Introduction
Scott Brenton was educated at the University of Queensland, the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne. Prior to his appointment at the University of Melbourne, he taught social policy and public sector management at the ANU, and worked at the Department of Parliamentary Services, holding the Australian Parliamentary Fellowship. He has also been a Visiting Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), University College London, the Free University of Amsterdam and the Instituut voor de Overheid (Public Governance Institute), KU Leuven (Belgium). Scott has served as the Director and Deputy Director of the Master of Public Policy and Management at various times since 2011, and was the founding Director of the Melbourne School of Government Doctoral Academy.
Expert
Author/editor of several publications including 'The Politics of Budgetary Surplus: Ideology, Economic Governance and Public Management Reform' (Palgrave) and 'Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems: Controversies, Changes and Challenges' (Cambridge University Press).
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Financing for inclusive development, Gender equality, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Participation