Profiles
Fred Gale
Fred Gale
Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations Program
Room L113, Arts Building, Newnham Campus
Fred Gale is an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, in the School of Social Sciences. His research focuses on rethinking the discipline of political economy from a sustainability perspective and working through its implications for trade, investment, finance, labour and cultural practices. His new book setting out these ideas The Political Economy of Sustainability, has just been published with Edward Elgar and is available at the below link. He has also undertaken investigations into local, national and global private governance systems, especially those using multistakeholder approaches to develop social and environmental standards. His sectoral expertise is in forestry, fisheries, egg certification, and labelling systems. He is also researching the political economy of sustainable food production and consumption in Tasmania and Australia focusing on the organic wine sector.
Check out my most recent book where you can also read the first introductory chapter:Biography
Associate Professor Gale undertook a BA in English, Philosophy and Psychology at Trinity College Dublin and then worked in the field of International Development with Voluntary Services Overseas, the Agency for Personal Services Overseas, and the United Nations World Food Program before undertaking a PhD in Political Science at Carleton University Ottawa in the 1990s. He completed his PhD dissertation on the International Tropical Timber Organisation in 1996 and subsequently held positions as Research Associate (Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Policy and Law) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Post-Doctoral Fellow (Department of Political Science), both at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In 2000, he took up a position at the University of Tasmania, Launceston where he teaches and conducts research in the Discipline of Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences.
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Title of Thesis | University | Country | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | The Ecological Political Economy of Global Environmental Cooperation: A Case Study of the International Tropical Timber Organization in the Making of the Tropical Timber Trade Regime | Carleton University | Canada | 1996 |
| MA | Project Evaluation in Five Canadian International Development Service Agencies | Carleton University | Canada | 1987 |
| BA | Trinity College Dublin | Ireland | 1976 |
Languages (other than English)
- French (basic)
- Italian (basic)
Memberships
Committee associations
- Australian Political Studies Association (APSA)
- International Studies Association (ISA)
- Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE)
- Australian International Political Economy Network (AIPEN)
Administrative expertise
- University administration (including Assistant Dean of Research, Deputy Head and Graduate Research Coordinator);
- Project management (including organising overseas evaluation missions for the UN's World Food Program);
- Research management (including managing ARC Discovery grants and Category 1 grants).
Teaching
• Sustainability • Governance • Political economy • International Relations • Global environmental governance • International development • Third World issues • Comparative politics
Teaching expertise
Experienced Honours, MA and PhD supervisor
Teaching experience in
- Global Political Economy
- Third World development
- International Relations
Teaching responsibility
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Expertise
- Political economy theory
- Value theory
- Sustainability
- Private governance
- Forestry politics
Research Themes
Associate Professor Gale's research aligns with the University's research theme of Environment, Resources and Sustainability. His major research interest currently is the development of a political economy of sustainability to reconstruct our understanding of trade, investment, property rights and taxation from a sustainability perspective. This work is building on recent research on value theory and specifically on the need for political economy to abandon value monism in favour of value pluralism. His new book synthesising this research, The Political Economy of Sustainability, will be published by Edward Elgar in July 2018.
In pursuing this new research topic, Fred is building on previous extensive research into the political economy of deforestation and degradation in both tropical and temperate forestry contexts where he has undertaken critical investigations into the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)'s efforts to promote sustainable forest management and the former Gunns Ltd's plans to establish a pulp mill in Northern Tasmania's Tamar Valley.
Another research focus informing his work on the political economy of sustainability derives from his studies on governance theory and private governance initiatives at the national and global level utilising certification and labelling systems linked to social and environmental standards. Fred has carried out extensive research into the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), as well as schemes such as Responsible Care, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and Fair Trade.
In conducting research, Fred uses qualitative, comparative social science methods, especially literature review, conceptual analysis, theoretical critique often coupled with key informant interviews with experts in specific fields. In collaboration with colleagues in Canada and the UKI, he co-developed a three dimensional approach to governance that enables governance arrangements to be mapped and compared across their political, institution and regulatory aspects. This approach has proved to be especially useful in comparing and contrasting private governance arrangements in forestry and egg production where he has compared the FSC with the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) and the various egg production labelling schemes operating in Australia such as Egg Corp Assured, RSPCA's Approved Farming Scheme and Humane Choice.
