Australian Politics In The Twenty First Century

Author : Stewart Jackson,Joff Lelliott,Shannon Brincat,Josephine Bourne,Nick Economou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009108232

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Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Stewart Jackson,Joff Lelliott,Shannon Brincat,Josephine Bourne,Nick Economou Pdf

The global political environment in the twenty-first century is proving dynamic and challenging for Australian policymakers and political institutions. Australian Politics in the Twenty-first Century contextualises the Australian political landscape through an institutional lens. It examines the legislative and judicial bodies, minor parties, lobby groups, the media and the citizenry, providing historical and contemporary facts, explaining political issues and examining new challenges. The second edition has been updated to reflect the application of political theories in today's civic environment. New spotlight boxes highlight issues including marriage equality, COVID-19 and federalism, the inclusion of First Nations peoples in the political system, and gender equality in public policy. Short-answer, reflection, research and discussion questions encourage students to test and extend their knowledge of each topic and to clearly link theory to practice. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century is an invaluable introduction to the Australian political system.

Author : Glenn Kefford,Hannah Murphy-Gregory,Ian Ward,Stewart Jackson,Lloyd Cox,Andrea Carson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1108551181

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Australian politics in the twenty-first century by Glenn Kefford,Hannah Murphy-Gregory,Ian Ward,Stewart Jackson,Lloyd Cox,Andrea Carson Pdf

Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century brings to life traditional institutions, theories and concepts by considering the key question: how are Australia's political institutions holding up in the face of the new challenges, dynamics and turbulence that have emerged and intensified in the new millennium? This approach encourages students to critically examine the complex interplay between a centuries' old system and a diverse, modern Australian society. This text presents the many moving parts of Australia's political system from an institutional perspective: the legislative and judiciary bodies, as well as lobby groups, the media, minor parties and independents, and the citizenry - institutions not often considered but whose influence is rapidly increasing. Student learning is supported through learning objectives, key terms, discussion questions, further readings and breakout boxes that highlight key theories, events and individuals. The extensive resources available in the VitalSource interactive eBook reaffirm comprehension and extend learning.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1108445802

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Australian Politics in the Twenty-first Century by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Drum,John Tate,Victoria Perselli
Publisher : Palgrave
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1420256416

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Politics in Australia by Martin Drum,John Tate,Victoria Perselli Pdf

As the second title in Palgrave Macmillan’s Assessing the Evidence series, Politics in Australia adopts both a historical and conceptual approach, dealing with issues considered fundamental to the Australian political system throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This text provides a detailed examination of the structural elements as well as the key concepts considered central to an understanding of Australian politics at a Commonwealth level, such as: • federalism • the constitution • parliament• executive government• citizenship• liberalism • conservatism• political parties• democracy

Author : Jim George
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan Australia
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781420256178

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The Culture Wars by Jim George Pdf

Culture Wars: Australian and American politics in 21st Century argues that 'culture wars' attitudes and conflicts intrinsic to US politics for many decades are also deeply embedded characteristics of Australian political life in the 21st century. It suggests that during the Howard years (1996-2007) culture war antagonisms were forced to the political surface in Australia, albeit without the volatility and violence that sometimes accompanies disputes over religion, social authority, morality, multiculturalism, race, sexuality, education, immigration, feminism and national identity in the United States. With the demise of the Bush Administration (2000-2008) and the Howard Government some have proclaimed an end to the culture wars. This book suggests otherwise, proposing that the Rudd Government's `me-too' strategy in taking power and the tendency since to remain loyal to the Howard agenda on major areas of public policy is illustrative of its need to retain the support of its socially conservative working class constituency and many of `Howards battlers' returning to the ALP after the Keating years. This, it argues, will create increasing cultural tensions with its more progressivist sectors. The authors maintain that this tension is not necessarily a negative for Australian politics because it will help further ventilate culture war disputes within Australian society and democratise debates which have been largely the province of educated elites. The book seeks to further this democratisation process and engage the culture wars in broader terms than is anywhere else available in the literature. It provides a historical and intellectual framework for understanding the contemporary culture wars, before traversing some of its many battlegrounds, on foreign policy and national identity, 'the struggle for God', 'family values', immigration, the History Wars and the (Australian) 'Bogan' factor among others.

Author : Juliet Pietsch,Haydn Aarons
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781922144072

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Australia by Juliet Pietsch,Haydn Aarons Pdf

The latter years of the first decade of the twenty-first century were characterised by an enormous amount of challenge and change to Australia and Australians. Australia's part in these challenges and changes is borne of our domestic and global ties, our orientation towards ourselves and others, and an ever increasing awareness of the interdependency of our world. Challenges and changes such as terrorism, climate change, human rights, community breakdown, work and livelihood, and crime are not new but they take on new variations and impact on us in different ways in times such as these.

Author : Bruce Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000015793959

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What Kind of Country? by Bruce Grant Pdf

Author : Peter John Chen
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781922144409

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Australian Politics in a Digital Age by Peter John Chen Pdf

The first comprehensive volume on the impact of digital media on Australian politics, this book examines the way these technologies shape political communication, alter key public and private institutions, and serve as the new arena in which discursive and expressive political life is performed. -- Publisher's description.

