Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
July 5, 2010 Announcement
European Travel Grant Applications Open for Members of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Actions ASSA
The Academy of Science is inviting applications from Australian researchers who are Members of COST Actions for travel grants to Europe to participate in COST Action activities during FY 2010-2011. Applications are assessed on a first-come first–serve basis. This program funds COST Actions in the areas of social sciences and humanities.
June 29, 2010 Submission
ASSA Submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Rural Research and Development Corporations Model ASSA
ASSA welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Rural Research and Development. This Academy hopes that the social-science based concerns outlined in this submission will contribute to strengthening the breadth and depth of the inquiry. A copy of the Terms of Reference and Issues Paper pertaining to the inquiry can be found at http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/rural-research’
June 16, 2010 Research publication
Government Managing Risk Through Income Contingent Loans Conference Curtin UT
Income Contingent Loans (ICLs) have a long history in labour economics. Indeed, Australian labour economists have played a seminal role in the conceptual development of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) in Australia – a process which demonstrated how such policies can overcome real issues for ICLs in a practical and effective manner. This Issue of the journal examines a range of proposals for applying ICLs in new contexts, with a view to understanding both how such schemes work and what the limits to such policies might be. As argued in the previous issue of The Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), the journal should provide stimulating articles that are of interest to labour economists rather than being solely about labour economics per se. This Issue of the journal clearly fits this description by exploring and developing some creative applications of ICLs.
May 28, 2010 Occasional Paper
Beyond life expectancy Diane Gibson
For over 20 years, the popular press has been trumpeting the pending and imminent disaster that is 'the ageing of the Australian population'. We are told that our hospitals are filling up with 'sick old people', the demand for aged care services will drain resources from all other areas of social service, and the need to pay pensions (or repay investments in superannuation) will bring the nation to its knees.
May 4, 2010 Workshop publication
Racism, exclusion and poverty: key factors reducing international student safety ASSA, UA and AHRC
On 31 March 2010, The Academy of the Social Sciences, Universities Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission jointly convened a workshop examining the issue of Racism and the Student Experience. The multidisciplinary workshop assembled 20 social scientists with expertise in the issues of racism and racially motivated crime, and tertiary students in Australia. The first in a series of events designed to connect researchers and policy practitioners, the workshop participants assessed current social sciences knowledge and knowledge gaps and the ways in which social sciences research could contribute to policy responses which mitigate against racism and racially motivated crimes against tertiary students in Australia.
April 20, 2010 Announcement
Professor Jill Roe to give Marion Mahony Griffin Lecture ASSA
ASSA Fellow and award-winning biographer of Miles Franklin, Professor Jill Roe, will present the second annual Marion Mahony Griffin Lecture at the National Library of Australia. Professor Roe will focus on the association between Griffin and Franklin in Chicago and Australia, with reference to progressivism and anthroposophy. The lecture is due to take place at 6pm tomorrow, Wednesday 21st April.
April 16, 2010 Dialogue
The Heartland: Voice from Central Australia, Part 2 ASSA
In recent months, national and international awareness of the existence of a feral camel population in central Australia has grown dramatically. In part, this is due to the circulation in the mass media of images showing hundreds of camels converging on Kaltukatjara, an Aboriginal settlement in the Northern Territory (NT), and the accompanying criticism of proposals to reduce the population by aerial culling.
April 12, 2010 Media release
Smarter regulation needed for complex environmental problems ASSA
In a paper to be released on Monday 12 April by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Professor Neil Gunningham, a Fellow of the Academy, and Dr Cameron Holley from the ANU, call for recognition of the need for complex, mutli-layered policies if better environmental outcomes are to be achieved in the future in Australia and globally.
April 12, 2010 Occasional Paper
Bringing the 'R' word back: regulation, environment protection and NRM ASSA
Environmental regulation has had a chequered path since the birth of the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, the enactment of the Victorian Environment Protection Act in the same year, and the launch of the first European environmental policy in 1972. Today, over two decades of neo-liberalism has ensured that regulation is no longer centre stage and that markets, voluntarism, and other 'light handed' policy initiatives play a greater role in curbing environmental degradation.
March 30, 2010 Announcement
CEDA event - Assessing the Prospects of Nuclear Power in Australia ASSA
A presentation on the NAF report entitled 'Understanding the formation of attitudes in Australia: the case of nuclear power' is to be held at a CEDA function on Monday 19th April. The function is to begin at 11:30 am at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.