Collaboration
Fred has been involved in several research collaborations with international teams in Canada and the United States. These include:
- Paying their fair share, with collaborators in Australia, North America and Europe;
- New governance theory, with collaborators in North America and Europe;
- Forest certification in developing countries, with collaborators in the United States; and
- Forest certification and governance, with collaborators in Canada
Current projects
- Theorising the political economy of sustainability, 2017 (in progress);
- Certification schemes in Australia's organic wine industry, 2016 (in progress);
- Hen welfare and science, Australian Egg Corporation Limited, 2015 (completed);
- Sustainable food systems, Institute for the Study of Social Change (completed);
- Environmental sensors and new financial markets, Sense-T (completed);
- Certification and labelling in the Australian egg industry (completed);
- New governance: a three dimensional approach, SSHRC grant (completed);
- State responses to forestry and fisheries certification, ARC Discovery grant (completed);
Fields of Research
- Environmental Politics (160605)
- Environment Policy (160507)
- Comparative Government and Politics (160603)
Research Objectives
- Consumption Patterns, Population Issues and the Environment (960702)
- Trade and Environment (960707)
- Political Systems (940203)
Publications
Major publications over the past decade include books and articles on forestry and fisheries certification and labelling schemes and new governance arrangement. Well cited books including my 2006 edited book (with Cashore, Meidinger & Newsom) that investigated certification and labelling in developing countries, then a very under-research area. In 2008, I published a research monograph on the Forest Steward Council (with Tollefson and Haley) that examined in detail FSC's progress for standards development via a case study of British Columbia. And in 2011, I published a major text (with Marcus Haward) comparing state responses to forestry and fisheries certification in Australia, Canada and the UK. I have published numerous articles in international journals including Public Administration, Society & Natural Resources,Global Policy, Environmental Politics and Ecological Economics.
Total publications
81
Highlighted publications
(7 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Book | Gale F, 'The Political Economy of Sustainability', Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, pp. 304. ISBN 978 1 78536 800 4 (2018) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2018 | Journal Article | Phillipov M, Gale F, 'Celebrity chefs, consumption politics and food labelling: Exploring the contradictions', Journal of Consumer Culture pp. 1-19. ISSN 1469-5405 (2018) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2017 | Journal Article | Gale F, Ascui F, Lovell H, 'Sensing reality? New monitoring technologies for global sustainability standards', Global environmental politics, 17, (2) pp. 65-83. ISSN 1526-3800 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00401 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Ascui F; Lovell H | |
| 2011 | Book | Gale F, Haward M, 'Global Commodity Governance: State Responses to Sustainable Forest and Fisheries Certification', Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, pp. 315. ISBN 9780230516632 (2011) [Authored Research Book] Co-authors: Haward M | |
| 2008 | Book | Tollefson C, Gale F, Haley D, 'Setting the standard: certification, governance and the Forest Stewarship Council', UBC Press, Vancouver, pp. 387. ISBN 978-0-7748-1437-9 (2008) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2006 | Book | Cashore B, Gale F, Meidinger E, Newsom D, 'Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries', Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Connecticut, pp. 605. ISBN 0-9707882-5-8 (2006) [Edited Book] | |
| 1998 | Book | Gale F, 'The Tropical Timber Trade Regime', St Martin's Press, New York, pp. 287. ISBN 0-312-21317-4 (1998) [Authored Research Book] |
Journal Article
(29 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mather C, Cummings E, Gale F, 'Mobile learning in nursing: Tales from the profession', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 252 pp. 112-117. ISSN 0926-9630 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-890-7-112 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mather C; Cummings E | |
| 2018 | Mather CA, Cummings EA, Gale F, 'Preparing the nursing workforce for mobile learning at the point of care', Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 25, (11) pp. 44. ISSN 2202-7114 (2018) [Professional, Refereed Article] Co-authors: Mather CA; Cummings EA | |
