Each year, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia elects the most distinguished social scientists in Australia as Fellows. These New Fellows will join the ranks of over 700 of Australia’s leading researchers and professionals across the social science disciplines. This event provides an opportunity to welcome the 2022 New Fellows and to recognise…
A national symposium exploring developments and challenges to democracy in Australia and abroad. This hybrid symposium will explore developments and challenges to democracy in Australia and abroad, and the ways in which new thinking, social trends, geopolitics and technology are changing how society engages with its leadership and its future. With sessions on democracy in…
2022 Keith Hancock Lecture Staggered Starting Blocks: Intergenerational Disadvantage in Australia Presented by Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark Increasing social and economic opportunity is one of the defining challenges of our time. In the 2022 Keith Hancock Lecture, Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark discusses the pathways linking entrenched socio-economic disadvantage across generations in Australia. She argues that the intergenerational…
Collective violence against marginalised groups is a tragic phenomenon in many societies. Often such acts are accompanied by specific narratives that justify the necessity for systematic persecution. How do these narratives become prevalent and why do they persist? In this talk, Dr. Walker addresses these questions first through a broad discussion of what narratives are…
Given the warnings from scientists of potentially catastrophic changes to our climate from greenhouse gas emissions, it might surprise you to learn that we know very little about the potential economic implications of these unprecedented changes to the Earth’s climate. This lecture, directed at a general audience, will explore the potential channels through which climate…
Join online for the launch of a new report from the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, along with a moderated panel discussion with three of the reports authors. This session will explore the use of big data and related technologies to social policy in both Australian and international contexts, unpacking some of the…
The social sciences impact how we live our daily lives, as well as how our society functions. Join this webinar live or on-demand to gain an understanding of how the social sciences help us to study, analyse and solve society’s most compelling challenges. Please register to receive a copy of the webinar recording after the event.…
The Academy’s 2022 Annual Events will be held from 15 – 29 November 2022 in Melbourne and online. Most of the annual events, including the symposium, AGM and panel meetings, will be hybrid, allowing for in-person and digital participation. Register here to attend the AGM and Panel Meetings. The annual symposium, ‘Democracy: Risk | Relevance…
The 2022 federal election has been widely seen as a turning point for women in politics – both in the impact of their votes and the record number of women being elected to Parliament. But what will this shift mean for Australian politics? Will increased diversity in our representatives and the community organising of the…
Stuart Macintyre was a leading figure across the fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Australia. To coincide with the publication of The Work of History – Writing for Stuart Macintyre, some of the contributors to this project address key themes and dimensions of his work and its consequences. Join us at this free, full-day…
Critics often argue in public debate that Indigenous rights conflict with Australian political traditions over the claims of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to land, culture and sovereignty. One argument is that Indigenous rights constitute race-based forms of discrimination against non-Indigenous peoples that violate Australia’s liberal norms of equality. And when Indigenous rights promise…
2022 Fay Gale Lecture: Presented by Professor Chelsea Watego ‘No room at the Inn’: Rethinking critical race studies and its place in the Australian academy Date: Wed 23 Feb Time: 4:00pm ACDT / 4:30pm AEDT / 1.30PM AWST Location: Ingkarni Wardli (top floor), The University of Adelaide This public lecture is a reflection on the…
The Academy’s 50th Anniversary Symposium will explore the social future of Australia. With over 50 speakers, six presentation sessions, and three roundtable sessions, the Symposium will provide contemporary and provocative commentary on issues important to society as well as to each of our disciplines. Questions and comments from the online audience will be worked into…
Each year, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia elects the most distinguished social scientists in Australia as Fellows. These New Fellows will join the ranks of over 700 of Australia’s leading researchers and professionals across the social science disciplines. This event provides an opportunity to welcome the 2021 New Fellows and to recognise…
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This is a timely series, given Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.
Space continues to be a new frontier for humankind, presenting significant opportunities for Social Scientists to apply their expertise. From sensemaking, to indigenous astronomy, sustainability, industry, diplomacy and defence, this series of webinars examines the role for social scientists in space. This timely series examined Australia’s ambitions to contribute to American efforts to return to the Moon in 2024, and as many space faring nations look beyond, to Mars.