Australians and federation: commemoration, identity and engagement

该项目旨在促进了解澳大利亚人自1901年以来对联邦的态度的历史。它将使用一系列从20世纪50年代和21世纪初得出的纪念案例研究来分析对联邦契约不断变化的态度。该项目的意义在于，它将历史方法应用于联邦作为一个有生命的呼吸结构的概念。预期的成果是更好地了解澳大利亚人如何随着时间的推移而依附于他们的联邦，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明智的辩论。

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.