Dear All, Please find below the Political Science Department's Postgraduate Bulletin for 23 February 2005, listing news of interest to postgrads in the Department, and upcoming seminars. Regards, Ben. 1. New postgraduate completions in the Department 2. New research students in the Department 3. Traveling Scholarships available 4. Faculty Scholarships 2005 5. Australians Study in Europe 6. Call for Papers - Lilith: A Feminist History Journal 7. Postgrad Global Political Theory Group - Tue 1 March 8. CERC Seminars in March 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/ *********************************************** 1. New postgraduate completions in the Department Congratulations to the following research candidates who have completed their degrees: PhD (Political Science) Tahmina Rashid - Women's rights activism in Pakistan: role of lower/lower middle class Punjabi women. (Supervisor: Verity Burgmann) Jane Sayers - Start with the little things: environmental education as political participation in contemporary China. (Supervisor: Robyn Eckersley, Stephanie Hemelryk-Donald (QUT)) MA (Political Science) Sonya Holm - Down to business: social entrepreneurship and the Australian community sector. (Supervisor: John Chesterman) Aza Ozmanian - The international dimension of Kurdish conflicts. (Supervisor: Peter Shearman) Gabriel Turzo - William Bennett's 'war' on drugs. (Supervisor: David Tucker) MA in International Politics Luke McInerney - Power, prestige and interests in Chinese foreign policy: an assessment of China's foreign policy behaviour over the period 1993-2003. (Supervisor: Peter Shearman) Minh Manh Trinh - Containment and cooperation: continuity in U.S. policy towards the People's Republic of China during the Cold War. (Supervisor: David Tucker) *********************************************** 2. New research students in the Department The Department welcomes the following new candidates commencing their research here. Details about postgrads studying in the Department are listed on the web at: http://www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/courses/pgstudents.html. PhD: Con Allimonos - Do state governments perform a 'foreign affairs' role?. (Supervisors: Derek McDougall, Hugh Collins) Sarah Eaton - Radical feminism and reproductive technology. (Supervisor: Sheila Jeffreys) Maryse Helbert - Endless consumption, endless war: A feminist analysis of the oil shortage and peace. (Supervisor: Robyn Eckersley) Mark Huba - Reconfiguring the global: political philosophy beyond the sovereign. (Supervisor: Michael Dutton) Margherita Matera - A common European defence policy: Can the EU ever reasonably expect to wield the same level of control over defence as its member states?. (Supervisor: Philomena Murray) Thomas O'Brien - Environmental politics in transition in South and South Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Spain and Portugal) (Supervisor: Leslie Holmes) Sarah Richardson - An investigation of the experience of Chinese and Indian post-graduate students at Australian universities and the extent to which this represents the role of international education in globalisation. (Supervisor: Mark Considine) John Roberts - Public relations and news-production processes in Australia in the lead-up to the Iraq war (2003). (Supervisor: Tim Marjoribanks) Laura Tarzia - Renegotiating the politics of heterosexuality. (Supervisor: Millsom Henry-Waring) Meagan Tyler - The construction of women's sexuality in the age of mass prostitution. (Supervisor: Sheila Jeffreys) PhD (Sociology): Momoyo Mitsuno - Integration in a multicultural society. (Supervisor: Kevin McDonald) MA (Political Science): Karla Courtney - Cosmopolitan Justice and World Order (Supervisor: Robyn Eckersley) Carlos Morreo - On the Essence of Coloniality. (Supervisor: Michael Dutton) MA in Policy Studies: Bronwyn Lay - What public policy initiative would result from an application of sustainable livelihood development concept to the West with particular attention to the relationship between consumption and social policy? (Supervisor: Paul Smyth) *********************************************** 3. Traveling Scholarships available The Melbourne Scholarships Office is taking applications for the Melbourne Abroad Traveling Scholarship (MATS) and the Postgraduate Overseas Research Experience Scholarship (PORES). MATS assists PhD and Research Higher Doctorate students to travel overseas for research that is relevant, but not essential, to the student's thesis. Applicants need two distinct purposes of travel (eg presenting a conference paper, accessing research materials/facilities, or laboratory work). The PORES scheme helps PhD students gain international experience as part of their research higher degree