Australian Social Attitudes IV : The Age of Insecurity.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (244 pages)
- Public and Social Policy Series .
- Public and Social Policy Series .
Intro -- Half title page -- Series title page -- Full book title page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Dedication -- Introduction: Australia in an age of insecurity -- Part 1: Australian insecurities -- 1: Trust and insecurity: is economic and political insecurity eroding trust? -- 2: Minor and populist parties in Australia: does economic insecurity or a 'representation gap' drive support? -- 3: Attitudes to immigration and asylum seekers in Australia: contested territory or an opportunity for right-wing populism? -- Part 2: Politics and political participation -- 4: Climate scepticism in Australia and in international perspective -- 5: Gender, voting, and women's representation in the 2016 Australian election -- 6: Battlers and aspirationals: the Liberal Party and the median voter -- 7: No steps further! Australian attitudes to 'the right of free assembly' in comparative perspective -- 8: The collapse of polling as a way of asking about policy preferences: campaign polls in Australia and Britain -- Part 3: Changing social institutions -- 9: Howard's queens in Whitlam's republic: explaining enduring support for the monarchy in Australia -- 10: Marriage and happiness: changing Australian attitudes to marriage -- Index -- About the contributors -- Copyright information.
In the decade following the end of the Howard administration, Australian politics has been defined by growing uncertainty and the emergence of popular disaffection with the political class, similar to that found in the United States and Britain. Australian Social Attitudes IV: Australia in the Age of Insecurity is an in-depth look at the economic and geopolitical tensions that pervade Australian discourse.
9781743325759
Security (Psychology)-Political aspects-Australia. Trust-Political aspects-Australia. Australia-Politics and government-1945-.