Judy Motion

Professor of Communication
Professor

Professor Judy Motion is a member of the Environmental Humanities  at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Professor Motion has a distinguished research record in communication. She has written extensively on the power of public relations, public engagement processes and branding.

As a discourse scholar, she integrates an interdisciplinary perspective to the development of communication, public relations, media, marketing and organization studies. Her current work concentrates on building sustainability and engagement principles into public policy particularly science-society relations.

Funded research grants include leadership of a New Zealand research project titled  ‘Socially and Culturally Sustainable Biotechnology’ and membership, as an international researcher, on a research project titled ‘ Building our productivity: Understanding Sustainable Collective Productivity’.

Professor Motion’s work has been published in numerous journals including Public Relations Review, Journal of Public Relations Research, Media, Culture & Society, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Research, European Journal of Marketing, Public Understanding of Science and Political Communication.  She has contributed chapters to the Handbook of Public Relations, the Global Handbook of Public Relations and the Encyclopedia of Public Relations.

          

Subject areas
lensEnvironment & Society

Publications

Books
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Motion J; Heath RL; Leitch S, 2016, Social media and public relations: Fake friends and powerful publics
2016
Book Chapters
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Davidson S; Motion J, 2018, 'On Mouffe: Radical pluralism and public relations', in Public Relations and Social Theory: Key Figures, Concepts and Developments, pp. 394 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315271231
2018
Motion J; Leitch S, 2016, 'Critical discourse analysis: A search for meaning and power', in LEtang J; McKie D; Snow N; Xifra J (ed.), ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF CRITICAL PUBLIC RELATIONS, edn. Routledge Companions in Business Management and Accounting, Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 142 - 150, http://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Relations-Companions-Management-Accounting/dp/0415727332#reader_0415727332
2016
Motion J; Davenport S; Leitch S; Merlot L, 2013, 'Corporate Reputation and the Discipline of Public Relations', in Carroll CE (ed.), HANDBOOK OF COMMUNICATION AND CORPORATE REPUTATION, edn. Handbooks in Communication and Media, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 61 - 70, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000328291200007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
2013
Motion J; Davenport S; Leitch S; Merlot L, 2013, 'Corporate Reputation and the Discipline of Public Relations', in The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Reputation, Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, pp. 62 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118335529.ch7
2013
Motion J; Harr J; Leitch S, 2012, 'A public relations framework for indigenous engagement', in Sriramesh K; Vercic D (ed.), Culture and public relations: Links and Implications, Routledge, New York, pp. 54 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203149232
2012
Leitch S; Motion J, 2011, 'A provocation: Thinking the “social” into corporate social responsibility', in Ihlen O; Bartlett J; May S (ed.), The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility, John Wiley, Chicester, UK, pp. 505 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118083246.ch25
2011
Motion J; Leitch S, 2009, 'Risk Communication and Biotechnology: a discourse perspective', in Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication, edn. 1, Routledge, New York, pp. 560 - 575
2009
Motion J; Leitch S, 2009, 'On Foucault: A toolbox for public relations', in Public Relations and Social Theory: Key Figures and Concepts, pp. 83 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203883235
2009
Motion J, 2009, 'On Foucault', in Ihlen O; van Ruler B; Fredricksson M (ed.), Public Relations and Social Theory : key figures and concepts, edn. 1, Routledge, New York, pp. 83 - 101
2009
Motion J; Leitch S, 2006, 'From propaganda to discourse (and back again): Truth, power, the public interest and public relations', in L’Etang J; Pieczka M (ed.), Public relations: Critical debates and contemporary practice, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, N.J., pp. 7 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203822449
2006
Leitch S; Motion J, 2005, 'Discourse theory', in Heath R (ed.), Encyclopedia of Public Relations, edn. Original, Sage Publications
2005
Motion J; Leitch S, 2005, 'The practice of public relations in New Zealand and Australia', in Heath R (ed.), Encyclopedia of Public Relations, edn. Original, Sage Publications
2005
