The Changing Social and Attitudinal Composition of Australian Party Elites
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | I Mcallister (0000-0001-8448-6738, UNSW Sydney), Carolyn Boldiston, Carolyn Brown Boldiston (UNSW Sydney) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | sup1 |
| Pages | 42-65 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10361146.1994.11733426 |
| OpenAlex | W2396264275 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
The composition, outlooks and beliefs of party elites have always been the subject of intense scrutiny. This paper addresses three questions concerning Australian party elites: how does elite social bias occur; does this bias affect the operation of the elite; and to what extent have the social composition and political opinions of elites changed? Results from the candidate samples of the 1987, 1990 and 1993 Australian Election Studies indicate minimal change in the social composition of elites since 1987 apart from a broadening in the parties' social bases in the post-Whitlam period. A weak link exists between social background and elite political opinions, and party affiliation is the dominant influence, although some non-party factors are also significant. Finally, the analyses show that parties select candidates according to their views. Voters do not, by and large, distinguish between the views of different candidates, net of candidates' party affiliation
Affect (linguistics · Composition (language · Elite · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scrutiny · Sociology · Subject (documents · Australian History and Society · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2000 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |