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Old News and Events2007 Commonwealth Lecture
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What does it mean to be Australian in 2007? How do we as Australians see ourselves? How are we as a nation, culture and society, perceived by others? How have recent actions and policies affected attitudes within Australia and the perception of other people of Australia? Former Prime Minister of Australia Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser discusses the implications of independence as a state. On 21 March 1975, Fraser became the Leader of the Opposition and on 11 November 1975, following the dismissal of the Labor Prime Minister, he was appointed Prime Minister of a Caretaker Government pending the outcome of a General Election. Fraser’s government was subsequently re-elected in the two succeeding elections, in 1977 and 1980. On 25 February 1983 Fraser became Australia’s second longest serving Prime Minister. Fraser resigned from the Parliament in April 1983 after nearly 28 years as the Member for Wannon. Fraser was Chairman of CARE Australia from 1987 to December 2001. He was President of CARE International from 1990–1995, and was Vice President from 1995–1999. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission awarded Fraser the 2000 Australian Human Rights Medal. |
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Afterward his speech, Fraser spoke with GSIA students
in a special, informal session. This was followed by a reception.
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GSIA Special Lecture
2007 Distinguished Visiting
Professor Richard Ned Lebow
Tragedy and International Relations (with reference to US Foreign Policy)
Professor Richard Ned Lebow
James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government, Dartmouth
College
Lecture Theatre, Innovations Building, Eggleston Road
Tuesday, 6 March, 2007, 5.30pm
Each year the GSIA program brings a Distinguished Visiting Professor to Canberra to lecture to the GSIA class. In 2007 the Distinguished Visiting Professor is Professor Richard Ned Lebow, the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.
Professor Lebow's recent books include The Tragic Vision of Politics: Ethics, Interests and Orders, Cambridge University Press, 2003 (awarded the Alexander L. George Prize for the best book in political psychology); Learning from the Cold War, co-edited with Richard K. Herrmann, New York, Palgrave, 2004; The Politics of Memory in Postwar Europe, co-edited with Claudio Fogu and Wulf Kansteiner, Duke University Press, 2006; Conflict, Cooperation and Ethics, New York, Routledge, in press; and Social Inquiry and Political Knowledge, co-edited with Mark Lichbach, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, in press. [flyer]
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Thailand Burma Border Consortium Special Seminar
Department of International Relations
& Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
The Humanitarian Implications of Protracted Conflict in Eastern Burma
Jack Dunford & Duncan McArthur
Thailand Burma Border Consortium
Finkel Theatre, The
John Curtin School of Medical Research [#54c]
Tuesday, 31 October, 2006, 9.30am - 11.30am
With the Burma government's proposed "road map to democracy" stuck in the first stage of drafting a new constitution and military operations targeting civilians in northern Karen state having been renewed, the protracted conflict in Burma has been adopted by the UN Security Council as a permanent agenda item. The implications of widespread human rights abuses and humanitarian atrocities for communities in eastern Burma have been documented by community based organisations and published in TBBC's fifth annual internal displacement survey. Across the border, while the outlook for voluntary repatriation remains bleak and opportunities for resettlement to third countries are limited, progress continues to be made towards giving refugees more access to education, vocational training and income generation opportunities [flyer]
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Professor Chris Reus-Smit presents inaugural 'Last Lecture'
In a further recognition of the excellence of the GSIA's teaching staff, Professor Chris Reus-Smit, Head of the Department of International Relations, won the honour of presenting the inaugural 'Last Lecture' of the year.
The 'Last Lecture' took place at 5.30pm, 26 October, in the Great Hall, University House. Professor Reus-Smit spoke on "Sources of Insecurity and Instability in the Contemporary World".
Professor Reus-Smit was elected to present the lecture by the ANU study body from amongst a group of illustrious nominees, including Dr Heather Rae and Professor Raymond Apthorpe, both also members of the Department of International Relations and lectures for GSIA.
[more information on the Last Lecture series]
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GSIA Alumni Event:
Special Public Lecture by Professor Amin Saikal
Islam, the US and Middle East Conflicts
Professor Amin Saikal AM
Director, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies
Lecture Theatre, Coombs Extension [#8]
Thursday, 12 October, 2006, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Iraq is in the grip of a violent disorder, Afghanistan is unraveling, Lebanon is virtually destroyed, Israel is tightening its occupation of the Palestinian territories, the dispute over the Iranian nuclear program is reaching a turning point, and the US conduct of the war on terrorism is causing more anguish among Arabs and Muslims than ever before. Yet, President George Bush keeps assuring the world of the inevitable victory of ‘good over evil’ and transformation of the Middle East into a stable democratic region. What is precisely the state of play? Can we share President Bush’s optimism? What does the future hold for the Middle East and the relations between the West, more specifically the United States, and the domain of Islam? [flyer]
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GSIA Student wins Lions Club Oratory Competition
Jacob Townsend, Master of Arts (International Relations) student and Hedley Bull scholar, was awarded first prize at the 12th Annual Lions Club Oratory Competition on 19 September 2006. Representing the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, Mr Townsend spoke on the topic "They Shall Not Grow Old" and chose to interpret these words as a description of eternal truths, resilient to aging. The Lions Club judges awarded Mr Townsend first prize and he also won the People's Choice Award, based on a popular vote by the audience.
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The Prime Minister of The Netherlands visits ANU
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On Monday, 3 April 2006, the then Prime Minister of The Netherlands,
Dr Jan Pieter Balkenende, visited ANU and gave a talk entitled Australia
and The Netherlands: A New Voyage of Discovery, which touched
on the contributionS to international relations by Australia and
The Netherlands. The session was then opened to questions from students
and, afterwards, attendees enjoyed Dutch poffertjes.
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Reconciliation between China and Japan: A Search for Solutions
a public lecture sponsored by GSIA Professor Shi Yinhong (Renmin University of China) Professor Shi Yinhong and Professor Kokubun Ryosei discussed and compared solutions to the current problems in the relationship between their two countries. Professors Kokubun and Shi are distinguished International Relations scholars and prominent analysts of the Sino-Japanese relationship. |
Dr. Kathy Morton (GSIA) Speaking |
