Liberalism, settler colonialism and the Northern Territory Intervention
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Title
Liberalism, settler colonialism and the Northern Territory Intervention,
Creator
Lovell, Melissa E.,
Collection
E-Publications,
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PublicationNT,
Thesis (Ph. D.) - Australian National University,
Date
2012-03,
Description
"The Northern Territory Intervention was controversial because many of the rights, liberties, and processes typically understood as essential elements of liberal government were waived in favour of coercive, disciplinary, and authoritarian strategies of government. In this dissertation I analyse the content of parliamentary debates, political speeches and government reports to develop an understanding of the discursive and rhetorical context in which these interventionist and authoritarian strategies came to be seen as essential to the protection of Aboriginal children's safety and wellbeing. I draw on two analytical perspectives - settler colonialism and liberal governmentality - to argue that both colonial and neoliberal politics contributed to a view of Aboriginal people as dysfunctional and incapable of self-discipline and self-government. I argue that this perception of Aboriginal people played an important role in the justification of authoritarian and coercive policies in remote Aboriginal communities. Whereas conventional perspectives on liberal politics focus on the liberal commitment to securing liberty and human dignity, my analysis of the NTI illustrates the intimate relationship between liberal and authoritarian politics.",
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Table of contents
Introduction -- The Northern Territory Intervention -- Colonial governance and the Northern Territory Intervention -- A liberal governmentality -- Authoritarian governmentality and the neoliberal politics of the NTI -- The compatibility of settler colonial and liberal politics -- Conclusion -- Bibliography,
Language
English,
Subject
Aboriginal Australians,
Public Welfare,
Intervention (Federal government),
Government policy,
Social conditions,
Politics and government,
Publisher name
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Place of publication
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Series
Thesis (Ph. D.) - Australian National University,
Format
viii, 206 pages ; 30 cm.,
File type
application/pdf.,
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