POP workshop 2019
Seminar
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Fernando Martinez Coma - Transaction Costs in Electoral Coordination: How Turnout Shapes Party System Change
Seminar
This presentation examines the forces shaping party system change. We argue that the transaction costs in electoral coordination depend on the turnout level in the previous election. The greater the number of peripheral voters entering the electorate, the less likely a change in the party system in…
Weaponizing ‘fake news’ in Australian politics
Seminar
This seminar explores two conundrums for quality Australian political discourse linked to the phenomenon of ‘fake news’. First, it will explore Australian contagion of the discourse of ‘fake news’ since Donald Trump’s candidacy to become United States’ President that is weaponized to attack and…
Party Quotas and Gender Differences in Pathways to Run for Office in Australia: 1987-2016
Seminar
The under-representation of women in Australian politics has led both major political parties to adopt different strategies to increase the number of women candidates. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) adopted successive internal party quotas aiming at increasing the percentage of women candidates.…
Dr Quynh Nguyen - Urbanites’ Attitudes towards Environmental Migration: Evidence from Kenya and Vietnam
Seminar
Urbanites’ Attitudes towards Environmental Migration: Evidence from Kenya and Vietnam The displacement of large numbers of people due to the increasing intensity of extreme weather events, sea-level rise and the deterioration of environmental conditions is one of the most salient consequences of…
Declining Trust in Politics : what can be done about it?
Lecture
This Social Sciences Week event is presented by the Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and the School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University. There has been a dramatic decline in the Australian public’s trust in politics and politicians for more than a…
Gustavo Flores-Macias
Seminar
Explaining Public Support for Militarizing Law Enforcement: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Mexico Law enforcement has become increasingly militarized across the world. Although a growing body of research suggests that militarization is ineffective at best and counterproductive at worst,…