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
Indigenous Institutions and Varieties of Colonisation in the Neo-Europes
Charles Miller (Australian National University)
A growing body of literature seeks to understand the deep historical roots of modern day political institutions. This literature initially focused on…
US Redistricting in Comparative Perspective
Bernie Grofman (University of California)
While there are other countries, primarily English-speaking ones, which use first-past-the-post (plurality voting) in single-seat constituencies to…
Toward a Theory and Measure of Racial Benevolence
Edana Beauvais (Simon Fraser University)
Most work on racial attitudes considers explicitly hostile outgroup evaluations. What about racial attitudes that appear subjectively positive but…