Ariadne Vromen – The Conversation

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May 31, 2022

Albanese wants to ‘change the way’ we do politics in Australia. Here are 4 ways to do it

Ariadne Vromen, Australian National University

New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to ‘change the way’ we do politics and ‘rebuild respect’. An expert on political participation explains what to do next.

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January 31, 2022

Things look worse for casual workers than at any time during the pandemic

Ariadne Vromen, Australian National University; Briony Lipton, University of Sydney; Meraiah Foley, University of Sydney; Rae Cooper, University of Sydney, and Serrin Rutledge-Prior, Australian National University

Our research suggests the majority of retail workers – and casual workers even moreso – are being forced to take unpaid leave for COVID-related reasons.

GetUp! has claimed a win for its five year campaign to stop dredging and new coal mines near the Reef. Maleika Halpin/AAP

June 13, 2016

New style lobbying: how GetUp! channels Australians’ voices into politics

Ariadne Vromen, University of Sydney

Political engagement in Australia has changed enormously over the past decade. New organisations such as GetUp! have taken the lead in channelling citizen voice into politics.

Young people can be both ambivalent and positive about Facebook, often at the same time, contrary to conventional wisdom. shutterstock

February 6, 2015

Logging out? Why young people love to hate Facebook

Brady Robards, University of Tasmania and Ariadne Vromen, University of Sydney

Researchers, journalists writing about research, and young people themselves have been writing about the perceived decline of Facebook for a while now. Young people are leaving Facebook in droves; Facebook…

Senator John Faulkner’s call for political parties to re-engage with Australians through social media is laudable, but his own efforts illustrate how much politicians have to learn. Facebook/John Faulkner

October 13, 2014

Politics as usual? Ailing parties fail to get to grips with social media

Ariadne Vromen, University of Sydney

After his speech about party renewal last week, I went to Labor Senator John Faulkner’s Facebook page. It has about 2700 likes. The page features links to speeches and pictures of events that Faulkner…

The array of handmade signs at the Sydney rally reveals the disparate nature of March in March participants’ concerns. AAP/NEWZULU/Peter Boyle

March 20, 2014

March in March: the old ways of doing politics are under challenge

Ariadne Vromen, University of Sydney

Political participation in Australia will soon be about hope – and the transformation of citizenship engagement in this country. Here is why. Traditionally, Australian political participation was centred…

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