David Bromell

Title

Senior Associate

Profile

Dr David Bromell has degrees in English and History (MA Hons, Canterbury) and systematic theology (BD Hons, Melbourne; PhD, Otago). He was a Visiting Scholar at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, in 1988; and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies during 2007.

David has worked in the tertiary education and NGO sectors and as a public servant since 2003. He is currently a Principal Advisor in the Social Sector Strategy Group of the Ministry of Social Development.

Publications

David has published in the fields of theology, church history, philosophy, ethics, social development and psychotherapy. His current research interests focus on population diversity, social cohesion and public policy, and on the craft (and ethics) of policy analysis.

His publications on public policy include:

2010 ‘Income inequality and the economy of ideas’ Policy Quarterly 6(3), August 2010,
pp 40-44. 

2009 'Diversity and democracy', Policy Quarterly 5(4), Nov 2009, pp 29-35.

2009 ‘Recognition, redistribution and democratic inclusion’, in E Rata and R Openshaw (eds), The Politics of Conformity, North Shore City: Pearson, pp 231-255.

2008 Ethnicity, Identity and Public Policy: Critical perspectives on multiculturalism, Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington

2007 Social Inclusion and Participation: A guide for policy and planning, with Marion Hyland