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Staff in the Politics Discipline of the University of Adelaide have a particularly broad conception of what constitutes Politics. Research and teaching ranges from a focus on government, elections and parliament to an analysis of power relations, such as gendered or racial ones, in the media, culture, social relations and everyday life. Staff pride themselves on producing excellent empirical political science and traditional political theory as well as cutting edge social theory and media analysis. Research and teaching is based on strong Australian Politics, International Studies, Political Theory and Comparative Politics components.
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Item Metadata only 2000 BISA Gender and International Relations Working Group workshop: Methodologies in feminist research(Routledge, 2001) Elias, Juanita Marie; Kuttner, S.; School of History and Politics : PoliticsHighlights the 2000 BISA Gender and International Relations Working Group Workshop in London, England on October 7, 2001. Emphasis on methodologies in feminist research; Consideration of the intersubjective identities of researcher and the research subject; Names of several presenters.Item Metadata only 2050: A Pacific geostrategic vision for the world’s only Blue Continent(Griffith University, 2022) Aumua, A.; Middleby, S.Item Open Access A capitalising foreign policy: Regulatory geographies and transnationalised state projects(SAGE Publications, 2018) Chacko, P.; Jayasuriya, K.Proposals for regional economic integration, namely, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the One Belt One Road proposal, have recently been driving the security dynamics of the Asian region. To explain the growing ‘economic’ focus of states’ foreign policies, we need to go beyond the dominant approaches in International Relations and International Political Economy, which are limited in their analytical power because they often make a distinction between politics/security and economics, and prioritise one over the other, rather than seeing them as internally related. Drawing on Leon Trotsky’s theory of ‘uneven and combined development’ and Nicos Poulantzas’s notion of ‘internalised transformations’, we develop a ‘Poulantzian-uneven and combined development’ framework to argue that the increased focus on economics in foreign policymaking represents a fundamental change related to the transnationalisation of capitalist state-building projects. The paper argues that while the Trans-Pacific Partnership reflected an attempt by the Obama administration to fashion a new stage in the transnationalisation of American capital, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and One Belt One Road proposal reflect an emerging China-centred transnationalised state project. We characterise the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and One Belt One Road proposal as constituting different forms of a particular type of geoeconomic strategy called ‘regulatory geographies’ because they entail the export of distinctive modes of regulatory governance that aim to overcome key contradictions of uneven and combined capitalist development in the US and China. As the recent demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership with the election of Donald Trump shows, however, these transnationalised state projects generate resistance and contestation within, as well as between, states.Item Open Access A case for the upper house: the role of the Senate in improving legislation and government performance(2008) Evans, G.; Don Chipp Foundation, 2008 Grants Presentation Day (7 October 2008 : University of Technology, Sydney)Item Metadata only A complicated vision: the good polity in Adam Ferguson's thought(Pickering & Chatto Publishers, 2009) Hill, L.; Heath, E.; Merolle, V.Item Open Access A content analysis of oral health messages in Australian mass media(Wiley, 2016) Jones, K.; Merrick, J.; Beasley, C.Background: Social analysis regarding oral health and oral health promotion are almost non-existent in the Australian context. The usefulness of such exploration lies in framing and informing research methodologies and health promotion initiatives and can improve our understanding of oral health behaviours and their social contexts. Methods: We conducted a systematic content analysis of a random sample of popular Australian magazines, newspapers and television shows from May to September 2012. Our sample included the top three best-selling magazines, six weekly newspapers, one from each available Australian state; and the four highest-ranked Australian prime-time television shows and their associated commercials. Results: Data comprised of 72 hours of prime-time television and 14,628 pages of hardcopy media. 71 oral health related media ‘incidents’ were counted during a five month period. Only 1.5% of incidents referenced fluoride and only two made dietary references. Women were represented almost six times more than men and the majority of oral health related incidents conveyed no social context (63%). Conclusions: Oral health messages conveyed in Australian media fail to provide a social context for preventative or health-promoting behaviours. In light of increased levels of oral disease and retention of natural teeth, more community-based oral health promotion and support for oral health literacy would be prudent in the Australian context.Item Metadata only A defence of the South Australian Legislative Council(Monash University, 2007) Bastoni, J.; Australasian Political Studies Association Conference (2007 : Monash University, Melbourne, Australia); Michael Janover,Item Metadata only A great leveller: Compulsory voting.(Federation Press, 2001) Hill, L.; Sawer, M.Item Metadata only A mediator on the world stage? - How the EU's commitment in foreign affairs is portrayed by New Zealand and Australian media(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2006) Rogahn, M.; Chaban, N.; Bain, J.; Stats, K.Abstract: ‘European identity’ is as much a contested concept as is the role of the European Union in foreign affairs. This article combines the two concepts and introduces a third variable, ‘the Other’, in order to address the following questions: How do non‐Europeans perceive the EU on the world stage? Is a tentative identity as a mediator in foreign affairs conveyed in the EU's conduct of foreign policy? Analysing 10 newspapers, 4 television bulletins, and 830 public surveys from Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2004, this article argues that the EU's efforts to further democracy and peace are often marginalised in Australian and New Zealand perceptions. Nevertheless, subtle traces of perceptions of the EU as a potent global actor promoting human rights and environmental sustainability and challenging unilateral US policy courses were detected.Item Restricted A new "special relationship"?: Power transitions, ontological security, and India-US relations(Blackwell Publishers, 2014) Chacko, P.This article argues that power transitions generate not just physical security concerns for states, but also "ontological" insecurity, as established identities, hierarchies, and relationships are revised and challenged. It is suggested that seeking out "special relationships" with others is one way in which states seek to mitigate this uncertainty. Through an analysis of the discourse on the "rise of India" from policymakers and commentators in the United States, it is shown that recent US representations of India seek to consolidate a particular US identity, based on the notion of American exceptionalism, and attempt to construct a new "special relationship" with India in order to ameliorate the challenge posed by the rise of China to a US-dominated world order and the assumption of the universality of US ideas and institutions. However, while India-US relations have improved, the relationship continues to be hampered by their differing world-views and self-perceptions, which, as in the past, undermine each other's sense of ontological security. © 2013 International Studies Association.Item Metadata only A new Victorian era: getting crime out of commercial sex(Springer International Publishing, 2017) Masters, A.; Graycar, A.; Leclerc, B.; Savona, E.U.Approaches to social crimes differ widely around the world, with different cultures applying their own standards of what is, or is not, acceptable behaviour. In Australia, the states and territories have been changing their outlook on the sale of sexual services (sex work), those who sell these services (sex workers) and their working environment (brothels). As a multi-jurisdictional federation, there is little consistency to the changes or how commercial sex is treated by the law and police. This chapter explores one type of social crime—commercial sex—and the effects of decriminalisation in the state of Victoria, Australia. Shifting sex work from the criminal law to a more administrative environment makes it a candidate for the process of crime-proofing legislation, a process under theoretical development in Europe aimed at minimising the unintended criminogenic effects of legislative action. We ask how successful is decriminalisation in preventing the criminality associated with commercial sex and whether decriminalisation will prevent or increase such criminality.Item Metadata only A parliament's right to choose: abortion law reform in South Australia(Taylor & Francis, 2014) Parker, C.In December 1969, the South Australian parliament passed an act to permit abortions under certain circumstances, becoming the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the procedure in statute law. This article examines the motivations behind the introduction of the reform and the reasons given by politicians for their support. It argues that, unlike abortion campaigns in later decades, the legislation was not aimed at granting women self-determination. Rather, its success was dependent on two arguments: the liberal ideal that morality should be separated from the law, and that safe abortion was a public health issue.Item Metadata only A reflection on the decline of parliament thesis(Wakefield Press, 2003) McCarthy, G.; Macintyre, C.; Williams, J.Item Open Access A shared history?: Postcolonial identity and India-Australia relations, 1947–1954(University of British Columbia, Pacific Affairs, 2015) Davis, A.This article challenges the validity of recent suggestions that shared history underpins India-Australia relations through an historical analysis of little-known diplomats who worked for the Indian High Commission in Australia and the Australian High Commission in India immediately after Indian independence. Based on largely unexplored archival material from India, Australia, and Canada, it argues that Australia's racialized identity, as expressed through the White Australia policy, thoroughly shaped Indian perceptions of Australia. While Indian policy makers never officially voiced their distaste for White Australia, Indian diplomats put their efforts into reshaping the image of India in Australia through travel and personal contacts as part of an effort to educate Australia about India. Likewise, Australia's colonial identity led it to see India and Indian foreign policy as "irrational" due to its emphasis on racial discrimination and decolonization. It is argued that, far from underpinning the relationship, colonial histories and subsequent postcolonial identities have played an important role in fracturing India-Australia relations.Item Metadata only A teachable moment: 'explaining' Asia in the Asian century ...(East Asia Foundation, 2012) Jayasuriya, K.Item Metadata only Abbott's Gambit: the 2013 Australian Federal Election(ANU Press, 2015) Johnson, C.; Wanna, J.; Lee, H.A.Conclusion: Reflections. on. Abbott's. Gambit—Mantras,. manipulation. and. mandates. Carol Johnson and John Wanna The chapters in this volume chart the 2013 federal election in some depth: acknowledging the economic and social ...Item Metadata only Aboriginalism in turn of the century South Australian literature(Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 2010) Goodwin-Smith, I.Item Metadata only Achieving equality for women in academia: Finding a way through the 'equity' maze(Nordic Academy for Advanced Study, 2002) Bacchi, C.; Women in Academia (2002 : Oslo, Norway)Item Metadata only Acquiescent market citizens? Age and redistributive policy attitudes in Australia(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2021) Coram, V.As in other advanced industrial democracies, tax and welfare policies in Australia over the last few decades have tended to preserve benefits for some groups of citizens while the safety net for others is weakened. Young people, including children, are among those bearing increased social risks which tend to be exacerbated rather than ameliorated by redistributive policies. There is little evidence of discontent about the overall redistributive policy context, suggesting it broadly aligns with public opinion. The research described in this paper set out to explore the factors underpinning the attitudes of young adult and senior Australians towards redistributive policy, whether there were differences between the two age groups, and if there was any support for policy reform. The results suggest that the young participants’ habituation to neo-liberal policy settings, particularly their adherence to individualistic norms, made them less likely than the seniors to express negative attitudes towards existing policy settings or to advocate reform.Item Metadata only 'Adam Ferguson as corruption theorist'(APSA, 2010) Hill, L.; American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (2010 : Washington, DC)The problem of corruption was one of the most pressing issues for political thinkers of the eighteenth century. Some of them approached the issue through a classical lens, focusing on the general problem of national decline brought on by prosperity, national greatness and the consequent loss of political virtue, while others focused on the regularisation and reform of political institutions. This paper is an attempt to locate Adam Ferguson within corruption traditions during this period of transition. Although, at first sight, Ferguson seems to fit easily within a classical tradition, his position will be shown to be more complex mainly because of his ambivalence about progress. Although, in some respects, he welcomed progress as both natural and inevitable, he also expressed alarm at some of its effects on virtue. Drawing inspiration from classical sources, he noted that much is lost in the relentless march of progress including social intimacy, martial vigour and civic vitality. It should be appreciated, however, that Ferguson’s critique was no atavistic lament on the perils of modernity; neither is it a proto-Marxist critique of capitalism heralding its imminent collapse. But neither is it truly modern in the manner of Adam Smith’s account.