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From Intuition to Reality: Measuring Federal Political Culture in Australia

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Federalism is associated with a range of political values, but their institutionalization in practice varies significantly. This article uses a new empirical approach to measuring "federal political culture" through the Australian Constitutional Values Survey, to explore the gap between theory and reality. It presents analysis by gender to demonstrate the approach, highlighting the importance of resolving the mix of theory and practice needed to understand contemporary preferences in institutional design. Overall, Australians were shown to be predominantly federalist in their values. However, women were on average somewhat stronger federalists than men, being stronger supporters of decentralism and legal diversity, while also being somewhat less likely than men to consider that Australia's present system delivers adequately on these values. The findings contribute to federal reform debates. Copyright 2013, Oxford University Press.

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  • A. J. Brown, 2013. "From Intuition to Reality: Measuring Federal Political Culture in Australia," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 43(2), pages 297-314, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:publus:v:43:y:2013:i:2:p:297-314
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    1. Arjan H Schakel & A J Brown, 2022. "Dissecting Public Opinion on Regional Authority: Four Types of Regionalists Based on Citizens’ Preferences for Self-Rule and Shared Rule," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 52(2), pages 310-328.

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