13(4), 520-533
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Shaw, R. (2013). Another Size Fits all? Public Value Management and Challenges for Institutional Design. Public Management Review. 15(4), 477-500
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Shaw, R. (2012). La nouvelle gestion publique en Australie: passe, present et future. Pouvoirs: Revue d'Etudes Constitutionnelles et Politiques. 141(2), 117-132
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2014). Ministers, minders and the core executive: Why ministers appoint political advisers in westminster contexts. Parliamentary Affairs. 67(3), 584-616
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Shaw, R. (2012). La Nouvelle Gestion Publique en Australie: Passé, Présent et Future [NPM in Australia: Past, Present and Future]. Pouvoirs: Revue Francaise D’Etudes Constitutionnelles et Politiques. 141, 117-132 Retrieved from http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2011). Political Staff in Executive Government: Conceptualising and Mapping Roles within the Core Executive. Australian Journal of Political Science. 46(4), 583-600
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Bostock, H., Crampin, E., Shaw, R., & Parker, E. (2011). Runninghot! 2010. New Zealand Science Review. 68(2), 80-83 Retrieved from http://www.scientists.org.nz/files/journal/2011-68/NZSR_68_2.pdf
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2009). Purchase advisers and the public service: Who pays the bill?. Public Sector. 32(1), 16-17 Retrieved from https://www.ipanz.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=103
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Shaw, R. (2009). Politics and the internet: The new Zealand research. Political Science. 61(2), 5-19
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2008). Politics and administration: Some reflections on the 'Setchell Affair' (or boundary riding in the purple zone). Public Sector. 30(4), 8-14
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2008). Revisiting politicization: Political advisers and public servants in westminster systems. Governance. 21(3), 337-363
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Shaw, R. (2007). Spirit of service: A history of the institute of public administration New Zealand 1936-2006. POLITICAL SCIENCE. 59(1), 82-83
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2007). Minding the minister? Ministerial advisers in New Zealand government. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 2(2), 95-113
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2007). Ministerial advisers and the politics of policy-making: Bureaucratic permanence and popular control. Australian Journal of Public Administration. 66(4), 453-467
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2007). Ministerial advisers, politicization and the retreat from Westminster: The case of New Zealand. Public Administration. 85(3), 609-640
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2006). Enemy or ally? Senior officials' perceptions of Ministerial advisers before and after MMP. Political Science. 58(1), 3-22
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2005). Why we should all be nicer to ministerial advisers. Policy Quarterly. 1(4), 18-25
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Shaw, R. (2004). Obedient servants? Management freedoms and accountabilities in the New Zealand public sector. POLITICAL SCIENCE. 56(1), 83-85
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Shaw, RH. (2004). Electoral law reform and the work of the New Zealand parliament. Australasian Parliamentary Review. 19(1), 18-31
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R. (2004). Shaping bureaucratic reform down-under. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. 42(2), 169-183
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2003). A third force?: Ministerial advisers in the Executive. Public Sector. 26(3), 7-13
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R. (2002). Enterprising states: The public management of welfare-to-work. POLITICAL SCIENCE. 54(1), 85-86
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, RH. (2001). Model without a cause? Public choice and bureaucratic reform in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Sociology. 15(2), 251-283
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2000). Model without a cause: Public choice and bureaucratic reform in New Zealand. New Zealand Sociology. 15(2), 251-283
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (1999). Governing under MMP: The constitutional and policy challenges. POLITICAL SCIENCE. 51(2), 201-202
[Journal article]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R. (1999). Rules or discretion? Officials and government formation under MMP. Political Science. 51(1), 32-57
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Shaw, R. (1998). State sector reform and MMP: At the interface. Political Science. 49(2), 173-197
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Book

Shaw, R. (2022). Identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. In R. Shaw, E. Kahu, H. Dollery, & TR. Moriarty (Eds.) Tūrangawaewae: Identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Moriarty, T., Shaw, R.
Shaw, R., & Russell, M. (2022). Institutional places: The university. In R. Shaw, E. Kahu, H. Dollery, & TR. Moriarty (Eds.) Tūrangawaewae: Identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Moriarty, T., Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (2022). Voices in the House: Political representation and participation. In R. Shaw, E. Kahu, H. Dollery, & TR. Moriarty (Eds.) Tūrangawaewae: Identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Moriarty, T., Shaw, R.
