Add to ORKGIn this paper for the 2007 Australasian Political Science Association conference, Dennis Woodward argues that underlying John Howard’s electoral dominance has been a disciplined ‘electoral professional’ party that has adopted a strategy of permanent campaigning. This has involved an unprecedented degree of media management and control over the public service. It has also included a ruthless exercise of the advantages of incumbency and the tailoring of policies to shore up support amongst selected constituencies. By means of centralised government management, firm control of the parliamentary party and astute handling of the coalition relationship, the groundwork for electoral victories has been laid long before the official election campaig...
Although the distinctive values promulgated by successive Howard governments have been extensively a...
The presidentialisation debate centres on the question of whether contemporary political leaders in ...
John Howard has shown Kevin Rudd how to go with the flow, writes David Burchell WHAT should we make ...
Making his first speech to Liberal Party MPs after his victory in the October 2004 Australian federa...
In this paper for the John Howard’s Decade conference, James Walter argues that the prime minister f...
Making his first speech to Liberal Party MPs after his victory in the October 2004 Australian federa...
The rough and tumble of John Howard's public school education left him with an electorally appealing...
Murray Goot and Ian Watson look at the data in Inside Story DESPITE winning at four successive poll...
The concept of the permanent campaign was recently reviewed by American political scientists Mann an...
IN THE febrile atmosphere of post election punditry, with its narrow focus on the rights and wrongs ...
This thesis argues that the key policies of John Howard were consistent throughout his political car...
The presidentialisation debate centres on the question of whether contemporary political leaders in ...
It is arguable that the 2007 election was decided on longer term issues, and longer term campaigning...
Labor’s state election successes during the Howard era propelled ill-equipped party heavies into Can...
This paper examines the patterns of television news coverage of the political parties, their leaders...
Although the distinctive values promulgated by successive Howard governments have been extensively a...
The presidentialisation debate centres on the question of whether contemporary political leaders in ...
John Howard has shown Kevin Rudd how to go with the flow, writes David Burchell WHAT should we make ...
Making his first speech to Liberal Party MPs after his victory in the October 2004 Australian federa...
In this paper for the John Howard’s Decade conference, James Walter argues that the prime minister f...
Making his first speech to Liberal Party MPs after his victory in the October 2004 Australian federa...
The rough and tumble of John Howard's public school education left him with an electorally appealing...
Murray Goot and Ian Watson look at the data in Inside Story DESPITE winning at four successive poll...
The concept of the permanent campaign was recently reviewed by American political scientists Mann an...
IN THE febrile atmosphere of post election punditry, with its narrow focus on the rights and wrongs ...
This thesis argues that the key policies of John Howard were consistent throughout his political car...
The presidentialisation debate centres on the question of whether contemporary political leaders in ...
It is arguable that the 2007 election was decided on longer term issues, and longer term campaigning...
Labor’s state election successes during the Howard era propelled ill-equipped party heavies into Can...
This paper examines the patterns of television news coverage of the political parties, their leaders...
Although the distinctive values promulgated by successive Howard governments have been extensively a...
The presidentialisation debate centres on the question of whether contemporary political leaders in ...
John Howard has shown Kevin Rudd how to go with the flow, writes David Burchell WHAT should we make ...