Representative government and representation
Alternative labels
Representative democracy
Working paper
The climate crisis and democracy: from democratic debilitation to innovation
The climate crisis is also a crisis for democracy, however, it is possible to renew and re-imagine democracy to achieve a more effective response to the climate crisis.
Submission
APO NT Submission to the Inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020
In this submission, Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory (APO NT) expresses their concern that the Northern Territory needs to be further included in government relations such as voter engagement, more accurate census data, and a significant presence in the House of Representatives.
Working paper
Electoral democracy in Australia: crisis, resilience and renewal
This paper examines the state of Australian democracy and considers some mechanisms that have been said to have the potential to improve democratic representation.
Discussion paper
Samoan election results: trends and patterns 1964-2016
This paper draws on data from the new Samoa Election Results database to highlight salient features and trends in Samoa’s electoral history.
Working paper
Perceptions of women's representation in Pacific parliaments: the case of Niue
The concept of Temporary Special Measures (TSM) was introduced in the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women came into force in 1979. Besides Samoa the rest of the Pacific countries have been slow to adopt TSM, which may be seen as a reluctance to improve gender equality in...