Contemporary Australian Political Party Organisations
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Contemporary Australian Political Party Organisations

  1. 285 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Contemporary Australian Political Party Organisations

About this book

Political parties have always been fundamental to Australia's representative democracy. As organisations, however, their continued centrality and longevity depend upon their ability to respond to changing political, social and technological circumstances, such as declining levels of membership and partisan affiliation, and the rise of social media. In this volume – the first book dedicated to Australian political parties in nearly a decade – the editors bring together many of the leading scholars of Australian politics to examine the evolving role and relevance of political parties today. Chapters explore the diversity of Australian parties' organisational arrangements, the contemporary challenges they face, and the institutions that shape their behaviour. The contributions tell a story of adaptation by the Australian parties during a time of flux, one which suggests that party organisations will be central to Australian political life for quite some time.

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Yes, you can access Contemporary Australian Political Party Organisations by Anika Gauja,Narelle Miragliotta,Rodney Smith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Global Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Preliminaries
  3. Chapter 1. Democracy, Oligarchy or Polyarchy?
  4. Chapter 2. The Liberal Party
  5. Chapter 3. The National Party
  6. Chapter 4. The Australian Greens
  7. Chapter 5. Organisational Approaches of the Right-of-Centre Minor Parties in Australia
  8. Chapter 6. Parties and the Mass Membership
  9. Chapter 7. Parties and Candidate Selection
  10. Chapter 8. Parties and Representation
  11. Chapter 9. Still in the shadows?
  12. Chapter 10. Parties and Campaigning
  13. Chapter 11. The Virtual Party on the Ground
  14. Chapter 12. Hunting the Swinging Voter
  15. Chapter 13. Party Reviews and Organisational Reform
  16. Chapter 14. Disciplined Parties and Australian Parliamentary Politics
  17. Chapter 15. Parties in Executive Government
  18. Chapter 16. Parties and Federalism
  19. Chapter 17. The Law Governing Australian Political Parties
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. Back Cover