May 2008 in RSSS
ANZSOG monograph
Australia Under Construction
Nation-building past, present and future
Edited by John Butcher
The Australian nation is a work in progress. So conclude the authors whose views are represented in this most recent offering in the ANZSOG monograph series, Australia Under Construction: Nation-building past, present and future. From its beginnings as a settler society through to present day concerns about ‘broadbanding the nation’, the nation-building narrative has resonated with Australians. The very idea of nation-building has both excited the popular imagination about what we might achieve as a society and a nation, and has occasioned despair about missed opportunities. The eleven authors contributing to this monograph reflect on these, and other themes from a variety of perspectives. They challenge our understanding of the term ‘nation-building’, reflect on its contemporary relevance as a framework for public policy and even re-appraise the contribution of past ‘iconic’ nation-building endeavours. To this subject the authors bring intelligence, wit and a healthy distain for sacred cows. A stimulating read for anyone interested in the history, challenges and prospects of nation-building in Australia.
http://epress.anu.edu.au/auc_citation.html
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Events
RSSS Themes
Last Monday Seminar
Mon 30 June 2008
4-6pm, Seminar Room A, Coombs Bldg 9, ANU
Workshop on Housing Affordabilty
Brian Howe
(Public Policy, University of Melbourne)
Former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister for Health, Housing & Community Services
Stephen King
(ACC & Economics, University of Melbourne)
Author of Finishing the Job: Real-world Policy Solution sin Health, Housing, Education & Transport (with Joshua Gans)
Rob Tauntan
(NATSEM, University of Canberra)
Author of Wherever I lay my debt, that's my home, accessible at http://www.canberra.edu.au/centres/natsem/
All welcome, no booking required
Enquiries to:
Mary Hapel, tel. 6125 2257
or
Bob Goodin, tel. 6125 2156
Economics & Democracy
Second Annual Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference
Call for panels, workshops and papers (pdf)
Hosted by the Research School of
Social Sciences, ANU, Canberra
8-10 December 2008
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