Author Identifier

Claire Fitzpatrick: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3000-1664

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Political Studies Review

Publisher

Sage

School

School of Arts and Humanities

RAS ID

78806

Funders

Australian Research Council

Grant Number

ARC Number : DP210102436

Comments

Fitzpatrick, C., & Beausoleil, E. (2025). Signs of democratic resilience following Aotearoa New Zealand’s March 15th Mosque attacks. Political Studies Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299251335790

Abstract

Political responses to extremist attacks and other forms of social trauma might be deemed ‘resilient’ insofar as they restore order and security but can undermine democratic ideals and practices. This article offers an evaluative framework for democratic resilience to make sense of public discourse in the aftermath of extremist attacks. We argue that a democratically resilient response entails five necessary dimensions, each of which is required for dialogue across difference capable of ‘working through’ social trauma within the democratic polity. We then apply this framework to analyse the March 15 2019 mosque attacks in Aotearoa New Zealand, using mixed methods to analyse critical moments of national public discourse to illustrate how and to what extent the public sphere demonstrated democratic resilience.

DOI

10.1177/14789299251335790

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

10.1177/14789299251335790