Shaw, R., Kahu, E., Dollery, H., & Moriarty, TR. (Eds.) (2022). Tūrangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.
[Edited Book]Edited by: Kahu, E., Moriarty, T., Shaw, R.
Shaw, R., & Koltveitt, K. (2022). Continuity and Change: Explaining Developments and Looking to the Future. In R. Shaw, & K. Koltveitt (Eds.) Core Executives in a Comparative Perspective: Governing in Complex Times. : Palgrave Macmillan
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Shaw, R., & Koltveitt, K. (2022). New Zealand: The Core within the Core. In R. Shaw, & K. Koltveitt (Eds.) Core Executives in a Comparative Perspective: Governing in Complex Times. : Palgrave Macmillan
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R., & Koltveitt, K. (2022). Core Executive Studies in the WIld. In R. Shaw, & K. Koltveitt (Eds.) Core Executives Studies in a Comparative Persepective: Governing in Complex Times.
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Shaw, R., & Koltveitt, K. (2022). In the Beginning: The Story of a Concept. In R. Shaw, & K. Koltveitt (Eds.) Core Executives in a Comparative Perspective: Governing in Challenging Times. : Palgrave Macmillan
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Shaw, R.
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Shaw, R., & Koltveitt, K. (Eds.) (2022). Core Executives in a Comparative Perspective: Governing in Complex Times. : Palgrave Macmillan
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Shaw, R.(2021). The Forgotten Coast. Auckland: Massey University Press
[Authored Book]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (2020). Ministerial Advisers, Contestability and Politicization in the Core Executive in Westminster Systems. In H. Sullivan, H. Dickinson, & H. Henderson (Eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of the Public Servant.
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Shaw, R. (2020). New Zealand: Go hard and go early. In N. Georgeou, & C. Hawksley (Eds.) State Responses to COVID-19: A global snapshot as at 1 June 2020.
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2018). Conclusion: New directions in studying ministerial advisers. In Ministers, Minders and Mandarins: An International Study of Relationships at the Executive Summit of Parliamentary Democracies. (pp. 198 - 217).
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Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2018). New Zealand: Bargains, compacts and covenants in the core executive. In Ministers, Minders and Mandarins: An International Study of Relationships at the Executive Summit of Parliamentary Democracies. (pp. 145 - 162).
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Shaw, R. (2018). Introduction: Ministers, minders and mandarins. In Ministers, Minders and Mandarins: An International Study of Relationships at the Executive Summit of Parliamentary Democracies. (pp. 1 - 14).
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(2018). Ministers, minders and mandarins: An international study of relationships at the executive summit of parliamentary democracies.
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2017). The impact of political parties, executives and political staff on policy formulation. In Handbook of Policy Formulation. (pp. 463 - 476).
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Shaw, RH., Kahu, E., & Cain, T. (2017). Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. In Tūrangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 269 - 278). : Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Cain, T., Kahu, E., Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2017). Institutional places the university. In T. Cain, E. Kahu, & R. Shaw (Eds.) Tūrangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 165 - 184). Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2017). Voices in the House: Political representation and participation. In T. Cain, E. Kahu, & R. Shaw (Eds.) Tūrangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 79 - 96). : Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2017). Introduction: Identity and citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. In T. Cain, E. Kahu, & R. Shaw (Eds.) Tūrangawaewae: Identity and Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 11 - 18). : Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2017). We're all in this together? Democracy and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. In A. Bell, V. Elizabeth, T. McIntosh, & M. Wynyard (Eds.) A land of milk and honey? Making sense of Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 43 - 56). Auckland , NZ: Auckland University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Cain, T., Kahu, E., & Shaw, RH. (Eds.) (2017). Turangawaewae: Identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Massey University Press
[Edited Book]Authored by: Shaw, R.Edited by: Cain, T., Kahu, E., Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2016). The harvest we will reap. In N. Legat (Ed.) The Journal of Urgent Writing 2016. (pp. 124 - 139). Palmerston North, NZ: Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Hayward, J., & Shaw, RH.(2016). Historical dictionary of New Zealand. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield
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Shaw, RH. (2015). The public sector. In J. Hayward (Ed.) New Zealand Government and Politics. (pp. 177 - 190). Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press
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Shaw, RH. (2015). Advisers and officials. In J. Hayward (Ed.) New Zealand Government and Politics. (pp. 428 - 439). Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press
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Shaw, RH. (2015). The Westminster tradition. In J. Hayward (Ed.) New Zealand Government and Politics. (pp. 356 - 359). Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2015). Revisiting politicization: Political advisers and public servants in Westminster systems. In BG. Peters, & J. Pierre (Eds.) Public Administration. : SAGE Publications
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH., & Eichbaum, C. (2014). The mortal temples of the king: Prime Ministers and their advisers in parliamentary democracies. In The Oxford Handbook of Political Leadership. (pp. 517 - 532). : Oxford University Press (OUP)
[Chapter]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH., & Eichbaum, C.(2011). Public Policy in New Zealand: institutions, processes and outcomes. Auckland: Pearson/Prenctice Hall
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2010). Introduction. (pp. 1 - 23).