| 2018 | Phillipov M, Gale F, 'Celebrity chefs, consumption politics and food labelling: Exploring the contradictions', Journal of Consumer Culture pp. 1-19. ISSN 1469-5405 (2018) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2018 | Mather CA, Cummings EA, Gale F, 'Advancing mobile learning in Australian healthcare environments: nursing profession organisation perspectives and leadership challenges', BMC Nursing, 17 Article 44. ISSN 1472-6955 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12912-018-0313-z [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mather CA; Cummings EA | |
| 2017 | Gale F, Baker T, 'Conceptualising code complexes': a case study of harvesting-related codes applying to forest operations in Tasmania, Australia', Forest Policy and Economics, 81 pp. 57-64. ISSN 1389-9341 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.05.002 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Baker T | |
| 2017 | Mather CA, Gale F, Cummings EA, 'Governing mobile technology use for continuing professional development in the Australian nursing profession', BMC Nursing, 16 Article 17. ISSN 1472-6955 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12912-017-0212-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Mather CA; Cummings EA | |
| 2017 | Gale F, Ascui F, Lovell H, 'Sensing reality? New monitoring technologies for global sustainability standards', Global environmental politics, 17, (2) pp. 65-83. ISSN 1526-3800 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00401 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Ascui F; Lovell H | |
| 2015 | Gale F, Davison A, Wood G, Williams S, Towle N, 'Four impediments to embedding education for sustainability in higher education', Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 31, (2) pp. 248-263. ISSN 0814-0626 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/aee.2015.36 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Davison A; Wood G; Williams S; Towle N | |
| 2014 | Gale F, 'Four Models of Interest Mediation in Global Environmental Governance', Global Policy, 5, (1) pp. 10-22. ISSN 1758-5880 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.12105 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2014 | Gale F, 'Australian Forest governance: a comparrison of two certification schemes', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 21, (4) pp. 396-412. ISSN 1448-6563 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2014.944591 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2014 | Gale F, Cadman T, 'Whose Norms Prevail? Policy Networks, International Organizations, and 'Sustainable Forest Management'', Society and Natural Resources, 27, (2) pp. 170-184. ISSN 0894-1920 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2013.840875 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2013 | Gale F, 'When interests trump institutions: Tasmania's forest policy network and the Bell Bay pulp mill', Environmental Politics, 22, (2) pp. 274-292. ISSN 0964-4016 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2012.683150 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2012 | Craik N, Doelle M, Gale F, 'Governing information: a three dimensional analysis of environmental assessment', Public Administration, 90, (1) pp. 19-36. ISSN 0033-3298 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.02002.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2012 | Tollefson C, Zito AR, Gale F, 'Public Administration', 90, (1) ISSN 0033-3298 (2012) [Edited Journal] | |
| 2012 | Tollefson C, Zito AR, Gale F, 'Symposium overview: conceptualizing new governance arrangements', Public Administration, 90, (1) pp. 3-18. ISSN 0033-3298 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.02003.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 28 | |
| 2008 | Gale F, 'Tasmania's Tamar Valley pulp mill: a comparison of planning processes using a good environmental governance framework', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 67, (3) pp. 261-282. ISSN 0313-6647 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2008.00586.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2006 | Gale R, Gale F, 'Accounting for social impacts and costs in the forest industry, British Columbia', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 26, (2) pp. 139-155. ISSN 0195-9255 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2005.02.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2006 | Cashore B, Gale F, Meidinger E, Newsom D, 'Forest certification in developing and transitioning countries: part of a sustainable future?', Environment, 48, (9) pp. 6-25. ISSN 0013-9157 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3200/ENVT.48.9.6-25 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 16 | |
| 2004 | Bellinger SE, Gale F, 'Models of Community Forestry', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 11, (1) pp. 65-77. ISSN 1448-6563 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2004.10648599 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Bellinger SE | |
| 2004 | Gale F, 'The Consultation Dilemma in Private Regulatory Regimes: Negotiating FSC Regional Standards in the United States and Canada', Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 6, (1) pp. 57-84. ISSN 1523-908X (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/1523908042000259686 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11 | |
| 2001 | Gale F, 'Whither the BC Forest Industry? A Review Essay', BC Studies, 130 pp. 105-109. ISSN 0005-2949 (2001) [Letter or Note in Journal] | |
| 2000 | Gale F, 'Economic specialization versus ecological diversification: the trade policy implications of taking the ecosystem approach seriously', Ecological Economics, 34, (3) pp. 285-292. ISSN 0921-8009 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00181-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 14 | |
| 1998 | Burda C, Gale F, 'Trading in the Future: British Columbia's Forest Products Compromise', Society and Natural Resources, 11, (6) pp. 555-568. ISSN 0894-1920 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/08941929809381102 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 | |
| 1998 | Burda C, Gale F, M'Gonigle M, 'Eco-Forestry Versus The State(us) Quo: Or Why Innovative Forestry is neither Contemplated nor Permitted within the State Structure of British Columbia', BC Studies, 119, (Autumn) pp. 45-72. ISSN 0005-2949 (1998) [Refereed Article] | |
| 1998 | Gale F, 'Cave 'Cave! Hic dragones': a neo-Gramscian deconstruction and reconstruction of international regime theory', Review of International Political Economy, 5, (2) pp. 252-283. ISSN 0969-2290 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/096922998347561 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 19 | |
| 1998 | Gale F, 'Constructing Global Civil Society Actors: An Anatomy of the Environmental Coalition Contesting the Tropical Timber Trade Regime', Global Society, 12, (3) pp. 343-361. ISSN 1360-0826 (1998) [Refereed Article] | |
| 1998 | Gale F, 'Theorizing Power in Ecological Economics', Ecological Economics, 27, (2) pp. 131-138. ISSN 0921-8009 (1998) [Refereed Article] Citations: Web of Science - 21 | |
| 1997 | Gale F, 'Multilateral Misgivings', Alternatives Journal, 23, (4) pp. 6-7. ISSN 1205-7398 (1997) [Letter or Note in Journal] | |
| 1996 | Gale F, 'The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Environmentalists: The International Tropical Timber Organization', Capitalism, Nature, Socialism, 7, (3) pp. 103-118. ISSN 1045-5752 (1996) [Refereed Article] |
Book
(7 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gale F, 'The Political Economy of Sustainability', Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, pp. 304. ISBN 978 1 78536 800 4 (2018) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'Pulp Friction: A Review of the Environmental Assessment of Gunns' Proposed Tamar Valley Pulp Mill', Pencil Pines Press, Launceston, pp. 305. ISBN 9780646545783 (2011) [Edited Book] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, Haward M, 'Global Commodity Governance: State Responses to Sustainable Forest and Fisheries Certification', Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, pp. 315. ISBN 9780230516632 (2011) [Authored Research Book] Co-authors: Haward M | |
| 2008 | Tollefson C, Gale F, Haley D, 'Setting the standard: certification, governance and the Forest Stewarship Council', UBC Press, Vancouver, pp. 387. ISBN 978-0-7748-1437-9 (2008) [Authored Research Book] | |
| 2006 | Cashore B, Gale F, Meidinger E, Newsom D, 'Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries', Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Connecticut, pp. 605. ISBN 0-9707882-5-8 (2006) [Edited Book] | |
| 2000 | Gale F, M'Gonigle RM, 'Nature, Production, Power: towards an ecological political economy', Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 248. ISBN 1-84064-317-X (2000) [Edited Book] | |
| 1998 | Gale F, 'The Tropical Timber Trade Regime', St Martin's Press, New York, pp. 287. ISBN 0-312-21317-4 (1998) [Authored Research Book] |
Chapter in Book
(16 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gale F, 'NGOs and private governance/certification challenges', Handbook of Research on NGOs, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., A Kellow and H Murphy-Gregory (ed), Cheltenham, UK, pp. 325-342. ISBN 978 1 78536 167 8 (2018) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2018 | Gale F, Murphy-Gregory H, 'Global Private Governance Legitimacy: Lessons from Fair Trade and Forestry for Fair Tax Mark', Paying a Fair Share: Activism, Business and Tax Justice, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., R Eccleston and A Elbra (ed), Cheltenham, UK (In Press) [Research Book Chapter] Co-authors: Murphy-Gregory H | |
