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Dr Linda Botterill

Honorary Professor

2001

PhD in Political Science and International Relations, The Australian National University

1988

Graduate Diploma in International Law, The Australian National University

1983

Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), Griffith University

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
Social Policy Research Centre

Dr Linda Botterill, FASSA is an Honorary Professor in the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW, Sydney.  She was previously Professor in Australian Politics at the University of Canberra.  She is a political scientist working in the areas of Australian politics, political psychology, and public policy theory.  The main focus of her work is on the role of values and persuasion in politics and policy.  

E-mail
l.botterill@unsw.edu.au
  • Books | 2019
    Botterill LC; Fenna A, 2019, Interrogating Public Policy Theory, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781784710088
    Books | 2012
    Botterill LC, 2012, Wheat Marketing in Transition, Springer Netherlands, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2804-2
  • Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'A values-persuasive model of politics', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 113 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00012
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Convincing the audience', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 79 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00010
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Evaluation, judgment, and persuasion in politics', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 40 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00008
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Framing the message', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 62 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00009
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Language, the political, and politics', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00006
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Preface and acknowledgements', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. vi - viii, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.fm4
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'The dark side of rhetoric and some grey areas', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 94 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00011
    Book Chapters | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Values', in Juggling Values and Talking Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 17 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751.00007
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Botterill LC, 2017, 'Rural Policy in Australia: The Farm Family and the Farm Business', in Government Reformed, Routledge, pp. 89 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315194172-5
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Botterill LC; Dovers S, 2013, 'Drought and water in the Murray–Darling Basin: From disaster policy to adaptation', in Natural Disasters and Adaptation to Climate Change, pp. 67 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511845710.010
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Botterill L, 2009, 'The role of agrarian sentiment in Australian rural policy', in Merlan F; Raftery D (ed.), TRACKING RURAL CHANGE: COMMUNITY, POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND EUROPE, AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, pp. 59 - 78
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Botterill LC; Chapman B, 2006, 'Turning grants into loans: Income contingent loans for drought relief', in Government Managing Risk Income Contingent Loans for Social and Economic Progress, pp. 122 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203488522
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Botterill LC, 2005, 'Late twentieth century approaches to living with uncertainty: The national drought policy', in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, pp. 51 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_5
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Botterill LC, 2005, 'Lessons for Australia and beyond', in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, pp. 177 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_13
    Book Chapters | 2005
    White DH; Botterill LC; O’Meagher B, 2005, 'At the intersection of science and politics: Defining exceptional drought', in Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, pp. 99 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_8
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Botterill LC, 2026, 'Juggling Values and Talking Politics', , http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035301751
    Journal articles | 2026
    Buddle EA; Botterill LC; Ankeny RA, 2026, '"In some ways it's our best quality and in others it's our downfall": The need for more reflective use of the word 'resilience' to describe Australian farmers', JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104057
    Journal articles | 2025
    Hannah A; Botterill LC, 2025, 'Ignoring harm, saving face: non-knowledge, senior public servants and the Robodebt scheme', Australian Journal of Political Science, 60, pp. 149 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2025.2486108
    Journal articles | 2024
    Botterill LC; Walsh MJ, 2024, 'An Examination of the Policy Content of Scott Morrison's and Anthony Albanese's 2022 Federal Election Campaign Materials', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND HISTORY, 70, pp. 838 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12997
    Journal articles | 2024
    Botterill LC, 2024, 'The values dimension of policy success and failure: Considering two Australian rural adjustment policies', Australian Journal of Public Administration, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12678
    Journal articles | 2023
