New in AJPS: Katharine Gelber uses queer autoethnography to analyse donor conception law reform in Queensland, highlighting the emotions and labour behind long-term political change.
Thought-provoking to read the article below after reading danah boyd's new article on the evolution of social media into parasocial media.
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New in AusJPS: Claire Fitzpatrick examines #ShoutYourAbortion and #RoevWade, asking how hashtags can amplify feminist counterpublics while also revealing the limits of deliberation in hostile digital spaces.
New in AusJPS: Amanda Williams & Vanessa Rose analyse the Morrison governmentâs âgas-fired recoveryâ, showing how gas was constructed as central to economic recovery, energy transition and fossil fuel longevity.
Worth a read if you are interested in the effects of government intervention in humanities & social sciences education (in this case the policy of âjobs ready graduatesâ made HASS degrees more $$$ for Australian uni students - with a non-surprising result)
"Enduring realignment: gender and geography in Australian independent and minor party politics".
New and open access from @phoebehayman.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social and me in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social @auspsa.bsky.social @popgroupaus.bsky.social
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New in AusJPS: Adele Webb, Katharina Esau & Nicole Curato introduce a special issue on transformations in the public sphere, rethinking publicness, deliberation and democracy in platformised media environments.
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New in AusJPS: Olli Hellmann examines how history is mobilised in climate and conservation politics, analysing 25,000+ submissions on Aotearoa New Zealandâs Fast-track Approvals Bill.
New in AusJPS: Amanda Williams & Vanessa Rose analyse the Morrison governmentâs âgas-fired recoveryâ, showing how gas was constructed as central to economic recovery, energy transition and fossil fuel longevity.