This book analyses social democratic parties' attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called 'crisis' of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally. The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the…mehr
This book analyses social democratic parties' attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called 'crisis' of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally.
The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the intersections and potential tensions that result. Meanwhile there are new challenges for equality policy arising from a changing geo-economics (the rise of Asia), the legacies of neoliberalism and the impact of technological disruption.
Carol Johnson is a Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide. Her main research interests are in Australian and comparative politics, the politics of gender and sexuality, the politics of emotion, and analyses of ideology and discourse. She also has a major interest in the domestic political implications of Australian (and Western) engagement with Asia. Her applied research focuses on how governments, particularly social democratic ones, manage social, economic, and technological change.
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1 1 Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality: The Background
Australian Social Democracy in an International Context
The Australian Labor Party's Focus on Equality
Early Conceptions of Economic Equality
Early Racial Exclusions from Equality
Equality and the Male Wage Worker Head of Household
Transformations in the Concept of Equality
Chapter Structure of Book
2 Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Equality
Australian Social Democracy in an International Context
Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)
Whitlam Government (1972-1975)
Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)
Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)
Labor Post the Rudd/Gillard Governments
Excluded from Equality: Asylum Seekers
Conclusion: Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Identity
3 Gender: From Male Breadwinner to the Independent Adult Worker
Australian Social Democracy in an International Context
The Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)
Whitlam Government (1972-1975)
Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)
Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)
Tensions Between Feminism and Social Democracy
Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments
Cultural Politics and Gender Inequality
Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy
4 Sexuality: From Morality to Equality
Australian Social Democracy in an International Context
Pre the 1970's Whitlam Period
The Whitlam Government (1972-1975)
The Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)
Relationship Recognition: The Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)
Same-Sex Marriage and the Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)
Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy
5 Class Equality in a Capitalist Economy: Wages, Work and Welfare
Australian Social Democracy in an International Context
Labor's History of Tackling Inequality under Capitalism
The Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)
Whitlam Government (1972-1975)
Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)
The Rudd and Gillard Labor Governments (2007-2013)
Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments
Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy
6 Feeling Equal: Affective Citizenship and the Politics of Equality
Australian Social Democracy in an International Context
Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)
The Whitlam Government (1972-1975)
The Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996)
The Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013)
Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments
Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy
7 Social Democracy and Economic Equality in the Asian Century
Introduction: International Social Democracy and the Shift to the East
Labor: Trade with Asia as a Key to Higher Standards of Living
The Rudd and Gillard Governments: Patchwork Pressures
Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments
International Social Democracy and a Changing Geo-economics
Conclusion: The Challenges for Social Democracy
8 Technological Disruption and Equality: Future Challenges for Social Democracy
Introduction: Social Democracy and Technological Disruption
Labor's Initial Optimism: Technology and Equality
The Rudd and Gillard Period (2007-2013)
Post Rudd/Gillard Governments: Technological Disruption and Employment
Technology and Globalisation: The Rise of Asia
Labor and Industry Training
Technology and Capitalism
Universal Basic Income Scheme and Tax Proposals
Gender and Racial Discrimination
Conclusion: The Challenges for Social Democracy
9 Conclusion: Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality
Social Democracy and the Inequities of Capitalism
Social Democracy: Class and "Identity Politics"
Australian Labor: Class, Neoliberalism and "Identity Politics"
