Conviction Politics: the convict routes of Australian democracy

这个跨国数字历史项目旨在展示集体罪犯抗议对殖民地澳大利亚早期民主发展的重要性。它产生了关于澳大利亚囚犯历史的新知识，首次记录了1788-1850年囚犯行动主义的范围和特征，并为“政治”运输者在动员更广泛的囚犯和自由人口进行改革方面的作用提供了新的视角。预期的项目成果包括在档案研究和交流的数字方法上建立国际和跨学科的HASS/STEM/行业合作，带来显著的效益，特别是创新媒体，确保对国内外受众的影响。

This transnational digital history project aims to demonstrate the importance of collective convict protest to the early development of democracy in colonial Australia. It generates new knowledge about Australian convict history, documenting for the first time the extent and character of convict activism 1788-1850 and offers fresh perspectives on the role of ‘political’ transportees in the mobilisation of the wider convict and free population for reform. Expected project outcomes include building international and interdisciplinary HASS/STEM/industry collaborations in digital methods for archive research and communication, delivering significant benefits, notably innovative media ensuring impact with domestic and international audiences.