Motion J; Leitch S, 2004, 'New zealand perspectives on public relations', in Handbook of Public Relations, pp. 659 - 664, http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452220727.n59
2004
Motion J; Leitch S; Cliffe S, 2003, 'Public relations in New Zealand and Australia', in Sriramesh K; Vercic D (ed.), International Handbook of Public Relations, edn. Original, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
2003
Conference Papers
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Chad P; Kyriazis E; Motion J, 2016, 'DEVELOPMENT OF A MARKET ORIENTATION RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR', in Campbell C; Ma JJ (ed.), LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK: DRAWING ON THE PAST TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MARKETING, SPRINGER INT PUBLISHING AG, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, pp. 376 - 376, presented at 16th Biennial World Marketing Congress on Looking Forward, Looking Back - Drawing on the Past to Shape the Future of Marketing, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, 17 July 2013 - 20 July 2013, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000378071400094&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
2016
Harr J; Motion J; Leitch S, 2009, 'The politics of idea work: An indigenous perspective', in The politics of idea work: An indigenous perspective, 26th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2009, ESADE Business School, Barcelona,, presented at 26th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2009, ESADE Business School, Barcelona,, 03 July 2009
2009
Davenport S; Leitch S; Motion J; Renton M, 2009, 'Mobilizing scientific discourse to rebrand food organizations', in Mobilizing scientific discourse to rebrand food organizations, 26th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2009, ESADE Business School, Barcelona,, presented at 26th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2009, ESADE Business School, Barcelona,, 03 July 2009
2009
Little V; Motion J, 2004, 'Co-creating Knowledge Through Action Research: A Study of Customer Value and Related Processes', in ANZMAC 2005 Conference, Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2004, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference 2004, Wellington, New Zealand, 29 November 2004 - 01 December 2004
2004
Conference Presentations
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Motion J; Doolin W, 2008, 'Frozen souls’: Religion and public understanding of the new genetics', presented at International Conference on Organizational Discourse, London, UK, 01 January 2008
2008
Doolin W; Motion J, 2008, 'Upsetting scientists: Identity work in biotechnology organizations', presented at 24th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2008, Amsterdam, 10 July 2008 - 11 July 2008
2008
Motion J, 2008, 'Engaging imaginatively and emotionally: Understanding how the public values new or controversial science', presented at The Social Innovation Network, University of Wollongong, Australia, 06 November 2008
2008
Leitch S; Motion J, 2008, 'The discourse strategies of resistance: Entertainment, creative play and pleasure', presented at 24th EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2008, Amsterdam, 10 July 2008 - 11 July 2008
2008
Leitch S; Motion J, 2008, 'Challenging and changing institutions through public policy discourse', presented at Challenging Institutions: A workshop on institutional theory, UNSW, Sydney, 01 January 2008
2008
Motion J; Leitch S; Davenport S, 2007, 'Political power plays and purse power: Resistance and rebellion as reverse colonization', presented at 23rd EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2007, Vienna, Austria, 05 July 2007 - 07 July 2007
2007
Leitch S; Motion J, 2007, 'Retooling the corporate brand: A Foucauldian perspective on normalisation and differentiation', presented at International Corporate Identity Group Conference, Scotland, 01 January 2007
2007
Motion J, 2007, 'Communicating across boundaries: Ideas, values and bodies of knowledge', presented at Royal Society Symposium, Working across boundaries: Science industry in society, Wellington, NZ, 16 October 2007
2007
Motion J; Doolin B, 2006, 'Discourse dialectics: the contested nature of identity work', presented at 22nd EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2006, Bergen, Norway, 01 January 2006
2006
Motion J, 2006, 'Public Policy and identity work: Legitimation, normalization or power play?', presented at International Communication Association conference, Dresden, Germany, 01 January 2006
2006
Motion J; Weaver CK, 2005, 'Contesting knowledge: Advocacy as organizational legitimation or resistance', presented at International Critical Management Studies Conference (ICMS 2005: Technology and Power), Cambridge, England, 01 January 2005
2005
Motion J; Doolin B, 2005, 'Unlocking biotechnology: A discourse analysis', presented at 21st EGOS Conference - European Group for Organizational Studies 2005, Berlin, Germany, 01 January 2005