February 19, 2010 Announcement
Applications open for the 2010-11 Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo ASSA
Applications for the 2010-11 Visiting Professor in Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo are now open. Applications are invited from highly qualified Australians with a significant academic achievement, including those who have moved to academia from the senior levels of government or community.
February 18, 2010 Announcement
Professor Patrick McGorry (FASSA) named Australian of the Year 2010 ASSA
Professor Patrick McGorry (FASSA), from the ORYGEN research centre has been named Australian of the Year in 2010. Professor McGorry is a leading international researcher, clinician and advocate for the youth mental health reform agenda.
February 16, 2010 Announcement
The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science - Nominations for 2010 now open ASSA
The Australian Government awards five prizes annually for outstanding scientific achievements and excellence in science teaching. Nominations are now invited for these awards, which are offered to Australian citizens or those who hold permanent residence status in Australia.
February 5, 2010 Announcement
Fay Gale Lecture ASSA
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, in conjunction with the University of Western Sydney, the University of Adelaide, and the University of Wollongong is pleased to present the Fay Gale travelling Lecture in 2010.
January 29, 2010 Occasional Paper
Designing the Structure for Australia’s Health System ASSA
Public hospitals and their performance was the major health issue in the 2007 national election. The now Prime Minister, as Opposition leader, announced that he would develop a national reform plan ‘designed to eliminate duplication and overlap between the States and the Commonwealth’ and ‘to move beyond the blame game’.
January 29, 2010 Occasional Paper
Cunningham Lecture 2009 ASSA
The contemporary prominence of climate change confirms the democratic and ecological deficits of global governance. When authority migrates from states into the international system, democracy does not usually follow, causing problems in a world where legitimate political authority ought to be democratic.
December 16, 2009 Announcement
State Based Fellows Event Initiative ASSA
The ASSA state based Fellows initiative will fund a Fellow or Fellows from an Academy branch to convene dialogue-orientated events addressing a state based issue. This initiative aims to facilitate includes, but are not limited to, workshops, public lectures, debates and roundtables that address a state based issue or an issue of local significance.
November 9, 2009 Occasional Paper
Living alone in Australia: Trends in sole living and characteristics of those who live alone ASSA
Written by David de Vaus and Sue Richardson, this is the fourth in a series of essays based on data from the 2006 Census, produced in cooperation with the Australian Bureau of Statistics
October 14, 2009 Announcement
ARC Peer Review Processes ASSA
The ARC is currently conducting a review of the peer review processes employed for its competitive schemes, the consultation period for which will close at 5pm Monday 19th October. Should you wish to make a response to ARC on the matter of its current peer review processes and its proposed amendments, a copy of the Consultation Paper and Response Template can be found at: http://www.arc.gov.au/general/peer_consultation.htm
September 28, 2009 Annual report
ASSA Annual Report 2009 ASSA
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Annual Report 2009 is now able to be viewed online. To view, please click one of the links below.
September 10, 2009 Announcement
Grants for Australian participation in European IRSES Marie Curie Actions ASSA
The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian research organisations that are partners of a European-led consortium already selected in 2009 to receive funding from the European Commission’s International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES). If your organisation is one of the 20 Australian institutions that fall into this category you can find application forms and selection criteria at the Academy’s website. Closing Date: 9th October 2009
September 10, 2009 Announcement
Fellows Only Online Survey for Review of ASSA's Structure, Systems and Processes ASSA
As you may recall ASSA is in the process of conducting a review to assess the organisation and structure of the Academy. The review is concluding with a survey for Fellows. This survey should take no more than 10 minutes of your time to complete, and your thoughts and comments will be greatly appreciated. The survey will be open till Wednesday 23rd September.
September 9, 2009 Announcement
Call for Nominations for Fay Gale and Keith Hancock Lectures Now Open ASSA
ASSA is calling for nominations for both the Fay Gale and Keith Hancock Lectures which are scheduled to be held in March and April 2010 respectively. Both the Keith Hancock and Fay Gale Lectures honour scholars who have achieved excellence in scholarship in the social sciences. Nominations are now open and need to be received by the Secretariat no later than Saturday 31st October 2009.