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(2010). Partisan appointees and public servants: An international analysis of the role of the political adviser.
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2010). Conclusion. In Partisan Appointees and Public Servants: An International Analysis of the Role of the Political Adviser. (pp. 198 - 221).
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2010). New Zealand. In Partisan Appointees and Public Servants: An International Analysis of the Role of the Political Adviser. (pp. 114 - 150).
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Ghayvat, H., & Mukhopadhyay, SC. (2017). Introduction. (pp. 1 - 11).
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Shaw, RH. (2010). Bureaucrats advisers and consultants. In R. Miller (Ed.) New Zealand Government and Politics. (pp. 243 - 254). Australia: Oxford University Press
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Shaw, RH., & Eichbaum, C.(2008). Public policy in New Zealand: Institutions, processes and outcomes. Auckland, NZ: Pearson Education New Zealand
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Shaw, RH. (2006). The public service. In R. Miller (Ed.) New Zealand Government and Politics (4th ed.). (pp. 273 - 284). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press
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Shaw, RH. (2006). Consultants and advisers. In R. Miller (Ed.) New Zealand Government and Politics (4th ed.). (pp. 257 - 272). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press
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Shaw, R. (2005). New Zealand: Public management reform and the partnership for quality agreement. In Staff Participation and Public Management Reform: Some International Comparisons. (pp. 214 - 279).
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Shaw, RH., & Eichbaum, C.(2005). Public policy in New Zealand: Institutions, processes and outcomes. Auckland, NZ: Pearson Education New Zealand
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Shaw, RH. (2003). Advisers and consultants. In RM. Ed (Ed.) New Zealand government and politics. (pp. 148 - 160). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press
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Shaw, RH. (2001). Advisers and consultants. In RM. Ed (Ed.) New Zealand government and politics. (pp. 145 - 158). Auckland, NZ: Oxford University Press
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Thesis

Shaw, RH. (2001). 'Shaping the bureau or maximising the budget? Rational choice, historical institutionalism and bureaucratic reform in New Zealand.'. (Doctoral Thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ)
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Report

Shaw, RH., Lineham, P., Morgan, C., Hansen, S., Forster, M., watson, G., . . . Bunnell, J.(2014). Redesigning the BA: Recommendations prepared for the Pro Vice Chancellor by the Arts Qualification Review Working Party. Massey University
[Technical Report]Authored by: Coleman, J., Forster, M., Hansen, S., Morgan, C., Shaw, R., Watson, G.
