By Dr Lisa Ewenson

Book Chapters

Ewenson L, 2023, 'Contemporary Youth Detention Experiences in New South Wales', in Clancey G; Lulham R (ed.), Youth Crime, Youth Justice and Children's Courts (in NSW), LexisNexis, Sydney, https://yumi-sabe.aiatsis.gov.au/project/3408

Journal articles

Ewenson L; Sanderson D, 2025, 'The Right to Adequate Housing in Australia: Community-Based 
Disaster Management and Social Work Advocacy', The International Journal of Community and Social Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/25166026251340228

Ewenson L, 2025, 'Law & Culture, Book Review of: A Children's Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia, by Anita Mackay', Alternative Law Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969X251345571

Ewenson L; Corby C; Hickey V; Spencer W; MacGillivray P; McCausland R, 2025, 'Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations and disaster response.', Alternative Law Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969X251323942

Ewenson L, 2025, 'Why is social work under-recognised by the disaster management sector within Australia and what can be done about this?', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 40, pp. 7 - 11, https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-january-2025-why-is-social-work-under-recognised-by-the-disaster-management-sector-within-australia-and-what-can-be-done-about-this/

Ewenson L, 2025, 'Women and Housing After the Lismore Floods (Australia)–A Relational Rights-Based Approach', Affilia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08861099251315714

Ewenson L, 2024, 'Human rights tools are a key lever to address climate change-accelerated disasters', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, pp. 138 - 139, https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2024-human-rights-tools-are-a-key-lever-to-address-climate-change-accelerated-disasters/

Ewenson L, 2024, 'Learning from disaster inquiries and other reporting: How top-down responses erode community recovery', Alternative Law Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969x241291638

Ewenson L, 2024, 'Lived experiences of youth justice detention in Australia: reframing the institution in a decarcerated state.', Australian Journal of Human Rights, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2024.2412386

Ewenson L, 2024, 'Research With Young People Released From Youth Justice Detention in Australia: Ethical Tensions and Practical Limitations During a Pandemic', Youth Justice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14732254241282500

Ewenson L, 2024, 'Teaching human rights-based social work in Australia–drawing from practice experiences in diverse environments', Social Work Education, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2024.2361732

Ewenson L; Naylor B, 2021, 'Protecting human rights in youth detention: listening to the voices of children and young people in detention', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 27, pp. 97 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2021.1961368

Conference Presentations

Ewenson L, 2025, 'Women and Housing after the Lismore Floods: A Relational Rights-Based Approach.', presented at Australasian Housing Researchers Conference, University of Sydney, 19 February 2025 - 21 February 2025, https://ahrc2025.sydney.edu.au/program/

Ewenson L, 2024, 'Enablers for Attaining the Right to Adequate Housing in an Australian Disaster Recovery Context - A Macro EcoSocial Work Approach', presented at 10th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia, 19 November 2024 - 22 November 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udfI-PIkVFA

Ewenson L, 2022, 'Narrating the youth detention experience in NSW, Australia', presented at Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, Darwin, 28 November 2022 - 30 November 2022, https://anzsocconference.com.au/8038

Ewenson L, 2021, 'An analysis of youth justice detention in contemporary Australia.', presented at 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference, Brisbane & on-line, 11 November 2021 - 13 November 2021, https://www.ifsw.org/the-26th-asia-pacific-regional-social-work-conference-important-update/

Ewenson L, 2019, 'Children must be heard when they cannot be seen. An analysis of youth justice detention.', presented at The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Sydney, 25 November 2019 - 29 November 2023, https://www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=671860&module_id=357514

Ewenson L, 2004, 'Discussion Paper on the Ethics of the Use of Motivational Interviewing with Involuntary Clients', presented at Global Social Work Congress - Reclaiming Civil Society, Adelaide,, 02 October 2004 - 04 November 2004, https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=BF2A8A074148C185DB617AE0F87A4F88?doi=10.1.1.131.8699&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Theses / Dissertations

Ewenson L, 2022, Children Must Be Heard When They Cannot Be Seen. An Analysis of Youth Justice Detention in Contemporary Australia - External Oversight Mechanisms, Children's Rights and the Capabilities Approach., Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT, https://research-repository.rmit.edu.au/articles/thesis/Children_must_be_heard_when_they_cannot_be_seen_An_analysis_of_youth_justice_detention_in_contemporary_Australia_external_oversight_mechanisms_children_s_rights_and_the_capabilities_approach/27595908?file=50762451

Other

Ewenson L, 2024, Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Inquiry into Australia's Youth Justice and Incarceration System, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/Incarceration47/Submissions

Ewenson L, 2023, Children's Rights and Participation in Youth Justice Systems: An International Perspective - Webinar Panelist, https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/events/youthjusticesystems

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