Young Kanak, Lifou, Loyalty Islands 2018 (Nic Maclellan)
Wed, 4 Sep - Thu, 5 Sep 2024

State of the Pacific 2024

Please note that this is a hybrid event. Please register on this page in Zoom Events, for both in-person and online attendance.
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Dr Paul Lushenko and Emily Hitchman
Thu, 6 Jun 2024

Battlefield Trust for Human-Machine Teaming: Evidence from the US Military

Discussing AI, Automated Systems, and the Future of War Seminar Series
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Young Kanak, Lifou, Loyalty Islands 2018 (Nic Maclellan)

Recordings now available – State of the Pacific 2024
Listen to the panel discussions from State of the Pacific 2024.
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Labour Migration
  • Governance and regulation
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Gender
  • decolonisation
  • environmental challenges
Amy King and Wenting He
Fri, 23 Feb 2024

The Resilience of Self-Reliance in China: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Order-Shaping

Amy King and Wenting He explore the enduring concept of 'self-reliance' (zili gengsheng) in Chinese political discourse over a century.
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Dr Hirata and Dr King
Fri, 10 May 2024

The Soviets and Nationalists in Manchuria: Development and International Order in Post-Manchukuo Northeast China, 1945-1948

China, Development and International Order Seminar Series
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Religious dialogue lecture
Wed, 30 Aug 2023

Challenges of Political and Religious Dialogue
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Kevin Pullen
Thu, 30 May 2024

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Partial Implementation of the Bougainville Peace Agreement

Join DPA Doctoral Candidate Kevin Pullen as he presents his Thesis Proposal Review on the partial implementation of the BPA.
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Mercy Masta
Fri, 31 May 2024

Approaches to Engaging Men in Women's Leadership in the Pacific

Join Dr Mercy Masta as she will explore strategies for involving men in supporting women's leadership in the Pacific.
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Strong Patronage, Weak Parties: The Case for Electoral Reform in the Philippines
Expert contributors survey major types of electoral systems found throughout the world, explain their powerful influence on both democratic quality and development outcomes, and explore the comparativ
  • Politics
  • Elections and electoral politics
  • Democracy and elections
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Getty Images / Hagen Hopkins
Tue, 24 Oct 2023

He aha ō tātou? Understanding the 2023 New Zealand election and its impact

Join our panel discussion about the 2023 New Zealand election and its impact.
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France Pacific
Fri, 5 Jul 2024

France dans le Pacifique

French territories in the Pacific Ocean are often under-analysed in Anglophone settings.
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Recordings now available – State of the Pacific 2022
Listen to the panel discussions from State of the Pacific 2022.
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Labour Migration
  • Governance and regulation
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Gender
Benjamin Schonthal
Tue, 3 Sep 2024

Making Buddhist Law in Sri Lanka and Ceylon

Department of Political and Social Change Seminar Series
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Myanmar: A Political Lexicon
Across sixteen entries the lexicon stages dialogues about political speech and action in this country at the nexus of South, East and Southeast Asia.
  • Politics
  • History
Ishmael Toroama and James Marape
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Thu, 20 Jul 2023

Bougainville's Post-Referendum process: Decision 2023/2024?
This seminar will discuss Bougainville's delayed post-referendum process, ABG's push for independence, consultations & disagreements.
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Pacific Women in Politics book cover 2to1

Pacific Women in Politics: Gender Quota Campaigns in the Pacific Islands
Women are significantly underrepresented in politics in the Pacific Islands, given that only one in twenty Pacific parliamentarians are female, compared to one in five globally.
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Gender
  • Women’s leadership and political participation
GRADNAS
Tue, 24 Oct 2023

China and the Region

We have heard enough now about US-China rivalry in Asia but not enough about its implications for the region. Join us and our three panelists to unpack this and more.
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Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Tue, 16 May 2023

Nationhood in the Cloud: Cyber Sovereignty in Thailand
Join us for a talk on cyber sovereignty and government control of the internet, drawing on Thailand's online censorship during the 2020 protests.
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Wed, 13 Apr 2022

The myth of non-interference: Chinese foreign policy in Cambodia

Moderated by Dr Katrin Travouillon from our  Department of Political and Social Change, the panelists make two key arguments.
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Fri, 11 Mar 2022

In conversation event for students

To welcome our new students and kick-off the new semester, please join us for our first Bell School ‘In conversation’ event with three practitioners across the disciplines of international affairs,
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Tue, 2 Aug 2022

Career pathways: Meet potential employers

Does international affairs fascinate you? Gaining insights from industry representatives can help you clarify your career aspirations and make informed choices.
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Political Life Writing in the Pacific Reflections on Practice

Political Life Writing in the Pacific: Reflections on Practice
This book aims to reflect on the experiential side of writing political lives in the Pacific region.
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Public policy
  • Democracy and elections
From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time' Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities

From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time': Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities
The book examines the forms of agency, frictions and anxieties the current moment generates in West Papua, where the persistent ‘stone-age’ image meets the practices and ideologies of the ‘real-time’.
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Social movements
  • Culture
  • Field School
The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji A Coup to End All Coups?

The 2006 Military Takeover in Fiji: A Coup to End All Coups?
This book explores the factors behind – and the implications of – the 2006 coup.
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Democracy and elections
  • History
Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands

Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands
Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands examines a crisis moment in recent Solomon Islands history.
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Democracy and elections
  • Governance and regulation
  • Foreign Interference
Making Sense of AIDS: Culture, Sexuality, and Power in Melanesia

Making Sense of AIDS: Culture, Sexuality, and Power in Melanesia
This collection gathers together stunning and original accounts of the often surprising ways that people make sense of the AIDS epidemic in various parts of Melanesia.
  • Aid and Development
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Religious studies
  • Health
  • Gender
Globalisation and Governance in the Pacific Islands State, Society and Governance in Melanesia

Globalisation and Governance in the Pacific Islands: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia
This volume examine Pacific globalisation and governance from a wide range of perspectives.
  • Pacific
  • Politics
  • Labour Migration
  • Culture
  • International organisations
  • Governance and regulation

Albanese win a collective sight of relief for the Pacific, academic says
Salā George Carter speaks to Pacific Beat

Donald Trump and the wrecking ball: The end of the world as we know it
Professor George Lawson interviewed by ABC Listen