Party convergence reconsidered

Goot, Murray

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“…The ideological inclinations of the government of the day are important, although they are, arguably, becoming less so with the homogenisation of ideology among Australia's two main political parties on economic and, increasingly, social matters (Goot 2004;Lavelle 2005). The ideological inclinations of the government of the day are important, although they are, arguably, becoming less so with the homogenisation of ideology among Australia's two main political parties on economic and, increasingly, social matters (Goot 2004;Lavelle 2005).…”

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“…In any event, contestation between different interest groups is ongoing -certain outcomes emerge when one group is in the ascendency and other outcomes arise when another group puts forward the strongest claim. The ideological inclinations of the government of the day are important, although they are, arguably, becoming less so with the homogenisation of ideology among Australia's two main political parties on economic and, increasingly, social matters (Goot 2004;Lavelle 2005). What is important about this characterisation of policy is that it makes clear the irrationality of the process.…”

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Public housing and the politics of stigma

Jacobs¹,

Flanagan²

2013

Aust J Social Issues

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This paper considers the problem of stigmatisation towards tenants residing in public housing. It draws on the findings of a research panel investigation set up to explore the opportunities available for activists and campaigners to address stigma and engender a more positive understanding of public housing and its contribution to ameliorating economic disadvantages. The deliberations of the panel highlighted that, even within a forum sympathetic to the goal of addressing stigma, many conceptual, strategic and practical differences arise and need to be worked through. The paper reviews these challenges through a discussion of recent academic literature and a commentary on the contributions made by participants in the panel discussions. It concludes with the argument that the problem of stigma needs to be contextualised in a wider political setting that takes account of the contested aspects of the policy process and the role that powerful interest groupings have in agenda-setting, alongside material factors such as poverty. The stigmatisation of public housing tenants is best understood as a symptom of systemic forms of inequality and asymmetrical power relationships. These difficulties also apply to campaigns to tackle the problem. Supporting forums that allow these power relationships to be interrogated is the first step towards change.

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Public housing and the politics of stigma

Jacobs¹,

Flanagan²

2013

Aust J Social Issues

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“…Adopting the revealed preference approach, this suggests that the Labor Party of today is more pro-poor than the Labor Party of the 1970s and 1980s; that the Coalition of today is more pro-rich; or perhaps some combination of the two. 11 The revealed preference approach also suggests from Figure 2 that the policy difference between the two parties is greatest in their treatment of the very poor and the very rich -a factor which appears to shed new light on the debate over party convergence (for a summary, see Goot 2004). 11 One reader of an earlier draft of this paper suggested that diverging voting patterns among rich and poor might be due to the fact that inequality has risen in Australia since the 1960s (for evidence on long-run trends in Australian inequality, see Leigh 2004).…”

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Economic Voting and Electoral Behaviour: How do Individual, Local and National Factors Affect the Partisan Choice?

Leigh

2005

SSRN Journal

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“…It gets rediscovered regularly". 19 If indeed the major parties have converged, we would not be surprised to find that party makes little difference to public policy. However, there is little evidence that convergence has occurred.…”

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Studying Labor Governments in the Australian States: Theory and Method

Fenna

2020

Aus J of Politics History

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This paper explores approaches to the study of Labor governments, and the impact of party more generally, at the state level in Australia. To do so it reviews the literature on the study of state governments; outlines the main questions to be asked; summarises the range of perspectives that have been brought to bear on those questions; discusses the methods that might be used; and reviews the achievements of key relevant studies.

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Party convergence reconsidered

Cited by 24 publications

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Public housing and the politics of stigma

Public housing and the politics of stigma

Economic Voting and Electoral Behaviour: How do Individual, Local and National Factors Affect the Partisan Choice?

Studying Labor Governments in the Australian States: Theory and Method

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