Getting over post-election blues

Authors

Brian Martin, University of WollongongFollow
Lyn Carson, University of Sydney

RIS ID

12543

Publication Details

Martin, B. & Carson, L. (2005). Getting over post-election blues. Australian Review of Public Affairs, 2005 (14 February), 1-3.

Abstract

For many, it was a one-two punch: the October 2004 re-election of the Howard government in Australia followed a month later by the re-election of George W. Bush. Many expressed disappointment and demoralisation. US liberal magazine The Nation conveyed this feeling on the cover of its post-election issue with a picture of a cloudy night sky and the words ‘four more years’. Meanwhile, commentators have written endless post-mortems and recommendations for ‘next time’.

Link to publisher version (URL)

Australian Review of Public Affairs