2005
Motion J, 2005, 'Who decides New Zealand’s biotechnology future?', presented at Waikato Management School Research Seminar series, Hamilton, NZ, 01 September 2005
2005
Motion J; Doolin B, 2005, 'Participation and partnership: sustaining a nascent, controversial industry', presented at 65th Annual Academy of Management Conference, Hawaii, 01 January 2005
2005
Motion J, 2005, 'A discourse perspective for critical research', presented at Qualitative Research network, Massey University at Albany, NZ, 14 September 2005
2005
Motion J, 2005, 'Building and sustaining qualitative research', presented at Qualitative Research Group, University of Auckland Business School, NZ, 22 August 2005
2005
Motion J; Doolin B, 2004, 'Science for society's sake?', presented at the Joint 4S & EASST Meeting: Public proofs - Science, technology and democracy, Paris, France, 25 August 2004 - 28 August 2004
2004
Motion J; Doolin B, 2004, 'Epic and tragic tales', presented at the Joint 4S & EASST Meeting: Public proofs - Science, technology and democracy, Paris, France, 25 August 2004 - 28 August 2004
2004
Journal articles
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Motion J, 2019, 'Undoing art and oil: an environmental tale of sponsorship, cultural justice and climate change controversy', Environmental Politics, vol. 28, pp. 727 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2017.1416904
2019
Fitch K; James M; Motion J, 2016, 'Talking back: Reflecting on feminism, public relations and research', Public Relations Review, vol. 42, pp. 279 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2015.05.006
2016
Motion J; Leitch S; Weaver CK, 2015, 'Popularizing dissent: A civil society perspective', Public Understanding of Science, vol. 24, pp. 496 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662514556206
2015
Motion J; Burgess L, 2014, 'Transformative learning approaches for public relations pedagogy', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 33, pp. 523 - 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2013.832163
2014
Chad P; Kyriazis E; Motion J, 2014, 'Bringing marketing into nonprofit organisations: A managerial nightmare!', Australasian Marketing Journal, vol. 22, pp. 342 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ausmj.2014.09.003
2014
Leitch S; Motion J; Merlot E; Davenport S, 2014, 'The fall of research and rise of innovation: Changes in New Zealand science policy discourse', Science and Public Policy, vol. 41, pp. 119 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/sct042
2014
Lee MSW; Conroy D; Motion J, 2012, 'Brand avoidance, genetic modification, and brandlessness', Australasian Marketing Journal, vol. 20, pp. 297 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ausmj.2012.07.003
2012
Glynn MS; Brodie RJ; Motion J, 2012, 'The benefits of manufacturer brands to retailers', European Journal of Marketing, vol. 46, pp. 1127 - 1149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090561211247856
2012
Motion J; Leitch S, 2009, 'The transformational potential of public policy discourse', Organization Studies, vol. 30, pp. 1045 - 1061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840609337940
2009
Motion J; Leitch S, 2009, 'The Transformational Potential of Public Policy Discourse', ORGANIZATION STUDIES, vol. 30, pp. 1045 - 1061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840609337940
2009
Wai Lee MS; Conroy D; Motion J, 2009, 'Brand avoidance: A negative promises perspective', Advances in Consumer Research, vol. 36, pp. 421 - 429
2009
Motion J, 2009, 'Anti-consumption and brand avoidance', Journal of Business Research, vol. 62, pp. 169 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.01.024
2009
Clarke R; Motion J; Kyriazis E, 2008, 'Communication and coalition: Rethinking neocapitalist definitions of KM', Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM, pp. 977 - 983
2008
Motion J; Leitch S, 2008, 'The multiple discourses of science-society engagement', Australian Journal of Communication, vol. 35, pp. 29 - 40
2008
Glynn MS; Motion J; Brodie RJ, 2007, 'Sources of brand benefits in manufacturer-reseller B2B relationships', Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, vol. 22, pp. 400 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/08858620710780163
2007
Leitch S; Motion J, 2007, 'Retooling the corporate brand: A Foucauldian perspective on normalization and differentiation', Journal of Brand Management, vol. 15, pp. 71 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bm.2550111
2007
Motion J; Leitch S, 2007, 'A toolbox for public relations: The oeuvre of Michael Foucault', Public Relations Review, vol. 33, pp. 263 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2007.05.004
2007
Zorn T; Roper J; Motion J, 2006, 'What are we really trying to do? Achieving legitimacy and closure in dialogue', Management Communication Quarterly, vol. 19, pp. 364 - 368
2006
Little V; Motion J; Brodie RJ, 2006, 'Advancing understanding: The contribution of multi-method action research-based approaches to knowledge creation', International Journal of Learning and Change, vol. 1, pp. 217 - 228
