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dc.contributor.authorGanter, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-21 00:00:00
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T13:53:52Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T13:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier621497
dc.identifierOCN: 1030818121en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31946
dc.description.abstract‘How can you make decisions about Aboriginal people when you can’t even talk to the people you’ve got here that are blackfellas?’ So ‘Sarah’, a senior Aboriginal public servant, imagines a conversation with the Northern Territory Public Service. Her question suggests tensions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who have accepted the long-standing invitation to join the ranks of the public service. Reluctant Representatives gives us a rare glimpse into the working world of the individuals behind the Indigenous public sector employment statistics. This empathetic exposé of the challenges of representative bureaucracy draws on interviews with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who have tried making it work. Through Ganter’s engaging narration, we learn that the mere presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the public service is not enough. If bureaucracies are to represent the communities they serve, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public servants need to be heard and need to know their people are heard.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MB Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa::1MBF Australiaen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies::JBSL1 Ethnic groups and multicultural studies::JBSL11 Indigenous peoplesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::5 Interest qualifiers::5P Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests::5PB Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people::5PBA Relating to Indigenous peoplesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administrationen_US
dc.subject.otheraustralia
dc.subject.otherrepresentative bureaucracy
dc.subject.otherpublic service
dc.subject.otheraboriginal people
dc.subject.otherCivil service
dc.subject.otherGovernment of the Northern Territory
dc.subject.otherIndigenous Australians
dc.subject.otherNorthern Territory
dc.subject.otherTorres Strait Islanders
dc.titleReluctant Representatives
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.22459/CAEPR37.11.2016
oapen.relation.isPublishedByddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71
oapen.relation.isbn9781760460327
oapen.remark.publicRelevant Wikipedia pages: Aboriginal Australians - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians; Bureaucracy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy; Civil service - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service; Government of the Northern Territory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_Northern_Territory; Indigenous Australians - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians; Northern Territory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory; Public service - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service; Torres Strait Islanders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Strait_Islanders
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