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Falling Foul of Section 44(i): Australian's Dual Citizenship Saga and the Problems of Institutional Inertia and "Drift"
In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 66, Heft 2, S. 271-287
ISSN: 1467-8497
Australia's "dual citizenship" crisis erupted in 2017 when several elected members of the federal parliament discovered that they were ineligible to sit because their dual citizenship status meant that they were in breach of s 44 (i) of the Australian constitution. The controversy has had enormous political consequences, prematurely ending several political careers and confirming that millions of Australians are ineligible to sit in the federal parliament because they hold dual citizenship. It has raised important questions about the contemporary relevance of s 44 (i) for multicultural, trans‐national Australia, given its association with singular, racialized (British‐colonial) notions of identity, allegiance and belonging. Using a historical institutionalist approach, and associated concepts of policy "drift", I demonstrate the inevitability of the recent controversy, given decades of government inertia and both unintentional and purposeful non‐decision‐making on s 44, despite repeated expert warnings about its risks. I reflect upon the possible interests and ideological biases that have compelled political leaders' resistance to proposals to decisively fix the constitutional anomaly by holding a popular referendum. I argue these failures have left Australia vulnerable to ongoing political instability and raise considerable concerns about its democratic quality.
No Going Back? Australian Multiculturalism as a Path-Dependent Process
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 47, Heft 4, S. 547-561
ISSN: 1363-030X
Leadership: Arthur Calwell and the Post‐War Immigration Program*
In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 203-220
ISSN: 1467-8497
Arthur Calwell was the major architect of Australia's successful post‐war migration program that laid the demographic, economic and cultural foundations of contemporary society. In public memory, however, Calwell is now mostly associated with the White Australia policy, which aimed to preserve Australia as a white, British‐Australian society by severely restricting Asian immigration. This article assesses Calwell's leadership of the immigration program, his impact and his legacy. It identifies three distinct, often irreconcilable leadership characteristics, defined in terms of him as "innovative policy‐maker', "political broker" and "agitator". This focus on leadership challenges the one‐dimensional view of Calwell that exists in Australian political historiography. It is also intended to extend our engagement with leadership studies and illuminate the role leadership plays in political decision‐making, especially sensitive portfolios like immigration.
No Going Back? Australian Multiculturalism as a Path-Dependent Process
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 47, Heft 4, S. 547-561
ISSN: 1036-1146
Leadership: Arthur Calwell and the Post‐War Immigration Program
In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 203-221
ISSN: 0004-9522
OSSERVATORIO: Alcune osservazioni sulle elezioni australiane del 24 novembre
In: Giano: pace ambiente problemi globali ; rivista quadrimestrale interdisciplinare, Heft 57, S. 178-180
ISSN: 1124-9021
The Limits of Discretion: The Role of the Liberal Party in the Dismantling of the White Australia Policy1
In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 51, Heft 3, S. 418-428
ISSN: 1467-8497
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In: The Australian journal of politics and history: AJPH, Band 51, Heft 3, S. 418-428
ISSN: 0004-9522
The dismantling of the White Australia policy: elite conspiracy or will of the Australian people?
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 109-125
ISSN: 1363-030X
The dismantling of the White Australia policy: elite conspiracy or will of the Australian people?
In: Australian journal of political science: journal of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 109-126
ISSN: 1036-1146
Does History Matter?: Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand
This volume of essays represents the first systematic attempt to explore the use of the past in the making of citizenship and immigration policy in Australia and New Zealand. Focussing on immigration and citizenship policy in Australia and New Zealand, the contributions to this volume explore how history and memory are implicated in policy making and political debate, and what processes of remembering and forgetting are utilised by political leaders when formulating and defending policy decisions. They remind us that a nuanced understanding of the past is fundamental to managing the politics and practicalities of immigration and citizenship in the early 21st century.
Does History Matter? : Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand
This volume of essays represents the first systematic attempt to explore the use of the past in the making of citizenship and immigration policy in Australia and New Zealand. Focussing on immigration and citizenship policy in Australia and New Zealand, the contributions to this volume explore how history and memory are implicated in policy making and political debate, and what processes of remembering and forgetting are utilised by political leaders when formulating and defending policy decisions. They remind us that a nuanced understanding of the past is fundamental to managing the politics and practicalities of immigration and citizenship in the early 21st century.
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Too soft and long‐haired? the Department of External Affairs and the White Australia Policy, 1946–1966
In: Australian journal of international affairs: journal of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Band 58, Heft 1, S. 127-142
ISSN: 1465-332X