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Emanuela Savini

Emanuela Savini

Practice Lead & Lecturer

About

Emanuela is a researcher and professional who is highly committed to strengthening citizen-led action and exploring ways citizens have more influence over public policy decision-making. Her PhD research explored how government organisations adapt and operationalise deliberative engagement practices and she is keenly interested in ways to build capacity for democratic innovations in public management. In her practice, Emanuela is the Director of The Public Value Studio, an organisation that was established to support increased civic participation and community-led initiatives. She facilitates programs such as the Democracy Lab and is currently the Chair of the International Association for Public Participation Australasia (IAP2A) Research Working Group. Emanuela’s practice is founded on a deep belief that elevating the expertise of communities is fundamental to bringing about the change we want to see in our cities, and society more broadly.


Industry Experience

  • Director, The Public Value Studio, 2019 - current

  • Chair, Research Working Group and Australasian representative on the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Taskforce, International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), 2019 - current

  • Merri-bek City Council, 2008-2018



Key Publications

  • Savini, E., & Grant, B. (2020). Legislating deliberative engagement: Is local government in Victoria willing and able?. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 79(4), 514530.


Academic Fellowships

  • Industry Fellow, Institute Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, 2019-2023


Academic Conferences

  • 2024

    • Deliberative Democracy Summer School

    • International Public Policy Association


  • 2023

    • Australian Political Science Conference (Panel)


  • 2022

    • International Research Society for Public Management Conference

    • Australian Political Science Conference

    • Political Organisations and Participation (POP) Workshop


  • 2021

    • International Research Society for Public Management Conference

    • Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference

    • Australian Political Science Conference


  • 2019

    • International Public Policy Association Conference


Academic Teaching Experience

  • Lecturer - Public Participation in Decision Making (Masters) UTS, 2020

  • Lecturer – Organisational Theory (Masters) UTS, 2020-21 


The Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.

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