The SPIR seminar series brings together the School’s research community and domestic as well as international leaders in the field of politics and international affairs. Across each semester, the series showcases a diverse and exciting range of topics.
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Upcoming Events
Sortition within Political Parties
Distinguished Professor Keith Dowding (ANU), Dr William Bosworth (ANU)
It is proposed that political parties should select their parliamentary candidates by way of sortition. Alternatives such as party primaries, caucus…
Past Events
The Mechanical Effects of Lowering the Voting Age to 16: Empirical Evidence from Around the World
Constanza Sanhueza
In Australia and a growing number of countries around the world, debates about democratic inclusion once more revolve around the minimum voting age.…
Do Gender Quotas Erode Democratic Legitimacy? Women's Political Representation in Comparative Perspective
Jennifer Piscopo
Women's political representation confers legitimacy to decision-making processes and outcomes, but does this outcome hold when gender quotas are in…
Deliberative Reason: What should deliberation do? How is it achieved?
Simon Niemeyer
This paper describes what deliberative ideals look like and how they can be achieved in practice, demonstrating how citizens can effectively…