Remaking Australian Politics: Electioneering from the 19th Century to the 21st

批评人士哀叹，作为理性思考的有意义机会的选举明显减少；记者的选举报道越来越关注竞选方法；政客们对澳大利亚人对澳大利亚民主历史知之甚少表示震惊。这个项目是澳大利亚竞选活动的第一个长期研究，将解决这些问题。它将为有时被夸大的当代衰退主张提供一个学术视角。它将为记者和政治专业人士提供对不断变化的竞选实践的见解。它将为新一代澳大利亚人提供一份关于选举意义和历史的通俗易懂的报告，从而加强民主生活。

Critics have lamented the apparent decline of elections as meaningful opportunities for rational deliberation; journalists' election reports increasingly focus on campaign methods; politicians have expressed alarm at how little Australians know about Australia's democratic history. This project, the first long-term study of electioneering in Australia, will address each of these issues. It will provide a scholarly perspective on sometimes overstated claims of contemporary decline. It will offer journalists and political professionals' insights into changing campaign practices. And it will produce an accessible account of the significance and history of elections for a new generation of Australians, thereby strengthening democratic life.