Australia’s Evolving Democracy
In recent times Australia has developed into one of the world’s leading liberal democracies. Its governments have delivered continuous economic growth for more than three decades, even against the turmoil of a global pandemic. And the country’s highly competitive elections and strong political insti...
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| description | In recent times Australia has developed into one of the world’s leading liberal democracies. Its governments have delivered continuous economic growth for more than three decades, even against the turmoil of a global pandemic. And the country’s highly competitive elections and strong political institutions operate within a stable and balanced federal system.
In Australia’s Evolving Democracy a team of leading academic authors use an audit approach to critically explore national government institutions, as well as state- and territory-level politics, and to examine how each has contributed to or held back Australian political life as it has changed and diversified. For instance, the top two parties’ monopoly of governance has only begun to adjust to a modern transition to multi-party politics, although balanced voting systems for two-house legislatures have allowed for some adaptation. To date, the country has successfully avoided both rancorous populist politics (as in the USA) and serious governance decline (as in the UK).
Each of the book’s 28 chapters tackles one institution or issue, outlining recent developments along with an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, to fully evaluate the state of Australian democracy in the 21st century. In doing so, the authors draw key lessons for other democracies, showing in detail how robust major and micro-institutions can guard against democratic ‘backsliding’ and policy failures.
This comprehensive audit also highlights scope for potential democratic improvements. Australia continues to confront the challenges of partisan political barriers to addressing climate change and improving the situation of First Nations peoples, redressing modern social inequalities, and responding to popular mistrust of government and politicians.
By taking an in-depth, nuanced approach to multiple democratic issues across the whole of the country’s distinctive political system, this book provides analysis that is accessible for students new to Australian politics, along with many insights for political scientists studying comparative democratic politics and Australian institutions. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1483932026-05-04T18:59:59Z Australia’s Evolving Democracy Evans, Mark Dunleavy, Patrick Phillimore, John Civil liberties; Elections and voting; Australian politics; Democracy; Liberal democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory In recent times Australia has developed into one of the world’s leading liberal democracies. Its governments have delivered continuous economic growth for more than three decades, even against the turmoil of a global pandemic. And the country’s highly competitive elections and strong political institutions operate within a stable and balanced federal system. In Australia’s Evolving Democracy a team of leading academic authors use an audit approach to critically explore national government institutions, as well as state- and territory-level politics, and to examine how each has contributed to or held back Australian political life as it has changed and diversified. For instance, the top two parties’ monopoly of governance has only begun to adjust to a modern transition to multi-party politics, although balanced voting systems for two-house legislatures have allowed for some adaptation. To date, the country has successfully avoided both rancorous populist politics (as in the USA) and serious governance decline (as in the UK). Each of the book’s 28 chapters tackles one institution or issue, outlining recent developments along with an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, to fully evaluate the state of Australian democracy in the 21st century. In doing so, the authors draw key lessons for other democracies, showing in detail how robust major and micro-institutions can guard against democratic ‘backsliding’ and policy failures. This comprehensive audit also highlights scope for potential democratic improvements. Australia continues to confront the challenges of partisan political barriers to addressing climate change and improving the situation of First Nations peoples, redressing modern social inequalities, and responding to popular mistrust of government and politicians. By taking an in-depth, nuanced approach to multiple democratic issues across the whole of the country’s distinctive political system, this book provides analysis that is accessible for students new to Australian politics, along with many insights for political scientists studying comparative democratic politics and Australian institutions. 2024-12-10T06:30:56Z 2024-12-10T06:30:56Z 2024-12-09T14:11:01Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/95806 9781911712305 9781911712329 9781911712336 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/148393 eng open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/95806/1/australias-evolving-democracy.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/95806/1/australias-evolving-democracy.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/95806/1/australias-evolving-democracy.pdf LSE Press 10.31389/lsepress.ada 10.31389/lsepress.ada 74dc3a2f-c8d1-428d-b77c-3bec749428da 9781911712305 9781911712329 9781911712336 626 London open access |
| spellingShingle | Civil liberties; Elections and voting; Australian politics; Democracy; Liberal democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory Australia’s Evolving Democracy |
| title | Australia’s Evolving Democracy |
| title_full | Australia’s Evolving Democracy |
| title_fullStr | Australia’s Evolving Democracy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Australia’s Evolving Democracy |
| title_short | Australia’s Evolving Democracy |
| title_sort | australia s evolving democracy |
| topic | Civil liberties; Elections and voting; Australian politics; Democracy; Liberal democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory |
| topic_facet | Civil liberties; Elections and voting; Australian politics; Democracy; Liberal democracy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory |
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