The making of a party system : minor parties in the Australian Senate / Zareh Ghazarian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghazarian, Zareh, author.

Series:

Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia. Parliament. Senate--History.

Australia.

Political parties--Australia--History.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Minor parties have come a long way in Australia.From an era where there were no minor parties in the national parliament, they have become crucial players in shaping government policy and the political debate.

Contents:

Cover; Preliminaries; Title page; Imprint page and copyright information; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. Parties and Party Systems: Towards an Australian Senate Party System; Chapter 2. The Senate contest and the first phase: Fragmentary minor parties; Chapter 3. Here come the issue-competitive parties: The NDP; Chapter 4. Issue-based minor party politics: Australia's green political parties; Chapter 5. Rise and fall: the Australian Democrats, 1984-2007

Chapter 6. Issues-oriented politics of the right: Pauline Hanson's One NationChapter 7. From Klemzig to Canberra: Family First and religious politics; Chapter 8. The Re-emergence of the DLP; Chapter 9. The 2013 election: Confirming the evolution in the type of minor party elected to the Senate; Chapter 10. Issues, organisation, impact, volatility: Towards a Senate-oriented minor party system; Chapter 11. Conclusion; References; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781922235930

1922235938

OCLC:

931535088