Opposition Vanishing

Investigates thoroughly an example of a social democratic party in OppositionAddresses whether Opposition is an institution in decline in the WestTurns a spotlight on the Australian Labor Party in Opposition

Ashley Lavelle is a lecturer in politics at Macquarie University, Sydney Australia. He writes and researches extensively in the area of politics and social democracy, and has contributed to a wide range of journals. He has published three books prior to this one: The Death of Social Democracy, The Politics of Betrayal, and Radical Challenges to the Family.

Chapter 1: The Whys and Wherefores: What Oppositions Do.- Chapter 2: The First Whitlam Opposition (1967-72) - The Impact of the Vietnam War and Conscription.- Chapter 3: Industrial Relations Policy and Labor's Relationship with the Unions.- Chapter 4: Labor in Opposition in a New Economic Paradigm.- Chapter 5: The Labor Opposition and the Uranium Debate (1976-1982).- Chapter 6: The Labor Opposition and the Accord.- Chapter 7: Labor's Political Direction, 1996-2000 - Continuity Between Government and Opposition.- Chapter 8: Beazley Labor and Globalisation - The Continuation of Bipartisanship.- Chapter 9: Beazley and the 'Small Target' - The Tampa, September 11, and the 2001 Federal Election.- Chapter 10: Labor in Opposition - Contrasts and Continuities.