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Generational change : regional security and Australian engagement with Asia
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posted on 2010-05-07, 00:00 authored by Juliet Pietsch, Marshall Clark, Baogang HeBaogang HeThe Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has recently announced plans to develop greater regional integration and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Historically, Australian opinion, however, has expressed some anxiety about forging closer economic, political and security ties with Asia. Using trend data from the Australian Election Study and the Lowy Institute Poll, this article examines changes in Australian public opinion on closer engagement with Asia and whether the Australian public is likely to support the Rudd government’s push towards developing deeper regional diplomacy. The article finds a shift in opinion since the 1990s with a younger generation of voters who are moderately supportive of Australia’s engagement with Asia.
Historically, Australian opinion, however, has expressed some anxiety about forging closer economic, political and security ties with Asia. Using trend data from the Australian Election Study and the Lowy Institute Poll, this article examines changes in Australian public opinion on closer engagement with Asia and whether the Australian public is likely to support the Rudd government’s push towards developing deeper regional diplomacy. The article finds a shift in opinion since the 1990s with a younger generation of voters who are moderately supportive of Australia’s engagement with Asia.
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Pacific reviewVolume
23Issue
2Pagination
163 - 181Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
Abingdon, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0951-2748eISSN
1470-1332Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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