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Speaking For The People

Representation in Australian Politics

By: Sawer, Marian, Zappal, Gianni

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Paperback | 9 August 2024 | Edition Number 1

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Speaking for the People introduces the concepts of representation that lie at the heart of representative democracy.

'At a time when there is major change taking place in Australian politics as old loyalties are eroded, and there is increasing evidence of alienation of some sections of the electorate from perceived "elites", this analysis of the weaknesses in existing methods of representation is most timely.' Dr Dennis Woodward, Monash University Without the belief that others can represent their interests, citizens will withdraw their trust from parliamentary institutions. Today this trust is fragile. Politicians appear to have a different set of policy priorities from those of the people they represent. We are now witnessing demands for citizen-initiated referenda, a popularly elected president and other means of bypassing the role of elected representatives. Speaking for the People explores for the first time the distinctive ways in which Australians have thought about and practised representation, incorporating a ground-breaking analysis of non-parliamentary institutions of representation. Whether and how meaningful a voice can be given to all groups within our society is one of the many questions this book addresses. Marian Sawer and Gianni Zappal bring together old and new concepts of political representation and highlight what is distinctively Australian in our practices of representation.

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Figures and Tables
Preface
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction: Representation in Australian Politics	p. 1
Representation Renewed	p. 19
Representing Trees, Acres, Voters and Non-voters: Concepts of Parliamentary Representation in Australia	p. 36
The Constitutional Principle of Representative Government	p. 64
Distrust of Representative Government: Australian Experiments with Direct Democracy	p. 80
'Democratic Systems Are an Alien Thing to Aboriginal Culture ...'	p. 103
The Political Representation of Ethnic Minorities: Moving Beyond the Mirror	p. 134
A Matter of Simple Justice? Women and Parliamentary Representation	p. 162
The Challenge of Sexualities	p. 191
Representation, Public Policy and AIDS	p. 208
The Politics of Recognition or the Politics of Presence: The Challenge of Disability	p. 225
The Challenge of Poverty: The Case of ACOSS	p. 246
Conclusion: Representation - Problems and Prospects	p. 272
Notes	p. 293
References	p. 298
Index	p. 322
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