training and to consolidate research links with overseas universities and institutions. Travel must be for a minimum of 3 months. Applications and guidelines are available from the Melbourne Scholarships Office, Level 3, John Smyth Building (telephone ext. 48747) or can be downloaded from www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/travelling/index.html. Applications are due by 31 March. *********************************************** 4. Faculty Scholarships 2005 Closing Date for APPLICATIONS is Monday 9 May 2005. The Eligibility Criteria for each award differs and should be noted. There are no application forms, instructions on what to include in the application are in the "General Information", available from Arts Research. http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/currentstudents/research.html Alma Hansen Scholarship This Scholarship is open to: * Graduates of the University of Melbourne who are currently enrolled or intend to enrol, in a postgraduate program at the University. * The Scholarship will be awarded for the purpose of assisting the recipient to travel overseas to pursue studies related to his or her major interest. * The Scholarship will be available initially for a one year period. * Preference will be given to candidates from the Faculty of Arts. Lillian Ernestine Lobb Scholarship The Scholarship is open to: Female Graduates of the University of Melbourne with excellent academic records undertaking further study in the Faculty of Arts. The Scholarship is to assist the recipient with the costs of postgraduate education. *********************************************** 5. Australians Study in Europe ASiE is an exciting new web based initiative dedicated to helping prospective Australian postgraduate students research funding and opportunities to pursue postgraduate studies in the countries of the European Union. www.asie.unimelb.edu.au *********************************************** 6. Call for Papers - Lilith: A Feminist History Journal Edition 14, 2005 Lilith is a fully refereed journal committed to publishing articles and reviews in all areas of feminist history. The editorial board is currently seeking articles for the next issue, to be published in November 2005. We seek historical work of 6000 words (including endnotes) focusing on women, gender, sexuality and related issues. Submissions considered for publication are assessed via a double-blind peer-review process. We encourage contributions from both new and established scholars in these fields, as well as postgraduates. All submissions should be based on substantial, original historical work. Please ensure the formatting of your submission complies with that of the style guide. Submissions, along with an abstract (150 words), should be sent or emailed to the address below by 31st March 2005. Lilith: A Feminist History Journal History Department The University of Melbourne Victoria Australia 3010 history-lilith@unimelb.edu.au Fax: 613-8344-7894 For subscription details, style guide and conference updates please visit our website at www.history.unimelb.edu.au/lilith *********************************************** 7. Postgrad Global Political Theory Group - Tue 1 March The GPTRG is a semi-regular gathering of political science postgrads with an interest in global politics, contemporary international relations and political economy, and political theory in general. Meetings are quite informal, with a modest goal of discussing with peers an article / chapter / working paper that someone has read recently which they think has something interesting to add to the study of IR, IPE or political theory. All welcome - even if you only get the chance to have a quick look at the reading! NEXT MEETING: Tuesday 1 March, 4:30pm in the Postgrad Room (John Medley East Tower, #433). READING: Stephen Gill, 'Transformation and innovation in the study of world order' in Gill and Mittelman, James (eds) _Innovation_and_transformation_in_international_studies_ (1997). Hard-copies of the reading are available from the grey cabinet outside the Department Office. To join the GPTRG mailing list, go to www.politics.unimelb.edu.au/gptrg *********************************************** 8. CERC Seminars in March Room 212, Level 2, 234 Queensberry St. Monday 8 March Mr Andrew Hurley (PhD Candidate, Department of German and Swedish Studies, The University of Melbourne) 'The pan-European Free Jazz Orchestra - a path towards "emancipation" from the US jazz model and from the ghosts of National Socialism?' Monday 14 March Mr Matthew Killingsworth (PhD Candidate, CERC, The University of Melbourne) 'Opposition and Dissent in Soviet Type Regimes: Civil Society and its Limitations' 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/