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War, Commerce and Ethics in British International Political Thought
Convened by Dr Ian Hall (Adelaide), Associate Professor Lisa Hill (Adelaide) and Professor Wilfrid Prest (Adelaide), at the University of Adelaide, 22-23 July 2008.
Climate Change Responses Across Regional Australia: Social Learning and Adaptation
Professor John Martin (La Trobe), Dr Maureen Rogers (La Trobe), Dr Caroline Winter (La Trobe) and Professor Jim Walmsley (UNE), at LaTrobe University (Bendigo), 10-11 April 2008
2007 Australian Election (Federal Election Workshop Series)
Convened by Professor Marian Simms (University of Otago), at the Australian National University, 19-20 January 2008
Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Inputs to Modelling Healthy Ageing
Convened by Associate Professor Laurie Buys and Associate Professor Kaarin Anstey (Australian Association of Gerontology) in Canberra, 5-6 December 2007.
The Future of Australian Anti-Discrimination Law
Convened by Associate Professor Beth Gaze (Umel) & Professor Margaret Thornton (ANU), at the University of Melbourne, 15-16 November 2007.
Australia and Climate Change Diplomacy:Towards a post-Kyoto Regime
Convened by Associate Professor Shirley Scott (UNSW) & Associate Professor Rosemary Rayfuse (UNSW), at the University of New South Wales, 22-23 November, 2007
Combating social exclusion through joined up policy: addressing social inclusion through whole-of-government approaches.
Convened by Monsignor David Cappo (Commissioner for Social Inclusion) and Professor Bettina Cass (University of New South Wales) in Adelaide, November29-30, 2007.
Police Professionalism
Convened by Professor Jenny Fleming (Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies) at the Tasmania Police Academy 20-21 September 2007.
Seen and heard; Children as active agents in families, policy and research.
Convened by Professor Ilan Katz (University of New South Wales) at the University of New South Wales, September 2007.
Cosmopolitanism. Its practices and its pasts
Convened by Associate Professor Glenda Sluga (University of Sydney), Dr Julia Horne (University of Sydney) and Professor Barbara Caine (Monash University) at the University of Sydney 2-3 August 2007.
Mediating Across Difference: Asian and Oceanic Approaches to Security and Conflict
Convened by Dr Morgan Brigg and Professor Roland Bleiker (University of Queensland) at the University of Queensland, March 2007.
Student engagement with post-compulsory education and training: meaning making in a context of blurred boundaries and shifting policy and work contexts.
Convened by Professor Alison Mackinnon, Professor Terri Seddon, Professor Marie Brennan (University of South Australia) and Professor Lyn Yates (University of Melbourne) in Adelaide, February 2007.
Hate speech, free speech and human rights in Australia.
Convened by Dr Katharine Gelber (School of Politics and International Relations, UNSW) and Dr Adrienne Stone (Faculty of Law, ANU). Australian National University, 8-9 September 2006.
Forms of sociality and digital media.
Convened by Dr Kathryn Robinson (Research School of Asian and Pacific Studies, ANU). Australian National University, 3 -4 November 2006.
Childcare: A Better Policy Framework for Australia
Convened by Professor Barbara Pocock (Director, The Centre for Work and Life, The University of South Australia) and Dr Elizabeth Hill (Political Economy, The University of Sydney). The University of Sydney, 13-14 July, 2006.
Migration Challenges in the Asia-Pacific in the 21st Century
Convened by Professor Amarjit Kaur, Professor Ian Metcalfe (University of New England) & Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Australian National University) at the University of New England 28-29 November 2006.
Ensuring accountability – Terrorist challenges and State responses in a free society
Convened by Professor Andrew Byrnes and Dr Gabriele Porretto (Faculty of Law, The Australian National University) at the Australian National University 20-21 April 2006.
Paid Care: Now and in the Future
Convened by Associate Professor Bill Martin, Dr Debra King, and Professor Sue Richardson (Flinders Social Monitoring and Policy Futures Network, Flinders University) at the University of Sydney 10-11 April 2006.
Risking Birth: culture, technology and politics in 21st Century Maternity care
Convened by Associate Professor Kerreen Reiger (La Trobe University), Ms Alphia Possamai-Inesedy (University of Western Sydney) and Dr Karen Lane (Deakin University) at the University of Western Sydney 23-24 June 2006.
Social Capital & Social Justice: Critical Australian Perspectives
Convened by Dr Geoff Woolcock (The University of Queensland) at the University of Queensland 20-21 July 2006.
Contemporary multi-disciplinary perspectives of ANZAC Day in the new millennium
Convened by Dr Anne-Marie Hede, Associate Professor Ruth Rentschler, Associate Professor Di Waddell, Associate Professor John Hall and Professor Jean Beaumont (Deakin University) at Deakin University 22-23 November 2006.
Communicating the Gendered Impacts of Economic Policies
Convened by Dr Siobhan Austen & Dr Therese Jefferson (Curtin University of Technology) at the University of New South Wales December 2006.
What is Indigenous Knowledge and how is it practiced in the Social Sciences?
Convened by Professor Mick Dodson, Professor Peter Schneirer and Professor Peter Read (National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University) at the Australian National University 7-8 September 2006.
Issues in the Research and Application of Chemo-prophylactic Drugs for the treatment of Traumatic Stress
