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'Maddox discusses various political events that took place in Australia since Social Alternatives was launched forty years ago. The very name, Social Alternatives, implies that something is wrong, that change needs to be made. The journal emerged shortly after a political crisis in 1975 that destroyed not only any sensible reading of the Australian Constitution, but also undermined people's faith in the electoral system as a means of allowing fair representation of the people's interests. The crisis put Australian society in a turmoil. It left the progressive side of politics in disarray, if not abject despair.' (Publication abstract)

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y Social Alternatives vol. 32 no. 2 2018 14608390 2018 periodical issue Abstract
'We present this special edition issue of Social Alternatives to celebrate our 40th anniversary and renewed commitment to the social and political project of 'providing a radical outlet for the communication of new ideas' and 'formulating alternatives to existing policies and structures' (Summy 1977: 4). Contributions for this issue were invited from past and current members of the editorial collective, the advisory board and guest editors. Contributors were asked to give account of the way that the journal has given them the opportunity to speak back to conventional assumptions about social and political issues and to open up new ways of conceptualising solutions.' (Editorial Introduction)
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