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Framing Australian Antarctic policy: the 20-year Antarctic plan and beyond
Citation
McGee, J and Smith, D, Framing Australian Antarctic policy: the 20-year Antarctic plan and beyond, Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs, 8, (4) pp. 332-348. ISSN 1836-6503 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 Informa UK Limited
DOI: doi:10.1080/18366503.2016.1253906
Abstract
Climate change and new patterns of human use are bringing new governance challenges to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Over the past two years, the Australian Government has carried out a major review of Antarctic policy and released the Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan. It is therefore both a timely and opportune moment to take stock of policy debates surrounding Australian policy on the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean. Using interpretative policy analysis, we examine documents contributing to the formulation of the Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan. From this material, we identify four dominant frames in recent policy discourse regarding Australian Antarctic policy: (i) ‘protecting Australia’s national interest’, (ii) ‘protecting and/or using resources of the Southern Ocean’, (iii) ‘leading international cooperation’ and (iv) ‘leading scientific research’. Our analysis indicates there is significant plurality of frames used by stakeholders of Australian Antarctic policy. Our analysis also identifies a common thread of ‘bifocalism’ across these four frames which seeks to reconcile Australian territorial claims with the internationalism required for furthering the Antarctic Treaty System.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Environmental and resources law |
Research Field: | Environmental law |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Environmental policy, legislation and standards |
Objective Field: | Environmental policy, legislation and standards not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | McGee, J (Associate Professor Jeffrey McGee) |
UTAS Author: | Smith, D (Ms Danielle Smith) |
ID Code: | 112513 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | Law |
Deposited On: | 2016-11-15 |
Last Modified: | 2017-10-17 |
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