Past events
School of Demography Weekly Seminar - Later fertility in Europe: How far can fertility be postponed without being forgone?
Seminar
Already in the 1980s, Menken (1985) posed a question which is now more relevant than ever before: “Age and Fertility: how late can you wait?”. This issue has become prominent for individuals as well as for countries, as European societies have witnessed uninterrupted increase in the age at…
What Kind of Reform for the EU?
Lecture
Europe and the European project were hit by successive crises in recent years, which had a cumulative effect. Many people reached the conclusion that the euro was unsustainable and a large part of the European construction as well. They apparently underestimated the ties that keep the Union…
Annual Freilich Lecture in Bigotry and Tolerance 2017. Tolerance from Below: Unsettling the Sovereign Subject
Lecture
The Herbert and Valmae Freilich Foundation presents: "Tolerance from Below: Unsettling the Sovereign Subject" My argument will be that far from indicating a self-evident virtue which we can simply affirm and apply, tolerance is an unstable and inexplicit concept that can be made to perform a…
Honours Information Seminar
Seminar
An Honours year at ANU can provide you with the skills and preparation to bridge the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate research or to secure your dream job. Working closely with your supervisor, you will complete an additional year of your degree, focusing on one of…
A Green Future: What Does it Mean?
Lecture
Green Growth: we all know we have got to do it but does anyone know how? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9AS6KT7a5Y This discussion will explore how we are going to manage sustainable economic growth and development into a future with more population demands and less resources... And what…
Left behind? Inequality and inclusive growth - Assessing the Australian experience
Seminar
The combination of rising inequality in income and wealth with stagnating living standards for much of the distribution represents a fundamental societal challenge for the rich countries of the OECD. Together with related concerns about globalisation and technological change, increasing insecurity…
Fulfilling the Vision: European Union Futures - A joint EU Centres’ conference
Conference
Many observers are professing increasing scepticism about the future of the European Union (EU). The lingering economic malaise, the exit of the United Kingdom and the apparent divisions between western and central European Member States seems to undermine the capacity of the EU to offer credible…