Neo-protectionism in the Age of Brexit and Trump: What Does Australia Do with Its Powerful Friends?

Lester, Michael; Rama, Marie dela

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“…Australia could, and should, do more to fight corruption. For a country that has historically and enthusiastically supported the multilateral regime (Kirby 2009;Lester and dela Rama 2018), what models could Australia draw upon? How might Australia align its legal regime with recent international developments in anti-corruption?…”

Section: The Apuncacmentioning

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The Challenges of Political Corruption in Australia, the Proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill (2020) and the Application of the APUNCAC

Rama

Lester

Staples

2022

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Political corruption affects each nation-state differently, but the outcomes are nominally the same: a deficit of public trust, weakened government institutions and undermined political systems. This article analyzes issues of political corruption in Australia by framing them within a national integrity ecosystem (NIE) and addressing them against the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) 2020 bill. It also discusses prevalent ‘grey’ areas of Australian politically-corrupt behavior where they interact with the private sector: the revolving door, political donations, and lobbying; and the state of Australia’s implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. This article argues for their inclusion within the mandated scope of the proposed CIC. There is a need for strong legislation, both domestic and international, to fight corruption. This article then discusses the application of the provisions of the draft Anticorruption Protocol to the UN Convention Against Corruption (APUNCAC) that may apply with respect to these ‘grey’ issues, and how an International Anti-Corruption Court may provide another institutional model for Australia to follow. Finally, this article links these proposals to the 2021 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Corruption and the 9th Conference of States Parties on the UNCAC (COSP9). These events illustrate multilateral momentum and progress on anti-corruption. As a country that has historically supported the UN multilateral framework and its institutions, this article recommends a proactive approach for Australia so that the passing of a strong domestic anticorruption initiative will contribute to the adoption, and eventual ratification, of the APUNCAC.

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The Challenges of Political Corruption in Australia, the Proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill (2020) and the Application of the APUNCAC

Rama

Lester

Staples

2022

Laws

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“…Of the three countries about which we write, the US may manifest this divide the most; however, the more socialized landscapes of Australia and Germany are not immune to the sorting and separation that the free market creates. In all three contexts, the last five years have seen particular manifestations of this sorting that pin marginalized immigrants and refugees in the role of economic scapegoats for the benefit of the market elite (Inglehart, 2018;Heyer, 2018;Moreno, & Price 2018;Huerta, 2019;Hutchinson, 2019;Lester, & De La Rama, 2018;Hanson-Easey, 2018;Langenbacher, & Wittlinger, 2018;Beltran, 2017;Marek, 2019;Klikauer, 2018). Political leaders in all three countries have doused the landscape with a hateful fuel centered on fear and loathing of particular types of immigrants and refugees.…”

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Thinking and Acting Across Ponds: Glocalized Intersections of Trepidation, Neoliberalism, and Possibilities for 21st Century Teacher Education

Fasching-Varner

Desmarchelier

Gerlach

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This article draws upon the cross-continental experiences of teacher educators in Australia, Germany, and the United States to contextualize and connect localized experiences in each country in the education and training of teachers as glocal phenomena. Through a glocal lens, the paper suggests that the dynamics working against the successful education and training of teachers are multifaceted, locally significant, and globally consistent. Two relevant areas are considered, resonating in both the local contexts of the authors and in their global reach, connectivity, and consistency: 1) internal university resistance and fighting over funding, status, and role and 2) over-reliance on market economies that depend on cheap labor fueled by nationalism, neoliberalism, and xenophobia. The authors address issues related to enrollment, reduction, and accreditation within university-based teacher education and training programs as particular areas of common complexity before yielding to discussion of the effects of those concerns situated within neoliberalism and neo-nationalism. The glocalized analysis and critical approach taken by the authors serve as foils to combat the negative scenario that encapsulates the education and training of teachers. Finally, questions are framed to help readers join in the broader discussion in their particularcontexts, extending the capacity for democratic dialogue.

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“…Will the world economy -against all past lessons -fall back into the era of 'tit for tat' protectionism, global Depression and world wars consequent on the emerging neo-protectionism, isolationism, and xenophobia? (Lester Dela Rama 2018). Which way to go?…”

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Trump's Protectionism and Its Impact on the International Economy

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2022

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This article investigates to what extent Trump's protectionism influences the American steel industry and trade relationship with China. The investigation first looks at historical events, with the insight into one of the most controversial laws in the United States foreign trade policy - The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act - which exacerbated the Great Depression on the global scale. Further analysed are current American actions in a foreign trade relationship, with a particular reference to the relationship between the United States and China. This paper analyses the influence of the United States protectionist politics on production, imports, exports and employment rate in the United States steel industry.

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Neo-protectionism in the Age of Brexit and Trump: What Does Australia Do with Its Powerful Friends?

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

The Challenges of Political Corruption in Australia, the Proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill (2020) and the Application of the APUNCAC

The Challenges of Political Corruption in Australia, the Proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill (2020) and the Application of the APUNCAC

Thinking and Acting Across Ponds: Glocalized Intersections of Trepidation, Neoliberalism, and Possibilities for 21st Century Teacher Education

Trump's Protectionism and Its Impact on the International Economy

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