Farmer Representation in Australia
Avenues for Changing the Political Environment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11962085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Darren Halpin (0000-0002-2692-0636, Western Sydney University, corresponding author), Peter Martin (0000-0003-4638-0638, Western Sydney University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 33-46 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8500.00087 |
| OpenAlex | W2076687155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper focuses on changes in the way Australian farmers have sought to influence their political environment. A taxonomy of avenues for change is constructed and used to illustrate the broad transitions in the way farmers have engaged with the formal political process. It is argued that Australian farmers have proceeded from parliamentary/electoral through militant/sectoral forms of action, and are currently pursuing sectoral action supplemented by promotional and consultative actions. Using the New South Wales Farmers’ Association (NSWFA) as an example, we show how these changes in political engagement relate to a number of trends in the economic and political environment, for example economic deregulation, electoral change, administrative change, the declining economic significance of agriculture and the increasing impact of sociopolitical movements. These trends and perceived inadequate responses by sectoral interest groups and political parties have also led to rural people experimenting with alternative political avenues such as new ‘populist’ movements, rural summits and social movements such as Landcare and Women in Agriculture. The significance of Landcare as an avenue for renewal of rural identity and new forms of rural governance is briefly outlined
Agriculture · Corporate governance · Deregulation · Economics · Geography · Management · Market economy · Militant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Sociology · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural Systems and Practices · Rural development and sustainability
Involving Diverse Interests
Constraints to women’s involvement in agricultural leadership
Renewable energy and regional Australia
The Collective Political Actions of the Australian Farming and Rural Communities
Regulating Land Use Conflict on the Urban Fringe
Defence, the Family and the Battler
Interest Groups and (Re-)establishing Stability in Policy Making
A Comparative Political Economy Approach to Farming Interest Groups in Australia and the United States
New Social Movements
Landcare as a politically relevant new social movement
The Industries Assistance Commission and the Making of Primary Industry Policy
Mandate of the Country Women's Association of New South Wales
The demise of 'countrymindedness
Representing and Managing Farmers' Interests in Australia
The Australian conservation foundation
Party Politics
Endorsement of Agrarian Ideology and Adherence to Agricultural Paradigms1
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |