Belonging Together

Name: Belonging Together
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SKU: 9780855757809
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By Patrick Sullivan

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Belonging Together by Patrick Sullivan examines Indigenous affairs policy in Australia since 2004, focusing on the period following the end of ATSIC. The book presents a fresh perspective on policy by proposing a consolidated approach that moves beyond traditional debates of self-determination versus assimilation. Sullivan argues that Indigenous peoples, settlers, and immigrants share common interests, advocating for mutual adaptation, particularly among descendants of settlers and immigrants, to recognise Indigenous presence in their identity. He critiques the centralised bureaucratic control from metropolitan centres as ineffective and suggests regional strategies for better policy implementation and accountability. The book enriches the understanding of Indigenous policy through empirical studies, contributing to the anthropology of policy and public administration.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Australian Indigenous affairs, public policy, anthropology, and social justice. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers, and anyone engaged in discussions around Indigenous identity, governance, and societal adaptation.

Describes Indigenous affairs policy in Australia, concentrating on the period since the end of ATSIC in 2004. This book provides an overview of the trajectory of the policy, with the author advancing a new consolidated approach to Indigenous policy which moves beyond the debate over self-determination and assimilation.

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This book describes current Indigenous affairs policy in Australia, concentrating on the period since the end of ATSIC in 2004. It provides a unique overview of the trajectory of current policy, with Sullivan advancing a new consolidated approach to Indigenous policy which moves beyond the debate over self-determination and assimilation.

Instead, he suggests that the interests of Indigenous peoples, settlers and immigrants are fundamentally shared, and proposes adaptation on both sides, but particularly for the descendants of settlers and immigrants, to allow them to embrace the framing of their identity by Indigenous presence.

Sullivan is also critical of the remote control of Indigenous lives from metropolitan centres, with long lines of bureaucratic oversight that are inherently maladaptive and inefficient, and he proposes regional measures for policy implementation and accountability.

Belonging Together's empirical studies of current policy implementation advance the body of knowledge in the underdeveloped field of the anthropology of policy and public administration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780855757809

Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Aboriginal Studies Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Dr Patrick Sullivan is currently a research fellow at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and Adjunct Professor at the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the Australian National University (ANU).