POLS7107 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bagman, Russ Hinze, The Courier-Mail
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Specifically political orientations attitudes towards the political system and its various parts, and attitudes towards the role of the self in the system. Influences include: traditions, history, memory, geography, symbols and myths. Include cognitive, affective and evaluative dimensions i. e. citizens have knowledge and feelings about political systems and make judgements about it. The comparative nature of political culture: qld rural, authoritarian and conservative, comparison implicit in this state, all assumptions of political culture necessarily comparative. Ian mcallister identifies 5 themes of australian political culture o. Utilitarianism (pragmatism over ideology, reliance on law) o egalitarianism (reliance on state) o co(cid:374)for(cid:373)is(cid:373) (cid:894)legalis(cid:373), loppi(cid:374)g of (cid:858)tall poppies(cid:859)(cid:895) o. Collectivism (via state rather than through cooperative movements) o. Materialism (anti-intellectualism, emphasis on development, toleration of corruption) Powerful premiers arguably characteristic of all state politics. Most state premiers prioritise development > environmental considerations. Corruption not uncommon (e. g. brian burke wa, police in nsw, vic) qld difference.
