Agents of Maoism: Overseas Chinese, Communist Spies, and Radicalism in Cambodia’s Global Sixties
Lecture/seminar
There has been little scholarship on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence operations at home and abroad, and no extant study of the role that Chinese intelligence operations played in spreading Maoism globally. An important site where Maoism took root was Cambodia, where CCP intelligence and…
PPE Special Lecture: Andrew Leigh MP and zero-sum thinking in policymaking
Lecture
Andrew Leigh is a former professor of economics at ANU and currently the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury. In this talk, he will be discussing zero-sum thinking in policymaking. Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition,…
The 3 missteps we make when trying to achieve gender equality
Seminar
In this talk, Professor Michelle Ryan will present research looking at three common missteps that are made when designing and implementing gender equality initiatives: (1) when we don’t go beyond describing the numbers; (2) when we try to ‘fix’ women rather than fix systems; and (3) when…
Book Launch: Playtime, by Emily Gallagher
Book launch
Please join us for the launch of Dr Emily Gallagher’s first book Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood (Black Inc). It will be launched by the renowned Australian actress, singer, author and children's television host, Justine Clarke.About The BookThis groundbreaking book is a history of…
Farewell Celebration for Professor Fiona Jenkins
Other
Please join us to celebrate the role Fiona has played at the ANU, both in the School of Philosophy and as Convenor of the Gender Institute.Great conversations and much good cheer will be provided. Children and babies most welcome!If you cannot attend and wish to send Fiona well wishes, please…
Independent guardrail institutions increase public trust
Lecture/seminar
Public trust is essential to democratic governance, yet many democracies face declining confidence in political institutions, driven by unmet expectations and perceived misconduct. Institutional ‘guardrails’, such as anti-corruption bodies, election commissions, and federal checks and balances, are…
Latin America faces the oil shock: South-South engagement during the 1970s Oil Shock
Lecture/seminar
This paper examines the relationship between three Global South actors during the 1970s — Mexico, Venezuela, and Australia — on questions of energy and technology. The paper will present the emergence, development and ultimate failure of a south-south relation during the 1970s, drawing on archival…