Past events
Australian aid evaluations: basic education and pandemics
Other
This forum, which is jointly organised by the Development Policy Centre and the Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE), is the latest in a series on the evaluation of Australian aid. It will focus on two recent evaluations. The first is an end of program review for the Basic Education…
Three Tigers, One Mountain: China, Japan and the US in East Asia
Seminar
Richard McGregor will speak about his forthcoming book, Asia’s Reckoning, an account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for more than half a century. The toxic rivalry between China and Japan, two Asian giants consumed with…
Dragon & Kangaroo: Australia and China’s Shared History from the Goldfields to the Present Day
Book launch
Chinese 'presence' in Australia extends from well before the time of Captain Cook - trading with northern Australia long before Europeans came here - right through to the present day, with Chinese activities ranging from being the main customer for our iron ore, to their very extensive…
Current Issues of Itai-itai Disease for Sustainable Society - From the Perspective of Commons
Seminar
ANU Japan Institute Seminar Itai-itai (“It Hurts, It Hurts”) disease is one of the four major pollution-related illnesses in Japan. However, the cause of Itai-itai has a unique background, distinct from the other three pollution-related illnesses. Itai-itai is thought to have first emerged in the…
(State) crime and political party regulation
Seminar
Case studies undertaken for the ‘Responsibility of Political Parties for Criminal Offences’* research project suggest that some of the most serious crimes that mankind could imagine were acts largely committed, instigated or condoned by ruling political parties. These crimes are usually referred…
Reframing the ecosystem: how targeting the needs of the whole community can reshape the approach to indigenous development
Seminar
This seminar will present a case study about the Ruapehu Whānau Transformation Project (RWT), based in the rural interior of the North Island of Aotearoa (New Zealand). The RWT began as an iwi-focused project. Over six years later it has become an exemplar of whole-of-community development, led…
Maintaining Māori identity and governance - observations from the land of hot springs and mud pools
Seminar
Māori of New Zealand have had varied experiences of colonisation which are often viewed from a large tribal (iwi) perspective. However the hapū (sub-tribe) is the key cultural and economic group within Māori society. This presentation will explore the history and contemporary experiences of one…