Dr Lou Wilson

I have research interests in social inclusion, social cohesion, social capital and social, economic and environmental sustainability. Please contact me if you are interested in these topics, or are doing research in this area.

I am currently teaching courses in planning research study and social planning and have teaching interests in social policy, politics and sociology, survey design and focus group methods. If you are interested in any of the courses I am coordinating or my teaching interests please do not hesitate to contact me.

Some of my papers and reports listed on this page can be accessed at South Australian Policy Online (SAPO). Just search on my name in the SAPO search dialogue box: Click on this sentence to go to SAPO.

• Social policy and planning
• Sociology
• Political economy
• Research methods in the social sciences
• Planning to address social and political issues
• Survey design and implementation
• Focus groups method and practice

Ph.D, BSW (Hons), GrdCt Education (Higher Ed.)

• Social Sustainability
• Social Inclusion
• Social Capital
• Social Cohesion
• Policy and Progam Evaluation
• Survey Research Methods
• Social Planning
• Work and Education

Wilson, L. (2009), 'The geography of civic participation in northern Adelaide’, Australian Journal on Volunteering, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp1–7.

Wilson, L. (2009), 'Social Inclusion in Australia: Resource Allocation, Morality and Racism', International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.165-174.

Wilson, L. and Spoehr, J. (2009), 'Labour relations and the transfer of knowledge in industrial clusters: why do skilled workers share knowledge in industrial clusters', Geographical Research (accepted for publication December 2008)

Davidson, K. and Wilson, L. (2009), Measuring Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability at the Enterprise Level, book chapter in 'Sustainability Performance Management: Issues and Perspectives' (Ed. Madtha, C.), ICFAI Books.

Wilson, L. (2008), Labor and social inclusion: a new direction for social policy?, Refereed conference paper, Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, Brisbane, University of Queensland.

Atem, P. and Wilson, L. (2008), Housing pathways for African refugees in Australia: towards an understanding of African refugee housing issues, Refereed conference paper, the Australian Sociological Association Conference. University of Melbourne.

Rorke-Wickins, C. and Wilson, L. (2008), Gender and planning education, Australian Planner, (accepted for publication October 2008).

Ness, D., Kellett, J., Wilson, L. Pullen, S., Karuppannan, S., Sivam, A., Tisato, P. and Davidson, K. (2008), Integrated sustainability assessment of urban development and infrastructure: complementaries and contradictions, Refereed conference paper, World Sustainable Building Conference (SB08), Melbourne, September 2008.

Davidson, K. and Wilson, L. (2008), A model to identify the risks to sustainable urban development, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp161-167.

Wilson, L. (2007), Measuring the impact of public expenditure on social exclusion, The International Journal of Intedisciplinary Social Sciences, Vol.2, No.2, pp.199-206.

Wilson, L. (2006), Developing a model for the measurement of social inclusion and social capital in regional Australia’, Social Indicators Research, v74, No.3, pp335-360.

Wilson, L., Spoehr, J. and Martin, S. (2006), A spatially sensitive approach to understanding the impact of public expenditure on social exclusion, Refereed conference paper presented to the Social Change in the 21st Century Conference, QUT, Brisbane.

Davidson, K. and Wilson, L. (2006) Measuring social, economic and environmental sustainability at the enterprise level: a case study of an Australian Utility Corporation’s Sustainability Report. Refereed conference paper, In Proceedings Social Change in the 21st Century Conference 2006, Carseldine, Brisbane.

Wilson, L. (2005), ‘Social exclusion and social capital in northern Adelaide: the role of social networks in reproducing social inequity', Refereed conference paper, Social change in the 21st Century, Brisbane, October.

Wilson, L., Spoehr, J. and McLean, R. (2005), Volunteering in not-for-profit organizations and the accumulation of social capital in South Australia’, Australian Journal on Volunteering, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp32-41.

Wilson, L. and Chiveralls, K. (2005), ‘Social inclusion and community services in South Australia’, book chapter, State of South Australia, J. Spoehr (Ed.), Kent Town, Wakefield Press.

Wilson, L. and Chiveralls, K. (2004) ‘Labor and social capital: disengaging from social justice’, refereed conference paper, Australasian Political Studies Association conference 2004, University of Adelaide.

