How is China and its Belt and Road Initiative playing out in Kazakhstan? Findings from a university survey
Webinar/Online
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a polarizing issue throughout the world, as some (usually international relations realists) view it as China’s desire to remake the world according to its plans. Others (usually international relations liberals) view it as having the potential…
Deep Time Dreaming: A Biographical Reflection
Webinar/Online
In 2018 I published a book on the lives and times of a handful of Australian archaeologists, including John Mulvaney, Isabel McBryde, Rhys Jones and Sylvia Hallam. The book, Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia, attempted to capture the dramatic transformations in Australian history and…
Ceremonial Lives of the Nation
Webinar/Online
Ceremony is an important and public aspect of our social and political lives. This panel discussion will explore the history and contemporary significance of ceremony in three distinct arenas of Australia’s national life: citizenship, the honours system, and the swearing-in of new judges.…
Reflections on Russia-NATO Relations following the Fall of the Wall. A Participant's Perspective.
Panel discussion
The ANU Centre for European Studies is delighted to host a discussion between ANUCES Distinguished Visitor, Dr Klaus-Peter Klaiber KCMG, together with ANUCES Visiting Fellows, Mr Kyle Wilson and Dr John Besemeres, on the post-Cold War relationship between Russia and NATO in the second half of the…
Safer if connected? Mobile technology, women’s status, and socio-economic development
Seminar
Mobile phones are an invaluable economic asset for the poor and an important tool for strengthening social ties. Mobile phones may also help women overcome physical boundaries, especially in places where they are separated from support networks and are bound within their husbands’ social spheres.…
Why we need a global agreement to combat marine plastic litter and what it could look like - Nordic and Australian perspectives
Seminar
Marine plastic pollution is a major environmental problem transcending sovereign borders. Combatting plastic litter is a key priority for the Nordic governments. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden seek to deepen the dialogue on plastic pollution with Australia. Actions to address the problem must…
Measuring individual-level multidimensional poverty in South Africa
Seminar
The Individual Deprivation Measure (IDM) is a gender-sensitive and multidimensional measure of poverty, assessed across 14 economic and social dimensions of deprivation, which was tested and refined in Indonesia and South Africa. I this seminar, I will introduce the IDM as an individual measure of…