    Botterill LC; Lewis N, 2023, 'Thematic analysis using the Schwartz values theory: Exploring the use of values appeals in persuasive speech during COVID-19 in Australia', European Political Science Review, 15, pp. 136 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755773922000509
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hannah A; Tchilingirian J; Botterill L; Attwell K, 2023, 'The role of 'non-knowledge' in crisis policymaking: a proposal and agenda for future research', Evidence and Policy, 19, pp. 116 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16552882375377
    Journal articles | 2023
    Peel D; Berry HL; Botterill LC; Cockfield G, 2023, 'Exploring domains of contemporary Australian agrarianism', Journal of Sociology, 59, pp. 385 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14407833211044772
    Journal articles | 2021
    Botterill LC; Lake J; Walsh MJ, 2021, 'Factors affecting public responses to health messages during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: partisanship, values, and source credibility', Australian Journal of Political Science, 56, pp. 358 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2021.1978389
    Journal articles | 2021
    Botterill LC, 2021, 'From National Drought Policy to National Drought Agreement: the evolution of Australia's drought response', RANGELAND JOURNAL, 43, pp. 77 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ20065
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lake J; Gerrans P; Sneddon J; Attwell K; Botterill LC; Lee JA, 2021, 'We?re all in this together, but for different reasons: Social values and social actions that affect COVID-19 preventative behaviors', PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110868
    Journal articles | 2020
    Botterill LC; Fenna A, 2020, 'Initiative-Resistance and the Australian Party System', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 66, pp. 63 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12639
    Journal articles | 2018
    Clark S; Botterill LC, 2018, 'Contesting facts about wind farms in Australia and the legitimacy of adverse health effects', Health United Kingdom, 22, pp. 337 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459317693407
    Journal articles | 2018
    Clark SJ; Botterill LC, 2018, 'Expanding the Political Psychology Toolkit: The Potential of Discursive Psychology for Understanding Contentious Political Debate at a Grassroots Level', Political Psychology, 39, pp. 667 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pops.12443
    Journal articles | 2018
    Cockfield G; Botterill LC; Kelly S, 2018, 'A prospective evaluation of contingent loans as a means of financing wild dog exclusion fences', RANGELAND JOURNAL, 40, pp. 591 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ18054
    Journal articles | 2017
    Botterill LC; Chapman B; Kelly S, 2017, 'Revisiting revenue contingent loans for drought relief: government as risk manager', Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 61, pp. 367 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12213
    Journal articles | 2016
    Berry HL; Botterill LC; Cockfield G; Ding N, 2016, 'Identifying and measuring agrarian sentiment in regional Australia', Agriculture and Human Values, 33, pp. 929 - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10460-016-9684-5
    Journal articles | 2016
    Botterill LC; Cockfield G, 2016, 'The Relative Importance of Landscape Amenity and Health Impacts in the Wind Farm Debate in Australia', JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNING, 18, pp. 447 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2016.1138400
    Journal articles | 2016
    Botterill LC, 2016, 'Agricultural policy in Australia: deregulation, bipartisanship and agrarian sentiment', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 51, pp. 667 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2016.1239567
    Journal articles | 2015
    Botterill LC; Cockfield G, 2015, 'From "Unstable" to "Stable" Minority Government: Reflections on the Role of the Nationals in Federal Coalition Governments', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND HISTORY, 61, pp. 53 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12086
    Journal articles | 2015
    Botterill LC; Daugbjerg C, 2015, 'Commensalistic institutions and value conflicts: The World Trade Organization and global private food standards', European Political Science Review, 7, pp. 23 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755773913000295
    Journal articles | 2015
    Botterill LC, 2015, 'Patrick Weller's contribution to Australian political science', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 50, pp. 25 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2015.1004772
    Journal articles | 2013
    Botterill LC, 2013, 'Are Policy Entrepreneurs Really Decisive in Achieving Policy Change? Drought Policy in the USA and Australia', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND HISTORY, 59, pp. 97 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajph.12006
    Journal articles | 2013
    Cockfield G; Botterill LC, 2013, 'Rural and Regional Policy: A Case of Punctuated Incrementalism?', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 72, pp. 129 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12016
    Journal articles | 2013
    Reid R; Botterill LC, 2013, 'The Multiple Meanings of 'Resilience': An Overview of the Literature', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 72, pp. 31 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12009
    Journal articles | 2012
    Botterill LC; Hayes MJ, 2012, 'Drought triggers and declarations: science and policy considerations for drought risk management', NATURAL HAZARDS, 64, pp. 139 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0231-4
    Journal articles | 2012
    Botterill LC; Hindmoor A, 2012, 'Turtles all the way down: bounded rationality in an evidence-based age', POLICY STUDIES, 33, pp. 367 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2011.626315
