SPIR students share their fieldwork experiences
The School of Politics and International Relations endeavours to support its graduate students in undertaking research and attending conferences. The work undertaken by current and former students is…
James Cameron interviewed Members of the Scottish Parliament
In March this year, PhD student James Cameron was in Edinburgh to undertake fieldwork, in the form of interviewing of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). It was a successful trip with 58 out…
Carmen Robledo presented a conference paper in Hong-Kong
Conference: Envisioning South-South relations and development: past, present and futureOrganiser: City University of Hong-Kong, Department of Applied Social StudiesDate: 20 - 21 May 2014 "The…
Aisha Younus participated at the Oxford Round Table
"My trip to the halls of Oxford was quite exciting and a great learning experience. The Oxford Round Table (ORT) was attended by ten distinguishing academicians and scholars from the United States…
SPIR PhD student Sarah Cameron granted Janet-Box Steffensmeier Scholarship
SPIR PhD student, Sarah Cameron, has been granted the Janet-Box Steffensmeier Scholarship to attend the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium of Political and Social Research) Summer Program in…
The politics of lowering the voting age
Arguments supporting a reduction in the voting age to enfranchise Australia’s 16 and 17-year-olds do not stack up, according to a new study by political scientist Professor Ian McAllister at The…
ANU researcher awarded US Peace grant
Dr Maria Rost Rublee is the first researcher from the College of Art and Social Sciences to be granted a United States Institute for Peace (USIP) grant.The $119,000 grant will fund a research…