Relational pedagogy and the policy failure of contemporary Australian schooling: activist teaching and pedagogically driven reform

Far right populist politicians and movements have secured high levels of visibility thanks to often compliant media outlets and unregulated digital platforms. The pursuit of media coverage and the communication of rage are no longer incidental but essential to the growth of reactionary populisms. Yet, while prominent liberal media outlets are ‘aghast’ at events such as the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote, little attention has been paid to the structural conditions and policy frameworks that have facilitated the circulation of clickbait and misinformation, together with the incessant coverage of their leaders, that have been exploited by far right movements. This article identifies four areas of ‘media policy failure’ that have nurtured highly skewed media environments and concludes by calling for a new policy paradigm based around redistribution that aims to reconstruct media systems in order to undermine the appeal of populist forces on the far right.

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Finding beneficiaries: trade adjustment assistance system in South Korea

Journal of International Trade Law and Policy ◽

10.1108/jitlp-03-2017-0010 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 92-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joon-heon Song

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Analytical Framework ◽

Policy Preferences ◽

Trade Adjustment Assistance ◽

Content Type ◽

South Korean ◽

Policy Failure ◽

Short Period ◽

Trade Adjustment ◽

The Government

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the essential cause for the policy failure of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach To substantiate the claims made for the failure of the policy, this paper focuses on the differences in policy preferences among the government ministries and agencies involved in TAA. Findings The failure in the TAA policy, according to this study, was attributed to the conflicts and miscoordination arising from the differences in policy preferences among government ministries and agencies. To rectify this failure, the South Korean government had to revise its laws and regulations several times over a short period. Originality/value Drawing on the analytical framework of the literature on policy failure, this paper examines the causal relationships between outcomes of TAA policy and the conflicts or miscoordination among government bodies at each stage: initiatives and planning, implementation and operation of the policy.

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