Generational Change: Regional Security and Australian Engagement with Asia

The Pacific Review, May 2010

20 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2012

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Juliet Pietsch

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)

Marshall Clark

Australian National University (ANU)

Baogang He

Deakin University

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Date Written: March, 27 2012

Abstract

The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has recently announced plans to develop greater regional integration and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Historically, Australian opinion, however, has expressed some anxiety about forging closer economic, political and security ties with Asia. Using trend data from the Australian Election Study and the Lowy Institute Poll, this article examines changes in Australian public opinion on closer engagement with Asia and whether the Australian public is likely to support the Rudd government’s push towards developing deeper regional diplomacy. The article finds a shift in opinion since the 1990s with a younger generation of voters who are moderately supportive of Australia’s engagement with Asia.

Keywords: Public opinion, Australian engagement with Asia, regional security, regionalism

Suggested Citation

Pietsch, Juliet and Clark, Marshall and He, Baogang, Generational Change: Regional Security and Australian Engagement with Asia (March, 27 2012). The Pacific Review, May 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2030061

Juliet Pietsch (Contact Author)

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) ( email )

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Marshall Clark

Australian National University (ANU) ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia

Baogang He

Deakin University ( email )

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Melbourne, Victoria 3217
Australia

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