Past events
Securitized Humanitarian Space? Interrogating NGO-military relations in the Bangsamoro (Philippines) theatre
This seminar is co-sponsored with the CAP Philippines Project
Abstract In the last decades, the non-government organization (NGO) community in the Bangsamoro area has diversified and...
War Studies Seminar: Trauma and resilience among First World War veterans
The memory of war is now dominated by trauma and victimhood. A common assumption is that all Australian veterans who survived in First World War were destined to lead dysfunctional lives, marred...
Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia
There was a degree of optimism when in 2008 the leaders of Southeast Asian nations announced the creation of a regional human rights commission to promote and protect the human rights and...
The North Korea watchers: An ethnographic study of an expert community
During 2017-18, the risk of conflict on the Korean peninsula increased. Between Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in, and Donald Trump, a perfect storm of populism and strategic change saw a frantic rhythm of...
The Wealth Effect: How the Great Expectations of the Middle Class Have Changed the Politics of Banking Crises
In this book launch seminar, Jeffrey Chwieroth and Andrew Walter explain how mass political demand has contributed to rising financial fragility and political instability and discontent in...
The Pacific step-up: Will it work and what happens if not?
As China’s influence extends into Australia’s immediate neighbourhood, Scott Morrison has quickly put Pacific affairs at the centre of his foreign policy. But is his embrace of the “Pacific family...
Ripples of Change in Grassroots Women Organising in Papua New Guinea: A Personal Perspective.
In this presentation Sarah Garap will reflect on her personal journey from grassroots activism to academia, drawing upon more than 30 years of active citizenship in the areas of human rights,...
Dynastic Cycles: The Rise and Fall of Political Families in the Philippines, 1907-2019
This seminar is co-sponsored by the CAP Philippines Project
Abstract Political families in the Philippines have managed to maintain their dominance at local and national politics. They...
In Conversation with Hugh White
Hugh White will be in-conversation with Sam Roggeveen on Hugh’s new book How to Defend Australia. In this groundbreaking book, Hugh White considers a number of important issues, such as how...
Book Panel: The Prevention of Torture
There is an urgent need to analyze and assess how we prevent torture, against the background of a rigorous analysis of the factors that condition and sustain it. Drawing on rich empirical material...
