Australia : identity, fear and governance in the 21st century

Australia : identity, fear and governance in the 21st century / [edited by] Juliet Pietsch and Haydn Aarons.

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...

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Other Authors: Pietsch, Juliet, Aarons, Haydn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra : ANU E Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Public opinion > Australia.
Political science and theory.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Politics and government > Public opinion
Public opinion
Australia > Social conditions > Public opinion.
Australia > Politics and government > Public opinion.
Australia
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Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Contributors; 1. Social Attitudes Towards Contemporary Challenges Facing Australia; 2. Keeping Our Distance:Non-Indigenous/Aboriginal relations in Australian society; 3. Australian Engagement with Asia: Towards closer political, economic and cultural ties; 4. Minority Religious Identity and Religious Social Distance in Australia; 5. Are Neighbourhood Incivilities Associated with Fear of Crime?; 6. Terrorism and Public Opinion in Australia; 7. Are We Keeping the Bastards Honest? Perceptions of corruption, integrity and influence on politics.
  • 8. A New Role for Government? Trends in social policy preferences since the mid-1980s9. WorkChoices: An electoral issue and its social, political and attitudinal cleavages; 10. How Do Australians Search for Jobs?

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