Dear All,
Please find below the Political Science Department's Postgraduate Bulletin for 18 August 2004, listing news of interest to postgrads in the Department, and upcoming seminars.
Regards, Ben.
1. New Front Desk Coordinator
2. New postgraduate completions in the Department
3. New research students in the Department
4. Traveling Scholarships applications open
5. Call For Papers: Law and Society 2004 conference and symposium
6. Tutoring at St Mary's College
7. Conference Notice: Imagining Public Policy to Meet Women's Economic Security Needs
8. Call for submissions: 2004 UMPA Art Prize
9. Feminist Forum 25 August: Researching the unbearable: pornography and hate crimes
10. Public Colloquium 18 August: Advocacy for Asylum Seekers
11. Public Lecture 19 August: The Media and Language
12. Faculty of Arts Research Student Colloquium 20 August: Risk
13. Public Forum 24 August: What's Your Policy? Politicians on Asylum Seekers
14. Panel Discussion 25 August: Fighting "Dirty": Torture in the Defence of Freedom?
15. Panel Discussion 26 August: Australia's Re-Engagement in the Pacific
16. Staff/postgraduate 6-a-side soccer: Match report
Issues of this bulletin are archived on the web at:
http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/bulletin.html
Department news and upcoming seminar info is posted at:
http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/new/
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1.
New Front Desk Coordinator
Please welcome out newest staff member, Di Baker, the front desk coordinator in the Department office. Di is in the office 9-5 Mondays to Thursdays. Her address is dbaker@unimelb.edu.au.
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2.
New postgraduate completions in the Department
Congratulations to the following research candidates who have completed their degrees:
PhD (Political Science)
Annmarie Elijah - Better the devil you know? Australia and the British bids for European Community membership. (Supervisor: Derek McDougall)
Ann Morrow - The politics of educational disadvantage: the impact of central government policies on the capacity of secondary schools' capacities to improve educational outcomes for their socially disadvantaged students. (Supervisors: Bruce Headey & Richard Teese (Education))
PhD (Sociology)
Merryn Ekberg - Genetic expectations: genetic risks in the risk society. (Supervisor: Tim Marjoribanks)
MA in International Politics
Thi Duc Hanh Nguyen - Civil service ethics and corruption: a comparative study of Vietnam and the United States. (Supervisor: Leslie Holmes)
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3.
New research students in the Department
The Department welcomes the following new candidates commencing their research here:
PhD:
Geoffrey Slack - Contemporary policy initiatives in Victoria: Spatial governance, social inclusion and practical applications. (Supervisor: Paul Smyth)
Craig Smith - Antimonies of emancipation: Political philosophy and psychoanalysis. (Supervisor: Michael Dutton)
MA (Political Science):
Andrew Apostola - Interactive media and ethnicity, multiculturalism and race. (Supervisor: Tim Marjoribanks)
Louise Staley - Is regulation harming the economic prospects and social capital of rural Australia? (Supervisor: Jo Barraket)
MA in Policy Studies:
Susan Fry - Barriers to successful implementation of family friendly policy (Supervisor: Jo Barraket)
Megan O'Connell - The role of training in preventing early retirement (Supervisor: Stephen Ziguras)
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4.
Traveling Scholarships applications open
The Melbourne Scholarships Office is taking applications for the Melbourne Abroad Traveling Scholarship (MATS) and the Postgraduate Overseas Research Experience Scholarship (PORES).
Applications and guidelines are available from the Melbourne Scholarships Office, Level 3, John Smyth Building (8344 8747) or can be downloaded from:
www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/travelling/index.html
Applications are due by 5pm Tuesday 31 August 2004.
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5.
Call For Papers: Law and Society 2004 conference and symposium
Law and Society Conference: Brisbane, Queensland, 13 - 15 December 2004.
Conference Theme: Re-Collections: Official Knowledge and the Memory of Unofficial Practices
Keynote Speakers: Elizabeth Povinelli (University of Chicago), Alain Pottage (London School of Economics), Irene Watson (University of South Australia).
Papers and Panels are welcome on themes such as:
Law, Race and Asylum Law ~ Law, Colonialism and the Postcolonial Condition ~ Constitutionalism and Civil Society ~ Legal Education; Past, Present and Future ~ Gender, Disability, Queer Theory and the Law ~ International Trade and the Changing International Order: Colonialism in Different Clothes? ~ Native Title in Comparative Perspective ~ Labor Regulation and the Welfare State ~ Law, Language and Interpretation: the Semiotics of Law and Justice ~ Family, Childhood and Law ~ Crime and Justice Restored ~ Crime, Regulation and Urban Space ~ Comparative Law: Re-Thinking the Paradigm ~ Law and the Theory of Technology
These topics are only suggestive and contributions that address current Anglo-American/Commonwealth concerns, as well as other perspectives on law and society are welcome.
Law and Society Symposium 2004: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 December 2004
Symposium Theme: Mapping Law at the Margins through the Lenses of Postcolonial Theory
Keynote Speakers: Irene Watson (University of South Australia), Elizabeth Povinelli (University of Chicago), Penelope Pether (Washington College of Law, American University (to be confirmed)).
Papers are welcome on themes such as:
colonial dynamics of race and gender through the lenses of postcolonial theory ~ current reiterations of colonial dynamics at these intersections ~ emerging national, community and individual identities, including through anti-terrorism legislation ~ raced and gendered aspects of boundaries and boundary markers of colonial nations, including analyses of raced and gendered practices of migration and immigration ~ methods for postcolonial theory and praxis ~ 'racing' and engendering reconfigurations of Treaty of Waitangi jurisprudence in Aotearoa New Zealand after the Brash Orewa speech and/ or in light of foreshore and seabed debate ~ the decline of liberal democratic values and the reconstruction of minorities as 'special interest groups' (e.g. in Australia, Aboriginal people and non-citizens vs the 'ordinary Australian').
These topics are only suggestive and other contributions that address the historical colonial and current dynamics of law at the intersections of race, class and gender through the lenses of postcolonial theory are welcome.
Please Email Submissions to Mr Tim Peters: law-lawandsocietyconf@griffith.edu.au Deadline for Submissions of panel proposals and paper abstracts: 15th October 2004.
Further details about the conference including registration, accomodation and the contacts are available on the conference website: http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/slrc/lawandsocietyconf/
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6.
Tutoring at St Mary's College
St Mary's College has been looking for a tutor in Global Politics, for eight of their students listed for a tutorial at the new Academic Centre (at present scheduled for 7:30 on Monday, Room 6 in the College). They may have found someone already, but if you are looking for tutoring work it may be worthwhile contacting Dr Anna Lichtenberg, Deputy Principal and Dean of St Mary's College, anna@stmarys.unimelb.edu.au, 9349 9502.
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7.
Conference Notice: Imagining Public Policy to Meet Women's Economic Security Needs
This is a notice of a conference on women and public policy to be held in Vancouver on October 14 and 15, 2005. A detailed call for conference paper proposals will be sent in November 2004.
The intent of the conference will be to "imagine" and analyze effective public policy as it pertains to women in the areas of: employment standards and barriers to labour market participation; welfare and social policy reform; and the restructuring of community-based health-care. While some critique of existing policy will certainly occur, the main point will be to try to advance a progressive agenda for the future.
The conference is sponsored by the Economic Security Project, a multi-year research initiative funded through the SSHRC Community-University Research Alliance. The principle partners in this alliance are the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC and the Women's Studies Department at Simon Fraser University. The Economic Security Project's primary focus is on public policy in British Columbia, but the conference particularly welcomes the participation of others in Canada and internationally as we are very interested in hearing about best practices from other jurisdictions. There will be some travel funding available for those giving papers.
web: http://www.policyalternatives.ca
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8.
