Profile

Professor Michael Mintrom holds a joint appointment in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University.  Michael is a specialist in the practice of policy analysis and he has written extensively on effective approaches to organizing and conducting policy work. His most significant publications in this regard are two of his books: Contemporary Policy Analysis (Oxford, 2012) and People Skills for Policy Analysts  (Georgetown, 2003). 

Michael has gained a lot of practical experience as a policy consultant and has coordinated policy development work as chair of a government taskforce. More broadly, Michael's academic contributions have covered the politics of policy innovation, policy entrepreneurship, and change leadership. He is widely known for his book, Policy Entrepreneurs and School Choice (Georgetown, 2000).

Michael is a New Zealander by birth.  After graduating BA (1984) in English and MA (1986) in Economics from the University of Canterbury, Michael worked as an economic analyst in the New Zealand Treasury (1987‐1990). He received his MA (1991) and PhD (1994) degrees in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, specialising in American politics, political economy and public policy, and quantitative methodology. He was formerly an Assistant Professor (1994‐1999) and a tenured Associate Professor (1999‐2002) in the Political Science Department at Michigan State University. He has held a National Academy of Education post-doctoral fellowship (1997‐1998) in the United States. He has served as President of the Public Policy Section of the American Political Science Association (2003-2004).

Prior to joining ANZSOG, Michael was an associate professor at the University of Auckland (2002-2012) in his homeland, New Zealand.  There he held positions as Founding Coordinator of the Master of Public Policy degree, Deputy Head of Political Studies, and Associate Dean of Arts.

Programs

Prof Mintrom is the Academic Director for the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)

Recent Publications

Books

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

Books

• Michael Mintrom. (2012) Contemporary Policy Analysis New York: Oxford University Press.
• Michael Mintrom. (2003) People Skills for Policy Analysts. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. 272 pages.
• Michael Mintrom. (2000) Policy Entrepreneurs and School Choice. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. 324 pages.
• Mark Schneider and Paul Teske with Michael Mintrom. (1995) Public Entrepreneurs: Agents for Change in American Government. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 263 pages.
• Paul Teske, Sam Best, and Michael Mintrom. (1995) Deregulating Freight Transportation: Delivering the Goods. Washington, DC: The American Enterprise Institute. 236 pages.
• Raymond Miller and Michael Mintrom. (Eds.) (2006) Political Leadership in New Zealand. Auckland: Auckland University Press. 262 pages.

Book Chapters

• Michael Mintrom (2010) “Doing Ethical Policy Analysis.” In Public Policy: Why Ethics Matters. Eds. Jonathan Boston, Andrew Bradstock, and David Eng. Canberra: Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), ANU ePress.
• Michael Mintrom and Phillipa Norman (2010) “Participating for Agenda Change.” In New Zealand Government and Politics Fifth Edition. Ed. Raymond Miller. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Pp. 606‐617.
• Michael Mintrom (2009) “Local Democracy in Education.” In Handbook of Education Policy Research. Eds. Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, and David N. Plank. New York: American Educational Research Association and Routledge. Pp.793‐804.
• Michael Mintrom and Sandra Vergari (2009) “Foundation Engagement in Education Policymaking: Assessing Philanthropic Support of School Choice initiatives.” In Foundations and Public Policy: Leveraging Philanthropic Dollars, Knowledge, and Networks for Greater Impact. Ed. James M. Ferris. New York: The Foundation Center. Pp.243‐278.
• James Ferris and Michael Mintrom (2009) “Foundations and Public Policymaking: A Conceptual Framework.” In Foundations and Public Policy: Leveraging Philanthropic Dollars, Knowledge, and Networks for Greater Impact. Ed. James M. Ferris. New York: The Foundation Center. Pp. 9‐40.
• Michael Mintrom (2007) “The Policy Analysis Movement.” In Policy Analysis in Canada: The State of the Art. Eds. Michael Howlett and David Laycock. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Pp.145‐162.
• Michael Mintrom (2006) “Policy Entrepreneurs, Think Tanks, and Trusts.” In New Zealand Government and Politics Fourth Edition. Ed. Raymond Miller. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. (Revision of chapter that first appeared in 2003 in the third edition of this volume). Pp.536‐546.
• Michael Mintrom and Luke Williams. (2006) “Promoting Regional Economic Development.” In Political Leadership in New Zealand. Eds. Raymond Miller and Michael Mintrom. Auckland: Auckland University Press. Pp.215‐237.
• Raymond Miller and Michael Mintrom (2006) “Political Leadership in New Zealand.” In Political Leadership in New Zealand. Eds. Raymond Miller and Michael Mintrom. Auckland: Auckland University Press. Pp.2‐15.
• Michael Mintrom, Raymond Miller, and Tania Domett (2006) “Political Leadership: Future Challenges.” In Political Leadership in New Zealand. Eds. Raymond Miller and Michael Mintrom. Auckland: Auckland University Press. Pp. 239‐252.
• Michael Mintrom (2002) “Michigan’s Charter School Movement: The Politics of Policy Design.” In The Charter School Landscape. Ed. Sandra Vergari. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press. Pp. 74‐92.
• Michael Mintrom and David N. Plank (2001) “School Choice in Michigan.” In Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education. Eds. Paul E. Peterson and David E. Campbell. Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution. Pp. 43‐58.

Journal Articles

• Ann Allen and Michael Mintrom (2010) “Responsibility and School Governance.” Educational Policy 24: 439‐464.
• Michael Mintrom (2009) "Universities in the Knowledge Economy: A Comparative Analysis of Nested Institutions." Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 11: 327‐353.
• Michael Mintrom and Claire Williams (2009) "Public Policy and Genomic Science: Managing Dynamic Change." Policy and Society 28: 253‐265.
• Michael Mintrom and Rebecca Bollard (2009) "Governing Controversial Science: Lessons from Stem Cell Research." Policy and Society 28: 301‐314.
• Michael Mintrom (2009) "Competitive Federalism and the Governance of Controversial Science." Publius: The Journal of Federalism 39: 606‐631.
• Michael Mintrom (2009) "Promoting Local Democracy in Education: Challenges and Prospects." Educational Policy 23: 329‐354.
• Michael Mintrom and Phillipa Norman (2009) "Policy Entrepreneurship and Policy Change." Policy Studies Journal 37: 649‐667.
• Michael Mintrom (2008) "Managing the Research Function of the University: Pressures and Dilemmas." Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 30: 231‐244.
• Michael Mintrom and John Wanna (2006) “Innovative State Strategies in the Antipodes: Enhancing the Ability of Governments to Govern in the Global Context.” Australian Journal of Political Science 41, 161‐176.
• Michael Mintrom (2003) “Market Organizations and Deliberative Democracy: Choice and Voice in Public Service Delivery,” Administration and Society 35: 52‐81.
• Michael Mintrom (2001) “Educational Governance and Democratic Practice,” Educational Policy 15: 615‐642.
• Michael Mintrom (2001) “Policy Design for Local Innovation: The Effects of Competition in Public Schooling.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 1 (4): 343‐363.
• Jacqui True and Michael Mintrom (2001) “Transnational Networks and Policy Diffusion: The Case of Gender Mainstreaming,” International Studies Quarterly 45 (1): 27‐57.