Past events
Sortition within Political Parties
Seminar
It is proposed that political parties should select their parliamentary candidates by way of sortition. Alternatives such as party primaries, caucus votes, and elite selection create entry points for elite manipulation of the electoral process.While sortition for electing parliaments directly –…
‘Serious and Seemingly Inherent Obstacles to Successful Judicial Biography’ in Writing Sir Gerard Brennan: The Law’s Good Servant
Seminar
Twelve years before I commenced work on a ‘judicial biography’, the US jurist Richard Posner warned that in addition to ‘all the problems of general biography’ the writer of a such a biography also faces other ‘serious and seemingly inherent obstacles,’ including:the impossibility of reliably…
Treating prejudice: Japanese doctors in a white Australia
Seminar
Next year marks the 125th anniversary of the passage of the Immigration Restriction Act and formal establishment of the ‘White Australia policy’. At least one major publication is being prepared to mark this anniversary and review diverse aspects of the stringent restrictions placed on the…
April 2025 - Visiting Fellows Dinner
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The ANU Australian Studies Institute (AuSI) will be holding its next ANU Visiting Fellows Dinner on 29 April 2025.The dinner is an opportunity to welcome Visiting Fellows across campus and encourage opportunities for further engagement with the ANU academic community. The dinner is also attended by…
Seminar Series | Keren Hammerschlag, Martyn Jolly & Georgia Pike-Rowney
Seminar
"Led by the Beam": The Phenomenon of William Holman Hunt's The Light of the World William Holman Hunt’s The Light of the World (1854, 1857 and 1903) was more than just a Pre-Raphaelite painting declaring the religious symbolism of light, it was also a global event, transfixing audiences…
Democracy Sausage 2025 live election special
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Please note: Registration is not required but limited seating availableJoin the team at popular political podcast Democracy Sausage as they sink their teeth into the 2025 federal election.What have been the result-shaping moments of this campaign? What does this campaign say about…
Mechanisms of invisibility: Contradictions of localising humanitarianism and questions of participation
Seminar
Localisation refers to shifting the ownership and leadership of crisis response to local actors. Within the humanitarian sector, localisation has been framed as making aid more reflective of needs on the ground, supporting more equitable structures, and addressing concerns related to colonisation…