The rule of law in history and memory: Australian and Canadian settler frontiers

历史和记忆中的法治：澳大利亚和加拿大定居者边境

• 批准号: DP1095363
• 负责人: Prof Amanda Nettelbeck
• 金额: $ 13.66万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP1095363
• 关键词: rule; law; history; memory; Australian

This study is inspired by current 'History Wars' debates in Australia and Canada, which in raising questions about 'what happened' in the colonial past have demonstrated that the shape of the nation's historical memory is of vital present day importance. These debates have shown that more detailed historical research is required into how the frontiers of European settlement evolved in practice, and how Indigenous populations were made subject to colonial legal authority. As a project of comparative history, the study is of international as well as national significance. It has the potential to generate improved understanding of current conditions by highlighting differences and similarities between Australian and Canadian experiences.

这项研究的灵感来自澳大利亚和加拿大当前的“历史战争”辩论，这些辩论提出了有关殖民历史“发生了什么”的问题，表明国家历史记忆的形态在当今至关重要。这些辩论表明，需要更详细的历史研究，以了解欧洲定居点的边界如何在实践中演变，以及土著居民如何受到殖民法律的权威。作为一项比较史学工程，这一研究不仅具有国际意义，而且具有民族意义。它有可能通过突出澳大利亚和加拿大经验之间的差异和相似之处，增进对当前状况的了解。