Schuman Lecture - Australia and the European Union: great expectations
Lecture
Please note: There has been a change in date for this event. The 2021 Schuman Lecture will take place on Monday 22 November. The ANU Centre for European Studies, with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, is delighted to present this contribution to their Schuman Lecture…
Telling the truth about empire? A note on methodology (April Biccum)
Seminar
In the fourth talk for the 'Rethinking Interpretive Methods" series, hosted by the Interpretation, Method and Critique Network at ANU, April Biccum will present on: "Telling the truth about empire? The contribution of a critical interpretivist approach". In the last few…
An Indigenous governance strategic analysis tool: Concepts, design and practice Issues
Seminar
Zoom Recording Now Available: https://youtu.be/VmCL4Rd5OLw Abstract: Australian Indigenous governance is located in a high-pressured, complex jigsaw puzzle of powers, structures and legal decision-making mechanisms, at local, regional and national levels. This can undermine the ways that…
November Majlis: Of Tacky Geopolitical Tropes: The Image of Remoteness Along Afghan Kyrgyz Migration Routes
Other
On the edge of Central and South Asia, the Afghan Pamirs conjure up the impression of an extraordinarily ‘remote’ borderland. Perhaps the lasting outcome of their colonial delineation, the place continues to be regarded in terms of closure despite foreign interventions – including a major 1978…
Seminar: Digital trace data collection through data donation
Seminar
ABSTRACT: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) grants all natural persons within the EU the right to an electronic copy of their personal data as collected by data controllers upon request. All major data controllers comply with this right by providing their clients with a so…
Rethinking comparison: Innovative methods for qualitative political inquiry (Erica Simmons, Nick Rush Smith)
Seminar
Qualitative comparative methods – and specifically controlled qualitative comparisons – are central to the study of politics. They are not the only kind of comparison, though, that can help us better understand political processes and outcomes. Yet there are few guides for how to conduct non-…
Seminar: Gender Differences in the Effects of School Starting Age on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
Seminar
ABSTRACT: We investigate the impact of school-starting-age on cognitive and non-cognitive skills of boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 16. Using Australian data, we are able to distinguish school-starting-age effects from age-at-test effects. Results point to large and significant gender…