Conferences

December 2008 Economics & Democracy Economics & Democracy The interpenetration of democracy and the economy has been subject to longstanding suspicions, on both sides. Economists frequently decry what they regard as ill-conceived interventions into the market from populist politicians. For their part, political scientists are often concerned about the influence that ‘political money' has on the makeup of parliaments or decisions of government, and on keeping the forum separate from the market. Call for panels, workshops and papers (pdf) 8-10 December 2008 Second Annual Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference Hosted by the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University  December 2007 GOVERNING BY LOOKING BACK: How history matters in society, politics and government GOVERNING BY LOOKING BACK: How history matters in society, politics and government was held on 12-14 December 2007. First Annual Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference Hosted by the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University Conference papers are available in pdf. Conference papers