September 9, 2009 Announcement
ERA, overview and implications: the academic perspective Stuart Macintyre
A paper written by Stuart Macintyre, President of ASSA, presented at the NAF Workshop on Excellence in research evaluation: impacts on scholarship, research funding and publications, Wednesday 9 September 2009
August 24, 2009 Announcement
HASS on the Hill registrations now open online ASSA
HASS on the Hill has become a landmark event for building awareness for the humanities, arts and social sciences with Ministers, Members of Parliament and Senators with registrations for 2009 now open online. The two day event will highlight the contribution of the humanities, arts and social sciences in cultural, economic and social terms to Australian society. It will increase awareness with Ministers and Senators of the research and analytical skills and talent in Australian to inform and strenghten policy reform.
August 17, 2009 Announcement
2009 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History ASSA
Nominations are open for the 2009 Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History which comprises an embossed gold medallion and a tax free grant of $100,000. Nominations are sought from an individual or a group for any work first published, produced or broadcast between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2009. This may include a published book, a documentary film, a documentary for radio or television, CD-ROM, DVD, other form of multimedia or a series of these works. The subjects of works submitted can include, but are not limited to, historical events, historical figures (including biographies), and work covering a particular subject.
August 13, 2009 Announcement
Timeline for the formation of ASSA ASSA
A timeline for the formation of ASSA has been created at the Secretariat and is available online for your viewing pleasure.
August 10, 2009 Announcement
ASSA International Programs now open ASSA
The Call for Applications for the Academy of the Social Sciences’ International Exchange and Joint-action schemes is now open. Applications (including references) are due by no later than close of business Wednesday 7th October, 2009.
August 3, 2009 Announcement
Essay by Mark Mosko (FASSA) awarded 2008 Curl Prize for Best Essay ASSA
Professor Mosko's essay entitled 'Partible Pentitents: Dividual Personhood and Christian Practice in Melanesia and the West' was awarded the 2008 Curl Prize for Best Essay by the Royal Anthropological Institute for Great Britain and Ireland.
August 3, 2009 Announcement
Emeritus Professor Harold Brookfield elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy ASSA
Emeritus Professor Harold Brookfield (FASSA), Visiting Fellow in the Department of Anthropology in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies has been elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy at its 2009 annual meeting on 16 July. He is the only new Fellow currently in Australia.
July 24, 2009 Announcement
2009 Annual ASSA Symposium ASSA
The 2009 Annual ASSA Symposium, entitled Space and place matter, is to be held on Tuesday November 3rd at the Shine Dome, Canberra.
July 23, 2009 Announcement
ARC calling for feedback on funding rules and agreements, and instructions to applicants ASSA
The ARC is interested in receiving comment and feedback on current ARC funding rules, instruction to applicants and funding agreements. For more information, please see the accompanying PDF.
July 22, 2009 Announcement
Barks, Birds and Billabongs - National Museum of Australia Symposium ASSA
In 2009 the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia will be hosting Barks, Birds & Billabongs: Exploring the legacy of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, an international symposium that will investigate the Expedition's significant and often controversial legacy. This symposium will be organised around three core themes: Histories, Legacies and Continuity & Change. Particular emphasis will be placed on Indigenous perspectives.
June 27, 2009 Announcement
Vale Jerzy Zubrzycki Jan Pakulski
Jerzy (George) Zubrzycki, AO, CBE, who died in Canberra on 20 May, was among the longest serving Fellows of the Academy, elected in 1967. He was known as a prominent academic, intellectual father of Australian multiculturalism, and the founding professor of sociology at the Australian National University. He was also one of a few remaining witnesses of the stormy and tragic events of the 20th century.
June 10, 2009 Announcement
Applications open for 2010 Fulbright Symposium for the 60th anniversary of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission ASSA
The Australian-American Fulbright Commission will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its programs for educational and cultural exchange between Australia and the United States in 2010, and will offer a grant of $30,000 to an organisation selected to host the special Fulbright 60th Anniversary Symposium. The Fulbright Symposium centres around a current topic of bi-national interest between Australia and the United States and engages leading speakers from both countries. The aim of the Fulbright Symposium is to publicly demonstrate the Fulbright Commission's mission of promoting mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and Australia through educational and cultural exchange. For the 60th anniversary year the topic needs to be of special significance for the Australia-United States relationship and relate to the global objectives of the Fulbright program, as stated by the Late Senator J William Fulbright to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby increase the chance that nations will learn to live in peace. Suitable topics could relate to, but are not restricted to, a theme of global sustainability for peace with imaginative policy and strategic responses to issues such as energy security and energy conservation; improving the efficient use of natural resources; and/or addressing poverty, health and quality of life for disadvantaged communities. The Fulbright Symposium is to be held between 1st March and 30th September 2010 and will be identified as the Fulbright 60th Anniversary Symposium in all publicity. The grant is a contribution towards the cost of organising the Symposium and may be applied to any cost elements at the discretion of the organisers.
