RSSS Theme events for 2008

Seminar

The History Program, RSSS and the Centre for International and Public Law (ANU College of Law) invite all students, academics, scholars and members of the public with an interest in law, history, citizenship, equality and human rights to a seminar around Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynold's Drawing the Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the Question of Racial Equality (MUP, 2008)

Thursday 12 June 2008, 2.00-5.30pm
National Europe Centre (1 Liversidge Street, Bldg 67C, The Australian National University)
RSVP to rsvp@law.anu.edu.au (by Tuesday 10 June 2008)
RSVPs required for catering and seats
The book Drawing the Colour line: White Men's Countries and the Question of Racial Equality (MUP, 2008) will be available for purchase at the symposium.

Symposium

Cosponsored by ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society and 'Public & Private Reasoning' Theme, RSSS, CASS

Climate Change and the ‘Crisis of Reason’
A Symposium to Honour the Life and Work of Val Plumwood

20 June, 2008, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., CRES Seminar Room, Hancock Building, ANU

Dr Val Plumwood worked at the leading edge of eco-philosophy nationally and globally.
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In this symposium, climate change will be viewed and reconsidered from within the theoretical frame of reference that she provided. Speakers include Will Steffen (Climate Science, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU), Freya Mathews (Philosophy, Latrobe), Kate Rigby (Eco-criticism, Monash), John Dryzek (Political Science, ANU), Judith Ajani (Ecological Economics, Fenner School, ANU).

RSVP: diane.jakobasch@anu.edu.au

Conference
Presented by the Economics Program, and the ‘Productive Australia in the World Economy’ Theme

New Techniques in Development Economics
A two-day conference to be held on
19-20 June 2008
Venue: Finkel Lecture Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical Research,
Australian National University

Program PDF

This conference has been made possible by the generous support of AusAID. Sessions will cover the latest research in development economics, with a particular focus on natural experiments and randomized trials. This event is particularly well-suited to policymakers and experts working on program evaluation, particularly in developing countries. The conference is organized by Andrew Leigh, Xin Meng, and Chikako Yamauchi, and is presented by the Economics Program, and the ‘Productive Australia in the World Economy’ Theme of the Research School of Social Sciences. There is no charge to attend, but for catering purposes, participants are asked to email their details to cris.carey@anu.edu.au by Friday 30 May 2008 (please specify whether you would like to attend the conference dinner). Each paper has been allocated 1 hour, which will be comprised of a 30 minute presentation, a 10 minute discussant’s critique, and 20 minutes of questions from the audience.

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 Taunton
(NATSEM, University of Canberra)
Author of Wherever I lay my debt, that's my home, accessible at http://www.canberra.edu.au/centres/natsem/

Senator Marise Payne
(Chair, Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability)

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

Hosted by the Research School of Social Sciences, ANU, Canberra
8-10 December 2008