ANU welcomes participants for International Federalism Conference
Conference
Dr Andrew Banfield, Head of the ANU School of Politics and International Relations, and Dr Tracy B Fenwick, Director of the Australian Centre for Federalism, have welcomed guests from around Australia and the world to the 2018 International Association of Centers for Federal Studies.…
Sophie Jensen: Azaria Chamberlain. 68 days. 591 objects
Workshop
Azaria Chamberlain lived only 68 days. However short her life, it was her death on 17 August 1980 that left an indelible mark on Australian culture and society. This history is represented in collections held by the National Museum of Australia.The Museum holds 369 objects donated by or purchased…
Constitutional Recognition in the 21st century: why collectivism feels counter-intuitive.
Seminar
Abstract: Constitutional recognition and reform inspires the question: how do Indigenous peoples achieve a level of ‘autonomy’ that affords them the agency to protect fundamental rights within the terms and conditions of the settler state? The Uluru Statement articulates two mechanisms for…
Food Insecurity: Poor Health, and Health Outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Seminar
Abstract: Optimal nutrition is essential for life. To achieve optimal nutrition we need secure access to an adequate, affordable and nutrition food supply. Conversely, food insecurity is associated with poor health, and poor health outcomes, including increased morbidity and mortality. Almost 4…
Europa Policy Lab: How is Science Mobilised to Design, Assess & Legitimate Environment & Risk-related Policies?
Seminar
There is a strong trend to considering that risk assessment is ‘science based’ and risk management and governance are ‘based on politics’. This leads many to assume that science and policy are done separately, or at least should be. When politics capture science there is a risk of political…
Honours & Masters Advanced in Middle East & Central Asian Studies Advisory Session
Advisory session
Interested in doing an Honours or Master thesis in Middle East & Central Asian Studies? The Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies offers Undergraduate Honours and Postgraduate Masters thesis programs that enable you to conduct a research component to complete your Middle East and Central Asia…
Consent to data linkage: Experimental evidence on sensitivity of linkages, length of linkages and complexity of consent process
Seminar
The next generation of longitudinal studies will likely make extensive use of linked data to augment survey responses. However this is in the context of declining response rates to surveys and in consent to data linkage (Kreuter, Sakshaug & Tourangeau, 2016). To date there have only been a…