Political parties in transition?
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Political parties in transition?
Federation Press, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Political Parties in Transition? reviews the recent developments affecting the major parties and the party system in Australia, and asks the question: are Australia's major parties acting like a cartel? The book includes detailed coverage about the evolution of the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal-National Party Coalition as well as the role of emergent parties such as the Greens. Consideration is given to whether these emergent parties have the capacity or indeed the opportunity to challenge major party dominance. The book also examines the evidence for and against the idea that the major parties have colluded to maintain their dominance of the system. The authors consider whether recent policy and other changes affecting party resources and party positioning, have helped advantage the major parties. For example, cases where public funding disproportionately favours incumbents, or when elites of both major parties agree about policy fundamentals and thereby limit political choice. With a depth of analysis suitable for postgraduate and undergraduate levels, Political Parties in Transition? is essential reading for students of political science and Australian studies, or anyone interested in Australian politics today.
Table of Contents
Australia's political cartel? The major parties and the party system in an era of globalisation Ian Marsh Party structures and processes Dean Jaensch Party organisations and resources: Membership, funding and staffing Gary Johns Cartel parties and election campaigning in Australia Ian Ward The cartel parties model and electoral barriers Rodney Smith and John O'Mahony Ideological convergence between the major parties and the representation gap in Australian politics Ian Marsh The Nationals and the Democrats: Cracks and chips in the cartel? John Warhurst The Australian Greens: Challengers to the cartel Ariadne Vromen and Nick Turnbull The Australian party system, Pauline Hanson's One Nation and the party cartelisation thesis Murray Goot New Zealand's multi-party system: Consolidation of the cartel model under proportional representation Raymond Miller
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