Did Australia listen to Indigenous people on constitutional recognition?:A big data analysis
This paper uses novel electronic tools to identify the degree to which Australia was listening to Indigenous peoples in a ‘national conversation’ about constitutional recognition between 2015 and late 2017. The results show that while there was a superficial overlap in themes, there were important d...
| Published in: | Australian Journal of Political Science |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/634273c1-a5d0-4a35-87d2-9542f4e4fc33 https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2021.2009764 https://researchsystem.canberra.edu.au/ws/files/53316588/10361146.2021_1_.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper uses novel electronic tools to identify the degree to which Australia was listening to Indigenous peoples in a ‘national conversation’ about constitutional recognition between 2015 and late 2017. The results show that while there was a superficial overlap in themes, there were important differences of framing. Recognition remained a largely formal, elite and non-Indigenous concern, with First Nations focusing on treaties, sovereignty, listening and respect. Interaction was noticeably aggressive, but not exclusively so. Non-Indigenous people avoided discussing racism, and talked more frequently about history, framing issues in the past tense; First Nations talked about the here and now. And despite more focus on everyday racism, Indigenous peoples were consistently more positive and proud, rejecting ‘plight’ constructions |
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