The Toolkit of Electoral Engineering: Constructing Electoral Authoritarianism in Contemporary Russia
Seminar
Drawing on research of more than a quarter-century of Russian elections, the paper It traces how the hyper-pluralist political system of the 1990s gave way to the electoral authoritarianism of the late Putin period, though concerted electoral engineering. A particular focus is on the ‘toolkit…
Monique Rooney - “Inky Comradeship:” Writing, Mutual Help and the Marriage of Ruth Park and D’Arcy Niland
Webinar/Online
**PLEASE NOTE: THE WORKSHOP IS BEGINNING HALF AN HOUR EARLIER (10.30am AND ENDING AT NOON) DUE TO ANU INDUSTRIAL ACTION** In a 1939 letter addressed to Australian writer D’Arcy Niland, New Zealand born author Ruth Park wrote that he was the only person that she had met who did not think women “…
The Last Cherokee at Toqua: Memory & Manipulation along the Little Tennessee River
Seminar
Toka Will was an old man in 1826. He’d lived a long life, seen plenty, and now wanted to ensure that his family were well taken care of after he was gone. So, Toka Will acquired title to 640 acres of land, nestled along the Little Tennessee River. Problem was, Toka Will, a Cherokee elder, wasn’t…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ participation in Australian elections and referendums
Seminar
Recording available here Overview In this seminar, Mr Jeff Pope APM, Deputy Electoral Commissioner, Australian Electoral Commission, will provide a broad ranging overview of Indigenous participation in Australian elections and referendums. Since 2017, there has been year-on-year growth in…
Exploring the integration process for refugees resettled in Australia
Seminar
Abstract TBC. Join Zoom meeting: https://anu.zoom.us/j/89587321433?pwd=MzhpUU1MRnRaNHovL0RTejJMeWpHUT09Meeting ID: 895 8732 1433 Password: 306745Join by Skype: https://anu.zoom.us/skype/89587321433
The Relationships and Health of Non-migrating Partners of International Labour Migrant Men in Nepal
Seminar
Over half of all Nepali households have at least one family member currently abroad or living in Nepal as a returnee (IOM, 2018). Because of economic and social constraints and household responsibilities, men usually leave behind their spouses and children to work abroad (Lokshin & Glinskaya,…
The Physical Signature of Computation: A Robust Mapping Account - Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
Seminar
Speaker: Gualtiero Piccinini According to simple mapping accounts, a physical system implements a computation just in case there is a mapping from physical states to computational states. According to causal mapping accounts, the mapping must mirror the causal structure of the…