Whose Mandate? Policy Promises, Strong Bicameralism and Polled Opinion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Murray Goot (0000-0002-5462-0681, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-352 |
| Publication date | 1999-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361149950263 |
| OpenAlex | W2077388218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 60 |
The political theory of Australian politics has been dominated, since the election of a Liberal-National Party government in 1996, by claims and counterclaims about electoral mandates. The government has privileged its position in the House of Representatives; opposition parties have pointed to their support in the Senate. This paper provides a historical re-examination of the meanings and merits of mandate theories; it outlines the difficulties posed by strong bicameralism for any mandate theory; and it shows how the rise of survey research has strengthened some claims to a mandate, especially in bicameral systems, while weakening others
Economics · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Mandate · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Sociology · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Philosophy · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |