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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · 3d

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Sep 7

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

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

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

This might be of interest @benraue.com @kevinbonham.bsky.social @grugstan.bsky.social @redrabbleroz.bsky.social ‪@peterbrent.bsky.social‬ ‪‪@pollbludger.bsky.social‬

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

When an author selects the article type ‘Note’, they will then be asked on the next page to select which type of Note it is, i.e. 'Reform Notes' or 'Research Notes' 4/4

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

More info can be found here under 'Reform Notes' 3/4 www.tandfonline.com/action/autho...

Submit your article to Australian Journal of Political Science

How to submit your paper to Australian Journal of Political Science. Share your work with us to maximise your readership and make your mark in your area of research.

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

Reform Notes seek to fill the void between academic and applied research by creating a dedicated space for academics and practitioners to debate ways to strengthen and enhance Australian politics and democracy in some way. They are 2-4k words. 2/4

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 31

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

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 22

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 14

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Aug 7

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Jul 3

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

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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...

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Jul 28

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....

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Jul 28

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....

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

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Jul 3

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....

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

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Jun 16

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · Jun 6

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · May 30

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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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · May 26

All enquiries and symposium proposals should be submitted by email to Matteo Bonotti ([email protected]) by 30 June 2025

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · May 26

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.

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emilyrosefoley.bsky.social @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social · May 22

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...

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Kurt Sengul @kurtsengul.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 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 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

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · May 22

AJPS welcomes submissions across a diverse range of subfields in political science & IR, and we are committed to improving the number of published articles by authors from underrepresented groups and ECRs, and to improving gender parity within the discipline. Link in bio! 2/2

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Australian Journal of Political Science @ausjpolsci.bsky.social · May 22

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

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