Social Policy Research Centre
The role of alcohol in the informal entertainment scene in Sydney
Published on the 24 May 2024
This research, completed by Dr Michala Kowalski for her PhD, aimed to explore the role of alcohol in informal entertainment scenes such as warehouse parties. It is part of a larger program of research (Scientia supported PhD) studying alcohol policy in night-time economies.
Dr Michala Kowalski is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney.
Research Centre
Research Area
Drug Policy Modelling Program
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2020 to 2024
- Kowalski, M. (2024). Alcohol policy in New South Wales: a series of studies on outcomes, effects, culture, evidence, and problems. Doctoral Thesis, UNSW Sydney. https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/30244
- Kowalski, M., Wilkinson, C., Livingston, M., & Ritter, A. (2023). Piloting a classification framework for the types of evidence used in alcohol policymaking. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(3), 652-663. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13599
- Kowalski, M., Livingston, M., Wilkinson, C., & Ritter, A. (2023). The impact of tableside ordering technologies on alcohol sales to the intoxicated. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42(5), 1161–1164. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13639
- Kowalski, M., Livingston, M., Wilkinson, C., & Ritter, A. (2023). An overlooked effect: domestic violence and alcohol policies in the night‐time economy. Addiction, 118(8), 1471-1481. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16192
UNSW Scientia PhD scholarship (Australia Government Department of Health and UNSW)
