آليات وديناميكيات صنع السياسة العامة في النظام السياسي الأسترالي

Public policy-making constitutes the fundamental pillar of governmental action, serving as the framework through which political orientations are translated into decisions and programs that shape societal outcomes. In the Australian context, this process is characterized by a high degree of complexity, stemming from societal pluralism, the federal structure of the state, and the multiplicity of governmental levels and jurisdictions shared among the Commonwealth, the states, and the territories. Moreover, policy-making in Australia derives particular significance from its constitutional monarchical system, which combines the symbolic dimension of the Crown as a guarantor of political stability with the mechanisms of a parliamentary democracy grounded in electoral representation and the peaceful transfer of power.

This study is guided by a central research problem concerned with explaining the mechanisms and dynamics of public policy-making within this intricate institutional framework and the distribution of powers between the federal and state levels. It hypothesizes that the Australian political system has succeeded, through the effective activation of its constitutional institutions and administrative bureaucracy, in developing a distinctive and relatively flexible policy-making model that has contributed to political stability and economic advancement, despite growing coordination challenges and increasing societal demands.

To achieve its objectives and test its hypotheses, the study adopts a descriptive approach to examine the structural features of the Australian political system, alongside a systemic analytical approach to explore the interactions shaping policy-making at both the federal and state levels.