Bio
Dr Elise Klein is a lecturer of Development Studies at the University of Melbourne. Dr Klein has research projects spanning conditionality in Indigenous policy, psy-expertise in development interventions, women's economic empowerment and economic rights. Dr Klein has a doctorate from the University of Oxford and also held a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Aboriginal Policy Research at the Australian National University. Her new book “Developing Minds: Psychology, Neoliberalism and Power” has just been published by Routledge.
Publications
Books
Developing Minds: Psychology, power and neoliberalism, Routledge (2016).
Reading Amartya Sen’s Inequality Re-examined Study Book, Mouseion Ltd (Forthcoming, 2017).
Reading Amartya Sen’s Inequality Re-examined Study Book, Mouseion Ltd (Forthcoming, 2017).
Journal articles
“Accomplished, demolished but not forgotten, yet: Lessons from a basic income program for Indigenous Australians”, with Jon Altman, Oxford Development Studies, (Forthcoming).
“The psychologization of the development intervention: The 2015 World Development Report ‘Mind, Society and Behavior’”, Development and Change, (Forthcoming).
“Neoliberal subjectivities and the behavioural focus in income management” Australian Journal of Social Issues, (Forthcoming, 2016).
“Rethinking Measures of Psychological Agency: A study on the urban fringe of Bamako”, with Paola Ballon. Journal of Development Studies(Special Issue), (Forthcoming).
“Have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Failed? A response to Weatherburn”, Australian Review of Public Affairs, Volume 14, Number 1:1–24 (2016).
“The curious case of the use of the capability approach in Australian Indigenous policy”, Journal of Capabilities and Human Development, 17 (2):245-259 (2016).
“Women’s agency and the psychological domain: Evidence from the urban fringe of Bamako”. Feminist Economics, 22(1): 106-129 (2015).
“Psychological agency: Evidence from the urban fringe of Bamako” World Development, 64, 642-653, (2014).
“Social Norms, Agency and Associations on the Urban Fringe of Bamako,” West African Review, 24, (2014).
“The psychologization of the development intervention: The 2015 World Development Report ‘Mind, Society and Behavior’”, Development and Change, (Forthcoming).
“Neoliberal subjectivities and the behavioural focus in income management” Australian Journal of Social Issues, (Forthcoming, 2016).
“Rethinking Measures of Psychological Agency: A study on the urban fringe of Bamako”, with Paola Ballon. Journal of Development Studies(Special Issue), (Forthcoming).
“Have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services Failed? A response to Weatherburn”, Australian Review of Public Affairs, Volume 14, Number 1:1–24 (2016).
“The curious case of the use of the capability approach in Australian Indigenous policy”, Journal of Capabilities and Human Development, 17 (2):245-259 (2016).
“Women’s agency and the psychological domain: Evidence from the urban fringe of Bamako”. Feminist Economics, 22(1): 106-129 (2015).
“Psychological agency: Evidence from the urban fringe of Bamako” World Development, 64, 642-653, (2014).
“Social Norms, Agency and Associations on the Urban Fringe of Bamako,” West African Review, 24, (2014).
Book chapters
“Agency and the Capability Approach: Implications for Multidimensional Poverty Reduction in the ‘Leave no-one Behind’ Sustainable Development Agenda” with Paola Ballon, In Human development in discussion: the potential of capability friendly policies, Hans-Uwe Otto and Holger Ziegler (eds.); Policy Press (forthcoming).
other publications
“Empowered Communities: review of the empowered communities design report”, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Topical Issue 1/2014, ANU, (2014).
“The Capabilities Approach in Australian Indigenous Policy,” Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Working Paper 102/2015, ANU. (2015).
“Academic Perspective on the Forrest Review: Creating Parity,” Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Topical Paper: 2/2014.
“Psychological agency: Evidence from the urban fringe of Bamako” Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. Working Paper #69. (2014).
“Evaluating Justice Programs: A review of Attorney General’s Department Aid and Development Programs” (2012).
"Rethinking community empowerment: Community Engagement in Road Safety Programs”, Asian Development Bank (2013).
“Psychological Agency in a Neighbourhood on the Urban Fringe of Bamako,” Dphil Thesis, University of Oxford. (2013).
“The Capabilities Approach in Australian Indigenous Policy,” Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Working Paper 102/2015, ANU. (2015).
“Academic Perspective on the Forrest Review: Creating Parity,” Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Topical Paper: 2/2014.
“Psychological agency: Evidence from the urban fringe of Bamako” Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. Working Paper #69. (2014).
“Evaluating Justice Programs: A review of Attorney General’s Department Aid and Development Programs” (2012).
"Rethinking community empowerment: Community Engagement in Road Safety Programs”, Asian Development Bank (2013).
“Psychological Agency in a Neighbourhood on the Urban Fringe of Bamako,” Dphil Thesis, University of Oxford. (2013).