国际研究 Dissertation案例：澳大利亚土著

小结

本论文探讨了为什么在 在家外看护，特别是在北领地 (NT)，土著儿童的数量不成比例。

A decade on from the National Apology- The threat of another Stolen Generation of Indigenous Australians

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Abstract

On 13 February 2008, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave a ‘National Apology’ to the Indigenous peoples of Australia. He promised a future where the historic injustices of the past were not to be repeated. Past legislation had removed mixed race Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children from their families and placed them with White Australian families. These children were known as the ‘Stolen Generations’. Ten years on from Rudd’s ‘National Apology’, the number of Indigenous children in out of home care (OOHC) is 11 times the number of nonindigenous children. Some say it is leading to another ‘Stolen Generation’.

This dissertation examines why there is this disproportionate number of Indigenous children in OOHC, specifically in the Northern Territory (NT). The current academic literature suggests that colonial legacies are laying the foundations for an intergenerational trauma in Indigenous communities. This can lead to problematic behaviours such as substance abuse and consequently neglect, providing unfit conditions for child upbringing. Much has been written about the issue, but there is a gap in the literature regarding the impact of neoliberalism within the child protection system.

By conducting a critical discourse analysis (CDA) on the neoliberal ideology that prevails throughout government discourse, and using the NT as a specific case study to analyse the implications of neoliberal measures, I will argue that the circumstances created by the emergence of neoliberalism are threatening to create another ‘Stolen Generation’ of Indigenous Australians.

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1.JK Essay-Dissertation Sample-a decade on from the national apology.pdf