Convened by Dr Jeanette Kennett, Dr Neil Levy and Dr Jessica Wolfendale (Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne) at the University of Melbourne 15-16 February 2006.
Taking Care of Work and Family: Policy Agendas for Australia
Convened by Dr Marian Baird (Sydney) and Associate Professor Gillian Whitehouse (Queensland). University of Sydney, 17-18th November 2005.
Second generation migrants: Contesting definitions and realities
Convened by Dr Zlatko Skrbis (School of Social Science, University of Queensland) and A/Prof Loretta Baldassar (School of Anthropology & Sociology, University of WA). University of Queensland, Brisbane, 1-2 November 2005.
HIV/AIDS, Fragile States and Human Security
Convened by Professor Dennis Altman and Dr Michael O’Keefe, Politics Program, La Trobe University. La Trobe University, 20-21 October 2005.
Reinventing Gender Equality and the Political
Convened by Dr Toni Schofield (Sydney) and Associate Professor Carol Bacchi (Adelaide). University of Sydney, Sydney, 29-30 September 2005.
Water Justice: unlearning indifference in freshwater ecologies
Convened by Professor Alison Mackinnon, Professor Rhonda Sharp, Dr Deborah Bird Rose and Dr Phil Cormack. Adelaide, 9-10 September 2005.
How Organizations Connect: Investing in Communication
Convened by Professor Stuart Macintyre (Melbourne), Professor Simon Ville (Wollongong) and Professor Gordon Boyce (Queensland University of Technology). Queensland University of Technology, 26-7 August 2005.
Security, Democracy and Networks
Convened by Dr Jenny Fleming, Dr Jennifer Wood, Professor Clifford Shearing and Professor Peter Grabosky. 23-24 June 2005, ANU.
Globalising the Antipodes: Policy and Politics in Australia and New Zealand
Convened by Prof. Frank Castles (University of Edinburgh), Dr Jennifer Curtin (Monash University) and Prof. Jack Vowles (University of Auckland), 8-9 April 2005.
Publicising performance data on individual surgeons: the ethical issues
Convened by Steve Clarke (Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Canberra) and Justin Oakley (Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University). 16-17 November 2004.
The 2004 Australian Election
Convened by Professors Marian Simms (University of Otago) and John Warhurst (ANU). 4-5 December 2004, ANU, Canberra.
The Deregulation of the Australian Labour Market: A Workshop in Honour of Keith Hancock
Convened by Professor Russell Lansbury, School of Business, University of Sydney; and Professor Joe Isaac, Department of Management, University of Melbourne. ANU, Canberra, 25-26 November 2004.
Aborigines, Culture and Economy: The Past, Present, and Future of Rural and Remote Indigenous Lives
Prof. Diane Austin-Broos and Dr. Gaynor Macdonald (Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney). Sydney, 3-4 December 2004.
Corruption: Expanding the Focus
Convenors: Manuhuia Barcham, Barry Hindess (Political Science Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University) and Peter Larmour (National Centre for Development Studies, Asia-Pacific School of Economics and Government, Australian National University). 30-31 July 2004, ANU, Canberra.
Participation and Governance in Regional Development
Convenors: Dr John Martin and Dr Robyn Eversole, Centre for Regional and Rural Development, RMIT University, Hamilton. Hamilton, Victoria, 1-3 July 2004.
Portrait of a Nation 2003: Reporting on the inaugural Australian Survey of Social Attitudes
Dr Rachel K. Gibson, Dr Shaun Wilson, Dr. Gabrielle Meagher (ACSPRI Centre for Social Research (ACSR), Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University; School of Economics and Political Science, University of Sydney). Canberra, 7-8 June 2004.
Australian Multiculturalism and Political Theory: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities in a Diverse Society
Convenor: Dr Geoffrey Brahm Levey, School of Politics & International Relations, UNSW. University of New South Wales, Sydney, 8-9 July 2004.
Australian Women Facing the Future: Is the Intergenerational Report Gender Neutral?
Convenor: Christina Lee, Professor of Health Psychology, Schools of Psychology and Population Health, University of Queensland. Queensland, 1-2 July 2004.
Evidence into Policy: What Works in Ageing
Convenor: Professor Helen Bartlett from the Australasian Centre on Ageing, the University of Queensland. Brisbane, 22-23 April 2004.
Ethics and Auditing
Convenors: Professor Tom Campbell, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University. Canberra, 1 December 2003.
Perspectives on Islam
Professors Mervyn Lewis (School of International Business,) and Riaz Hassan (Department of Sociology). Flinders University of South Australia, 28-29 November 2003.
Gender, Socialism and Globalization in Contemporary Vietnam and China
Dr Tamara Jacka, Gender Relations Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. Canberra, 25-26 November 2003.
The Potential Role of Social Capital in Alleviating Persistent Poverty
Convenor: Professor Ian Falk, Centre for Teaching and Learning in Diverse Educational Contexts, Northern Territory University. Northern Territory, 1-2 July 2003.
Working Mothers and Social Capital
Convenors: Professors Belinda Probert (RMIT) and Patricia Grimshaw (University of Melbourne). Melbourne, 4-5 July 2003.
Us and Them: Elites in Australia
Convenors: Professors Marian Sawer, Barry Hindess and John Dryzek (Australian National University). 10-11 July 2003.
Occupational Stress in Australia in the Twenty First Century: The Health, Social and Economic Costs
Adelaide, October 2002.

