Writing
Publications
A list of my various publications over the years, conveniently organised into categories.
Follow the links to read, or get in touch via my work profile and I can send you a copy.
Catergories
Academic Publications:
2026
- Riboldi, M. (2026). Shifting Focus: The Impacts of Neoliberalism on Australian Nonprofit Advocacy. Nonprofit Policy Forum, [preprint]. https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2024-0066
- Riboldi, M., & Vromen, A. (2026). Third-party campaigning. In M. Sawer, J. Sheppard, & J. Warhurst (Eds.), Landslide: The 2025 Australian Federal Election (1st ed., pp. 341–361). ANU Press. https://doi.org/10.22459/L.2026.16
- Riboldi, M. (2026). Interest Groups. In R. A. List, H. K. Anheier, & S. Toepler (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society (pp. 1–8). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_9678-1
- Hayman, P., Spies-Butcher, B., & Riboldi, M. (2026). Enduring realignment: Gender and geography in Australian independent and minor party politics. Australian Journal of Political Science, [preprint]. https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2026.2670449
2025
- Whales, L., Dalton, B., Riboldi, M. (2025). Volunteering in Australia and New Zealand. In: List, R.A., Anheier, H.K., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99675-2_9565-1
2024
- Riboldi, M., Spies-Butcher, B., & Hayman, P. (2024). Do independents like to party? The rise in independent and minor party MPs in Australian parliaments since 1970. Australian Journal of Political Science, 59(3), 272–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2024.2421519
- Riboldi, M. (2024). Power, Connection, Collaboration—Australian civil society organisations meeting community need in the COVID-19 pandemic [PhD, The University of Sydney]. https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/33256
- Riboldi, M. (2024). A typology of civil society organisation activities: A multi-grounded theory approach to what CSOs do. Australian Journal of Political Science, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2024.2362211
- Riboldi, M. (2024) The Loci of Power and Connection: a framework for exploring the democratic relationships of civil society organisations. Interest Groups & Advocacy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41309-024-00209-7
- Iveson, K., & Riboldi, M. (2024). Navigating the dilemmas of mutual aid: International student organising in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographical Research, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12647
2021
- Riboldi, M., Fennis, L., Fishwick, E., Goodwin, S., Stears, M. (2021). Making commissioning work: The relational gap between intent and implementation in the transition to ‘commissioning’ community services in New South Wales. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 80(3), 565-576.
Research Reports and Industry Publications:
- Kirby, BL., Edwards, T., Riboldi, M and Ferguson, A. (2023). “Inclusive & Collaborative” – Coordinated Youth Engagement [Case Study]”, Maranguka Community Hub.
- Riboldi, M., Fennis, L. and Stears, M. (2022). Nurturing Links Across Civil Society: The Australian For-purpose Sector’s Response to COVID-19. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Policy Lab.
- Riboldi, M. (2021). The Maranguka Cross Sector Leadership Group – a case study of government and non-government organisations aligning policy and resources towards an Aboriginal community-led agenda. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Policy Lab.
- Goodwin, S., Riboldi, M., Fishwick, E., Fennis, L., Stears, M. (2020). All Together: A new future for commissioning human services in New South Wales. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Policy Lab.
- Riboldi, M., and Hopkins, S. (2019). Community-led justice reinvestment: Rethinking access to justice. Precedent – Australian Lawyers Alliance., 154(10), 48-51.
- Riboldi, M. (2018) Fund Equal Justice Campaign Review. Community Legal Centres NSW, Australia.
- Ross, L.P., and Riboldi, M. (2018). The limits of rights and protections: Housing as an essential service, Parity – Council to Homeless Persons, 31(7), 36-37.
- Riboldi, M. (2017). Controlled Immersion, Overland Literary Journal, 228, 47-53.
Opinion Pieces and Essays
- Riboldi, M. (2025, July 16). Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for? The Conversation.
- Riboldi, M. (2025, May 20). Follow the money: The organisations that spent the most on social media during the election. The Conversation.
- Riboldi, M. (2025). Power and Connection – Exploring how Organisations Engage with Communities, The Commons Social Change Library, 2025.
- Riboldi, M. (2022). Australia’s federal election shows that community campaigning can trump populism, ABC Religion and Ethics, 26 May 2022.
- Riboldi, M. (2019). What Can We Learn From Justice Reinvestment? Community Legal Centres NSW & ANTaR, April 2019.
- Riboldi, M. (2018). FFS Stop Talking about Trickle Down Economics, Medium, 9 May 2019.
- Riboldi, M. (2017). The Promise and Disappointment of Virtual Reality, LitHub, Nov 2017.
- Riboldi, M. (2017). The Robots Aren’t Coming. They’re Already Here, Green Agenda, May 2017.
- Riboldi, M. (2017). An Automated World? An interview with Jim Stanford, Green Agenda, Jan 2017. here.
- Riboldi, M. (2016). Too Late, Humans, Overland Literary Journal Online, June 2016.
- Riboldi, M. (2014). Chasing Rabbits, Plan to Thrive, Sept 2014.
- Riboldi, M. (2014). Watching ‘Her’, Overland Literary Journal Online, Feb 2014.
- Riboldi, M. (2014). Renewed pressure on Sri Lanka over war crime allegations, SBS World Service Online, Feb 2014.
Short Fiction
- Another Me – published in Imaginary Worlds, Vol. 1. Urchin Press, 2016.
- Shadows on the Wall – published by Seizure Online, 2014.
Poetry
- Dear Sylvia – performed at the Australian Centre for Photograph Photosocial, 2015.
- The Graduate – published by Seizure Online, 2014.
- Hairy Legs – published by Seizure Online, 2014.
- Like Silver Spoons – published by Seizure Online, 2014.
- About Time – long-listed for the Montreal International Poetry Prize, 2013.
- London Snow – published in The Fine Print, UTS, 2006.