Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
A healthy society
How to get it?
How to keep it?
Dialogue 2011
Volume 31 Number 2.
January 6, 2012 Submission
Submission: Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
ASSA Secretariat
With the assistance of the Policy and Advocacy Committee, ASSA recently contributed to the Federal Government's Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. The Review is being chaired by Professor Larissa Behrendt FASSA for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. To read more, the full text of the Academy's recommendations is available here.
December 22, 2011 Academy Proceedings
Videorecording of 2011 Fay Gale Lecture
Margaret Blood
A videorecording of the 2011 Fay Gale Lecture, presented by Assoc Professor Denise Doiron on the topic Trends in Income Inequality in Australia, is now available on the ASSA website. The lecture includes copies of powerpoint slides. Precis: After a decade of stable, even slightly improving income inequality, Australia suffered a sharp widening of its income distribution in the late 2000’s. Although this U-turn is not unique to Australia, the change has seemed more extreme with Australia’s rank in 30 OECD countries falling from 15 in 2004 to 24 in 2008 in terms of income equality. This lecture reviews these changes and the broad underlying causes. In particular, changes in income inequality are set against a robust labour market and a smoothly widening earnings distribution. The roles of women and men are discussed; in particular changes in female employment rates are related to the trends in income inequality. To view the lecture please go to http://www.assa.edu.au/programs/forums/fay_gale_lectures/2011.php
November 21, 2011 Academy Proceedings
Workshop: Religion and social policy in Australia and other countries
ASSA Secretariat
A two day workshop, Religion and Social Policy in Australia and other countries, will be be held at the University of New South Wales on 24-25 November 2011. The workshop has been funded under ASSA's workshop program for 2011-12. Convenors are Professor Peter Saunders and Dr Minako Sakai.
November 21, 2011 Announcement
Fay Gale Lecture by Denise Doiron
Trends and recent developments in income inequality in Australia ASSA
The 2011 Fay Gale Lecture will be presented by Associate Professor Denise Doiron at the University of Tasmanian on 23 November 2011. The Lecture was first presented at the UNSW at 6pm on 20 September 2011, and then on 26 October 2011 at the University of Western Australia.
November 21, 2011 Announcement
3rd Sustainable Phosphorus Summit
ASSA
The Summit will bring together key international science, policy and industry stakeholders from different parts of the food production and consumption chain concerned about the role of phosphorus availability and accessibility in global food security, about protecting the environment, and about supporting rural and urban livelihoods.
Themes include:
- Sustainable food systems
- Global phosphate rock production and reserves
- Phosphorus use efficiency in mining, agriculture, food processing
- Phosphorus recovery and reuse
- Phosphorus pollution and waste
- Sustainable phosphorus strategies and global governance
Key notes and panelists:
We are delighted to announce some of our confirmed keynote speakers and panelists:
- Professor Paul J Crutzen, Winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Germany
- Professor Mateete Bekunda, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Mr Chris Thornton, Coordinator, Global Phosphate Forum, France
- Ms Elizabeth Tilley, Water & Sanitation in Developing Countries, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland
- Ms Danielle Nierenberg, Nourishing the Planet, Worldwatch Institute, USA
- Mr Charles McElhone, General Manager - Policy, National Farmers’ Federation, Australia
- More speakers TBC
We still have several sponsorship opportunities available. If you would like to sponsor the Summit, please see the sponsorship prospectus details or contact:
Brooke Adams, ICMS Pty Ltd
Email: psummit3@globalpnetwork.net
Tel: +61 7 3844 1138.
October 20, 2011 Announcement
ASSA welcomes its 26 new Fellows elected in 2011
ASSA
The President of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Professor Barry McGaw, AO is pleased to announce that twenty-six new Fellows of the Academy will be installed at the Academy's Annual Symposium and General Meeting on 7-9 November 2011. Each of these scholars has been recognised by the Academy as having built a distinguished research career in one or more social science disciplines in Australia.
