Party Policy and Political Principles: Direction, Difference and Dissent

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Party Policy and Political Principles
Direction, Difference and Dissent
Party Policy Political Principle
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The Role of Principle in Policy Formation in
Australias Major Parties
Party Policy Political Principle
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Party Policy and Political Principles
Direction, Difference and Dissent
Party Policy Political Principle
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How Strongly Policy Formation Reflects Party
Principles
Party Policy Political Principle
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Party Policy and Political Principles
Direction, Difference and Dissent
Party Policy Political Principle
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Party Policy and Political Principles
Direction, Difference and Dissent
Party Policy Political Principle
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Party Policy and Political Principles
Direction, Difference and Dissent
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Principled MOTIVATION
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Principled MOTIVATION
Interim Observations
Principle in Policy Formation has often been
misconceived
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Principled MOTIVATION
Non-principled influences on policy formation?

• Pressure of time circumstance
• The policy evidence
• Electoral and polling considerations
• Departmental agendas
• Financial limitations
• lobbying form interest groups
• party members lobbying the leader
• internal power differences
• Leaders personal views
• Factional internal bargaining
• Inter-party trade-offs
• Personal prejudice ambition
• Gender cultural status

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Principled MOTIVATION
What weight should Principle be given in Policy
compared to these other factors?
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Principled MOTIVATION
Interim Observations
Principle in Policy Formation has often been
misconceived
Policy in a rational party is always motivated
by Principle
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Principled MOTIVATION
Interim Observations
Principle in Policy Formation has often been
misconceived
Policy in a rational party is always motivated
by principle
Expedient policy can be Principled policy
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Principled MOTIVATION
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Principled MOTIVATION
Interim Observations
Principle in Policy Formation has often been
misconceived
Policy in a rational party is always motivated
by principle
Expedient Policy can be Principled Policy
Maybe too much weight given to polling
electoral success
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Principled MOTIVATION
Interim Observations
Principle in Policy Formation has often been
misconceived
Policy in a rational party is always motivated
by principle
Expedient Policy can be Principled Policy
Maybe too much weight given to polling
electoral success
Party Culture doesnt always support Principled
Policy
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Principled MOTIVATION
Interim Observations
Principle in Policy Formation has often been
misconceived
Policy in a rational party is always motivated
by principle
Expedient Policy can be Principled Policy
Maybe too much weight given to polling
electoral success
Party Culture doesnt always support principled
policy
Party members backgrounds awareness dont
always support principled policy
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POLITICAL VISION
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POLITICAL VISION
The Parties predominant views on Political Vision?
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POLITICAL VISION
Interim Observations
Both parties have practices inconsistent with
their philosophical views on vision
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PARTY DIFFERENTIATION
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PARTY DIFFERENTIATION
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PARTY DIFFERENTIATION
Measuring Party Difference
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Party Ideological Positions (1946-1990)
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1946
1951
1955
1961
1966
1972
1975
1980
1984
1990
Left
Right
Centre
Budge Klingeman
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Party Ideological Position Policy Manifesto
Analysis (1993-2001)
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1993
1996
1998
2001
Left
Right
Centre
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001
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Party Ideological Position Survey Responses vs
Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001)
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1993
1996
1998
2001
Left
Right
Centre
Australian Election Study surveys Party Policy
Speeches 1993-2001
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Parties ECONOMIC Ideological Position Policy
Manifesto Analysis (1993-2001)
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1993
1996
1998
2001
Left
Right
Centre
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001
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Parties vs Voters Economic Ideological
Position Manifesto Analysis Survey Responses
(1993-2001)
1993
Liberal Party
Labor Party
1996
1998
Median Voter
2001
Left
Right
Centre
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian
Election Studies 1993-2001
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Parties vs Voters Economic Ideological
Position Manifesto Analysis Survey Responses
(1993-2001)
1993
1996
Labor Party
1998
Median Labour Voter
2001
Left
Right
Centre
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian
Election Studies 1993-2001
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Parties vs Voters Economic Ideological
Position Manifesto Analysis Survey Responses
(1993-2001)
1993
1996
Liberal Party
1998
Median Liberal Voter
2001
Left
Right
Centre
Party Policy Speeches 1993-2001 Australian
Election Studies 1993-2001
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Party Difference ALP Vote (1949-90)
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Budge Klingeman
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Party Difference Liberal Vote (1949-90)
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Budge Klingeman
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Party DIFFERENTIATION
Interim Observations
The parties have a history of convergence and
divergence
Labor is economically right of centre, and close
to the Liberals
There is no relationship between party difference
and electoral success
Differentiation isnt necessarily a winning
strategy
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