POSTPONED: (Belated) Book Launch: Paul K Jones, Critical Theory and Demagogic Populism (Manchester UP)
Seminar
NOTE: Due to the current lockdown from COVID-19 in the ACT, this event has been postponed until further notice. Book event: Critical Theory and Demagogic Populism. Paul Jones in conversation with Melinda Cooper. Please join us to (belatedly) launch Paul Jones’s new book, Critical Theory…
Statistics and stereotypes: The taxed and the taxed-not
Seminar
ABSTRACT: In the past decade, libertarians, free-market think tanks, and conservative media and politicians in English-speaking countries (Romney, 2012; Ryan, 2010; Morrison, Staying the course – strengthening our resilience in uncertain economic times, 2016) have increasingly argued that a…
The short and troubled life and sudden death of the Community Development Program
Seminar
Zoom recording is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPuKmy0Xg8Q 'To envision a better future we must start by properly looking at the past’ Fara Dabhoiwala, New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 The Abbott government’s Community Development Program (CDP) was announced as a…
Colonialism and Modern Social Theory
Seminar
*** Update: Due to the current COVID-19 Situation in the ACT and resultant lockdown, this event will now be held online only via Zoom.Join Professors Gurminder Bhambra and John Holmwood for a book event for 'Colonialism & Modern Social Theory'. This event is a special seminar with Gurminder…
September Majlis: The Contribution of Australian Think Tanks to Public Understanding and National Policy on International Relations
Other
The Contribution of Australian Think Tanks to Public Understanding and National Policy on International Relations: A Middle East Perspective In his presentation, Ian Dudgeon will discuss the contribution of the AIIA and other Australian think tanks to public understanding and national policy on…
CSRM Seminar: Allegations of child sexual abuse: An empirical analysis of published judgments from the Family Court of Australia 2012-2019
Seminar
Allegations of child sexual abuse pose agonisingly difficult issues for families, family law professionals and the courts. In this seminar, we present data from 521 Family Court of Australia judgments containing allegations of child sexual abuse published in the Australasian Legal Information…
Indonesia’s 2020 Covid-19 Population Census
Webinar/Online
In March 2020 Statistics Indonesia (BPS) kicked off the largest, most expensive and innovative population census in the country’s history. Within weeks the Covid-19 pandemic brought on office lockdowns, mass infections, and a scramble to redesign the plans for data collection. Nonetheless, the…