The phases of the political participation of ethnic minorities in Australian politics
| Autor: | Gianni Zappalà |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Cultural Studies
Micro level History Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Immigration Ethnic group 0506 political science Politics Argument Political science Political economy 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Macro level 050207 economics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Intercultural Studies. 20:65-79 |
| ISSN: | 1469-9540 0725-6868 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07256868.1999.9963471 |
| Popis: | Most observers have argued that the political participation of ethnic minorities in Australia has been small. This paper argues that while this remains valid, some change has occurred since the last major study of the political participation of immigrants was conducted in 1989. This paper focuses in particular on two modes of political participation: (i) the participation of immigrants from NESB in political parties; (ii) the nature and extent of particularised contact between immigrants from NESB and their elected representatives. With respect to the latter form of participation, it shows how it has increased since the 1970s, as well as reasons for the change. These findings suggest that while there may be some merit in the ‘depoliticisation of immigrants’ argument advanced by some scholars with respect to the role of ethinic organisations at the macro level, this may not be the case at the micro level. |
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