The Federalization of Immigration in Canada
Lecture
The Australian Centre for Federalism (ACF) presents: The Federalization of Immigration in Canada Public lecture by Mireille Paquet, Ph.D. Wednesday 20 July 6:30pm The Allan Barton Forum, 2nd floor, College of Business & Economics, Kingsley Place [Building 26C], ANU In Canada,…
SPIR Seminar Series: Semester 2, 2016
Seminar
Week Speaker Talk Topic 14 July Raoni Rajao, The forest multiple: the ontological strategies of deforestation in Amazonia 21 July Fiona Barker Walking the Representation Tightrope: Party demands, community…
The forest multiple: the ontological strategies of deforestation in Amazonia
Seminar
This paper proposes the notion of ‘ontological strategies’ to argue that deforestation is far from being a singular phenomenon whose constitution as an environmental crime is an unproblematic, straightforward bureaucratic operation involving the direct representation of the world “out there”. In…
Brexit or Bremain? The implications of the UK's EU referendum
Symposium
On 23 June the UK electorate will decide whether to remain a part of the European Union or vote to leave. Advocates of ‘Brexit’ claim that it is time for the EU to regain its sovereignty and break free from the deadening hand of a moribund union. Advocates of ‘Bremain’ argue that being…
Artistic responses to migration and the refugee crisis
Symposium
More than 60 million people around the world have been displaced by war or conflict. That amounts to about 2 ½ times the population of Australia, or one in every 122 persons on earth. Many are refugees or seeking asylum. No matter what your views on Australia’s attitude to asylum…
Oil, development and sustainability in Ecuador: 1972-2016
Seminar
Ecuador ranks among the most biodiverse countries in the word, and it has been an oil exporter since 1972. Although oil became the backbone of the economy, the country’s extractive capacity is declining, oil prices have been volatile, and diversification is necessary. Extractive-based economies in…
The innovation imperative: Technology and great power rivalry in the 21st century
Seminar
Insufficient attention has been given to how rising powers attempt to sustain their rise, via economic growth, over time. We investigate a complex, previously understudied and yet profoundly consequential facet China’s growth strategy and its implications for Sino-U.S. relations—technology and…