Books
Ward, Ian and Stewart, Randal G. (2010). Politics one. 4th ed. South Yarra, Vic., Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
Ward, Ian and Stewart, Randal G. (2006). Politics One. Third ed. Australia: Palgrave MacMillan.
Book Chapters
Ward, Ian (2015). Media influence on public policy. Policy analysis in Australia. (pp. 183-197) edited by Brian Head and Kate Crowley. Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press.
Ward, Ian (2013). Politics and the media, new and old. Government and Politics in Australia. (pp. 291-310) edited by Alan Fenna, Jane Robbins and John Summers. French's Forest, NSW, Australia: Pearson Australia.
Ward, Ian (2012). Queensland. Julia 2010: the caretaker election. (pp. 217-230) edited by Marian Simms and John Wanna. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU E Press.
Ward, Ian (2010). The new and old media, power and politics. Government, politics, power and policy in Australia. (pp. 374-393) edited by Dennis Woodward, Andrew Parkin and John Summers. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W., Australia: Pearson Education.
Ward, Ian (2009). Australia and the Post Modern Election Campaign. Routledge Handbook of Political Management. (pp. 346-359) edited by Dennis W. Johnson. New York and London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203892138-34
Ward, Ian (2007). Parties. The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics. (pp. 391-394) edited by B. Galligan and W. Roberts. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Ward, Ian (2007). Mapping the Australian PR state. Government communication in Australia. (pp. 3-18) edited by Sally Young. New York, United States of America: Cambridge University Press.
Ward, Ian (2006). The media, power and politics. Government, Politics, Power and Policy in Australia. (pp. 363-379) edited by Andrew Parkin, John Summers and Dennis Woodward. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W., Australia: Pearson Education.
Ward, Ian (2006). Cartel parties and election campaigning in Australia. Political Parties in Transition?. (pp. 70-93) edited by Ian Marsh. Australia: The Federation Press.
Ward, Ian (2005). Drought, news media and policy debate. From Disaster Response to Risk Management. Australia's National Drought Policy. (pp. 85-97) edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Donald A. White. The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/1-4020-3124-6_7
Ward, Ian (2005). Queensland. Mortgage Nation: The 2004 Australian Election. (pp. 195-203) edited by Marian Simms and John Warhurst. Perth, Australia: API Network.
Ward, I. M. (2002). Media power. Government, politics, power and policy in Australia. (pp. 401-414) edited by John Summers and Dennis Woodward and Andrew Parkin. NSW Australia: Pearson Education Australia.
Wear, R. and Ward, I. M. (2002). Queensland. 2001 The Centenary Election. (pp. 185-196) edited by John Warhurst and Marian Simms. Qld, Australia: University of Qld Press.
Ward, I. M. (2000). One Nation: Organisation, party and democracy. The rise and fall of One Nation. (pp. 89-114) edited by Michael Leach, Geoffrey Stokes and Ian Ward. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.
Ward, I. M. and Walsh, M. (2000). Leaders' debates and presidential politics in Australia. Televised election debates : international perspectives. (pp. 43-65) edited by Stephen Coleman. Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.
Ward, Ian and Wear, Rae (2000). Queensland. Howard's agenda: The 1998 Australian election. (pp. 113-120) edited by Marian Simms and John Warhurst. St Lucia, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press.
Journal Articles
Ward, Ian (2015). Tea Party imitators? The campaign against the carbon tax, the media and a new uncivil politics. Australian Journal of Political Science, 50 (2), 225-240. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2015.1005571
Ward, Ian (2014). Parliament on "the Wireless" in Australia. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 60 (2), 157-176. doi: 10.1111/ajph.12052
Denemark, David, Ward, Ian and Bean, Clive (2012). Gender and leader effects in the 2010 Australian election. Australian Journal of Political Science, 47 (4), 563-578. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2012.731485
Ward, Ian (2012). Wrapping leaders with the Australian flag. Does it matter?. Australian Journal of Communication, 39 (2), 73-81.
