The Art of Coalition

The Howard Government Experience, 1996-2007
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-74223-762-6
Verlag: UNSW Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Despite being described as 'a remarkably successful partnership' by John Howard and a 'triumph of trust' by his counterpart, Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, the art of coalition government is a delicate (and sometimes difficult) balancing of policy, politics and personalities. The relationship between the Liberal and Nationals parties ensured the Howard Government's stability and provided a solid foundation for its legislative program between 1996 and 2007. While the Coalition partnership has been pivotal to Australian politics since the Second World War, under the Howard prime ministership – despite occasional tensions – the two parties changed key aspects of Australian life through gun control, telecommunications and taxation reform, and balancing the budget.

In The Art of Coalition, Joel Fitzgibbon, Zareh Ghazarian, Tom Frame, Linda Courtenay Botterill, Paul Davey, Tony Abbott and others convey the complexities of maintaining a strong political partnership, and the importance of trust in an effective coalition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lovell, David W.

Blyth, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Parteien

Über Autor(innen)

David W. Lovell is Professor in International and Political Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Director of The John Howard Prime Ministerial Library. After completing his PhD in the History of Ideas (ANU), he joined UNSW in 1983. In 1993 he was the Australian Parliamentary Political Science Fellow, and since 1993 he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, and was co-editor of its journal, The European Legacy, until 2017. He is a member of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP). After heading the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (2006-2016), he was most recently Associate Dean International (2017-2020). He has published a number of books in the history of political thought, post-communism, Asia-Pacific security, theatre, international humanitarian law, and Australian politics.

Andrew Blyth is a senior member of staff at UNSW Canberra. Andrew was a former chief of staff and senior adviser in the Howard Government. He holds an undergraduate degree in government and postgraduate qualifications in business and international relations. In 2012 he was awarded a Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Australia-US Alliance Studies. Andrew is currently researching the role and effectiveness of think tanks through a professional doctorate at UNSW Canberra.