Self-Calibration in a Digital Society
Seminar
In this paper I will be focusing on how people in their everyday practice make sense of themselves and the society that they live in using an array of resources that include, but are not confined to, digital media. The advent of digital media has changed the forms of interaction available to us and…
“You are so negative!” How gender and intersectional justice are stymied by the code of civility
Seminar
This paper examines the challenges of gender mainstreaming within development institutions and research institutes, and how a code of appropriate emotions and behaviours are used to silence and stifle inside activists. Using case studies from inside activists’ efforts to mainstream gender into…
Online: Annika Werner - Decisive or Dictatorial? Strongman-Style Leadership and Democratic Attitudes
Seminar
An increasingly high percentage of citizens in advanced democracies express a preference for ‘strong leaders’ who ‘bend the rules’ or ‘ignore parliament and elections’ in survey research. Why do citizens in established democracies prefer ‘strongman’ leaders, and is this preference really an…
Interpretivist Methods in the Digital Age: Methodology and Epistemology in the Social Sciences
Workshop
A workshop in collaboration with the School of Sociology and the School of Politics and International Relations, and the Interpretation, Method, Critique Research Cluster, The Australian National University. This workshop aims to explore the intersection between interpretivist/critical methods and…
Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation in Times of Global Crises
Lecture
Konrad Adenauer Lecture 2020 Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation in Times of Global Crises Australia and Europe and the International Order The COVID-19 crisis is making clear how many of today's global challenges cannot be contained within national borders and require sustained cooperation…
Transnational Organised Crime in ASEAN after COVID John Coyne
Webinar/Online
Over the last few decades, ASEAN’s member states have experienced rapid economic and social changes. These changes have brought with them significant regulatory and law enforcement challenges. The outbreak of Covid-19 arrived while the region’s governments were still struggling to deal with these…
Population-Level Burden and Inequities in Maternal Health Care Utilisation and Child Health Outcomes in Zambia
Webinar/Online
Inequality in maternal and child health seriously hinders the overall improvement of health. Despite most maternal and under-five deaths being preventable and easily treated with cost effective measures, maternal and child morbidity and mortality are still high. This is a concern as regards both…