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Conference

Shaw, RH., Bedford, D., Gould, B., Hirini, P., Horn, C., Johnstone, D., . . . Vaughan, K. (2009, November). Making Waves? He Waka Tangata and the search for community. Presented at Sociological Association of New Zealand. Massey University, Palmerston North.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH.(2006). Policy-making in an evolving environment: Trends, threats and opportunities. . Wellington, NZ
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2006). Barbarians at the gate? Special (Ministerial) Advisors, politicization and the threat to the civil service. Proceedings of the the British Political Studies Association Annual Conference. (pp. unpaged - 31).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2006). Labour in government, social democracy, and the third way: The New Zealand experience. Proceedings of the British Political Studies Association Annual Conference. (pp. unpaged - 28).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH.(2006). If ministerial advisors are the answer, then what is the question? Issues of governance and policy capability in the New Zealand context. . Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
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Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, RH. (2005, September). Is Westminster dead in Wellington?: Ministerial advisers in the New Zealand executive. Presented at Australasian Political Studies Association Conference. University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2005, January). Indigenous representation under MMP. Presented at Australia and New Zealand Association of Clerks at the Table (ANZACATT). Parliament Building, Wellington, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2003, April). Neither hog, dog, nor mutton: Ministerial advisors in the executive. Presented at New Zealand Political Studies Association. Auckland, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2003, September). The role of public servants in state sector reform in New Zealand. Presented at European Group on Public Administration. Oerias, Portugal.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2001). The Structure of a Modern Public Service. Partnership in the Modern Public Service Conference. (pp. 1 - 25). Online
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Other

Shaw, R. (2020). Contrasting styles, some substance: 5 experts on the first TV leaders’ debate of NZ’s election.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Shaw, R.Contributed to by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (2020). Experts are back in fashion – now more than ever we need to question them.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (2020). With polls showing Labour could govern alone, is New Zealand returning to the days of ‘elected dictatorship’?.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (2020). Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, R. (2020). Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic shift in New Zealand politics.
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Shaw, R. (2020). NZ election 2020: 5 experts on the final debate and the campaign’s winners and losers ahead of the big decision.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Eichbaum, C., & Shaw, R. (2010, June). Partisan Appointees and Public Servants: An International Analysis of the Role of the Political Adviser.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2007). 'Advisers' code of conduct urged. (pp. A2). Dominion Post
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2007). A code of conduct for ministerial advisors.
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2007). The world according to Willie and JT.
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2007). Public service-ministerial relations.
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2007, February). People who live in the dark: Ministerial advisors in the New Zealand context. In New Zealand Institute of Public Administration New Zealand. Presented at Wellington, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2007). Ministerial advisors in Wellington: Roles, responsibilities and relationships. Presented at Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2006). The rise of the ministerial adviser. (pp. 19 - 20). www.PSA.org.nz
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2006). The history of Maori parliamentary representation.
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH., & Eichbaum, C. (2006). Core executive relationships in Australia and New Zealand: Recent developments and contemporary pressures. A view from across the Ditch. Presented at Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2000). Submission to the MMP review committee concerning the inquiry into the operations of the Mixed Member Proportional electoral system.
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
Shaw, RH. (2000). Social policy - the state we're in. (pp. 19 - 34). Centre for Public Policy Evaluation
[Other]Authored by: Shaw, R.
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Teaching and Supervision

Courses Coordinated

  • 230.110 Tūrangawaewae: Identity & Belonging in Aotearoa NZ
  • 230.121 Future State: New Zealand in the 21st Century
Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 0 1
Co-supervisor 0 1

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2012 - Kathryn Hay - Doctor of Philosophy
    Agenda success? The prospects for sub-regional human rights arrangements in the Pacific

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2008 - Kathy Stuart - Doctor of Philosophy
    Emotional labour and occupational identity: Passionate rationality in the New Zeland parliamentary workplace

Media and Links

Media

  • 31 Aug 2017 - Online
    The new normal in our elections? Don't bet on it
    op-ed on the Stuff website
  • 30 Sep 2015 - Radio, Online
    Humanities Deans warn against publishing job data
    Interview with Nine to Noon
  • 30 Nov 2021 - Online
    Luxon takes the controls
    Oped for the Conversation
  • 30 Jul 2013 - Newspaper
    Time to get a grip on politics for our own good
    Opinion piece published in the Dominion Post
  • 29 Nov 2018 - Video, Online
    Interview on Our Civic Future
    Interview on TVNZ's Breakfast Show
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  • 29 Jan 2019 - Online
    Why Trump's rhetoric is about power not policy
    Oped in The Conversation
  • 29 Jan 2019 - Online
    Why Trump's wall rhetoric is about power
    Article on the partial government shutdown in the US; published in The Conversation, read by XX people and reproduced by five other media outlets.
  • 28 Sep 2017 - Newspaper
    Multiparty system a bit of a myth
    Oped in the New Zealand Herald (28 September, A22)
  • 28 Sep 2017 - Newspaper, Online
    We've elected fewer parties than ever under MMP
    Op-ed in New Zealand Herald
  • 28 Jul 2020 - Other
    Rogue poll or not
    Commentary on the New Zealand election for The Conversation
  • 28 Feb 2017 - Newspaper, Online
    She'll be right? Won't she?
