Race, ethnicity, and the participation gap : understanding Australia's political complexion /

Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap begins with the argument that political institutions in settler and culturally diverse societies such as Australia, the United States, and Canada should mirror their culturally diverse populations. Compared to the United States and Canada, however, Australi...

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Main Author: Pietsch, Juliet (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo (N.Y.) : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
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520 |a Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap begins with the argument that political institutions in settler and culturally diverse societies such as Australia, the United States, and Canada should mirror their culturally diverse populations. Compared to the United States and Canada, however, Australia has very low rates of immigrant and ethnic minority political representation in the Commonwealth Parliament, particularly in the House of Representatives. The overall existence of racial hierarchies within formal political institutions represents an inconsistency with the democratic ideals of representation and accountability in pluralist societies. Drawing on findings from the United States, Canada, and Australia, Juliet Pietsch reveals that the lack of political representation in Australia is significant when compared to the United States and Canada, revealing a serious democratic deficit. Her book is devoted to exploring this central puzzle: why is it that, despite having a similar history to other settler countries, Australia shows such comparatively low rates of political participation among its immigrant and ethnic minority populations from non-British and European backgrounds? In addressing this crucial question, Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap examines the impact of Australia's alternative path on the political representation of immigrants and ethnic minorities. 
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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE; Chapter One: Political Representation in Comparative Perspective; Theories of Political Representation; The Conceptual Framework; Methodology; Definitions; The Data; Methodological Limitations; Chapter Two: Representation: Comparisons with Canada and the United States; Measuring Descriptive Representation; Ethnic Representation in Comparative Context; Canada; The United States; Australia; Representation in the Civil Service; Conclusion; Chapter Three: The Historical and Legal-Institutional Context 
505 8 |a The Historical and Demographic ContextThe Legal-Institutional Context; Citizenship and Integration Policy Frameworks; Electoral and Party Systems; Conclusion; PART TWO; Chapter Four: Elites and Political Representation; Australian MPs' Attitudes towards Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Representation; Party-Political Barriers to Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Representation; Experience as a Barrier to Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Representation; Conclusion; Chapter Five: Pan-ethnic Identity and Political Behaviour; Partisanship and Pan-ethnic Politics; Group Size and Concentration 
505 8 |a Pan-ethnic Political MobilizationConclusion; Chapter Six: Home-Country Politics and Political Attitudes; Interest in Politics; Political Empowerment and Belonging; Political Origins and Support for Democracy; Conclusion; Chapter Seven: Discrimination and Unequal Outcomes; Perceptions of Discrimination in Australia; Discrimination and the Professional Class; Conclusion; Chapter Eight: Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index 
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