| 2013 | Gale F, 'A Cooling Climate for Negotiations: Intergovernmentalism and its limits', Climate Change and Global Policy Regimes : towards institutional legitimacy , Palgrave Macmillan, Timothy Cadman (ed), UK, pp. 32-47. ISBN 9781137006110 (2013) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'Hard Lessons from Soft Power: Global Environmental Governance and the Pulp Mill', Pulp Friction in Tasmania, Pencil Pine Press, FP Gale (ed), Launceston, pp. 305-322. ISBN 9780646545783 (2011) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'Planning Tasmania's Tamar Valley Pulp Mill: a Political Economic Analysis', Pulp Friction in Tasmania, Pencil Pine Press, FP Gale (ed), Launceston, pp. 57-78. ISBN 9780646545783 (2011) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | Cashore B, Gale F, Meidinger E, Newsom D, 'Introduction: Forest Certification in Analytical and Historical Perspective', Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, B Cashore, F Gale, E Meidinger and D Newsom (ed), Connecticut, pp. 7-23. ISBN 0-9707882-5-8 (2006) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | Cashore B, Gale F, Meidinger E, Newsom D, 'Conclusion', Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, B Cashore, F Gale, E Meidinger and D Newsom (ed), Connecticut, pp. 561-592. ISBN 0-9707882-5-8 (2006) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2006 | McDermott C, Maynard B, Gale F, Prasetyo FA, Bewang I, et al., 'Regional Overview: Forest Certification in the Asia-Pacific Region', Confronting Sustainability: Forest Certification in Developing and Transitioning Countries, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, B Cashore, F Gale, E Meidinger and D Newsom (ed), Connecticut, pp. 25-32. ISBN 0-9707882-5-8 (2006) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2003 | Gale F, 'Discourse and Southeast Asian Deforestation: A case study of the International Tropical Timber Organization', The Political Ecology of Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia: Historical Perspectives, Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press, L Tuck-Po, W de Jong, A Ken-ichi (ed), Japan/Melbourne, pp. 236-264. ISBN 4-87698-453-0 (2003) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2002 | Gale F, 'Caveat Certificatum: The Case of Forest Certification', Confronting Consumption, MIT Press, T Princen, M Maniates and K Conca (ed), Massachusetts, pp. 275-299. ISBN 0-262-16208-3 (2002) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2000 | Gale F, 'Regulating Accumulation, Guarding the Web: A Role for (Global) Civil Society', Nature, Production, Power: Towards an Ecological Political Economy, Edward Elgar, Fred P. Gale and R. Michael M'Gonigle (ed), Cheltenham, UK, pp. 195-214. ISBN 1-84064-317-X (2000) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 1999 | Gale F, 'Greening Ricardo: Toward a Theory of Selective Trade in an Era of Sustainable Globalisation', Gloabalisation and the Ecological Crisis, German Overseas Institute, W Hein and P Fuchs (ed), Hamburg, pp. 153-164. ISBN 3-926953-42-X (1999) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 1999 | Gale F, 'Greening Trade: The Next Round of GATT/WTO Negotiations', Green Cuba: Towards a Model of Sustainability for the 21st Century, Jose Marti Press, C Diaz (ed), Cuba, pp. 343-358. ISBN 959-09-0177-8 (1999) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 1999 | Gale F, 'The Greening of Political Economy: An Ecological Political Economic Approach to Production and Consumption', Green Cuba: Towards a Model of Sustainability for the 21st Century, Jose Marti Press, C Diaz (ed), Cuba, pp. 197-218. ISBN 959-09-0177-8 (1999) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 1998 | Gale F, 'Ecoforestry Bound: How International Trade Agreements Constrain the Adoption of an Ecosystem-Based Approach to Forest Management', The Wealth of Forests: Markets, Regulation and Sustainable Forestry, UBC Press , C Tollefson (ed), British Columbia, pp. 342-370. ISBN 0-7748-0682-6 (1998) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 1998 | Gale F, Burda C, 'The Pitfalls and Potential of Eco-Certification as a Market Incentive for Sustainable Forest Management', The Wealth of Forests: Markets, Regulation and Sustainable Forestry, UBC Press , C Tollefson (ed), British Columbia, pp. 278-296. ISBN 0-7748-0682-6 (1998) [Research Book Chapter] |
Conference Publication
(14 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gale F, Vince JZ, Farmery A, 'Certification schemes in the Australian organic wine industry', 3rd International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP3), 28-30 June 2017, Singapore, pp. 1-25. (2017) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Vince JZ; Farmery A | |
