Conspicuous Compassion and Wicked Problems - The Howard Government’s National Emergency in Indigenous Affairs - Conspicuous Compassion and Wicked Problems - The Howard Government’s National Emergency in Indigenous Affairs

Author/editor: Hunter, B
Year published: 2007
Volume no.: 57
Issue no.: 15

Abstract

Conspicuous Compassion and Wicked Problems, Agenda, Vol. 14, No. 3. [Link]

A ‘wicked problem’ is a term used in the planning literature to characterise a complex multi-dimensional problem. This article argues that Indigenous child abuse is one such problem. Whatever the merits of the recent federal intervention into Northern Territory Indigenous communities, it is unlikely to succeed without both long-term bipartisan commitment of substantial resources and a meaningful process of consultation with Indigenous peoples. If we are to learn from what policies worked (and what did not work), then it is particularly important that a transparent evaluation framework be established before undertaking policy initiatives. (Published in Agenda Vol. 14, No. 3 2007).

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