Making Online Branches Work - Making Labor a Platform for Progressive Organising
"The Internet" has long been held out as panacea for Labor's moribund membership structure. However, efforts to increase membership engagement online have comprehensively failed in practice over the...
View ArticleThe 8000 and Beyond - Modernising ALP Membership to Grow the Party's...
SummaryA common complaint about the current organisational state of the ALP is that the party is unable to effectively attract and retain members. While there are legitimate disagreements about the...
View ArticleThe Labor - Greens Electoral Dynamic in the Post Brown Era
The unexpected timing of Bob Brown's resignation has triggered off a slew of commentary about what the former Greens' Leader's departure will mean for the future of The Greens.For his own part, Brown...
View ArticleIn Defence of New Labour, Electoralism and Focus Groups
One of the more encouraging initiatives in modernising the ALP party organisation is Labor Voice, the new Centre Left Journal "of ideas and discussion". As you'll see from the piece below that I...
View ArticleThe End of the Party? Labor's History and the Rise of the Greens
BackgroundAbout 12 months ago I wrote a long form essay pushing back against the hysteria that was accompanying the precipitous decline in Labor's Primary Vote after the 2010 election. Understandably,...
View ArticlePart 2: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the Left in Historical Context
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the Greens.Introduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 3: A Direct Historical Parallel to the Challenge of the Greens: The Lang...
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the Greens.Introduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 4: Lessons from History: The Limited Scale of the Threat
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the Greens.Introduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 5: Lessons from History: The Risks of an Ideologically Isolated Labor Party
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the GreensIntroduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 6: Lessons from History: The Risks of a Divided Progressive Movement
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the Greens.Introduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 7: Responding to the Challenge of the Greens: Political Philosophy And...
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the GreensIntroduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 8: Responding to the Challenge of the Greens: Progressive Policy Making...
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the Greens.Introduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticlePart 9: Conclusion
The End of the Party? Labor History and the Rise of the Greens.Introduction: The End of the Party? Hysteria and HistoryHistorical Context: Electoral Challenges to Labor from the LeftHistorical Context:...
View ArticleLabor History and the Rise of The Greens - Now in PDF!
A few readers have asked whether I could publish a copy of the essay on Labor History and the Rise of The Greens in a way that would allow it to be read in a single document.So for those of you who...
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