| 2015 | Murphy-Gregory HL, Gale F, 'The Practice of Private Governance: Precedents from Other Policy Arenas', International Public Policy Conference, 1-4 July 2015, Millan, pp. 1-24. (2015) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Murphy-Gregory HL | |
| 2014 | Gale F, 'Policy instruments for sustainable consumption: a comparison of United Kingdom and Australian initiatives', Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics 2013 Conference Proceedings, 11-14 November 2013, Canberra, pp. 189-205. ISBN 9781740883986 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2014 | Gale F, 'On the Deep Unsustainability of Actually Existing Liberal Democracy', Proceedings of the 2014 Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, 28 September-1 October, Sydney, pp. 1-19. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2014 | Gale F, 'Global Democratic Corporatism: a Feasible System for Sustainable Earth Governance?', Earth Systems Governance Conference, 28-31 January 2013, Tokyo, Japan (2014) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2013 | Gale F, 'Private Governance Legitimacy: A Comparison of 'Input', 'Output' and 'Hybrid' Approaches', Australian Political Studies Association Conference 2013, 30 September - 2 October 2013, Perth, pp. 1-19. (2013) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2010 | Gale F, 'The Schizophrenic State: Australia's response to sustainable forest and fisheries certification. ', APSA Conference 2010: Connected Globe Conflicting Worlds, 27-29 September, 2010, Melbourne University, Melbourne EJ ISBN 978-0-646-54270-6 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2010 | Gale F, 'The Present Consequences of Past Deals: Clientelism, Forest Policy and Tasmania's Tamar Valley Pulp Mill', Refereed Papers, Public Policy Network Conference, 28-29 January, 2010, University of Tasmania, Hobart EJ (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2009 | Gale F, 'Planning versus power: Tasmania's forest policy network and Gunn's Tamar valley pulp mill', Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference 2009, Refereed papers, 27-30 September, Macquarie University, Sydney EJ (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2008 | Gale F, 'Global Democratic Corporatism: Earth Governance Beyond States', Proceedings of the Third Oceanic Conference on International Studies, 2-4 July 2008, University of Queensland, Brisbane EJ (2008) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2006 | Gale F, 'The Political Economy of Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific: Lessons the Forest Stewardship Council Experience', Proceedings of the Second Oceanic Conference on International Studies, 5-7 July 2006, Melbourne, pp. EJ17. (2006) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2006 | Gale F, 'Regulating the Market in an Era of Globalisation: Global Governance via the Forest Stewardship Council', Proceedings of the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, 25-27 September 2006, Newcastle, NSW, pp. EJ22. (2006) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2004 | Gale F, Haward MG, 'Public accountability in private regulation: contrasting models of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)', Proceedings of the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, 29 September-1 October 2004, Adelaide, South Australia EJ (2004) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Haward MG | |
| 2002 | Gale F, 'The politicisation of market instruments for ecological sustainability: The case of Voluntary Forest Certification in Canada', Proceedings of the Australasian Political Studies Association Jubilee Conference, 2-4 October 2002, ANU, Canberra EJ (2002) [Refereed Conference Paper] |
Contract Report, Consultant's Report
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gale F, 'Certification and Labelling in the Australian Egg Industry', Australian Egg Corporation Limited, North Sydney, NSW, AECL Pub Num.1UT111A (2013) [Contract Report] | |
| 1999 | Gale R, Gale F, Green T, 'Accounting for the Forests: A Methodological Critique of Price Waterhouse's Report The Forest Industry in British Columbia 1997', Sierra Club of British Columbia (1999) [Consultants Report] |
Other Public Output
(13 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Gale F, 'Sustainable development, a contested term'', The Tasmanian Leaders Group (2013) [Report Other] | |
