Australian Politics at a Crossroads

ISBN-13: 9781032496245 / Twarda / 2024 / 278 str.

Opis

As the 21st century proceeds apace, Australia faces new and old challenges, both domestically and internationally. These include managing complex governance issues, preventing democratic fracture, balancing an ever-shifting geo-political strategic order, addressing the recognition and identity demands of marginalised groups

Spis treści

Introduction [Matteo Bonotti and Narelle Miragliotta] Part One: Australian Governance and its Challenges 1.A Party System in Crisis? Assessing the State of the Australian Party System [Narelle Miragliotta and Finley Watson] 2.The Challenges Facing Australian Federalism [Alan Fenna] 3.Australian Governance in an Era of Leadership Instability [James Walter] Part Two: Making Australian Democracy Work – Trust, Integrity and Civility 4. The Challenge of Political Trust [Josh Holloway and Rob Manwaring] 5.Promise Breakers? Rebuilding Trust in Our Government [Frank Algra-Maschio and Robert Thomson] 6.The Integrity Debate in Australia: Perspectives from the Parliamentary Inquiry into the National Anticorruption Commission (NACC)[Zim Nworka] 7.Incivility in Australia: Challenges and Opportunities [Matteo Bonotti and Steven T. Zech] Part Three: Australia’s Policy Issues in a Global Context: Climate Change, Migration and Geopolitical Security 8.Turning the Tide on Australian Climate Action [Nathan Fioritti and Robert Thomson] 9.Building a Fair Future: Transforming Immigration Policy for Refugees and Families [Matthew Lister] 10.Exogenous Crises and Australia’s Development Policy [Eleanor Gordon, Samanthi J. Gunawardana and Lauren Lowe] 11.Global Canberra: Leveraging Australia’s Strategic Partnerships [Remy Davison] 12. Nuclear dangers: Australia’s role in global efforts for non-proliferation and disarmament [Marianne Hanson and Maria Rost Rublee] Part Four: Australia’s Systemic Social Issues: Inequality, Disadvantage and Discrimination 13. Income Inequality in Australia [Nicholas Barry] 14. The Participation of Young People in Australian Politics [Katrina Lee-Koo, Luke Dean and Zareh Ghazarian] 15. Australia's Woman Problem? The Rise and Fall of Gender Equality [Blair Williams] 16. Speaking with Two Voices: ‘We, the People(s) of Australia’? [Paul Muldoon] 17. Australian Republicanism and the Colonial Fracture: Post-Colonial Nationalist and Decolonial Critiques of Monarchy [Ben Wellings]

O autorze

Matteo Bonotti is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. His research interests include political liberalism, linguistic justice, free speech, civility, food justice and democratic theory. His work has appeared in such journals as the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, and Political Studies.
Narelle Miragliotta is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Monash University. Her research interests cover many different facets of Australian and liberal democratic political institutions, including constitutions, parliaments, political parties and Australian elections and electoral systems. Her work has appeared in such journals as Government and Opposition, Governance, Party Politics, Electoral Studies, and the European Journal of Political Science.