Alan Mayne holds a ResearchSA Chair at the University of South Australia, where he is Professor of Social History in the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, and the Hawke Research Institute. He holds a PhD (1980) from the Australian National University and worked until 2005 at the University of Melbourne. He has also been a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in Washington DC, a Senior Fulbright scholar at Boston and Berkeley, and a visiting Professorial Fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. His core interests relate to social equity and sustainability.
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'This remarkable story of persistence and purpose should be told as an inspiration to all concerned with the development of appropriate technologies to meet new challenges in human societies. It encourages optimism about the future of Aboriginal people in a climate of uncertainty.' - Professor Basil Hetzel AC - former Chancellor University of South Australia and Emeritus Professor University of Adelaide
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'It is clear that it is the human dimension of science and technology about which the least is known.' - Bruce Walker, founder, Centre for Appropriate Technology
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'This is a vastly interesting examination of organisational success using sustainable methods to address community development in the Outback. The lively historical discussion is aided by 16 pages of coloured photographs, maps and many greyscale photographs. Alternative Interventions is a must for policymakers and those interested in Indigenous politics.' - Maggie Tate, Global Media Post