| 2013 | Gale F, 'Dumbonomics: why Tasmania doesn't need to be lectured by the rest of Australia', The Conversation, Beta, online, 17 August 2013, pp. 1-3. (2013) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'Is the Tasmanian forest agreement collapsing?', The Conversation - Beta, Online, 31st May 2011, pp. 1-3. (2011) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'The Tasmanian Forest Agreement: Too Close to Collapse?', The Conversation - Beta, Online, 28th July 2011, pp. 1-3. (2011) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'Deal or No Deal? Reflections on the Tasmanian Forest Agreement', The Conversation - Beta, Online, 27th June 2011 (2011) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2011 | Gale F, 'Gunns heading for it's Tasmanian endgame', The Conversation beta, Online, 13th September 2011, pp. 1-2. (2011) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2007 | Atkins KM, Coady DA, Crowley CM, Gale F, Henning T, et al., 'Academics lash Lennon 'ethics'', The Mercury, Davies Brothers (News Limited), Hobart, March 24 (2007) [Newspaper Article] Co-authors: Atkins KM; Coady DA; Crowley CM; Henning T; Lawrence PM; Lockwood M; Malpas J; Snell RD; Stamm M; Stokes MD; Stratford E; Warner K; White RD | |
| 1997 | Burda C, Curran D, Gale F, M'Gonigle M, 'Forests in Trust: Reforming British Columbia's Forest Tenure System for Ecosystem and Community Health', University of Victoria, British Columbia, Report Series R97-2, Jul (1997) [Report of Restricted Access] | |
| 1997 | Gale F, 'The Greening of Political Economy: An Ecological Political Economic Approach to Production and Consumption', Discussion paper prepared for the International Conference on Environment and Society, Havana, Cuba, D97-5, Jan (1997) [Report of Restricted Access] | |
| 1997 | Gale F, 'Greening Trade: The Next Round of the GATT/WTO Trade Negotiations', Discussion paper prepared for the International Conference on Environment and Society, Havana, Cuba, D97-6, Jan (1997) [Report of Restricted Access] | |
| 1996 | Gale F, Burda C, 'Attitudes Towards Eco-Certification in the BC Forest Products Industry', University of Victoria, Canada, Report series R96-3, Dec (1996) [Report of Restricted Access] | |
| 1996 | Gale F, M'Gonigle M, 'Corporate Responsibility: Yet Another Oxymoron?', Policy Options, Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada, 10, Dec (1996) [Magazine Article] | |
| 1995 | M'Gonigle M, Stratford K, Gale F, 'The Business of Good Forestry: A Symposium', Proceedings of a Conference of Practioners, University of Victoria, British Columbia (1995) [Report of Restricted Access] |
Grants & Funding
In 2004, with Marcus Haward, I won an ARC Discovery grant ($145,000) to undertake research on certification and labelling in the forestry and fisheries sectors. The project led to several conference publications as well as major book, Global Commodity Governance: State Responses to Sustainable Forestry and Fisheries Certification, with a major international press, Palgrave Macmillan (2011).
In 2011, I won a Category 1 grant with the Australian Egg Corporation Limited to undertake research on certification and labelling in the Australian egg industry ($25,000). This project led to a major report comparing egg certification schemes in Australia across the three governance dimensions of politics, institutions and regulations (https://www.aecl.org/r-and-d/activities/completed-activities/certification-and-labelling-models-for-the-australian-egg-industry/). This study is being followed up by a second that investigates the standards and guidelines approach to hen welfare, the degree to which they are science-based, and whether alternative approaches to hen welfare are feasible. A draft report is under review by AECL.
Funding Summary
Number of grants
14
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- This project scopes the campaigning strategies employed by Australian civil society organisations to contest corporate tax avoidance practices.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($8,505)
- Scheme
- Grant-CAL Hothouse Research Enhancement Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Murphy-Gregory HL; Gale F; Eccleston RG
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- The role of environmental sensor data within new financial markets. Key objective: to provide a standardised approach to the collection and processing of environmental data, informed by both technical feasibility and awareness of the requirements imposed by new financial markets, which is internationally consistent and fit for purpose. The project will convene a Technical Committee to deliver a new draft environmental data accounting standard, to be published for wider international consultation by the end of 2016.The research will position Tasmania at the forefront of international efforts to develop standards to underpin the rapidly-developing areas of natural capital accounting and new environmental markets, thus enabling Tasmanian businesses to continue to innovate new products and services with international market potential.
