Australians and federation: commemoration, identity and engagement

该项目旨在促进对澳大利亚人自1901年以来对联邦态度的历史的理解。它将使用从20世纪50年代到21世纪初的一系列纪念案例研究来分析人们对联邦契约的态度变化。该项目在将历史方法应用于联邦作为一个活生生的呼吸结构的概念方面具有重要意义。预期的结果是更好地理解澳大利亚人是如何随着时间的推移而依附于他们的联邦的，关于国家纪念活动的辩论的背景化，以及对公民机构和民主治理的历史态度的见解。好处包括对联邦改革进行更深入的讨论。

This project aims to advance understanding of the history of Australians' attitudes towards federation since 1901. It will use a series of commemoration case studies drawn from the 1950s and 2000s to analyse changing attitudes towards the federal compact. The project is significant in its application of historical methodology to the conception of the federation as a living, breathing structure. Expected outcomes are a greater understanding of how Australians have attached to their federation over time, contextualisation of debates about national commemorations, and insights into historical attitudes towards civic institutions and democratic governance. Benefits include a more informed debate about federation reform.