Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093159

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1093159

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Governing vs. opposition parties and the global financial crisis: Comparing the United Kingdom and Australia. The Australian Prime Minister has described the global financial crisis as the 'equivalent of a rolling national security crisis'. Our project, which examines the pressures upon political parties to adopt an adversarial approach to crises as an election approaches, benefits the nation by enhancing our understanding of how political systems cope with crisis. Should governing and opposition parties unite in order to tackle the national crisis and portray consensus to the outside world? Or should they continue to engage in routine adversary criticism, facilitating dialogue and providing a 'check' on a centralised response? Our research will help develop an understanding of Australia's capacity to respond to major economic threats.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 30-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $80,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Australian Government And Politics | Political Science | Comparative Government And Politics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding electoral systems | Understanding political systems |

Other Keywords

Australian Government And Politics | Comparative Government And Politics | Political Science | Understanding electoral systems | Understanding political systems

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