School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology POSTGRADUATE BULLETIN 29 March 2004 1. New postgraduate completion in the Department 2. New research students in the Department 3. Department Postgraduate Fieldwork Fund 2004 4. Postgraduate Study Space 5. PhD changes to research candidature - Forms needed urgently 6. Positions Vacant: School of Government - University of Tasmania 7. Position Vacant: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA 8. High achieving secondary school students mentorship program 9. Online Opinion 10. Global Political Theory Reading Group 11. Feminist Forum 30 March: Women and Reality Television 12. CERC Seminar 30 March: Ireland at the Helm of Europe: Irelands Presidency of the European Union Council 13. ICPS film and seminar 22 April: George Gittoes - Soundtrack to War Issues of this bulletin are archived on the web at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/bulletin.html *********************************************** 1. New postgraduate completion in the Department Congratulations to Karin Timmermans for completing her MA degree, "Intellectual property rights and international trade policies: an analysis of global economic, political and regulatory trends in the pharmaceutical sector." (Supervisor: Ann Capling) *********************************************** 2. New research students in the Department The Department welcomes new students commencing their research here: PhD: Petrie Anderson - The politics of Australian trade policy in Southeast Asia. (Supervisor: Derek McDougall) Daniel Bray - The politics of Bretton Woods institutions. (Supervisor: Robyn Eckersley) Rachel Howard - The politics of war - The medias role in the re-election campaigns of the Coalition of the Willing. (Supervisor: David Tucker) Joshua Puls - The contribution of the Catholic church to political and legal processes in Australia. (Supervisor: Paul Smyth) MA: Michael Salvagno - The ACCC and the culture of competition. (Supervisor: Brian Galligan) *********************************************** 3. Department Postgraduate Fieldwork Fund 2004 Applications for the School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology Postgraduate Fieldwork Fund 2004 are now open, and close Friday 23 April 2004. Grants will be awarded of up to $1,000 per candidature for research-only students. For more information and application forms, please see the website: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/fieldwork.html or else contact me and I will email or post you further details. *********************************************** 4. Postgraduate Study Space Shared office space is now available for research postgraduates in the School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology. Five offices, housing two to five people each, are on the 6th floor of the John Medley Building. Each office has a desk, locker, and computers, including network access for laptop computers. Students need to apply to have this study space allocated to them for a designated period of time. The application form and guidelines about room usage will be available on the Department's postgraduate from Monday morning at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/pgspace.html This page will also be accessible through the Department's postgraduate webpage and the 'What's New' page. If you are interested in having office space allocated to you please submit the completed form to me by Friday 16 April in the Department Office or at polpgrad-info@unimelb.edu.au. Please contact me if you need more information about this matter. *********************************************** 5. PhD changes to research candidature - Forms needed urgently All PhD candidates who are requesting a change of candidature, eg. change to full-time or part-time, leave of absence, or extension of candidature (not conversions from Masters) that are to be effective before the HECS census date 31 March, must have forms ready to be forwarded to the School of Graduate Studies as soon as possible and no later than Monday 29 March. *********************************************** 6. Positions Vacant: School of Government - University of Tasmania The School of Government, University of Tasmania, is currently advertising two academic positions: 1. Associate Lecturer/Lecturer in Government - Level A/B - tenurable - Hobart Campus 2. Associate Lecturer in Government - Level A - 3 year fixed term - Launceston Campus Details for both positions can be found at: http://www.admin.utas.edu.au/hr/pos_vacant/pos_vacant.asp?Type=Academic Applications close 2 April 2004. *********************************************** 7. Position Vacant: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA The School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges invites applicants for a one-year replacement position in American Politics/Ethnic and Racial Politics. We seek a broadly trained Americanist who, in addition to teaching introductory level American politics might offer courses in African-American politics, urban politics, Latino/a politics, political parties, identity construction, and/or social ovements. While a Ph.D is preferred, we will consider ABDs. The teaching load is 3/2. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply and welcome to identify themselves. Candidates should send a cover letter expressing their research and theoretical interests, a CV, graduate school transcript, sample of written work, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Paul A. Passavant, Chair, American/Ethnic and Racial Politics Search Committee, School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456; passavant@hws.edu. For more information about the department, visit our website at http://www.hws.edu/aca/depts/polisci/. Application deadline: April 1, 2004. For more information please contact Prof. Iva Deutchman, ivad@unimelb.edu.au or 8344 6561. *********************************************** 8. High achieving secondary school students mentorship program Research students are invited to express interest in participating in a Mentor Program with a small number of high-achieving secondary students. The program involves academic mentorship by selected research students with individual mentees. Mentors and mentees will be matched according to their demonstrated ability and interest in particular fields of research. The program will involve around 15 students in the middle school years from government and private schools with broad interests in mathematics, chemistry, history, politics, philosophy, physics, biotechnology and music. Research students are invited to apply for the Mentor roles. The program will involve on average a weekly 1-2 hour meeting from June to October (inclusive). Mentors and mentees will also be involved in the introductory and concluding presentation activities. Mentors would be remunerated up to $1000. Mentors will work with the mentee at University either during school hours or by mutual arrangement. They will be given guidance in developing a suitably challenging academic program of study. The home school will provide