June 10, 2009 Announcement
Applications now open for the 2010 Fulbright Professional Scholarships ASSA
Applications open on the 1 June for the 2010 Fulbright Professional Scholarships. Valued at A$26,000 these scholarships support Australian citizens undertake 3-4 months of professional development in the United States. The scholarship may be started anytime between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011. Fulbright Professional Scholarships are available to professionals from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors (junior to mid level staff poised for advancement to a senior level) to undertake research or professional development in the United States. As a guideline, Fulbright Professional Scholars are generally aged between 30 – 45 years. The Fulbright Professional Scholarship must include an educational component (such as a short course and/or research) where the results can be applied to a broader sector group. For further information and application forms see www.fulbright.com.au Applications close 31 August 2009.
June 10, 2009 Announcement
2009-10 Research and Scholarship program offered by the Australian Prime Ministers Centre (APMC) ASSA
The Australian Prime Ministers Centre aims to provide a national focus for research and scholarship in the field of Australian prime ministerial history. Based at Old Parliament House in Canberra, the Centre combines a research centre with an exhibition showcasing over a century of political leadership. The Centre also works collaboratively with relevant cultural institutions to support and improve access to prime ministers’ personal and official records. The Australian Prime Ministers Centre research and scholarship program offers research assistance to established scholars in the form of Fellowships, as well as Summer Scholarships for those in the early stages of their research careers. Fellows are encouraged to submit proposals for research projects that result in the production of an academic paper, bibliography or creative project, while Summer Scholars generally work on a project set by Old Parliament House. A number of scholarships and Fellowships are offered each year. The closing deadline for applications for the 2009-10 Fellowship program is 31 July 2009. Applications for the Summer Scholarship program close on 2 October 2009. Application forms and more detailed information on the Research and Scholarship Program is available on our website at http://www.apmc.oph.gov.au/research_scholarship.html.
June 10, 2009 Announcement
15th World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) ASSA
'The New World of Work, Organisations and Employment', 15th International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA)World Congress, 24-27 August 2009, Sydney Convention Centre. The congress will open with a forum on The Global Financial Crisis and its Implications for Employment Relations around the World, with keynote speakers from the USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Register online for the IIRA World Congress.
June 10, 2009 Announcement
Emerging Health Policy Research Conference - Call for Abstracts ASSA
The Emerging Health Policy Research conference which is to be held on Wednesday 19th August 2009, will showcase the work in progress of current doctoral and early career research workers from all areas of health policy. Research workers from all areas of health policy - including international health, health systems, history of public health, indigenous health, health economics and health promotion - are invited to submit an abstract of their presentation, of no more than 250 words, by Friday, 19 June to mchp@med.usyd.edu.au or fax (02) 93515204
June 3, 2009 Announcement
Second International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators ASSA
The second conference of the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI Conference 2009) will be held on 4-5 November 2009 at the Parramatta campus of the University of Western Sydney. The theme for the conference is Counting Children In! Child Indicators: Research, Theory, Policy and Practice and will focus on child indicators and child well-being. There will be expert speakers from a range of backgrounds, contributed paper streams, and opportunities for dialogue and networking. The conference will be preceded by a one-day ‘Children as Experts in Their Own Lives: Child Inclusive Research’ Symposium on 3 November 2009 at the same venue. The symposium includes hearing from children and from adult policymakers and academics on the topic of child research, in plenary and panel sessions and in contributed papers. For further information on these events please visit the conference and symposium website at www.isci09.com or email info@isci09.com
May 20, 2009 Announcement
Emeritus Professor Meredith Edwards AM to address CRCA conference in Canberra ASSA
Professor Meredith Edwards, a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences, will be speaking at the upcoming conference of the Cooperative Research Centres Association in Canberra on Wednesday 27th May.
