TY - JOUR
T1 - Electoral politics in the Australian Journal of Political Science
T2 - A review
AU - McAllister, Ian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Australian Political Studies Association.
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - Australia’s constant experimentation with electoral system design, and its effects on voter behaviour, have been consistent themes in the Australian Journal of Political Science and its predecessor, Politics, for half a century. This article examines this research in the context of three areas: electoral institutions; election campaigns; and voter behaviour. Three distinct stages in the research are identified, starting with basic fact-gathering, then progressing to the application of rigorous methods and evidence to real-world questions. In the third stage, scholarly attention has been devoted to placing Australia within a comparative framework. An underlying theme in the research is Australian exceptionalism in electoral politics.
AB - Australia’s constant experimentation with electoral system design, and its effects on voter behaviour, have been consistent themes in the Australian Journal of Political Science and its predecessor, Politics, for half a century. This article examines this research in the context of three areas: electoral institutions; election campaigns; and voter behaviour. Three distinct stages in the research are identified, starting with basic fact-gathering, then progressing to the application of rigorous methods and evidence to real-world questions. In the third stage, scholarly attention has been devoted to placing Australia within a comparative framework. An underlying theme in the research is Australian exceptionalism in electoral politics.
KW - elections
KW - political parties
KW - voting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958689269&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10361146.2015.1114559
DO - 10.1080/10361146.2015.1114559
M3 - Article
SN - 1036-1146
VL - 50
SP - 639
EP - 652
JO - Australian Journal of Political Science
JF - Australian Journal of Political Science
IS - 4
ER -