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The Presidentialisation of Australian Politics? Kevin Rudd's Leadership of the Australian Leadership of the Australian Labor Party
Citation
Kefford, G, The Presidentialisation of Australian Politics? Kevin Rudd's Leadership of the Australian Leadership of the Australian Labor Party, Australian Journal of Political Science, 48, (2) pp. 135-146. ISSN 1036-1146 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Australian Political Studies Association
DOI: doi:10.1080/10361146.2013.786676
Abstract
The presidentialisation debate centres on the question of whether contemporary
political leaders are more powerful than their predecessors. This article applies
the presidentialisation thesis of Poguntke and Webb (2005) to the period in
which Kevin Rudd led the federal parliamentary Labor Party in Australia. Their
model identifies three distinct faces of presidentialisation: the executive face,
the party face and the electoral face. This article argues that the evidence of
presidentialisation under Rudd’s leadership is mixed. The most compelling
evidence is reflected in how Rudd interacted with the Labor Party, rather than
his interaction with the executive or impact on voting behaviour.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Australia, Political Science, Leadership |
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Political science |
| Research Field: | Australian government and politics |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Government and politics |
| Objective Field: | Government and politics not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Kefford, G (Dr Glenn Kefford) |
| ID Code: | 93501 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 20 |
| Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2014-08-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-08-14 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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