Academy of Social Sciences in Australia

Academy Proceedings

ASSA's Academy Proceedings publishes lectures, discussion papers, and other proceedings.
The publications in this series arise from research or events which the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia had organised, or was associated with.
Papers, transcripts and other material which appear in Academy Proceedings (ISSN: 1838-6970) are not peer reviewed, and are published periodically. They are printed in hard copy, and available for free download.
Particular types of Academy Proceedings can be identified by the following suffixes:

  • (CL) for Cunningham Lectures
  • (DP) for policy discussion papers.

Older Cunningham Lectures may be found on the Cunningham Lectures page.

Issue 1/2011   Web page Critical issues facing Australia to 2025
Summary of a scenario development forum

Work is central to our wellbeing - as a nation, as a community and as individuals and families. The future of work, the changes in employment patterns, and what skills will be required, will be intimately related to the changes over the years ah...

Michael Keating and Caroline Smith
2011

Issue 2/2011   Web page Sustainable Population Strategy
Public Policy and Implementation Challenges

The debate about what constitutes a sustainable population for Australia has been long running, intermittent and often ill-informed. The recent release of population projections that estimate an additional 13 million Australians by 2050 resulted i...

Liz Allen
2011

9781921862151   Web page Multiculturalism and Integration: A harmonious relationship

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 impression. D...

James Jupp and Michael Clyn
2011

Issue 1/2010 (CL)   Web page What if mainstream science is right?
The rout of knowledge and analysis in Australian climate change policy (and a chance of recovery?)

The integrated wisdom of mainstream science and mainstream economics identifies risks to established patterns of human civilisation from unmitigated or weakly mitigated climate change. These risks are important in all countries, and greater in A...

Ross Garnaut
2010

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