INQUIRY: Nationhood, national identity, and democracy

Terms of Reference for the Inquiry:

To inquire into and report on:

Nationhood, national identity and democracy, with particular reference to:

a. the changing notions of nationhood, citizenship and modern notions of the nation state in the twenty first century;

b. rights and obligations of citizenship, including naturalisation and revocation, and the responsibility of the state to its citizens in both national and international law;

c. social cohesion and cultural identity in the nation state;

d. the role that globalisation and economic interdependence and economic development plays in forming or disrupting traditional notions of national identity;

e. contemporary notions of cultural identity, multiculturalism and regionalism;

f. the extent to which nation states balance domestic imperatives and sovereignty and international obligations;

g. comparison between Australian public debate and policy and international trends; and

h. any other related matters.

The committee has published a discussion paper to guide submitters with regard to the above terms of reference.

Source: Nationhood-national-identity-and-democracy.pdf