Abstract
in the impact of populism on the politics of liberal-democratic states. Australia is just
such an example of this given the return of candidates from the One Nation Party at
the 2016 general election. This paper analyses the result of this election in order to
dispute claims that the One Nation performance is part of this international trend.
Rather, the paper argues that the electoral performance of populist parties of all
types in Australia was actually quite weak and confined to specific geographic regions
within the national electorate. It also finds that populist representational success
owed more to the vagaries of Australia’s electoral system than to amassing any
particularly significant support within the national electorate.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 134-155 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Australasian Parliamentary Review |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
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Localism, diversity and volatility : the 2016 Australian federal election and the 'rise' of populism. / Economou, Nick; Ghazarian, Zareh.
In: Australasian Parliamentary Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2018, p. 134-155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Localism, diversity and volatility
T2 - the 2016 Australian federal election and the 'rise' of populism
AU - Economou, Nick
AU - Ghazarian, Zareh
PY - 2018
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N2 - The outcome of a series of recent international electoral events has revised interestin the impact of populism on the politics of liberal-democratic states. Australia is justsuch an example of this given the return of candidates from the One Nation Party atthe 2016 general election. This paper analyses the result of this election in order todispute claims that the One Nation performance is part of this international trend.Rather, the paper argues that the electoral performance of populist parties of alltypes in Australia was actually quite weak and confined to specific geographic regionswithin the national electorate. It also finds that populist representational successowed more to the vagaries of Australia’s electoral system than to amassing anyparticularly significant support within the national electorate.
AB - The outcome of a series of recent international electoral events has revised interestin the impact of populism on the politics of liberal-democratic states. Australia is justsuch an example of this given the return of candidates from the One Nation Party atthe 2016 general election. This paper analyses the result of this election in order todispute claims that the One Nation performance is part of this international trend.Rather, the paper argues that the electoral performance of populist parties of alltypes in Australia was actually quite weak and confined to specific geographic regionswithin the national electorate. It also finds that populist representational successowed more to the vagaries of Australia’s electoral system than to amassing anyparticularly significant support within the national electorate.
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VL - 33
SP - 134
EP - 155
JO - Australasian Parliamentary Review
JF - Australasian Parliamentary Review
SN - 1447-9125
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