Egalitarian nationhoods

A political theory in defence of the voice to parliament in the Uluru Statement from the Heart

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6234037
AutoresHarry Hobbs (0000-0001-9903-6908, University of Technology Sydney), Benjamin Jones (0000-0002-4312-6995, Central Queensland University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume57
Fascículo2
Páginas129-144
Data de publicação2022-04-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2022.2028720
OpenAlexW4210510467
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas22

The 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart called for a constitutionally enshrined Voice to parliament, and a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of treaty-making and truth-telling. The recommendations were rejected by the Turnbull government and appear unlikely to be implemented under a Morrison government. Initially, the main objection to the Voice from government MPs was that it would upset the balance of Australia's bicameral system by creating a third chamber. Other concerns include the potential of an Indigenous Voice to divide Australians and create special privileges for a particular group. Drawing on Chaim Gans' theory of egalitarian Zionism, this article introduces the idea of egalitarian nationhoods. It argues that the Voice does not provide privilege but equality in allowing First Nations to enjoy self-determination and collective rights, something most non-Indigenous Australians take for granted

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