Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3566
Title: Contemporary Indicators of Political (Dis)engagement in Australia
Contributor(s): Battin, Timothy  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2008
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3566
Abstract: The growing literature dealing with political disengagement and disenchantment is rightly concerned with analysing the indicators of the public's disaffection with the political process. Despite this growing interest, there has been a general reluctance of commentators to see the primary cause of this disaffection residing in the actions of politicians and other political elites. The inclination has been to blame the public for its indifference or apathy. This reluctance to see the actions of political elites as problematic carries dangers for civil society; and it carries risks for elites themselves, particularly when a (temporary) re-engagement occurs, as the events of 2007 and the Australian federal election demonstrate.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Social Alternatives, 27(1), p. 22-28
Publisher: Social Alternatives
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1836-6600
0155-0306
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 160601 Australian Government and Politics
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970116 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Publisher/associated links: http://www.socialalternatives.com/
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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