Foreword; A.Capling In Search of Australian Political Science; R.A.W.Rhodes PART I: THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT Universities and the Study of Politics; P.Weller The Inter-War Foundations of Australian Political Science; J.Brett A History of the Australasian Political Studies Association; D.Jaensch PART II: THE SUBFIELDS Political Theory; I.Treganza Political History; S.MacIntyre Political Biography; J.Walter The Constitution and the Judiciary; H.Irving The Executives; R.A.W.Rhodes & J.Wanna Parliaments; J.Uhr Federalism; A.Fenna Elections and Electoral Behaviour; I.McAllister Political Communication and the Media; M.Goot Political Parties; M.Simms Pressure Groups and Social Movements; S.Scalmer Public Policy and Administration; S.Ahamed& G.Davis Political Economy; R.Eccleston Comparative Government and Politics; L.Holmes South-East Asia; B.J.Tria Kerkvliet International Relations Theory; R.Devetak & R.Higgott Foreign Policy and Security; M.Wesley International Political Economy; J.Ravenhill PART III: THEMES Radical Approaches; C.Johnson Indigenous Politics; T.Rowse Immigration and Multi-Culturalism; A.Parkin & L.Hardcastle Women and Gender; D.Brennan& L.Chappell Environmental Politics; A.Kellow Political Psychology; P.'t Hart & J.Walter PART IV: THEN AND NOW Political Theory; G.Maddox Australian Government and Politics; D.Aitkin Public Administration: Reflections of an Old Institutionalist; J.Power International Relations; P.Boyce