- Funding
- National Australia Bank Limited ($20,000); University of Tasmania ($309,000)
- Scheme
- Grant - Institutional
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Lovell HC; Ascui F; Gale F; Haward MG
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($2,250)
- Scheme
- Grant-Conference Support Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Year
- 2013
- Funding
- Australian Egg Corporation Ltd ($36,946)
- Scheme
- Grant-Innovation & Efficiency RD&E Open Call
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Period
- 2011 - 2015
- Funding
- Forest Stewardship Council Australia ($25,806)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Year
- 2008
- Funding
- Canada Council of the Arts ($10,000)
- Scheme
- Research publication
- Administered By
- University of British Coloumbia Press
- Research Team
- Tollefson C; Gale F; Haley D
- Year
- 2008
- Funding
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($80,000)
- Scheme
- Research Development Initiatives - Environment
- Administered By
- University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Research Team
- Tollefson C; Rayner J; Doelle M; Howlett M; Wellstead A; Zito A; Cashore B; Gale F
- Period
- 2008 - 2009
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($6,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Patford J; Gale F
- Year
- 2007
- Funding
- Forest Stewardship Council Australia ($26,498)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Year
- 2006
- Funding
- Forest Stewardship Council Australia ($7,870)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Year
- 2005
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($145,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Discovery Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F; Haward MG
- Period
- 2004 - 2006
- Grant Reference
- DP0452259
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($7,380)
- Scheme
- Grant-Institutional Research Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Year
- 2004
- Funding
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($4,640)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Gale F
- Year
- 2001
- Funding
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Law Commission of Canada ($40,000)
- Scheme
- Relationships in transition program
- Administered By
- University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Research Team
- Tollefson C; Gale F; Haley D; Hoberg G
- Period
- 2000 - 2001
Research Supervision
Fred welcomes postgraduate supervision inquiries in the following areas: sustainability, international development, community governance, global standards organisations, critical political economy, ecological economics, sustainable consumption and production, global environmental politics.
Current
7
Completed
11
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | The Development and Implementation of Quality Assurance Policies and Procedures in the Higher Education Cector in Australia and Malaysia: Two case studies | 2013 |
| PhD | Environmental Policy and Inter-Environmental Conflict. Developing and Testing an Organisation Dichotomy Model | 2014 |
| PhD | Explaining Political Reasons for Africas Underdevelopment | 2015 |
| PhD | The Political Economy of Food in China | 2015 |
| PhD | Remittances From Youth Migration: An assessment of impact on agriculture production and food security in Nepal | 2016 |
| PhD | Integrating Policy into Practice: Challenges of decentralisation in empowering communities for environmental protection and sustainable development in Uganda | 2017 |
| PhD | Sustainability and Consumer Behaviour: Its constraints and drivers | 2017 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | From Climate Change to Climate Action to Climate Justice: An ecological neo-gramscian analysis of ecosocialisms potential Candidate: Evangelia Maria Croeser | 2018 |
| PhD | Mobile Learning for Informal Learning and Continuing Professional Development in Australian Healthcare Environments: The status of nursing Candidate: Carey Ann Mather | 2018 |
| PhD | The Owl of Minerva: Governing technology in the quest for sustainability Candidate: Dain Wesley Bolwell | 2017 |
| PhD | Inclusive Policy Networks for Participatory Place Branding: Enhancing stakeholder engagement using an action intervention methodology Candidate: Laura Ripoll Gonzalez | 2017 |
| PhD | Fostering Social Norms for Sustainability: A comparison of two community socioeconomic initiatives Candidate: Robin Krabbe | 2016 |
| PhD | Who Benefits? Decentralised Forest Governance through Community Forestry in Nepal Candidate: Biddya Sigdel Baral | 2015 |
| PhD | Deconstructing Value Theory in Economics: A trans-disciplinary historical critique of the supply and demand template Candidate: Gerwin Elmar Otte | 2014 |
| Masters | Australia's Organic Trilemma: Public Versus Private Organic Food Standardisation Candidate: Stephen Barrie Hall | 2011 |
| Masters | The Failure to Combine Economic and Environment Value in Market Price - A Theoretical History Candidate: Denise Elizabeth Swan | 2010 |
| PhD | Quality, Legitimacy and Global Governance: A Comparative Analysis of Four Forest Institutions Candidate: Timothy Mark Cadman | 2009 |
| Masters | The Political Economy of Currency Transaction Taxes Candidate: Peter Scott Willans | 2006 |