A diverse range of experts provide a comprehensive introduction to current theories, debates and research in Australian political science.
The book is divided into six key sections that cover: political theory; politics in everyday Australian life; elections; participation and representation; the Australian state; contemporary political and public policy issues.
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This book focuses on key political and social trends, practices and policy issues, including domestic health, foreign aid and the mass media's role in the community.
The second edition has been updated to reflect the application of political theories in today's civic environment.
First , we can ask questions of what is to be governed , or of what I have called the governed substance . This is the part of ourselves and others we seek to know and act upon in a certain way .
The S11 2000 protests in Australia revealed the potential for cross-movement alliances in supporting the broad agenda against corporate globalisation. A range of groups including environmental groups, community-based Marxist and ...
The Misogyny Factor . Sydney : NewSouth Publishing . Tiernan , Anne ( 2007 ) . Power Without Responsibility : Ministerial Staffers in Australian Governments from Whitlam to Howard . Sydney : UNSW Press . Tiernan , Anne ( 2008 ) .
This volume - the first book dedicated to Australian political parties in nearly a decade - brings together many of the leading scholars of Australian politics to examine the evolving role and relevance of political parties today.
The First Decade of the Australian Commonwealth; a Chronicle of Contemporary Politics, 1901-1910
Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Politics - Region: Other States, grade: 1, Macquarie University, language: English, abstract: When speaking about democracy one has to be careful to distinguish between its two key areas: ...