Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150103022
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Bold Experiment: an historical evaluation of the Australian Assistance Plan. Australia and similar western democracies continue to wrestle with growing citizen disengagement with political processes and declining levels of active participation in society. This project is expected to provide the first historical examination of the Australian Assistance Plan (AAP), an innovative yet forgotten program from the 1970s. The AAP sought to reframe participation at a local level, stimulate voluntary organisations and provide a framework that engaged with all levels of governments. Using archival sources and oral history methods, the project seeks to offer a new interpretation of an important initiative in Australian history and demonstrate how historical analysis can inform policy and shape debates in government and non-profit sectors in the future.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2015
End Date: 07-2018
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $179,402.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Historical Studies | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Understanding Australia's Past | Time Use, Unpaid Work and Volunteering | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
