Choosing Freedom in Ukraine
Lecture
The ANU Centre for European Studies and the Embassy of Ukraine are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has surprised the world with a unity and resilience that few expected. This surprise is due partly to a lack of…
Sarah McGrath (Princeton)
Seminar
Sarah McGrath (Princeton) 12–1PM 9 DECEMBER 2022 Location: RSSS room 6.71 or online via this Zoom link Paper title, details for accessing the paper and session details will be circulated through the Philsoc-l mailing list, which you can subscribe to here.
African Studies Workshop 2022
Workshop
African Studies Workshop 2022: Studying Africa at ANU: Interdisciplinary Perspectives CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The intrinsic complexity of Africa, as a subject of study, raises two enduring questions: First, what is the best approach to studying Africa, and second, who is best suited to study the…
Inaugural Robin-Griffiths Environmental History Lecture: Prof. Katie Holmes
Lecture
About the Birds and the Trees: Reading Robin and Griffiths and writing environmental history The work of Libby Robin and Tom Griffiths has been foundational to the field of environmental history – nationally and internationally. This paper reflects on their legacies and the ways they have shaped…
Student Voices Fighting Racism in the University
Workshop
Facilitated by Dr Karo Moret-Miranda, the BIPOC association of the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne, the first two universities that produced a Report on Racism in 2021, the event will identify and address racism at the campus’s institutional, curricular, and social…
Workshop on Modelling Economic Sanctions
Workshop
Workshop on Modelling Economic Sanctions Date: 5 December 2022 Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm (AEDT) Location: In-person at the Australian National University (Canberra) RSSS Building Lectorial 1.21 and Online via Zoom About the workshop: The ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods is hosting a…
The Interpretive Aspect of all Social Science Methods (John Dryzek)
Seminar
Philosopher of science Karl Popper (who believed in objective causal explanation) argued in The Logic of Scientific Discovery that observations in science are “interpretations of the facts observed: they are interpretations in the light of theories.” When it comes to social science, not just…