September 22, 2011 Announcement
12th Social Research Conference on HIW, hepatitis C and related diseases: science & articulation
ASSA
The National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) is hosting 'silence&articulation' the 12th Social Research Conference on HIV, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (HHARD) at the University of New South Wales on Thursday April 12 and Friday April 13, 2012.
The HHARD conference is integral to Australia’s efforts in understanding the social and behavioural dynamics of blood borne viral epidemics and sexually transmissible infections. The biennial conference invites researchers, health professionals, policy-makers and community members from across a variety of fields to engage with research and practice with a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Date: Thursday April 12 and Friday April 13, 2012
Venue: The University of New South Wales
September 20, 2011 Announcement
Applications are now open for the Visiting Professor in Australian Studies, University of Tokyo, 2012 – 2013
ASSA
The Visiting Professorship in Australia was created in 1999 by the Centre for Pacific and American Studies, the University of Tokyo, to promote a deeper understanding of Australia and its regional engagement. The position is supported by the Australia-Japan Foundation.
Applications are invited from highly qualified Australians with a significant academic or public achievement in the field of Australian studies, history, cultural studies, politics, literary studies, and other relevant areas across the humanities and social sciences. The Visiting Professor in Australian studies is required to teach undergraduate and postgraduate levels; present conference papers; to conduct research; and to participate in promoting Australian studies within Japan.
The appointment is for a period of 10 months and will commence no later than October 2012. The visiting Professor is expected to spend most of the period in Tokyo engaged in research and, during semester, in teaching. All teaching is conducted in English. An attractive salary package is available.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 14 October 2011.
The selection process will be managed by the International Australian Studies Association (InASA).
For any further information contact:
Professor Kate Darian-Smith
Phone: +61 .3 8344 7232
Email: k.darian-smith [at] unimelb.edu.au
August 26, 2011 Announcement
Australia's carbon price. Good policy or not?
ANU
Australia's Parliament is on the verge of legislating a climate policy package that puts a price on carbon emissions.
Will the scheme put Australia on track for a low-emissions future? How will it affect industries, jobs, and household budgets? Is it sensible policy in the international context, and how are the politics of climate change playing out? A number of Australia's leading climate change economists, policy analysts and practitioners will put their perspectives and engage in debate.
Crawford School Dialogue
Monday 5 September 2011, 8.30am - 5.30pm.
Molonglo Theatre, J.G.Crawford Building 132,
Lennonx Crossing, Australian National University.
Cost: $100
August 22, 2011 Announcement
Global Young Academy: 2011 call for new members
ASSA
The 2011 call for new members to join the Global Young Academy is now open. Applications are sought from young, independent researchers who combine the highest level of research excellence with a demonstrated passion for delivering impact. National academies of the sciences, social sciences and humanities, national or private science foundations, national or international learned societies, and other institutions of national or international scientific repute are invited to nominate suitable candidates or to bring this call to the attention of suitable applicants.
August 22, 2011 Announcement
John Western Memorial Lecture
ASSA
You are invited to a special evening in honour of former UQ Professor of Sociology John Western AM. Professor John Braithwaite from the Australian National University will present the inaugural John Western Memorial Lecture 'Western Realism and Romanticism'.
Wednesday 28 September 2011, University of Qld.
July 21, 2011 Academy Proceedings
Issue 2/2011: Sustainable Population Strategy
Public Policy and Implementation Challenges by Liz Allen ASSA
This paper contextualises and reports the proceedings and recommendations of the roundtable discussion on the implementation of a sustainable population strategy, held in Canberra on 15 April 2011, by the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
Multiculturalism and Integration: A harmonious relationship
2011. James Jupp and Michael Clyn
It is often argued that Australian multiculturalism as a public policy has never been explained. This is quite untrue, but it remains true that changes of emphasis between governments of different persuasions have created a confusing imp...
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