‘Tackling inequality’: Australian Labor Party ideology and discourse under Bill Shorten

IF 1.2 3区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Australian Journal of Political Science Pub Date : 2022-05-11 DOI:10.1080/10361146.2022.2071211

Nick Falcinella

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ABSTRACT While it is often claimed that the Australian Labor Party was ‘bolder’ under Bill Shorten than under both Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, the party’s discourse and ideology of this period has not yet been comprehensively examined. Framed in the 2019 election as ‘shifty’, Shorten is arguably best remembered for his lack of popularity; yet this obscures the degree of ideological transformation he oversaw. In this article, I analyse key speeches and policy documents to transcend superficial impressions and examine Shorten Labor’s revised discursive framings and ideological positions. While not without ideological contradiction, notably regarding Labor’s own neoliberal economic reform legacy, I find Shorten’s leadership represented a significant progressive reorientation of ALP ideology and discourse on both economic and social issues, particularly compared to Gillard. Specifically, Shorten Labor articulated a socially progressive and inclusive social democratic politics that was once-again prepared to critique markets and their role in producing inequality.

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“解决不平等”：Bill Shorten领导下的澳大利亚工党意识形态和话语

摘要尽管人们经常声称，在比尔·肖顿（Bill Shorten）的领导下，澳大利亚工党比在陆克文（Kevin Rudd）和朱莉娅·吉拉德（Julia Gillard）的领导之下“更大胆”，但该党在这一时期的话语和意识形态尚未得到全面审视。肖顿在2019年的选举中被认为是“狡猾的”，他可以说因缺乏人气而被人们铭记；然而，这掩盖了他所监督的意识形态变革的程度。在这篇文章中，我分析了关键的演讲和政策文件，以超越肤浅的印象，并考察了肖顿·工党修改后的话语框架和意识形态立场。虽然并非没有意识形态上的矛盾，特别是关于工党自己的新自由主义经济改革遗产，但我发现肖顿的领导代表了ALP意识形态和经济和社会问题话语的重大进步重新定位，尤其是与吉拉德相比。具体而言，Shorten Labor阐述了一种社会进步和包容性的社会民主政治，该政治再次准备批判市场及其在产生不平等中的作用。

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Australian Journal of Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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