May 19, 2009 Submission
Submission to the InASA Review of Australian Studies in Japan ASSA
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Review of Australian Studies in Japan being conducted by the International Australian Studies Association [InASA]. In both its undertakings and aspirations ASSA supports efforts which encourage and facilitate scholarly collaboration and exchange between Australia and Japan.May 14, 2009 Media release
ASSA encouraged by Federal Budget commitment to higher education, research and research training ASSA
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia [ASSA] welcomes the strategic investment in research, research training and tertiary education which the policy measures for the higher education sector introduced in Tuesday's Federal Budget represent.May 6, 2009 Media release
Borland named as Chair of Australian Studies, Harvard University ASSA
Professor Jeff Borland (FASSA) has been named as the next chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University. Professor Borland will take up the position in 2010, following on from Nicolas Jose, Alison Bashford and Stuart Macintyre (FASSA), and is the first economist to hold the chair since 1986 (Max Corden, FASSA).
April 17, 2009 Media release
Group of Eight supports research links with Germany Group of Eight
The Go8 has announced a call for applications for researchers to collaborate with partners in Germany. The program welcomes applications from the HASS sector and has a priority targeting early career scholars.
March 10, 2009 Announcement
Wage inequality: a comparative perspective Flinders University
The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, in conjunction with Flinders University, is pleased to present the inaugural Keith J. Hancock Lecture entitled 'Wage inequality: a comparative perspective' by Professor Thomas Lemieux, to be held on Wednesday 25th March, 6pm at the Multi-Purpose Centre, Flinders University.
March 10, 2009 Announcement
Darwin's ape and the progress trap NAF
The National Academies Forum (NAF) announces an upcoming series of free public lectures by Mr. Ronald Wright entitled 'Darwin's Ape and the Progress Trap', to be held in late March and early April 2009 in Melbourne, Darwin, Canberra, Hobart and Sydney.
December 4, 2008 Media release
CRC research better connects to public interest ASSA
The benefits of broad as well as deep thinking in research can only add value in resolving the complex problems that confront Australian society. The goals of our national research priorities and the national innovation system will be met more effectively through collaboration and the practical contributions of social science disciplines such as politics, economics, law, management, demography and others.
November 28, 2008 Occasional Paper
The labour market, skills demand and skills formation Phil Lewis
As part of the Australian Government's Skilling Australia for the Future policy, an independent statutory body, Skills Australia, was established to provide advice on current and future demand for skills and investment in training.
November 12, 2008 Announcement
Tall poppy blooms again ASSA
Learned Academy honours early career researcher with Paul Bourke Award for a body of work including the development of the brain in adolescence, the emergence of depression, and the long-term effects of substance abuse.
August 26, 2008 Occasional Paper
Creative Australia: The Arts and Culture in Australian Work and Leisure David Throsby
This is the first in a series of essays based on data from the 2006 Census, produced in cooperation with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The central proposition to be explored is that the somewhat vague idea of Creative Australia can indeed be given conceptual and empirical substance, thanks particularly to the rich sources of data provided by the ABS.
July 15, 2008 Occasional Paper
Submission to the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy ASSA
This Academy recognises and congratulates the government for the ambitious aspirations that comprise the NCRIS Exposure Draft and Roadmap. Given the breadth and complexity of the ambitions for collaboration and infrastructure efficiencies we encourage fresh, energetic and perhaps even radical Federal?State?industry collaborations to achieve the NCIRS goals. The Social Sciences have robust interests in matters relating to secure, productive and trusting societies and in this regard we see opportunities for institutional, research and infrastructural collaborations to contribute effectively to that public good.
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The Australian Study of Politics
2009. Edited by: R.A.W. Rhodes
The Australian Study of Politics is the first comprehensive reference work on the history of the study of politics in Australia. It focuses on developments since WW2, exploring the historical roots of each major subfield. We conclude that Australian political science is strong where it has a long-standing engagement with the international political science community (for example, in international relations); where it regularly interacts with Australian government priorities (for example, in public administration); and where it involves the larger community (for example, public intellectuals). Our task is to explain the patchiness and late development of the profession in Australia. The challenge for Australian political science is to foster regional distinctiveness and to compete at an international level.
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