educational support for the mentee and, where requested, for the mentor. Mentees will be provided independent study time during their normal school timetable. For more information and applications forms see http://www.gradstudies.unimelb.edu.au/mentorprograms/ Applications due Wednesday 31 March 2004. For more information contact Delyth Lloyd on 8344 8664, d.lloyd@unimelb.edu.au or Teresa Tjia on 8344 8468, t.tjia@unimelb.edu.au or James Brown on 9868 7291 *********************************************** 9. Online Opinion As you may be aware, we are institutional members of "Online Opinion" (http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/). This means we have favoured placement of 1 x 1,500-2,500 opinion piece per month for the remainder of this year. Peter Chen is looking to shepherd said pieces starting from next month (end April) - please contact him (pche@unimelb.edu.au, 8344 3505) if you have (a) a view (b) a recent book (c) a recent piece of research you'd like to redevelop into a short, punchy opinion piece. *********************************************** 10. Global Political Theory Reading Group The next Global Political Theory Reading Group reading is on Thursday 1 April, 5pm and the reading is: Alexander Wendt: Why a World State Is Inevitable: Teleology and the Logic of Anarchy. It was published in the European Journal of International Relations but the library does not subscribe. You should find a version through this link: http://political-science.uchicago.edu/faculty/wendt/wendt.pdf All welcome - any questions, please contact Jarrod Lenne, jlenne@unimelb.edu.au For more information on the GPTRG, including a list of previous readings and a link to the mailing list, go to: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/gptrg/ *********************************************** 11. Feminist Forum 30 March: Women and Reality Television This is the latest in a series of sessions presented by the School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology, in which feminist staff and postgraduate students from across the Arts Faculty can present and discuss their work in progress. Venue: Room 519, Fifth floor, John Medley Building, Gate 10, Grattan St., University of Melbourne. Tuesday 30 March, 5.30 to 7.00 pm. Professor Iva Deutchman (Hobart and William Smith College, US. Visiting Professor in the School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology): "Why We Watch, and Why it Matters: Women and Reality Television". All staff and postgraduate students interested in feminist ideas and research are welcome. *********************************************** 12. CERC Seminar: 30 March Ireland at the Helm of Europe: Irelands Presidency of the European Union Council His Excellency Mr Declan Kelly (Irish Ambassador to Australia, Embassy of Ireland, Canberra) Tuesday 30th March, 1.00-2.00pm CERC, Room 212, Level 2, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton For the first six months of this year Ireland holds the Presidency of the European Union. It is the sixth occasion for Ireland to do so since joining the then European Economic Community in 1973. On this occasion the Presidency is taking place at a very important and exciting time for the Union. The Presidency began with fifteen member states and ends with twenty-five. On the 1st May ten new countries will formally accede to the Union. Eight of them are former communist block countries which in a remarkably short space of fourteen years have become fully functioning and stable democracies. There is no doubt that the process of becoming full EU members has greatly assisted their transformation to democracy. Making a success of enlargement will be a key priority of the Presidency. Another vital task will be to move forward with the work of finalising the draft Constitutional Treaty which is designed to make the Union more effective in meeting its internal and external challenges. His Excellency Mr Declan Kelly was appointed Ambassador to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in July 2002. During thirty years in the Irish Foreign Service Ambassador Kelly has been private secretary to the Prime Minister and two Irish Foreign Ministers. Ambassador Kelly has had the opportunity to meet with many world leaders such as Reagan, Clinton, Thatcher and Blair and to experience policy making at first hand. Following overseas postings to Canada and the United States, Ambassador Kelly was appointed Director of the Press and Information Division of the Irish Foreign Ministry in 1998. Between then and 2002 he was closely involved in the process of implementing the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement and the negotiations leading to the signing of the Nice Treaty. In 1999 the Ambassador visited East Timor on two occasions with the Irish Foreign Minister. All welcome. Enquiries: 8344 9502; cerc@cerc.unimelb.edu.au *********************************************** 13. ICPS film and seminar: George Gittoes - Soundtrack to War The Institute of Postcolonial Studies presents a preview screening and seminar: GEORGE GITTOES - SOUNDTRACK TO WAR Iraq | Cultures of War | Xit Art War artist George Gittoes returns from Iraq to preview the first cut of his film 'Soundtrack to War' - a documentary that presents unique insights into the politics of violence through the medium of American musical culture. By asking front-line soldiers about the music they listened to, he explores how it influenced them and why they thought they were there, just as American tanks pushed their way into Baghdad. After the screening, he will draw on fresh, confronting footage, photography and painting to follow the concurrent cultural invasion now occurring beyond the cockpit of the tank. Here, George Gittoes will range across the last days of the Saddam regime, the Coalition occupation and the escalating violence perhaps heralding civil war. He will also discuss his own artistic practice - Xit Art - and more recent manipulations of horror in the place of violence. THURSDAY 22nd APRIL, 7.30 PM. Venue: Uniting Church, 51 Curzon Street, North Melbourne (Melway 2A H9). Entry: Waged: $10, Unwaged/Students: $5, Members: Gold coin George Gittoes AO is one of Australia's foremost figurative painters, whose work has been exhibited around the world and for which he has won several prestigious awards. He has placed himself in many of the major conflicts of the last 20 years, working face to face with both combatants and victims as his subjects in: Nicaragua, the Philippines in the '80's, Somalia, Sinai, Southern Lebanon, Israel, Gaza, Western Sahara, Cambodia, Laos, Rwanda, Mozambique, South Africa, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Bougainville and Tibet in the '90's, Timor, the Congo, Rwanda, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. Currently, he is working in Iraq and on a collaborative project with Mike Moore. He returns especially for this Institute presentation. * The Institute wishes to acknowledge the financial support of the IPCS Postgraduate Group. More info? T: 9329 6381 E: postcol@netspace.net.au W: http://www.ipcs.org.au/