Author : Lyn Carson,John Gastil,Janette Hartz-Karp,Ron Lubensky
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780271069074

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The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy by Lyn Carson,John Gastil,Janette Hartz-Karp,Ron Lubensky Pdf

Growing numbers of scholars, practitioners, politicians, and citizens recognize the value of deliberative civic engagement processes that enable citizens and governments to come together in public spaces and engage in constructive dialogue, informed discussion, and decisive deliberation. This book seeks to fill a gap in empirical studies in deliberative democracy by studying the assembly of the Australian Citizens’ Parliament (ACP), which took place in Canberra on February 6–8, 2009. The ACP addressed the question “How can the Australian political system be strengthened to serve us better?” The ACP’s Canberra assembly is the first large-scale, face-to-face deliberative project to be completely audio-recorded and transcribed, enabling an unprecedented level of qualitative and quantitative assessment of participants’ actual spoken discourse. Each chapter reports on different research questions for different purposes to benefit different audiences. Combined, they exhibit how diverse modes of research focused on a single event can enhance both theoretical and practical knowledge about deliberative democracy.

Author : Gavin Kitching
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000681352

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Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century by Gavin Kitching Pdf

This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies. The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in an increasingly competitive global economy, has led to economic inequality, reliance on service industry employment and public sector austerity. All this has in turn produced large numbers of desperate citizens attracted to a populist economic nationalism accompanied by xenophobia. However, the originality of this text lies not in the above argument, but in the philosophical reflections which drive and derive from it. These include reflections on history as a supposed causal process; on the need to make ethical judgements of economic activities and the difficulties of doing so; and on the problems confronting modern citizens in understanding complex economic processes and their political implications. Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century endorses Wittgenstein’s ‘praxis’ approach to human social life and its study. Accordingly, it not only analyses economic and political problems but suggests ways of solving or mitigating them. In doing so it relies on Marx’s conviction that our capacity to see certain phenomena as problems is at least a priori evidence that they can be solved. This book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students of politics, comparative politics, political economy and international relations.

Author : Danielle Chubb,Ian McAllister
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811573972

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Australian Public Opinion, Defence and Foreign Policy by Danielle Chubb,Ian McAllister Pdf

This book examines the impact of Australian public opinion towards defence and foreign policy from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. For most of this period, the public showed little interest in defence and security policy and possessed limited knowledge about the strategic options available. The principal post-war exception to this pattern is, of course, the Vietnam War, when political divisions over Australia’s support for the U.S.-led action eventually resulted in the withdrawal of troops in 1972. The period since 2001 has seen a fundamental change both in the public’s views of defence and foreign affairs, and in how these issues are debated by political elites. This has come about as a result of major changes in the strategic environment such as a heightened public awareness of terrorism, party political divisions over Australia’s military commitment to the 2003-11 Iraq War and the increasing overlap of economic and trade considerations with defence and foreign policies, which has increased the public’s interest in these issues. Combining the expertise of one of Australia's foremost scholars of public opinion with that of an expert of international relations, particularly as pertains to Australia in Asia, this book will be a critical read for those wishing to understand Australia's alliance with the U.S., interactions with Asia and China, and the distinctive challenges posed to Australia by its geographic position.

Author : Juliet Pietsch,Haydn Aarons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1401243784

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Australia: Identity, Fear and Governance in the 21st Century by Juliet Pietsch,Haydn Aarons Pdf

The latter years of the first decade of the twenty-first century were characterised by an enormous amount of challenge and change to Australia and Australians. Australia's part in these challenges and changes is borne of our domestic and global ties, our orientation towards ourselves and others, and an ever increasing awareness of the interdependency of our world. Challenges and changes such as terrorism, climate change, human rights, community breakdown, work and livelihood, and crime are not new but they take on new variations and impact on us in different ways in times such as these. In this volume we consider these recent challenges and changes and how Australians themselves feel about them under three themes: identity, fear and governance. These themes suitably capture the concerns of Australians in times of such change. Identity is our sense of ourselves and how others see us. How is this affected by the increased presence of religious diversity, especially Islamic communities, and increased awareness of moral and political obligations towards Indigenous Australians? How is it affected by our curious but changing relationship with Asia? Fear is an emotional reaction to particular changes and challenges and produces particular responses from individuals, politicians, communities and nations alike; fear of crime, fear of terrorism and fear of change are all considered in this volume.

Author : Carol Johnson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811362996

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Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality by Carol Johnson Pdf

This book analyses social democratic parties’ attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called ‘crisis’ of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally. The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the intersections and potential tensions that result. Meanwhile there are new challenges for equality policy arising from a changing geo-economics (the rise of Asia), the legacies of neoliberalism and the impact of technological disruption.

Author : Miller, Chris,Orchard, Lionel
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447312673

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Australian public policy by Miller, Chris,Orchard, Lionel Pdf

At a time when neoliberal and conservative politics are again in the ascendency and social democracy is waning, Australian public policy re-engages with the values and goals of progressive public policy in Australia and the difficulties faced in re-affirming them. It brings together leading authors to explore economic, environmental, social, cultural, political and Indigenous issues. It examines trends and current policy directions and outlines progressive alternatives that challenge and extend current thinking. While focused on Australia, the contributors offer valuable insights for people in other countries committed to social justice and those engaged in the ongoing contest between neoliberalism and social democracy. This is essential reading for policy practitioners, researchers and students as well as those with an interest in the future of public policy.

Author : Marilyn Pittard,Phillipa Weeks
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781920942618

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Public Sector Employment in the Twenty-first Century by Marilyn Pittard,Phillipa Weeks Pdf

"This book addresses the transformations which have occurred in employment arrangements and practices in the Australian public sector over the past decade, the changes in responsibilities and accountability through employment contracts, whistleblower legislation and partnerships between government and the private sector, and provides a comparative context through studies of reconstruction of the public service in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Themes of contractualisation, privatisation and outsourcing are explored and critically examined, as well as influences of the industrial relations legislative framework including the Work Choices legislation."--Provided by publisher.