Australian Journal of Political Science
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Official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social). Find us at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cajp20
How are ‘peacebuilding publics’ formed on TikTok? Lynrose Jane Genon & @nicolecurato.bsky.social to.bsky.social examine the embodied, place-based & dialogic practices of young female Muslim leaders in the Phillipines in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Get ready with me: the peacebuilding publics of TikTok
This paper explores the emergence of ‘peacebuilding publics' by examining how peacebuilding is enacted through intimate, creative, and connective practices on TikTok. It asks: how are peacebuilding...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
How are ‘peacebuilding publics’ formed on TikTok? Lynrose Jane Genon & @nicolecurato.bsky.social to.bsky.social examine the embodied, place-based & dialogic practices of young female Muslim leaders in the Phillipines in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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How does the Australian government respond when citizens are wrongfully and arbitrarily detained overseas? @kmooregilbert.bsky.social develops a new evaluation framework to answer this question in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluating Australia’s consular management of cases of wrongful and arbitrary detention
When an Australian citizen is wrongfully or arbitrarily detained abroad the response they should expect from their government at a consular, political and diplomatic level is often unclear. Efforts...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How does the Australian government respond when citizens are wrongfully and arbitrarily detained overseas? @kmooregilbert.bsky.social develops a new evaluation framework to answer this question in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How does the Australian government respond when citizens are wrongfully and arbitrarily detained overseas? @kmooregilbert.bsky.social develops a new evaluation framework to answer this question in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluating Australia’s consular management of cases of wrongful and arbitrary detention
When an Australian citizen is wrongfully or arbitrarily detained abroad the response they should expect from their government at a consular, political and diplomatic level is often unclear. Efforts...
www.tandfonline.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How does the Australian government respond when citizens are wrongfully and arbitrarily detained overseas? @kmooregilbert.bsky.social develops a new evaluation framework to answer this question in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
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Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
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PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
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Transnational publics of the populist radical right: patterns of topic convergence across Europe and the United States
In recent years, populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have constructed a shared transnational discourse around issues like immigration and culture wars. However, we do not know how their publics ...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Thrilled that my first (ever!) and first single-authored article is out in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social 🎉
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
A 🧵
PRR parties have built a shared transnational discourse on issues like immigration & culture wars. But do their digital publics also take part in this discursive transnationalisation?
A 🧵
How is WeChat used to mobilise ethnic Chinese voters in political campaigns? Luna L Zhao looks at the case of New Zealand in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The use of social media in political mobilisation: the case of WeChat in New Zealand politics
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter/X have become central to political communication, yet their role in mobilising specific demographic segments remains underexplored. WeChat, widely u...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
How is WeChat used to mobilise ethnic Chinese voters in political campaigns? Luna L Zhao looks at the case of New Zealand in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From our Robodebt symposium: Zoe Staines asks whether Universal Basic Income might address the gendered harms of current policy settings & rebuild trust in Australia's punitive social security system in this article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social
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Beyond Robodebt and towards restored trust: exploring universal basic income as a counterpoint for Australian women
Australia's punitive social security system has long produced significant harms, particularly for women who are overrepresented as payment recipients due to economic marginalisation and structural ...
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October 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
From our Robodebt symposium: Zoe Staines asks whether Universal Basic Income might address the gendered harms of current policy settings & rebuild trust in Australia's punitive social security system in this article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Why would Chinese international students volunteer in Australian election campaigns if they can’t vote? @yexue001.bsky.social , David Smith & Minglu Chen find out in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Chinese students in Australian election campaigns
This study explores why Chinese international students volunteer in Australian election campaigns, despite their lack of voting rights. Through semi-structured interviews with 30 student volunteers...
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September 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Why would Chinese international students volunteer in Australian election campaigns if they can’t vote? @yexue001.bsky.social , David Smith & Minglu Chen find out in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
August 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
August 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW SUBMISSION CATEGORY ADDED!
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
AJPS invites Reform Notes from practitioners and/or academics that set out proposed innovations about (or relevant to) aspects of Australian politics practice - e.g. proposals for or modifications to existing political institutions, procedures, laws and practices 1/4
From our Robodebt symposium: @adamjhannah.bsky.social & Linda Botterell analyse the role of strategic ignorance & knowledge avoidance in sustaining the Robodebt scheme, and how those who raised concerns were sidelined in this article @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ignoring harm, saving face: non-knowledge, senior public servants and the Robodebt scheme
Policy-making is well-known to be characterised by the boundedly rational and selective use of knowledge. However, the decision-making and knowledge manipulation which characterised the Robodebt sc...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
From our Robodebt symposium: @adamjhannah.bsky.social & Linda Botterell analyse the role of strategic ignorance & knowledge avoidance in sustaining the Robodebt scheme, and how those who raised concerns were sidelined in this article @ausjpolsci.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How have conservative politicians in Oz attempted to mobilise arguments opposing LGBTQIA+ rights’ for their electoral advantage? Carol Johnson traces this development from the Howard years to now in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mobilising LGBTIQA+ issues in Australian Liberal/National Party politics: from same-sex marriage to anti ‘gender ideology’
There is a long history internationally of socially conservative politicians using negative policy discourse around LGBTQIA+ issues in attempts to mobilise electoral support and wedge political opp...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
How have conservative politicians in Oz attempted to mobilise arguments opposing LGBTQIA+ rights’ for their electoral advantage? Carol Johnson traces this development from the Howard years to now in this new article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From our #Robodebt symposium: @jeremiahtbrown.bsky.social asks how the concepts of administrative burden & economic dignity help us understand the harms imposed on those affected by the Robodebt scheme in this article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Administrative burdens, behavioural insights and economic dignity: the case of Robodebt
This paper uses the concepts of administrative burden and economic dignity to understand the harms imposed on welfare recipients from the application of behavioural insights in the initial correspo...
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August 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
From our #Robodebt symposium: @jeremiahtbrown.bsky.social asks how the concepts of administrative burden & economic dignity help us understand the harms imposed on those affected by the Robodebt scheme in this article in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How do the Teals actually vote in parliament? Do they resemble a party in this way? @palesl.bsky.social has the answers in this new research note in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The parliamentary voting behaviour of ‘teal’ independent MPs
I examine the voting behaviour of ‘teal’ independent MPs in Australia’s 47th Parliament, addressing ongoing debates about whether these MPs function as effectively as a cohesive party. Using data f...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
How do the Teals actually vote in parliament? Do they resemble a party in this way? @palesl.bsky.social has the answers in this new research note in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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What's the role of ethical advice in the Australian Public Service - and policy making more general?
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Doing the right thing, not just doing the thing right: the importance of explicitly ethical policy advice
The Robodebt Royal Commission highlighted the Australian Public Service’s (APS) role in designing and delivering a programme that caused significant harm to vulnerable people. The APS’s actions wen...
www.tandfonline.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
What's the role of ethical advice in the Australian Public Service - and policy making more general?
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We know the Albanese government won by a landslide in the 2025, but does this mean that Albo's model of 'consensus politics' is the way to go? @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Recalibrating labour-capital relations: a typology of consensus politics under the Albanese Labor Government
This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...
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July 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We know the Albanese government won by a landslide in the 2025, but does this mean that Albo's model of 'consensus politics' is the way to go? @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We know the Albanese government won by a landslide in the 2025, but does this mean that Albo's model of 'consensus politics' is the way to go? @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Recalibrating labour-capital relations: a typology of consensus politics under the Albanese Labor Government
This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...
www.tandfonline.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We know the Albanese government won by a landslide in the 2025, but does this mean that Albo's model of 'consensus politics' is the way to go? @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
& Rob Manwaring dig in on 'consensus politics' in contemporary social-democratic politics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What's the role of ethical advice in the Australian Public Service - and policy making more general?
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Doing the right thing, not just doing the thing right: the importance of explicitly ethical policy advice
The Robodebt Royal Commission highlighted the Australian Public Service’s (APS) role in designing and delivering a programme that caused significant harm to vulnerable people. The APS’s actions wen...
www.tandfonline.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
What's the role of ethical advice in the Australian Public Service - and policy making more general?
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sarah Ball examines the case of Robodebt in this article from the Australian Journal of Political Science
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
With the final results of the Australian Federal Election all wrapped up, it's a good time to check out the new Australian Journal of Political Science virtual collection on Australian Federal Elections @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
Australian Federal Elections
Explore the article collection: Australian Federal Elections. Published in Australian Journal of Political Science.
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June 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
With the final results of the Australian Federal Election all wrapped up, it's a good time to check out the new Australian Journal of Political Science virtual collection on Australian Federal Elections @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
Elon Musk is in the news again - and we know he's talked a lot about the 'woke mind virus'. But what does the 'war on woke' look like here in Australia? Check our Marian Sawer & @kurtsengul.bsky.social's new article on the topic in the Australian Journal of Political Science @auspsa.bsky.social
The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...
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June 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Elon Musk is in the news again - and we know he's talked a lot about the 'woke mind virus'. But what does the 'war on woke' look like here in Australia? Check our Marian Sawer & @kurtsengul.bsky.social's new article on the topic in the Australian Journal of Political Science @auspsa.bsky.social
Check out our new special issue on Doing Interpretative Political Science in Australia', edited by Nick Cheesman & @biccumapril.bsky.social, with papers from the editors, John Boswell, Jack Corbett & R. A. W. Rhodes, Severine van Bommel, & William A. Howe www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajp20/5...
Australian Journal of Political Science
Doing interpretive political science — in Australia. Volume 59, Issue 4 of Australian Journal of Political Science
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May 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Check out our new special issue on Doing Interpretative Political Science in Australia', edited by Nick Cheesman & @biccumapril.bsky.social, with papers from the editors, John Boswell, Jack Corbett & R. A. W. Rhodes, Severine van Bommel, & William A. Howe www.tandfonline.com/toc/cajp20/5...
Australian Journal of Political Science -
2025 Call for Submissions for Symposia
PROPOSALS DUE: 30 June 2025
AusJPS is launching a call for the publication of symposia on any topic of interest to our readership and members of @auspsa.bsky.social Up to 3 symposium proposals will be accepted.
2025 Call for Submissions for Symposia
PROPOSALS DUE: 30 June 2025
AusJPS is launching a call for the publication of symposia on any topic of interest to our readership and members of @auspsa.bsky.social Up to 3 symposium proposals will be accepted.
May 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Australian Journal of Political Science -
2025 Call for Submissions for Symposia
PROPOSALS DUE: 30 June 2025
AusJPS is launching a call for the publication of symposia on any topic of interest to our readership and members of @auspsa.bsky.social Up to 3 symposium proposals will be accepted.
2025 Call for Submissions for Symposia
PROPOSALS DUE: 30 June 2025
AusJPS is launching a call for the publication of symposia on any topic of interest to our readership and members of @auspsa.bsky.social Up to 3 symposium proposals will be accepted.
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We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!
Recalibrating labour-capital relations: a typology of consensus politics under the Albanese Labor Government
This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...
www.tandfonline.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!
Reposted by Australian Journal of Political Science
🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...
www.tandfonline.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social)! 1/1
May 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social)! 1/1