This book, the 17th in the federal election series and the ninth sponsored by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, provides a comprehensive account of the 2019 Australian election, which resulted in the surprise victory of the Coalition under Scott Morrison. It brings together 36 contributors who analyse voter behaviour, campaign strategies, regional variations, polling, ideology, media and the new importance of memes and digital campaigning. Morrison's victory underlined the continuing trend toward the personalisation of politics and the loss of trust in political institutions, both in Australia and across western democracies. Morrison's Miracle is indispensable for understanding the May 2019 Coalition victory, which surprised many observers and confounded pollsters and political pundits.
Edited by:
Anika Gauja,
Marian Sawer,
Marian Simms
Imprint: ANU Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781760463618
ISBN 10: 1760463612
Publication Date: 02 July 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preliminary pages Figures Plates Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Contributors Foreword Morrison's miracle: Analysing the 2019 Australian federal election - Anika Gauja, Marian Sawer and Marian Simms Part 1. Campaign and context Election campaign overview - Marian Simms The rules of the game - Marian Sawer and Michael Maley Candidates and pre-selection - Anika Gauja and Marija Taflaga Ideology and populism - Carol Johnson The personalisation of the campaign - Paul Strangio and James Walter National polling and other disasters - Luke Mansillo and Simon Jackman The perilous polling of single seats - Murray Goot Part 2. The results House of Representatives results - Ben Raue The Senate result - Antony Green The election in the States, Territories and regions - Nick Economou, Zareh Ghazarian, Narelle Miragliotta, Will Sanders, Rodney Smith, John Warhurst and Paul Williams Voter behaviour - Shaun Ratcliff, Jill Sheppard and Juliet Pietsch Part 3. Actors The Australian Labor Party - Rob Manwaring The Liberal Party - Nicholas Barry The National Party of Australia - Geoff Cockfield The Australian Greens - Stewart Jackson The minor parties - Glenn Kefford The Independents - Jennifer Curtin and Jill Sheppard Business - John Wanna Unions - Andrew Scott Third parties and think tanks - Ebony Bennett Part 4. Media Media coverage - Andrea Carson and Lawrie Zion Party campaign communications - Stephen Mills Cartoons, memes and videos - Lucien Leon