Smith, E. and Wilson, L. (2004) 'School-based apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia', Journal of Education and Training, Vol. 46, Nos. 2/3, pp64-74.

Saggers,S. Palmer, D.,, Royce, P., Wilson, L. and Charlton, A. (2004), Alive and Motivated: Young People, Participation and Local Government, (Book), Canberra, National Capital Printing.

Smith, E. and Wilson, L. (2002), ‘The new child labour? The part-time student workforce, Australian Bulletin of Labour (March),Vol. 28, No.2, pp118-134.

Smith, E. and Wilson, L. (2002), ‘Learning and training in school-based new apprenticeships’, Kensington, refereed NCVER Publication.

Smith, E. and Wilson, L. (2002), School students views on their working and learning in the workplace, refereed NCVER publication.

Wilson, L., Pocock, B. and Sexton, M. (2002) ‘Workplace change in local government: doing more with less’ NSPC 2001, Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) publication, Kensington, University of NSW.

Wilson, L. (1998) ‘Quasi-markets and insecure employment in the health and welfare bureaucracy: the impact on professional occupations’, book chapter in Unemployment: promise and political will, (eds) Carson, E., Jamrozik, A. and Winefield T., Brisbane, Australian Academic Press.

Wilson, L. (1998) ‘Reform, public choice theory and employee attitudes to job insecurity: data from the 1995 AWIRS survey’, book chapter in Working in the New Economy: Policy, Programs, Populations, Melbourne, RMIT Press.

Crimeen, K. and Wilson, L. (1997) ‘Economic rationalism’, Australian Social Work, December, Vol. 50, No. 4.

Spoehr, J., Wilson, L., Barnett, K., Toth, T. and Watson-Tran, A. (2007), Measuring Social Inclusion and Exclusion in Northern Adelaide, Research report, for the Department of Health, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide.

Spoehr, L., Davidson, K. and Wilson, L. (2006), An evaluation of the energy efficiency program for low income households, Research report, prepared for Energy Division, Government of South Australia.

Wilson, L. and Mayer, P. (2006), Upward mobility and social capital: building advantage through volunteering, Research report, for the SA Office for Volunteers, Government of South Australia.

Spoehr, J., Wilson, L. and Szuster, F. (2005), Findings from the 2004 Workplace Perspectives Survey, Reports 1 to 15, Research reports prepared for the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, Government of South Australia.

Spoehr, J. and Wilson, L. (2005), The Northern Adelaide Social Inclusion Survey (NASIS), Research report for the SA Department of Health.

Wilson, L., McLean, R. and Spoehr, J. (2004) Volunteer participation in not-for-profit associations in SA: no sign of a decline, Research report for the SA Office for Volunteers, Government of South Australia.

Wilson, L. and McLean, R. (2004) A study of volunteer participation in not-for-profit associations: preliminary report, for the SA Office for Volunteers, Government of South Australia.

Wilson, L. (2001), Sink or swim: housing impacts of Centrelink breaches, Research report, for Shelter SA.

Wilson, L. (2001) An evaluation of the DrugBeat Rehabilation Program of South Australia, Research report, prepared for ADTARP Inc.

Wilson, L. (2000), A profile of the Eastern Adelaide Region: Employment trends and youth opportunities, Research report, prepared for Region East Adelaide Development Initiative Inc.

Wilson, L. (2000), An evaluation of the ISB Disability Program, Research report, prepared for the SA Independent Schools Board.

Wilson, L. (2000) Report on the Walk for Care Survey, Research report, prepared for Couch and McCutcheon Consulting.

Wilson, L. (1998), The future need for accommodation for homeless men in Adelaide, Research report prepared for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Wilson, L. (1998), The case for a new night shelter for homeless men in Adelaide, prepared for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (submission to the Minister for Human Services on behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul).

Wilson, L. (1995), The CES and systematic discrimination against Cambodian refugees, Honours thesis.

Wilson, L. (2000), Reorganising Australian State Services, Public Choice Theory, Marx and the Third Way. Ph.D thesis.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Urban and Regional Planning

• Social policy and planning
• Social and political issues
• Sustainable communities
• Social inclusion and social capital
• Social cohesion
• Community consultation
• Urban regeneration