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Opposition Vanishing - The Australian Labor Party and the Crisis in Elite Politics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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Opposition Vanishing - The Australian Labor Party and the Crisis in Elite Politics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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This book questions the common understanding of party political
behaviour, explaining some of the sharp differences in political
behaviour through a focused case study-drawing systematically on
primary and archival research-of the Australian Labor Party's
political and policy directions during select periods in which it
was out of office at the federal level: from 1967-72, 1975-83, and
1996-2001. Why is it that some Oppositions contest elections with
an extensive array of detailed policies, many of which contrast
with the approach of the government at the time, while others can
be widely criticised as 'policy lazy' and opportunistic, seemingly
capitulating to the government of the day? Why do some Oppositions
lurch to the right, while others veer leftward? Each of these
periods was, in its own way, crucial in the party's history, and
each raises important questions about Opposition behaviour. The
book examines the factors that shaped the overall direction in
which the party moved during its time in Opposition, including
whether it was oriented towards emphasising programmes
traditionally associated with social democrats, such as pensions,
unemployment support, and investment in public health, education,
infrastructure, and publicly owned enterprises, as well as policies
aimed at reducing the exploitation of workers. In each period of
Opposition examined, an argument is made as to why Labor moved in a
particular direction, and how this period compared to the other
periods surveyed. The book rounds off with analysis of the
generalisability of the conclusions drawn: how relevant are they
for understanding the behaviour of other parties elsewhere in the
world? Where are social democratic parties such as the ALP heading?
Is Opposition an institution in decline in the Western world?
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