The Australian Journal of Politics and History articles from June 2003

The Australian Journal of Politics and History archives from June 2003

How many separated Aboriginal children?
June 1, 2003... Acknowledging the difficulty in arriving at an accurate estimate of the number of Aboriginal children removed from their families during the twentieth century, I argue that the greatest accuracy will flow from working with specialist scholars...

Unspeakable pasts as limit events: the Holocaust, genocide, and the stolen generations (1).
June 1, 2003... This article examines the role of testimony in the production of the memory of the Holocaust and the practice of forcible removals in Australia as "limit events". A "limit event" is an event or practice of such magnitude and profound violence...

Reconciliation and political legitimacy: the old Australia and the new South Africa.
June 1, 2003... In both Australia and South Africa a state-sponsored discourse of reconciliation has been deployed as a tool of national integration and state building. This usage has tended to encourage a politics of selective memory that runs contrary to the...

Pax Democratica: the gospel according to St. Democracy.
June 1, 2003... The thaw of the Cold War ended the chess game between the superpowers and seemingly gave new momentum to the revival and spread of liberal democracy and its corollary, capitalist Just as missionaries once offered Christianity to "save"...

Peasants and the process of building democratic polities: lessons from San Marino *.
June 1, 2003... This essay challenges the conventional wisdom that democracy must be built upon the foundation of an established middle class, a belief forthrightly asserted in Barrington Moore's resolute dictum of "no bourgeois, no democracy". Taking a lead...

The end of whose history? Whose end of history?
June 1, 2003... Walter Benjamin's text on the Angel of History has attained cult status at the expense of being torn out of its intricate context in the Theses on the Philosophy of History and thus frequently misunderstood. It varies a bon mot of the German...

Issues in Australian foreign policy: July to December 2002.
June 1, 2003... By any measure, the last six months of 2002 was a big half-year for Australian foreign policy, Indeed, it is ironic to recollect that early in his tenure, Prime Minister John Howard was criticized for his lack of interest in foreign policy. Now...

Commonwealth government: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... Overview Australian federal politics between July and December, 2002, maintained its largely external focus on security and foreign affairs. Such an emphasis was understandable given the terrorist attack on Australians and other nationals...

New South Wales: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... Politics in New South Wales reflected the permanent campaign for the general election of 22 March, 2003. Both major parties sought to court public appeal, to expose the failures of opponents, and to prosecute incipient scandals. This produced...

Victoria: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... After almost three years of incremental, if not dull, politics under the auspices of the minority Labor government headed by Premier Steve Bracks, Victorians experienced an amazing six months that culminated in the calling of an early general...

Queensland: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... Issue-Containment the Order of the Day For the first time ever the Queensland parliament met outside Brisbane in September 2002. The historic sitting, lasting three days, was held in the Townsville Entertainment and Convention centre. To...

Western Australia: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... July to December 2002 The second half of 2002 was punctuated by the tragedy at Bali on 12 October where some eighty-eight young Australians, including fifteen from Western Australia lost their lives. Given that Bali had become a popular...

South Australia: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... The period July to December 2002 provided a fascinating snapshot of the most significant readjustment to the South Australian political landscape since the massive defeat of Labor in 1993 following the State Bank collapse. Still basking in the...

Tasmania: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... The 2002 Tasmanian State election was a once in a hall century event--or at least the Liberal party's Tasmanian division would have to hope it was. Never before in the modern period of two-party politics in Tasmania had the Liberal party failed...

Northern Territory: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... Introduction The Northern Territory Labor government consolidated its authority during the period under review but not without some controversy. Debate and discussion occurred on changes to the Northern Territory Public Service, economic...

Australian Capital Territory: July to December 2002.(Political Chronicles)
June 1, 2003... Increase in size of the ACT Legislative Assembly The last Chronicle for January to June 2002, commented on a report from the ACT Legislative Assembly's Legal Affairs Standing Committee that made a number of recommendations, including an...