Australian exceptionalism reconsidered

Dowding, Keith

doi:10.1080/10361146.2016.1267111

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“…Ora, se uma dada narrativa causal for, no limite, completamente única para o caso analisado, qual seu valor como conhecimento para outros casos se não houver, ao menos, paralelismo entre eles? Há, aqui, um problema de níveis de granularidade (Dowding, 2017) que não pode ser perdido de vista: abordagens de matriz positivista estão preocupadas com baixos níveis de granularidade, nos quais o detalhamento da complexidade da realidade não é equivalente ao detalhamento do que torna único um determinado caso, mas sim daquilo que lhe permite ser analisado vis-à-vis uma realidade mais geral. Nesse nível de granularidade, as generalizações são importantes na medida em que nos permitem produzir previsões científicas capazes de serem extrapoladas para além do objeto de interesse de uma determinada pesquisadora Miller, 2019;Lenine, 2018).…”

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Positivismo reconsiderado

Lenine,

Rodriguez

2024

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Como a filosofia positivista contribuiu para a consolidação da disciplina de Relações Internacionais, especificamente no que tange ao modelo de explicação dos fenômenos internacionais? Nesse artigo, recuperamos a história do positivismo, focando no Círculo de Viena, os princípios da filosofia positivista e o modelo explicativo dedutivo-nomológico. Utilizamos essa abordagem filosófica para analisar as contribuições do positivismo para as RI, nomeadamente no que tange à produção de explicações. Argumentamos que a consolidação da disciplina enquanto ciência dos fenômenos internacionais se deve em larga medida ao positivismo e aos seus princípios filosóficos para a construção do conhecimento.

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Positivismo reconsiderado

Lenine,

Rodriguez

2024

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“…In most instances when there are "winners," there are also, unavoidably, "losers." The luck narrative emanates from Australia's long-standing exceptionalist view of its own history, politics, and economics (Coleman 2016;Dowding 2016) and has more recently extended to its process of judicial review (Taggart 2008) and its approach to social justice. However, according to Gillian Triggs (2015), former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC):…”

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More than Luck

Hightower

East

2019

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This introduction begins by challenging a common narrative formed in relation to Australia—that it is a “lucky country.” This “exceptionalist” view of Australia is also evidenced in national legal frameworks relating to human rights. Drawing on histories of Australian politics, it is argued that social justice stems not from luck or an exceptional legislative system, but from various forms of social contestation. Especially since the global protests of 2011, more scholars are considering the organization, impacts, and practices of social movements that occur on a global scale. Despite the evolution of globalized protest, this collection is informed by Connell’s southern theory (2007), which identifies the unequal geopolitics of knowledge. The articles in this issue provide a diverse range of case studies that can inform protest practices and evidence the vitality of dissent in Australia. Activist knowledges and a quest for collaborative approaches to protest are the two elements that run throughout this issue of Contention.

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“…As a result, Australia has not experienced the types or levels of austerity common in other liberal democracies where anti-political sentiment has often been associated with the economic downturn and rising inequality. In other words, while it is not singularly exceptional(Dowding 2017), the Australian case is nevertheless interesting because contemporary political disaffection cannot be as easily explained away by the economy. Rather, we must look to explanations that emphasise deeper, longer-term, democratic trends.To interrogate competing explanations, we conducted interviews and focus groups with serving civil servants from the APS.…”

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Politicians, professionalization and anti-politics: why we want leaders who act like professionals but are paid like amateurs

Fawcett

Corbett

2018

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Why are politicians so unpopular? One common explanation blames a professionalized political class that is increasingly detached from "ordinary citizens". But, there is very little empirical investigation of what it is about the professionalization of politics that engenders distrust. This article uses 12 focus groups and 15 interviews with civil servants from the Australian Public Service-'insiders' with first-hand knowledge and experience of the political system-to reflect on political professionalization and its findings highlight contradictory expectations: we want politicians who act like professionals, but who are paid like amateurs.

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Australian exceptionalism reconsidered

Cited by 4 publications

References 54 publications

Positivismo reconsiderado

Positivismo reconsiderado

More than Luck

Politicians, professionalization and anti-politics: why we want leaders who act like professionals but are paid like amateurs

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