Australia as Us Client State

The Geopolitics of De-Democratisation and Insecurity
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-46934-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2667 g

This book explores Australia's role as a US client state and the subsequent consequences for Australian democracy. Examining whether neoliberal and neoconservative interests have hijacked democracy in Australia, Paul questions whether further de-democratisation will advance US economic and military interests.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paul, E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A Warring Country 2. Anglosphere 3. Corporate State 4. Security State 5. Symbiosis 6. Designed to Fail 7. Post-democracy 8. Dangerous Liaisons

Über Autor(innen)

Erik Paul is Vice-President at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. He specialises in Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific and issues of regional and world peace, and his last book was Neoliberal Australia and US Imperialism in East Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).