Call for submissions: 2004 UMPA Art Prize
The annual UMPA Art Prize is now open to all postgraduate students of the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts. Entry forms are available from UMPA reception or can be downloaded from the UMPA website at http://www.umpa.unimelb.edu.au/events/artprize.html. THE FINAL SUBMISSION DATE FOR THE ART PRIZE IS SEPTEMBER 10.
A number of works will be short-listed and selected for exhibition in the George Paton Gallery by curator Amelia Douglas, and prizes of $500 and $300 will be awarded on the opening night (October 20). Works are to be judged by Dr. Chris McAuliffe.
Applications from all postgraduates are welcome! Visit UMPA for details:
http://www.umpa.unimelb.edu.au
Date: Tuesday 19 October Friday 29 October
Venue: George Paton Gallery, Union House
Questions regarding the 2004 Art Prize can be directed to Amelia Douglas on a.douglas2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au.
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9.
Feminist Forum 25 August: Researching the unbearable: pornography and hate crimes
All staff and postgraduate students interested in feminist ideas are welcome to this seminar series.
Venue: Room 519, John Medley Building, University of Melbourne. Gate 10 Grattan St.
Time: 5.30-7.00pm.
August 25: Associate Professor Sheila Jeffreys and Nicole Asquith (Political Science, University of Melbourne).
'Researching the unbearable: pornography and hate crimes.'
More forums will be held during the semester:
September 15: Jennifer Oriel (Political Science, University of Melbourne).
Sexual Pleasure As A Human Right: Helping or Harming Women In the Context of HIV/AIDS?'
October 27: Dr Millsom Henry-Waring - (Sociology, University of Melbourne).
'Cold Sunshine - The Racialised, Gendered and Diasporic Experiences of African Caribbean Women in Britain'
November 24: Dr Lorene Gottschalk (Management & Human Resource Management, University of Ballarat).
'Coming out in the bush: lesbians, gay men and gender difference in regional and rural Victoria.'
For more information contact: Associate Professor Sheila Jeffreys, School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology sheila@unimelb.edu.au
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Public Colloquium 18 August: Advocacy for Asylum Seekers
Public Colloquium - Hosted by the Psychology Department, University of Melbourne and Researcher for Asylum Seekers
Date: August 18, Melbourne
Presenter: Julian Burnside, QC
Topic: "Advocacy for Asylum Seekers"
Time: 4.30-5.30pm
Venue: Lowe Theatre, Redmond Barry Building, University of Melbourne
Enquiries: Jackie Bornstein jborn@unimelb.edu.au
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Public Lecture 19 August: The Media and Language
Acclaimed author, speech and script writer, Don Watson will present the 2004 A.N. Smith Memorial Lecture in Journalism entitled The Media and Language.
Dr. Watson has written scripts for feature films including 'The Man who Sued God' and his book 'Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: Paul Keating Prime Minister', won The Age book of the year. 'Death Sentence' his book about the decay of public language was published late in 2003 and became a best seller.
The free public lecture will be held on Thursday 19 August at 6pm in Lecture Theatre GM15, Economics and Commerce Building. Bookings are
required. For further information, or to book please phone x43885 or email denisem@unimelb.edu.au
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Faculty of Arts Research Student Colloquium 20 August: Risk
Friday 20 August, 10.30am - 4pm. Venue: Multifunction Room, School of Graduate Studies. More info: Catherine Scoutas T: 8344 4734, E: c.scoutas@unimelb.edu.au
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Public Forum 24 August: What's Your Policy? Politicians on Asylum Seekers
Tuesday 24 August, 7pm in the Basement Theatre of the Sidney Myer Asia Centre.
The forum provides an opportunity for politicians to inform the community of their party policies on asylum seekers. The event is organised by the Researchers for Asylum Seekers (RAS) group based at the University, with support from the Department of Psychology, the International Centre for Conflict Resolution (ICRC), and UMPA.
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14.
Panel Discussion 25 August: Fighting "Dirty": Torture in the Defence of Freedom?
Organised by the ARC Special Research Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE), The University of Melbourne Division
Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 6.00 - 7.30 p.m.
