Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap: Understanding Australia's Political Complexion

by Juliet Pietsch

Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap begins with the argument that political institutions in settler and culturally diverse societies such as Australia, the United States, and Canada should mirror their culturally diverse populations. Compared to the United States and Canada, however, Australia has very low rates of immigrant and ethnic minority political representation in the Commonwealth Parliament, particularly in the House of Representatives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487504152
• ISBN13: 9781487504151
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"