RSSS Theme events for 2008
Seminar
Monday 25 February 2008
12.30-2pm
Seminar Room A, Coombs Building
'Getting Published'
Alison Booth, Economics
(recent editor of Labour Economics)
Bob Goodin, Philosophy
(editor of Journal of Political Philosophy)
Ian McAllister, Political Science
(editor of Australian Journal of Political Science)
This roundtable discussion will be aimed primarily (but not exclusively) at newer members of the professions, introducing them to how editors and publishers think, pointing to some useful tricks and common pitfalls. Formal presentations will be brief: the discussion will be largely driven by what questions you have.
contact: Bob Goodin, tel. x52156 or Bob.Goodin@anu.edu.au
The New Economics of Smoking
Dr Francesca Cornaglia
Queen Mary University of London & LSE
Tuesday 8 April, 12.30-2.00pm
Law Sparke Helmore Theatre 2
Building 6a, Fellows Road, ANU
Attendance is open to the public. No bookings required.
Enquiries to andrew.leigh@anu.edu.au
more details
Workshop
Friday 9 May 2008
9:00 - 5:00
The Drawing Room, University House
Free - but numbers are limited
The Australian National Party: Re-thinking rurality in a post-agrarian society
The National Party is undertaking an internal review of its role and its position in Australian society and politics; the implications of current political, financial, demographic, and media trends; and future options for the Party, including an analysis of current and alternative strategies, roles and Party structures.
Although the Nationals and their predecessors have been part of Australian politics for nearly a century, there is limited academic scholarship on the party, its role and its future and little recent work.
Under the RSSS theme of ‘Comparative Public Policy and Government’ this Workshop will address that gap. The Workshop is the first step in the preparation of an interdisciplinary book on the Party and will take the form of presentations by the contributors to the book and invited expert discussants.
Other scholars with an interest in the National Party are invited to participate in the discussion - to ensure the effectiveness of the Workshop, numbers will be limited. Morning and afternoon tea/coffee will be provided along with a sandwich lunch.
RSVP: Dr Linda Botterill
Political Science Program
Research School of Social Sciences
Linda.Botterill@anu.edu.au
(02) 6125 7664
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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