Protecting the citizen body
The commonwealth's role in shaping and defending an ‘Australian’ population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6235142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Clarke (Australian National University), Brian Galligan (The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 452-468 |
| Publication date | 1995-11-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00323269508402350 |
| OpenAlex | W2042885090 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article traces the activities of the Commonwealth in shaping a population that it felt comfortable with and capable of governing successfully from 1901 to 1962. We argue that the body of desirable Australian citizens was defined negatively by who was to be excluded, in particular ‘aboriginal natives’. This quickly became an area of administrative rather than legislative concern. A close examination of the archival record illuminates the bureaucratic image of the desirable Australian and the modes by which that image was generated. The administrative activities increasingly focused on the ‘hard cases’, particularly those of the so‐called ‘half‐castes’. A narrow reasoning process, propensity to make expedient changes to established practice, and the metaphorical language in which the issue was discussed shaped the administration's thinking on citizenship policy
Bureaucracy · Citizenship · Commonwealth · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Australian History and Society · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Public Administration · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2015 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |