Imagining an Affirmational Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6173977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shireen Morris (0000-0001-8540-7261, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | University of New South Wales Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-0096 • E-ISSN: 1839-2881 |
| Publisher | University of New South Wales Law Journal (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.53637/obow2922 |
| OpenAlex | W4206753379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article explores the idea of an affirmational republic which, both structurally and symbolically, affirms rather than rejects Australia’s British history and heritage while equally celebrating the nation’s Indigenous inheritance and multicultural achievements. Part II explores the history of republican advocacy to unpack the common, predominantly symbolic, justifications for republican reform. It then elucidates dual, separate but connected, purposes – one small and practical and one big and symbolic – to show that each purpose may entail a different solution. Part III discerns lessons from the failed 1999 referendum, to help guide what an affirmational republic could involve. The proposed approach is developed further in Part IV. Addressing the practical purpose, I suggest the title ‘Governor-General’ could be retained (instead of ‘President’) and provide arguments against direct election. Addressing the symbolic purpose, I suggest an inspiring national Declaration could be better achieved extra-constitutionally, as the Referendum Council recommended in 2017
Declaration · Epistemology · Indigenous · Multiculturalism · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Project commissioning · Publishing · Referendum · Sociology · The Republic · The Symbolic · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |