Far-Right Political Parties in Australia

Far-Right Political Parties in Australia
Author: Jordan McSwiney
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2024-02-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1003848923

This book examines how Australian far-right parties organise and operate to better understand their limited electoral success. Australian far-right parties have yet to see results comparable to far-right parties in other contexts. Unlike many of their European counterparts that have made significant electoral gains up to and including participation in national governments, the Australian far-right parties of the ‘fourth wave’ have experienced relatively poor electoral results. But this does not necessarily mean that Australia is uniquely hostile to far-right politics. Focusing particularly on the 2019 Australian federal election, this book takes an organisational approach to better understand why Australian far-right parties struggle electorally. Through the novel lens of disorganised parties, the author argues that the failure to develop a functioning party organisation has resulted in Australian far-right parties being unable to effectively navigate their political environment. By focusing on disorganisation, this book provides a new perspective for understanding the limited electoral impact of the far right in Australia today, despite favourable conditions like normalised Islamophobia and growing dissatisfaction with mainstream parties. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of party politics, the far right, populism, and Australian politics.

Australian Politics in a Digital Age

Australian Politics in a Digital Age
Author: Peter John Chen
Publisher: ANU E Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1922144401

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.

From Banners to Broadcasts

From Banners to Broadcasts
Author: Sally Ann Young
Publisher: National Library Australia
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780642276049

The first book to tell the story of Australian election campaigns using our vibrant heritage of campaign memorabilia. Starting at the turn-of-the-century, Young plots the development of campaigning from broadsides and handbills to newspaper advertisements, pamphlets, posters, badges, rosettes and more.

Fragments of the Everyday

Fragments of the Everyday
Author: Richard Stone
Publisher: National Library Australia
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2005
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780642276018

Richard Stone has drawn on his extensive knowledge of the National Library of Australia's treasure trove of ephemera to compile this fascinating visual journey. Whether designed to inform, persuade or shock, these remarkable 'reminders' are a fascinating record of Australian life over the last 150 years.

A Passion for Politics

A Passion for Politics
Author: Graham Maddox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

In this volume marking Graham Maddox's 65th birthday and his recent retirement, Australian and International scholars celebrate the force and breadth of his work by writing on topics that connect with his many interests.

Westminster Legacies

Westminster Legacies
Author: Haig Patapan
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780868408484

Examines the ways in which the Westminster system has influenced the shaping of responsible government and democracy across Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. It also examines the ways the Westminster system has been adapted in these different countries in the light of local practices and traditions.

Patterns of Democracy

Patterns of Democracy
Author: Arend Lijphart
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300189125

Examining 36 democracies from 1945 to 2010, this text arrives at conclusions about what type of democracy works best. It demonstrates that consensual systems stimulate economic growth, control inflation and unemployment, and limit budget deficits.

This is What Democracy Looked Like

This is What Democracy Looked Like
Author: Alicia Yin Cheng
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2020-06-30
Genre: Design
ISBN: 161689931X

This Is What Democracy Looked Like, the first illustrated history of printed ballot design, illuminates the noble but often flawed process at the heart of our democracy. An exploration and celebration of US ballots from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this visual history reveals unregulated, outlandish, and, at times, absurd designs that reflect the explosive growth and changing face of the voting public. The ballots offer insight into a pivotal time in American history—a period of tectonic shifts in the electoral system—fraught with electoral fraud, disenfranchisement, scams, and skullduggery, as parties printed their own tickets and voters risked their lives going to the polls.

Politics Meets Policies

Politics Meets Policies
Author: International Idea
Publisher: International Idea
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789187729423

Politicians tied to a set of policies provide people with actual choices. They attract like-minded activists, campaign in more focused ways, and build an attractive party label. Last but not least, they are more likely to succeed in public office. Political parties in many countries are struggling to shift from personality-based or clientelistic-focused approaches -- to more programme-based strategies as they reach out to voters. What features do successful programmatic parties exhibit that others lack? How is their success related to the quality of their leadership, the prosperity of the country, or the capacity of the state? What impact do economic or political crises exert on how politicians behave? Why must programmatic parties be considered together with citizens demanding better services? This book is based on the work carried out by three teams of political scientists who examined what drives and strengthens programmatic politics, even under unlikely conditions. The authors draw lessons from Brazil, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, India, South Korea, Ukraine, Taiwan, Turkey, and Zambia, and uses the most up to date and comprehensive research on democratic accountability and citizen-politician linkages.