Ward, Ian (2011). Does the internet encourage small parties? A case study of the minutiae of BC politics, 1996-2009. Australian Journal of Political Science, 46 (2), 229-242. doi: 10.1080/10361146.2011.567973
Ward, Ian (2009). Queensland. Australian Cultural History, 27 (2), 143-149. doi: 10.1080/07288430903164835
Ward, Ian (2008). An experiment in political communication: The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. Australian Journal of Political Science, 43 (2), 301-315. doi: 10.1080/10361140802035796
Ward, Ian (2008). Kevin07. Labor's pitch to Generation YouTube. Social Alternatives, 27 (2), 11-15.
Denemark, D., Ward, I. M. and Bean, C. (2007). Election campaigns and television news coverage: the case of the 2001 Australian election. Australian Journal of Political Science, 42 (1), 89-109. doi: 10.1080/10361140601158567
Ward, Ian and Cahill, James (2007). Old and new media: Blogs in the third age of political communication. Australian Journal of Communication, 34 (3), 1-21.
Ward, Ian (2006). Lobbying and political communication in Australia: A review article. Australian Journal of Communication, 33 (2-3), 163-173.
Ward, I. (2003). 'Localizing the national' - The rediscovery and reshaping of local campaigning in Australia. Party Politics, 9 (5), 583-600. doi: 10.1177/13540688030095004
Ward, Ian (2003). An Australian PR state?. Australian Journal of Communication, 30 (1), 25-42.
Ward, Ian (2002). The Tampa, Wedge Politics, and a Lesson for Political Journalism. Australian Journalism Review, 24 (1), 21-39.
Ward, I. M. (2002). Talkback radio, political communication, and Australian politics. Australian Journal of Communication, 29 (1), 21-38.
Ward, I. M. (2001). Trudeaumania and it's time: The early use of TV for political communication. Australian-Canadian Studies, 19 (1), 1-21.
Peisley, M. and Ward, I. (2001). Parties, governments and pollsters: A new form of patronage?. Australian Journal of Political Science, 36 (3), 553-565. doi: 10.1080/10361140120100712
Ward, Ian (1999). The Early Use of Radio for Political Communication in Australia and Canada: John Henry Austral, Mr Sage and the Man from Mars. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 45 (3), 311-329. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00067
Ward, Ian (1998). Political Chronicles: Commonwealth of Australia, July to December, 1997. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 44 (2), 233-319. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00014
Ward, Ian (1995). Where Were The Voters? Some Reflections On The News Coverage Of The 1995 NSW State Elections. Australian Journalism Review, 17 (1), 125-134.
Ward, Ian (1995). Bringing the Voters Back In: A Canadian Model for Australia?. Australian Studies in Journalism, 4, 29-49.
Conference Papers
Ward, I. M. (2009). Lobbying as a public affair. PR and politics in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2009 (ANZCA09), Brisbane, Australia, 8-10 July 2009. Australia: Australian and New Zealand Communications Association.
Ward, Ian M. and Cahill, J. (2007). Old and mew media: Blogs in the third age of communication. Monash University, Melbourne, 24-26 September 2007.
Ward, Ian (2006). The British Columbia Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. An experiment in political communication. Australasian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Newcastle, Australia, 25-27 September 2006. Newcastle NSW: University of Newcastle, Newcastle Business School.
Ward, Ian (2005). Election Campaigning in Australia. Australian Political Studies Association Conference 2005, Dunedin, New Zealand, 28-30 September 2005. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Denemark, D., Bean, C. and Ward, I. M. (2005). T.V. Election Campaign News Coverage in the 2001 Australian Election. Australian Political Studies Association Conference 2005, Otago, New Zealand, 28-30 September 2005. Otago, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Ward, Ian (2003). An Australian PR state?. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference, QUT, Gardents Point, Brisbane, 9 -11 July 2003. Brisbane, QLD: ANZCA.
Ward, I. M. (2002). Local campaigning down under. CPSA Annual Conference, Toronto, 31 May 2002. Canada: Canadian political sicence association.
Ward, I. M. (2001). Talkback radio and Australian politics. 43rd Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Brisbane, 24-26 September 2001. Brisbane: APSA.
Ward, I. M. (1999). Trudeaumania and it's time: Early use of television for political communication in Canada and Australia. 1999 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, University of Sydney, 26-29 September 1999. Sydney: Dept of Government, Univ. of Sydney/APSA.