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cockfield G; Botterill LC, 2012, 'Signs of Countrymindedness: A Survey of Attitudes to Rural Industries and People', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 47, pp. 609 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2012.731482
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cockfield G; Botterill LC, 2012, 'The evolution of rural policy: The Antipodean experience', POLICY AND SOCIETY, 31, pp. 343 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polsoc.2012.09.006
    Journal articles | 2012
    Daugbjerg C; Botterill LC, 2012, 'Ethical food standard schemes and global trade: Paralleling the WTO?', Policy and Society, 31, pp. 307 - 317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polsoc.2012.09.003
    Journal articles | 2011
    Botterill LC, 2011, 'LIFE AND DEATH OF AN INSTITUTION: THE CASE OF COLLECTIVE WHEAT MARKETING IN AUSTRALIA', PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 89, pp. 629 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01854.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Cockfield G; Botterill LC, 2011, 'Back from the Brink? The National Party after the 2010 Federal Election', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, 46, pp. 341 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2011.568935
    Journal articles | 2011
    Courtney Botterill L; Daugbjerg C, 2011, 'Engaging with private sector standards: A case study of GLOBALG.A.P', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 65, pp. 488 - 504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2011.584858
    Journal articles | 2008
    Botterill LC; McNaughton A, 2008, 'Laying the foundations for the wheat scandal: Un sanctions, private actors and the cole inquiry', Australian Journal of Political Science, 43, pp. 583 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361140802429221
    Journal articles | 2008
    McConnell A; Gauja A; Botterill LC, 2008, 'Policy fiascos, blame management and AWB limited: The Howard government's escape from the Iraq wheat scandal', Australian Journal of Political Science, 43, pp. 599 - 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361140802429239
    Journal articles | 2007
    Botterill LC, 2007, 'Doing it for the growers in Iraq?: The AWB, oil-for-food and the Cole Inquiry', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 66, pp. 4 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2007.00522.x
    Journal articles | 2007
    Botterill LC, 2007, 'Responding to farm poverty in Australia', Australian Journal of Political Science, 42, pp. 33 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10361140601158534
    Journal articles | 2006
    Botterill LC, 2006, 'Leaps of faith in the obesity debate: A cautionary note for policy note for policy-makers', Political Quarterly, 77, pp. 493 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2006.00822.x
    Journal articles | 2006
    Botterill LE, 2006, 'Rural Adjustment Schemes: Juggling Politics, Welfare and Markets', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 65, pp. 70 - 82
    Journal articles | 2005
    Botterill LE, 2005, 'A Policy Community under Threat? CAP Reform and the European Farm Lobby', CESAA Review, 33, pp. 16 - 29
    Journal articles | 2005
    Botterill LE, 2005, 'Howard`s second and third governments', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 64, pp. 121 - 122
    Journal articles | 2005
    Botterill LE, 2005, 'Policy change and network termination: The role of farm groups in agricultural policy making in Australia', Australian Journal of Political Science, 40, pp. 207 - 219
    Journal articles | 2004
    Botterill LC; Chapman B, 2004, 'An income-related loans proposal for drought relief for farm businesses', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 63, pp. 10 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2004.00386.x
    Journal articles | 2004
    Botterill LC, 2004, 'Valuing agriculture: Balancing competing objectives in the policy process', Journal of Public Policy, 24, pp. 199 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X04000108
    Journal articles | 2003
    Botterill LC, 2003, 'Uncertain Climate: The Recent History of Drought Policy in Australia', Australian Journal of Politics and History, 49, pp. 61 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8497.00281
    Journal articles | 2001
    Botterill LC, 2001, 'Rural policy assumptions and policy failure: The case of the re-establishment grant', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 60, pp. 9 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.00237
    Journal articles | 2000
    Botterill L, 2000, 'Government responses to farm poverty: The policy development process', Rural Society, 10, pp. 15 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/rsj.10.1.15
  • Conference Papers | 2006
    Botterill LE, 2006, 'The Politics of Farm Poverty in Australia', in Public Policy Network Conference, Perth, WA, presented at Public Policy Network Conference, Perth, WA, 02 February 2006 - 03 February 2006
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Botterill LE, 2005, 'Managing Intergovernmental Relations in Australia: The Case of Agricultural Policy Development', in Australasian Political Studies Association Conference 2005, Dunedin, New Zealand, presented at Australasian Political Science Association Annual Conference 2005, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28 September 2005 - 30 September 2005

2019 Executive Dean’s Excellence Award - Awarded by the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Government & Law for Research Engagement and Impact

2014 and 2016 Dean’s Award for Research Excellence - Awarded by the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Government & Law in recognition of significant and sustained research achievements.

2009 Mayer Prize - Awarded by the Australian Political Studies Association for the Best Article published in the Australian Journal of Political Science in 2008.

ANU Vice Chancellor’s Media Award 2008 - For impact in public debate on drought policy.