Overview

What does Australia's Constitution say about national identity? A conventional answer might be 'not much’. Yet recent constitutional controversies raise issues about the recognition of First Peoples, the place of migrants and dual citizens, the right to free speech, the nature of our democracy, and our continuing connection to the British monarchy. These are constitutional questions, but they are also questions about who we are as a nation. This edited collection brings together legal, historical, and political science scholarship. These diverse perspectives reveal a wealth of connections between the Australian Constitution and Australia’s national identity.

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Author:   Anna Olijnyk ,  Alexander Reilly
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781760465636

ISBN 10:   1760465631
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   11 May 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements The Australian Constitution and National Identity – Alexander Reilly and Anna Olijnyk Part One The Australian Constitution and Australian National Identity—the Past, the Present and the Possibilities – Elisa Arcioni Constitutional Interpretation and the Australian People – Anna Olijnyk Building National Identity through the Constitution: The Canadian Charter Experience – Lorne Neudorf Eco-Constitutionalism – Peter D Burdon Activating Australian Citizenship through Constitutional Change: Towards an Inclusive Australian National Identity – Kim Rubenstein Part Two Character and Exclusion from the Nation – Alexander Reilly Alienage and Identity in Australia's Constitutional Legal History – Joe McIntyre The Failure of Cosmopolitanism? National Identity, Citizenship and Migration in an Age of Populism – Tiziana Torresi National Identity and Australian Federalism – Robyn Hollander Part Three Indigenous Sovereignty and Constitutional Reform – Lydia McGrady The Potential Moral Power of a New Australian Constitutional Preamble – Benjamin T Jones Can Citizen Assemblies Make a Difference to Constitutional Reform? Some Lessons from Ireland – Sarah Sorial Author Biographies

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