Public Policy Lecture Theatre, 234 Queensberry Street, The University of Melbourne
Attendance is free
Torture-the deliberate infliction of severe physical pain or mental suffering-has been used throughout history, whether as a form of punishment, a way of extracting confession or gaining information, or as a method of terrorising entire populations. In our time it is universally morally condemned, almost universally prohibited by law-and yet still in use in interrogation, employed by security services whose activities and methods of operation tend to escape public scrutiny and control.
Torture has apparently been used as a method of obtaining information about the activities and plans of terrorist organisations in the worldwide "war on terror", waged in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Whether free and democratic states should be using torture as a method of combating terrorism is a highly contentious moral, political, and legal issue. The panel will seek to contribute to the public debate by highlighting and clarifying important moral, legal, and psychological aspects of this issue.
The panelists:
Prof. C.A.J. (Tony) Coady (CAPPE, The University of Melbourne)
Mr Jo Szwarc (The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture)
Ms Jessica Wolfendale (Philosophy Department, Monash University)
Chair:
Assoc. Prof. Janna Thompson (CAPPE, The University of Melbourne)
Enquiries: phone 8344-5125 or email: cappe-info@unimelb.edu.au
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Panel Discussion 26 August: Australia's Re-Engagement in the Pacific
Level 12 Conference Centre, Victoria University, 9am - 4.15pm
"Australia is not a neo-colonial power and we are sensitive to regional concerns about our role. But we will not sit back and watch while a country slips inexorably into decay and disorder... The last thing we can afford is an already susceptible region being overwhelmed by more insidious and direct threats to Australia." Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, 26 June 2003, on the eve of Australia's Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.
Australia's relations with the island states of the Pacific are a critical national issue irrespective of who wins the forthcoming federal election. Speakers at Victoria University's One-Day Conference will assess Australia's more intensive engagement in the Pacific. The speakers will address the question of whether there has been a fundamental shift in Australia's attitude towards the region and, if so, what were the factors that motivated the change and what are the implications for the future. If there is a new Australian approach to the South Pacific states, is it likely to be a long-term change? Do Australia's programs in PNG, the Solomon Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific effectively address the issues of governance and economic development that the Pacific states confront? Is Australia's re-engagement in the Pacific motivated more by security concerns generated by the 'war on terror' rather than an appreciation of the needs of the Pacific island communities? What implications does a more interventionist Australian approach have for the sovereignty of the Pacific Island States?
Speakers:
Mr. Joses Tuhanuku, politician and trade unionist, former Minister and President of the Solomon Islands Labour Party
Mr. Ric Wells, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, First Assistant Secretary, South Pacific, Africa, and Middle East Division
Drs. John Djopari, MA, Academic, former deputy Governor of Irian Jaya, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Dr. Henry Okole, School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology, University of Papua New Guinea
Ms. Mary Louise O'Callaghan, journalist, Pacific Correspondent for The Australian
Dr. Visier Sanyu, Advocacy Officer, Refugees and Displaced Peoples Program, Christian World Service, National Council of Churches in Australia
Mr. Nic Maclellan, journalist and commentator on development and decolonisation issues in the Pacific, Melbourne
Admission: $20 ($10 concession) Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
RSVP to: Doris, Australia Asia Pacific Institute, Victoria University, 9248 1200, Doris.Aihara@vu.edu.au
Website: http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/aapi (click on future events)
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Staff/postgraduate 6-a-side soccer: Match report
A full report on last Tuesday's inaugural soccer match is on the Department website at:
http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/new/match_report.html (In brief: we lost.)
The team, Political Animals, is looking for anyone who is interested in having a game, regardless of ability or lack thereof. Please contact Adrian Little (little@unimelb.edu.au or 83446209).
Matches are played on astroturf and last 40 minutes. Kick offs will be at 12.00, 12.40 or 1.20. This will cost somewhere between $15-20 for the season depending on how many players we get.
Ben.Harper
Research and Graduate Studies Administrator
School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
AUSTRALIA
61 3 8344 6571
http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/