History of Democracy Roundtable

Project Member(s): Pietsch, T., Clark, A.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Department of Home Affairs (Department of Homeaffairs)
Department of Home Affairs (Department of Homeaffairs)

Start year: 2023

Summary: This project will identify current/emerging issues impacting Australia’s democracy and democratic values, and assist the Strengthening Democracy Taskforce (Taskforce) with undertaking research, data collection and analysis regarding public history in Australia.  It will identify, assess and synthesize archival material for discussion papers and/ or website material which will then be used to support expert, national roundtable discussions with key Australian historians, librarians, archive and museum officials alongside policy makers, on this topic. It is expected the analysis will summarise existing historical knowledge of Australia’s democracy and contribute to the identification of potential future actionable research needs and contribute to social research.

Publications:

Pietsch, T, Bongiorno, F, Clark, A, Flanagan, F, Rubenstein, K, Schultz, J & Wallace, C 2023, 'Histories of Australian Democracy', Australian Centre for Public History UTS Working Papers.

FOR Codes: Australian history , Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology, Public services policy advice and analysis

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.