Australian Councils Unelected by the Citizens in an Indigenous Setting: The Case of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory

Non-elected local administrations in the Northern Territory - ‘special purpose towns’ which may be progressed through ‘normalisation’ to communities governed by democratically elected structures – differences in local government roles between special purpose towns and communities with publicly elect...

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Published in:Australian journal of public administration 2012-09, Vol.71 (3), p.278-289
Main Author: Pearson, Cecil A. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians
Administration
Australia
Australia councils
Citizens
Culture
Democracy
Democratic countries
Executives
Indigenous
Indigenous Populations
Local government
Management
Miners
mining
Native peoples
normalisation
Public administration
Residential mobility
Residents
special purpose towns
State Role
Studies
Towns
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Summary:Non-elected local administrations in the Northern Territory - ‘special purpose towns’ which may be progressed through ‘normalisation’ to communities governed by democratically elected structures – differences in local government roles between special purpose towns and communities with publicly elected structures - case study - special purpose mining town of Nhulunbuy – process of normalisation in Nhulunbuy.
ISSN:0313-6647
1467-8500
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8500.2012.00784.x