    Op-ed piece in the New Zealand Herald
  • 27 Nov 2022 - Newspaper, Online
    Lowering the voting age
    Oped in the Sunday Star Times
  • 27 Nov 2017 - Television
    Labour's 100 days
    Interview with TV One's Breakfast show
  • 27 Aug 2013 - Newspaper
    Leaders do not a party make
    Opinion piece published in the Dominion Post
  • 27 Apr 2022 - Online
    Who will call out the misogyny?
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 26 Dec 2021 - Online
    Learning to live with a messy past
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 25 Sep 2017 - Online, Television
    Winston Peters has bad history with National
    Interview with CNBC (Asia)
  • 25 Sep 2017 - Television
    No such thing as 'moral majority'
    Interview on The AM Show
  • 25 Sep 2014 - Online
    NZ Labour pains mirror party problems in Australia
    Opinion piece in The Conversation
  • 25 Oct 2017 - Radio, Online
    Waka-jumping legislation in NZF deal
    Interview on Morning Report
  • 25 Nov 2022 - Radio, Online
    Lowering the Voting age to 16
    Interview on RNZ's daily podcast The Detail
  • 25 Nov 2021 - Online
    Judith Collins may be gone
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 25 Nov 2016 - Online, Newspaper
    Unpredictable labour market makes arts degree more
    Oped in the Dominion Post
  • 25 Nov 2014 - Magazine, Online
    A Democracy for all New Zealanders
    Contribution to New Zealand Herald Future NZ publication
  • 25 May 2020 - Newspaper, Online
    Time for a new approach to politics
    Op-ed in the New Zealand Herald
  • 25 Mar 2014 - Magazine, Online
    Long live the kingmaker
    Opinion piece in The Conversation
  • 24 Oct 2018 - Radio, Online
    Interview on Ardern's coalition government
    Radio interview with Andrew Shirley, ABC Radio Canberra, on the first year in office of the Ardern-led coalition government
  • 24 Oct 2018 - Online
    Baby steps: New Zealand's global celebrity PM
    Interview with Praveen Menon and Marius Zaharia for Reuters World News service on Jacinda Ardern's first year in office.
  • 24 Oct 2018 - Radio, Online
    Interview on NewsTalk ZB
    Radio interview with Heather Allen Duplessis regarding the latest political poll
  • 24 May 2017 - Online, Newspaper
    Online silence means we're destroying our democrac
    Op-ed piece for Stuff
  • 24 Aug 2013 - Radio
    University fearful of unrest over fees
    Report of interview on NewsTalk ZB
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in Asia Pacific Daily online
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in English News in China
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview in China Economic Net
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Magazine, Online
    Make way for a new era of reform
    Opinion piece published in the National Business Review
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in Shanghai daily online
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in China Development Gateway
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Newspaper, Online
    Careful reflection after dirty campaign
    Opinion piece published in the Dominion Post
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in China.org
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in Sina online
  • 23 Sep 2014 - Online
    Halting NZ's dangerous disengagement from politics
    Interview published in Global Post online
  • 23 Nov 2021 - Online
    Review of The Forgotten Coast
    Book review of The Forgotten Coast
  • 23 Mar 2021 - Online
    A year on from New Zealand’s big lockdown
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 23 Feb 2015 - Online
    The truth about the BA: Challenging urban myths
    Opinion piece published on Massey's website
  • 23 Aug 2014 - Newspaper, Online
    Mark could get NZF across the line
    Interview published in the Dominion Post
  • 22 Sep 2017 - Online
    Same, same, but very different
    Article published in The Conversation
  • 22 Sep 2017 - Radio, Online
    People have been galvanised
    Interview on NewsTalk ZB
  • 22 Sep 2017 - Newspaper, Online
    The 2017 election will always belong to Ardern
    Oped piece in the UK Guardian
  • 22 Sep 2017 - Radio
    Will Winston have the power?
    Interview on RadioLive with Wendyl Nissen
  • 22 Sep 2014 - Online
    Back to the Future
    Opinion piece published on the Massey website
  • 22 Oct 2018 - Online
    Ardern has come a long way in her first year
    Article on the first year in office of Jacinda Ardern's coalition government. Published by Australia's ABC news and a reprint of a piece first published in The Conversation.
