Ideology & public policy

Ideology & public policy Mendes, P (2008) Australia’s Welfare Wars Revisited, UNSW Press, Sydney, Chapter Leading the Backlash: The neoliberal critique of the welfare state • When was the term ‘dole bludger’ first used and in what context was it used? • What did New Right thinkers believe about the role of the state? • What did neoliberals think of the welfare state? • Why did neoliberals promote labour market deregulation? • What is mutual obligation and why did neoliberal promote this idea? Lakoff, G (2004) Don’t Think of an Elephant: know your values and frame the debate, Scribe, Melbourne Chapter 1 Framing 101: How to take back public discourse • What is framing? • How does framing work? • What is the strict father model and why assumptions does it have? • What is the nurturing parent model and why assumptions does it have? • How can the progressive and conservative worldviews be applied to Australian politics?