Political Activism in the Aftermath of the Great Recession: Europeans, Protest and the Economy
Seminar
Protest activism in Europe has become more visible since the 2008 economic recession. Studies on protest waves across countries have emphasized the increase and spread of unconventionality as a form of political engagement for Europeans responding to the economic crisis. From the Indignados…
Brazilian Presidentialism: Implications for Public Policy
Workshop
Invited Panel Presentation and Debate co-hosted by the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) and the Australian Centre for Federalism (ACF) 2015 Latin American and the Shifting Sands of Global Power Conference Brazilian Presidentialism: Implications for Public Policy…
Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective: Minority Executives in Multiparty Systems
Seminar
Increasingly since the Third Wave of democratization, directly elected presidents come to office lacking a legislative majority. Under these conditions, minority presidents must act like prime ministers, piecing together multiparty coalitions in order to secure the passage of their legislative…
US-Australia relations and the global picture: Opportunities and challenges of the day
Seminar
Breakfast Address at University House The School of Politics and International Relations at the Australian National University proudly invites staff and students to join Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade trainee trade graduates at a breakfast address featuring Robert Lee. Robert will…
The problem of intransigently biased agents
Seminar
In recent years the social nature of scientific inquiry has generated considerable interest. We examine the effect an epistemically impure agent (e.g. big tobacco, big pharma, etc.) has on a community of honest truth-seekers. The inclusion of these intransigently biased agents often prevents…
Causal and Moral Additionality for Carbon Offsetting
Seminar
States, firms, and individuals can “offset” their greenhouse gas emissions by buying offset certificates, paying for the assurance that a quantified number of emissions will be avoided on their behalf in a suitable emission mitigation project. True offsetting can only be achieved when the…
Quotas and gender gaps in political participation among advanced industrial democracies: Distinguishing within- and across-country effects
Seminar
Abstract: Legislative gender quotas could contribute to the advancement of women in all spheres of politics. It is believed that quotas affect women’s attitudes about their role in politics, leading to a greater involvement of women in the political process. This paper proposes to expand the…