Description

This book is a broad introduction to Australian politics and public policy. This field of study is important for Australians to understand the exercise of political power/ their history and the scope for change. It is also important for analysts outside Australia looking for comparative cases. Within this volume are diverse topics and perspectives/ demonstrating that the study of Australian politics and policy is not ‘fixed’. Rather/ it is a contested field of academic scholarship. Indeed/ the volume’s editors do not all agree on the content of this introduction!