Redefining viability
Aboriginal homelands communities in north‐east Arnhem Land
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frances Morphy (0000-0003-2036-2319, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 381-396 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00109.x |
| OpenAlex | W1574437023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
The current policy debate about the future of small Indigenous homelands communities in remote Australia is being framed in terms of a narrow economic definition of ‘viability’, with little attention to factors such as the social characteristics of such communities and the health, well‐being, and aspirations of those who choose to live there. The debate is taking place in the absence of comparative socio‐demographic data on these communities as opposed to other kinds of settlements in remote Australia. This paper argues for a broader conceptualisation of viability. It outlines some reasons why governments might consider helping homelands communities to become more economically self‐sufficient rather than starving them of support so that their inhabitants increasingly face a ‘choice’ between a marginalized and impoverished existence on the homelands and recentralisation in larger settlements. The argument is based on an analysis of ethnographic data from north‐east Arnhem Land that demonstrate the social cohesiveness and functionality of homelands communities as compared to larger hub settlements
Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis · Economic growth · Ethnography · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Human settlement · Indigenous · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Social science · Sociology · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |