The dimensions of mediatized policy-making in Australian Indigenous affairs

What is it about?

This article analyzes media-related policy-making practices in the bureaucratic realm of Indigenous affairs in Australia. It considers the implications of an increasingly media-oriented bureaucracy for particular social policies in the light of recent mediatization theory. In Australia, mediatized policy-making practices contributed to both the intractability of Indigenous affairs policy and the introduction of radical policy solutions to address apparent policy failure.

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Why is it important?

These findings add to the body of empirical research exploring the mediatization of policy-making and its implications for politically sensitive fields.