2006
Little V; Motion J; Brodie RJ; Brookes R, 2006, 'Turning marketing promises into business value: The experience of an industrial SME', University of Auckland Business Review, vol. 8, pp. 25 - 36
2006
Heath RL; Roper J; Motion J, 2006, 'The processes of dialogue: Participation and Legitimation', Management Communication Quarterly, vol. 19, pp. 341 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0893318905282208
2006
Motion J; Cliffe S, 2005, 'Building contemporary brands: a sponsorship based strategy', Journal of Business Research, vol. 58, pp. 1068 - 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2004.03.004
2005
Holmes P; Cockburn-Wooten C; Motion J; Zorn T; Roper J, 2005, 'Critical reflexive practice in teaching management communication', Business Communication Quarterly,, vol. 68, pp. 247 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1080569905276668
2005
Motion J; Weaver CK, 2005, 'The epistemic struggle for credibility: rethinking media relations', Journal of Communication Management, vol. 9, pp. 246 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13632540510621579
2005
Motion J, 2005, 'Participative public relations: Power to the people or legitimacy for government discourse?', Public Relations Review, vol. 31, pp. 505 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2005.08.009
2005
Motion J, 2005, 'Participative public relations: Normalizing an economic discourse transformation', Public Relations Review, vol. 31, pp. 505 - 512
2005
Motion J; Weaver CK, 2005, 'A discourse perspective for critical public relations research: Life sciences and the battle for truth', Journal of Public Relations Research, vol. 17, pp. 49 - 67
2005
Roper J; Motion J, 2005, 'The process of dialogue: Forum introduction', Management Communication Quarterly, vol. 19, pp. 341 - 343
2005
McKie D; Motion J; Munshi D, 2004, 'Envisioning communication from the edge', Australian Journal of Communication, vol. 31, pp. 1 - 11
2004
McKie D; Motion J; Munshi D, 2004, 'Managing communication and margins', Australian Journal of Communication, vol. 31, pp. i - ii
2004
Leitch S; Motion J, 2003, 'Public-private partnerships: Consultation, cooperation and collusion', Journal of Public Affairs, vol. 3, pp. 273 - 278
2003
Motion J; Leitch S; Brodie RJ, 2003, 'Equity in co-branded identity: The case of adidas and the All Blacks', European Journal of Marketing, vol. 37, pp. 1080 - 1094
2003
Weaver CK, 2002, 'Sabotage and subterfuge: Public relations, democracy and genetic engineering in New Zealand', Media, Culture & Society, vol. 24, pp. 325 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016344370202400303
2002
Motion J, 2001, 'Personal public relations: The interdisciplinary pitfalls and innovative possibilities of identity work', Journal of Communication Management, vol. 5, pp. 31 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13632540110806640
2001
Motion J, 2001, 'Electronic relationships: Interactivity, Internet branding and the public sphere', Journal of Communication Management, vol. 5, pp. 217 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13632540110806785
2001
Motion J, 1999, 'Politics as Destiny, Duty, and Devotion', Political Communication, vol. 16, pp. 61 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/105846099198776
1999
Leitch S; Motion J, 1999, 'Multiplicity in corporate identity strategy', Corporate Communications: An International Journal, vol. 4, pp. 193 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13563289910299319
1999
Motion J, 1999, 'Personal public relations: Identity as a public relations commodity', Public Relations Review, vol. 25, pp. 465 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0363-8111(99)00032-6
1999
Motion J; Leitch S, 1996, 'A discursive perspective from New Zealand: Another world view', Public Relations Review, vol. 22, pp. 297 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0363-8111(96)90051-X
1996
Motion J; Doolin B, 1950, 'Out of the laboratory: scientists’ discursive practices in their encounters with activists', Discourse Studies, vol. 9, pp. 63 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1461445606072110
1950
Reports
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Motion J, 2008, Socially and Culturally Sustainable Biotechnology within New Zealand: A community discourse, Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, The Sustainable Biotechnology Project
2008
Davenport S; Motion J; Leitch S, 2008, Working across Boundaries: Science Industry in Society, Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, The Sustainable Biotechnology Project
2008
Working Papers
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Motion J; Weaver CK; Gilbert E, 2004, Analysis of the New Zealand Press Reporting of Environmental Issues and Greenpeace Activities, Analysis of the New Zealand Press Reporting of Environmental Issues and Greenpeace Activities, http://dx.doi.org
2004