  • 22 Mar 2017 - Online, Radio
    Discussing John Key's Prime ministership
    Interview with Jim Mora's 'The Panel'
  • 22 Jun 2015 - Newspaper, Online
    Value of arts degrees on the rise
    Opinion piece in the Hawkes Bay Today
  • 22 Feb 2018 - Radio
    Fees Free Education Not All Bad
    Interview with Heather Du Plessis-Allan
  • 21 Jul 2016 - Newspaper, Online
    Redesign for BA degrees at Massey
    interview with Manawatu Standard
  • 21 Feb 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Arts degrees teach what today's employers want
    Op-ed in the New Zealand Herald
  • 20 Sep 2017 - Newspaper, Online
    I've voted: Remind me what happens next?
    Op-ed
  • 20 Sep 2017 - Radio, Online
    How will a government be formed?
    Interview with Ali Mau on Radio Live
  • 20 Oct 2018 - Online
    One year on for Ardern's coalition government
    Article on the first year in office of Jacinda Ardern's coalition government; published by The Spinoff and a reprint of a piece first published in The Conversation.
  • 20 Dec 2020 - Online
    2020 hindsight: can New Zealand apply the lessons?
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 20 Apr 2020 - Online
    Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Ze
    Long form piece in The Conversation on the Prime Minister's announcement to move out of Alert Level 4
  • 20 Apr 2020 - Online
    Delight, relief and caution
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 19 Sep 2017 - Online, Newspaper
    So, how do we actually form a government?
    Op-ed
  • 19 Oct 2020 - Online
    Labour’s single-party majority not an MMP failure
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 19 Oct 2018 - Online
    One year on for Ardern's coalition government
    Article on the first year in office of Jacinda Ardern's coalition government; published in The Conversation and read by 97,000 people
  • 19 Oct 2018 - Online, Newspaper
    One year on for Ardern's coalition governm
    Article on the first year in office of Jacinda Ardern's coalition government; published by Stuff and a reprint of a piece first published in The Conversation.
  • 19 Oct 2017 - Online
    Jacinda Ardern to become New Zealand PM
    Long form piece in the Conversation
  • 19 May 2022 - Online
    A budget for the squeezed middle
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 19 Jan 2023 - Online
    The shoes needing filling are on the large side
    Online op-ed for The Conversation
  • 18 Oct 2018 - Online, Radio
    Jami Lee Ross, Simon Bridges and National's crisis
    Interview with Kate Hawkesby
  • 18 May 2015 - Newspaper, Online
    Pensioners profit while the young fall behind
    Interview in Dominion Post
  • 18 Dec 2017 - Newspaper, Online
    BA no joke over here either
    Op-ed in the Hawkes Bay Times
  • 17 Oct 2020 - Online
    Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in a landslide
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 17 May 2020 - Online
    Experts are back in fashion
    Op-ed in The Conversation
  • 16 Nov 2014 - Television
    Q&A
    Television panel
  • 16 Apr 2014 - Newspaper, Online
    Has democracy taken a dive?
    Opinion piece published in the Dominion Post
  • 15 Sep 2022 - Online
    God Save The King
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 15 Sep 2017 - Online, Newspaper
    Election polling method not yet ready for change
    Interview with regional newspaper
  • 15 Oct 2020 - Online
    NZ election 2020: 5 experts on the final debate
    Oped in The Conversation
  • 15 Mar 2019 - Radio, Online
    Interview regarding attack on Minister James Shaw
    Interview on Morning Report with Guyon Espiner
  • 15 Jun 2021 - Online
    From Parihaka to He Pua Pua
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 14 Nov 2013 - Magazine
    Election 2014: The five hottest issues
    Opinion piece published in the New Zealand Herald
  • 14 Jun 2022 - Online
    Academic uncovers family's involvement
    This article covers the broad content of my publication The Forgotten Coast, itself an exploration of my ancestor's invovlement in the invastion of Parihaka in 1881. It also links to the short documen
  • 14 Jun 2022 - Online
    Uncovering the stories my family forgot
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 14 Jul 2020 - Online
    Ahead of the New Zealand election,
    Piece in The Conversation
  • 14 Jan 2016 - Online, Newspaper
    Celebrities help bust myths about Bachelor of Arts
    Interview for New Zealand Herald feature piece
  • 14 Aug 2014 - Newspaper, Online
    Young People Should Be Angry
    Opinion piece published in the Dominion Post
  • 14 Apr 2020 - Online
    Trust in government is high in NZ
    Long form piece for The Conversation on public polling of the New Zealand government's performanace during the COVID-19 crisis
  • 13 May 2022 - Online
    Commitments to equality in Te Tiriti
    Jointly authored op-ed for Newsroom website
  • 13 Jun 2022 - Television
    Documentary on The Forgotten Coast
    This documentary, made for The Hui, was based on my book The Forgotten Coast.
