Reflections from the 2025 federal election and projections for future federal elections in Australia
Seminar
Federal elections are often described as one of the largest and most complex peacetime logistical events in Australia. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has one of the most comprehensive election service offerings in the world, underpinned by a commitment to operational excellence and a…
Economic Interdependence and Rising Power Grand Strategies
Seminar
Compared to historical rising powers such as Bismarckian Germany, China does not use force as often as historical rising powers, prefers coercion instead of force, tends to resort to nonmilitarised coercive tools, and prefers strategic partnerships as opposed to formal alliances. China…
Tradeoffs in Trade
Seminar
Tradeoffs in trade: How the public perceives environmental, human rights, and labor standards in international trade agreementsSince the 1990s, governments have increasingly embedded “non-trade” provisions—such as environmental, human rights, and labor standards—into free trade agreements (FTAs).…
Bungee jumping on election night - A conversation with Antony Green
Lecture
Australia’s electoral system has a level of complexity and results reporting unknown overseas. Election night is like leaping into the void with little safety equipment apart from a thin stream of data from the Electoral Commission. Tonight, we hear reflections from ABC Chief Election Analyst…
CANCELLED: Conceptualising a case, casing a concept? Two faces of global citizenship (April Biccum, ANU)
Seminar
THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLEDThis talk addresses the insights to be gained through a comparison of the use of a politically constitutive concept that delineates unlike but connected ‘cases’ of a concept-in-use. Global Citizenship is a concept with increasing currency. The talk compares two different…
Illiberal language, illiberal trends: Political speech and democratic decline
Seminar
Political leaders signal their commitment to democratic or authoritarian values through public speeches. Such signals can constitute a breach of democratic norms and indicate intent to undermine democratic institutions.By listening to what leaders say, we are able to detect a crisis of democracy…
Quantitative Text Analysis in Political Science
Workshop
In a political environment increasingly defined by rapid information dissemination, digital communication, and data proliferation, Quantitative Text Analysis (QTA) has emerged as an essential tool for political scientists. By enabling robust and systematic analysis of political texts such as…