Convenor: Professor D G Byrne, School of Psychology, The Australian National University
Custom: The fate of non-western law and indigenous governance in the 21st century
Canberra, October 2002.

Organisers:
Dr James Weiner and Professor Francesca Merlan, Anthropology ANU
Globalisation, trade liberalisation and economic growth in Asia: Should labour and environmental standards be part of the equation? The case of Bangladesh
University of New England, Armidale, 3-4 October 2002.

Convenors:
Professor Amarjit Kaur, School of Economics, University of New England
A/Professor Ian Metclafe, Deputy Director, Asia Centre, University of New England
Australian Democractic Audit: Indicators Workshop
Canberra, July 2002.

Convenors:
A/Professor Marian Sawer, Political Science Program, Australian National University
Professor Barry Hindess, Political Science Program, Australian National University
Professor John Dryzek, Social & Political Theory Program, Australian National University
Globalisation and Educational Futures: Re-visioning Identity, Citizenship, and Ethics
Brisbane, June 2002.

Convenor: Dr Carmen Luke, Graduate School of Education, University of Queensland
Working for the Common Good
Melbourne, May 2002.

Convenors:
Dr Arthur A. Stukas, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University
A/Professor Margaret Foddy, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University
Investing in our Children: developing a research agenda
Melbourne, May 2002.
Convenors:
Professor Margot Prior, Department of Psychology University of Melbourne
Professor Sue Richardson, National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University
Professor Fiona Stanley, TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia
Rural Communities: Is the social fabric of rural communities intact or in tatters?
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Conference (ABARE) Outlook 2002
Indigenous Peoples and Religious Change: Reassessing Mission Christianity in an international historical perspective
Perth, February 2002.

Convenor: Norman Etherington
Litigation: Past and Present
Convened by Professor Wilfred Prest and Dr Sharyn Roach Anleu.
Adelaide, September 2001.
The Genocide Effect: New perspectives on modern cultures of destruction
Convened by Dr Simone Gigliotti and Dr Dirk Moses. Sydney, 7-8 July 2001.
Mutual Obligations and Welfare States in Transition
Convened by Professors Bettina Cass and Moira Gatens.
Sydney, 22/23 February 2001.
Rethinking Australian Republicism
Brisbane, 1-2 September 2001.
2001 Federal Election Study
The 1901 General Election Study
The Future of Work and Employment Relations in Australia
Gender, Population and Reproductive Choice: the motherhood questions
Ethical, social and legal implications of the Human Genome Project
Volunteering for the New Millennium: Is there a future?
Psychology and Health
Social Security and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia
1998 Federal Election Study
Representation: Theory and Practice in Australian Politics
Gender, Sexualities and Historical Change
Re-thinking Social Work and the Human Services in Australia
Economics, Political Science and Public Policy - How the Twain Meet?
Standing Against the Stream: Women, religion and social action
The Exercise of Power
Social and Political Aspects of Migration in the Asia/Pacific Region
Women in Australian Economics
The ESD Process: Evaluating a policy experiment
Training in Business and Industry
Immigration and Australia: Population in the 21st Century
The 1996 Federal Elections (The Politics of Retribution)
Cultural Policy in Australia
Unemployment, Equality and Inequality in Australia
Communications Futures
Contract State, Social Charter or Social Compromise Towards a New Australian Settlement
HIV and Development in Asia and the Pacific
Local Impact of Global Transformation with Special Reference to Social Development Issues
The Future of the Australian Party System
Global-Local Relations in Pacific Rim Development
Economics and Ethics
The New Spatial Economy of China
Understanding Psycho-social Ageing Processes
Women in a Restructuring Australia: Work and Welfare
Reading the Sexual Contract
Population Policy in Australia
A National Survey of Indigenous Australians: Options and Implications
Australian and Asian Perceptions
Aboriginal Employment Equity by the Year 2000
The Future of Australian Citizenship
Sexuality in Australia
The Theory and Practice of Juvenile Justice
Prospects for Australian Newspapers
Designing Bureaucracy: the Public Service History
Human and Social Responses to Global Change
AIDS and the Social Sciences
The Market and the State: Market Ideology and Public Sector Efficiency

 

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