  • 13 Jun 2014 - Newspaper
    We Need To Talk About The BA
    Opinion piece published on Massey's website
  • 13 Jan 2015 - Magazine
    Learn anywhere, anytime
    Interview published in Mindfood magazine
  • 13 Apr 2020 - Online
    Trust in government is high in New Zealand
    Oped in The Conversation
  • 12 Nov 2021 - Newspaper, Online
    My family history omits all reference to violence
    Extract of The Forgotten Coast
  • 11 Oct 2013 - Newspaper
    Row over dam a real concern
    Opinion piece published in the Dominion Post
  • 11 Dec 2017 - Radio
    Free and Frank? Not so much
    Interview on RNZ's Nine-to-Noon
  • 11 Dec 2017 - Online
    Not as free and frank as we thought
    Co-authored article for the Newsroom
  • 10 Nov 2018 - Online, Newspaper
    The 2020 presidential campaign is under way
    Op-ed on the US midterm elections
  • 10 Jul 2022 - Online
    Uncovering the stories my family forgot
    Oped for e-Tangata
  • 09 Nov 2021 - Radio
    Interview with RNZ's Nine to Noon
    Radio interview
  • 09 May 2016 - Online
    It's not just the economy, stupid
    online op-ed
  • 06 Sep 2014 - Newspaper, Online
    Blue moon before seats changes
    Interview published in the Wanganui Chronicle
  • 06 Oct 2014 - Radio
    Exploring online voting
    Contribution to debate about turnout amongst young people
  • 06 Dec 2016 - Newspaper, Online
    The year no-one saw anything coming
    Oped piece in Dominion Post
  • 06 Dec 2012 - Newspaper
    Loneliness of the MP without a party
    Opinion piece published in the New Zealand Herald
  • 06 Aug 2014 - Online
    Why government ministers appoint special advisers
    Posting on the LSE's Democratic Audit
  • 05 Oct 2015 - Radio
    Are Arts Degrees Undervalued in the Job Market?
    Interview with student radio 95Bfm
  • 05 Nov 2015 - Online, Newspaper
    Brave new world or back to the future?
    Oped piece in the Dominion Post
  • 04 Oct 2018 - Radio, Online
    Jacinda Adern: Prime Minister of New Zealand
    Interview with ABC Radio Melbourne
  • 04 Nov 2022 - Online
    A star abroad, struggling at home
    Op ed for the East Asia Forum
  • 04 Jul 2014 - Online
    Students want voting to be easier
    Contribution to debate about turnout amongst young people
  • 04 Jul 2014 - Radio
    Is online voting the way to get young voters out?
    Interview on Nine to Noon
  • 03 Aug 2015 - Online
    Thinking skills needed as much as trade training
    Oped piece in the Dominion Post
  • 02 Nov 2020 - Online
    Jacinda Ardern now leads a powerful government
    Oped for The Conversation
  • 02 Nov 2015 - Online, Newspaper
    Brave new world
    Oped piece in the Hawkes Bay Today
  • 02 Mar 2018 - Newspaper, Online
    Stop bagging the BA
    Oped for Stuff and the Christchurch Press
  • 02 Jan 2023 - Online
    MMP in New Zealand turns 30
    Online op-ed for The Conversation
  • 01 Sep 2014 - Magazine, Online
    Dirty politics may cost Key the election
    Opinion piece in The Conversation
  • 01 Oct 2013 - Magazine
    State sector reforms - the fine print
    Interview in Public Sector magazine
  • 01 Mar 2016 - Radio
    Revamping the BA
    Interview with Radio NZ
  • 01 Mar 2015 - Radio
    Stop beating up the BA
    Interview on Radio NZ's Sunday programme
  • 01 Apr 2017 - Newspaper, Online
    No big election surprises expected for the Bay
    Interview with regional newspaper
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