Latest Democracy Sausage Episode: Finger pointing, federalism and alternative facts
In the latest Democracy Sausage episode: Finger pointing, federalism and alternative faces, Mark Kenny speaks with federalism scholar Tracy Beck Fenwick and media expert Margaret Simons about how the…
Recording now available - Boundary or Pandemic Control?
Did you miss out on watching Tracy Fenwick live for the 'Boundary or Pandemic Control? Exploring the Use of Subnational Border Restrictions and Closures During COVID19 in Federal Systems' …
Baxter Family Competition on Federalism
Created in 2016, the Baxter Family Competition on Federalism has been made possible through the generous support of Rachel Baxter, BSc’84, BCL’88 and Colin Baxter, BCL’90, LLB’90, who both practice…
Directors’ PhD Scholarship for the Study of Australian Politics
The School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at the Australian National University is seeking applications for the inaugural Directors’ PhD Scholarship for the Study of Australian…
Dr Quynh Nguyen: the impact of climate change migration and conflict
The displacement of people is an important consequence of climate change, as people may choose or be forced to migrate in response to adverse climate conditions or sudden-onset extreme climate events…
Prof Ken Benoit and team win the Statistical Software Award
Professor Ken Benoit and his team have been awarded the prestigious 2020 Society for Political Methodology Statistical Software Award for the ‘quanteda’ software package. His team, comprised of Kohei…
Inequality and attitudes toward immigration: the native-immigrant gap in Australia
How does local economic inequality affect the native-immigrant gap in immigration attitudes? Dr Woo Chang Kang and Emily Look from the School of Politics and International Relations used the…