Australian Roadmap for Open Research Thursday 13 June 2024 | Canberra A nationally significant conversation to initiate design of an Australian Roadmap for Open Research. Australia needs a clear vision and co-ordinated leadership for Open Research. This invitation-only policy roundtable connected a diverse group of stakeholders from across government, research funding bodies, peak bodies, the…
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Acclaimed historians Nick Dyrenfurth and Frank Bongiorno tell the story of the Australian Labor Party’s rich history of more than 130 years and examine its central role in modern Australia. The Australian Labor Party is one of the oldest labour parties in the world and the first to form a government. From the prime ministerships…
Thursday 28 – Friday 29 September 2021CANBERRA A comprehensive analysis of the 2021 Intergenerational Report produced following the roundtable is now available. View the book here. The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia convened an in-depth discussion of the role of the IGR and of the assumptions and methodology underpinning its projections. Papers were…
Hidden Wars: Gendered Political Violence in Asia’s Civil ConflictsSara E. Davies and Jacqui True Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has always been a part of warfare. In Asia, testimonies of egregious rape and sexual violence extend back to the Rape of Nanjing, to the experience of the Korean comfort women in World War II, and…
Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia: Regulating Mobility, 1840-1910 Catharine Coleborne (Author) Investigating the history of vagrants in colonial Australia and New Zealand, this book provides insights into the histories and identities of marginalised peoples in the British Pacific Empire. Showing how their experiences were produced, shaped and transformed through laws and institutions, it reveals how the…
Dreaming EcologyNomadics and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, Victoria River, Northern AustraliaAuthored by: Deborah Bird RoseEdited by: Darrell Lewis, Margaret Jolly In the author’s own words, Dreaming Ecology ‘explores a holistic understanding of the interconnections of people, country, kinship, creation and the living world within a context of mobility. Implicitly it asks how people lived so sustainably for so…
Friday 19 April 2024 | Canberra This invitation-only policy roundtable connected the Productivity Commission team undertaking the inquiry into Australia’s early childhood education and care sector with a multidisciplinary group of Academy Fellows and leading social sciences experts. The roundtable focused on two important aspects of the early learning system: effective models of system stewardship…
The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and partners have launched an ambitious 10-year strategy for transforming national social science research infrastructure. Connected, Innovative and Responsive: Decadal Plan for Social Science Research Infrastructure 2024-33 sets out a compelling vision for a powerful framework of connected and integrated social science researchers across universities, government research…
Applications are now open for the Academy’s Rechnitz Fund with grants of up to $20,000 available to support early- and mid-career Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars working in any field of the social sciences. The grants program will provide funding for research projects of up to two years across all social science disciplines, from…
Four teams of social scientists have been selected to receive funding for the 2024 Australia-France Collaborative Research Program.
Edited by: Robert Freestone, Bill Randolph, Wendy Steele. Urban Australia confronts numerous challenges in the 21st century: climate change, housing, transport, greenspace, social inequality, and governance, among them. While state and local governments wrestle with these issues, they are continent wide and require national leadership, direction and participation. As a highly urbanised country without a national…
Multicultural Arc describes and analyses a half-century of multicultural action and policy in Australia, as the country changed from being 99.5% European to one of the most diverse societies in the world. Through examinations of the changes introduced by successive governments, readers follow the twists and turns of ideology and popular attitudes. From the “invention”…
The modern bathroom is an ingenious compilation of locked doors, smooth porcelain, 4-ply tissue and antibacterial hand soap, but despite this miracle of indoor plumbing, we still can’t bear the thought that anyone else should know that our bodies produce waste. Why must we live by the rules of this intense scatological embarrassment? In Spectacles of…
Substantial funding has been granted for collaborative research initiatives involving social scientists from Australia and China, following the announcement of the Australia-China Joint Action Program allocations for 2024. The program, jointly led by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), facilitates collaborative research ventures between Australian…
Australia is at a much-needed turning point in work, care and family policy. Australian women, families and communities are struggling to manage the complex demands of work and care. Rapid social and demographic change, alongside new workplace, labour market trends and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, requires a policy revamp that will allow all…
The secret of economics is that the most powerful insights come from a handful of big ideas that anyone can follow.’ This small book tells a big story. From ancient times to the modern world, The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transformation. It traces how capitalism and the…
An economist examines three modern forces that have redefined what “money” means, who controls it, and what the future of finance might look like. Money is increasingly cheap, digital, and mobile. In Money in the Twenty-First Century, economist Richard Holden examines the virtues and risks of low interest rates, mobile money, and cryptocurrencies, and explains how…
Eight Fellows recognised with 2024 Order of Australia honours
AASSREC and GDN Launch Transformative Initiative to Elevate Social Sciences in the Indo-Pacific
Risks and opportunities: Building social contexts for young children’s digital interactions
Australia’s leading social scientists, together with young people, representatives from the youth sector and policy makers have united to explore the development of a national framework for policy that works for young people. The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, together with the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC) and Monash Centre for Youth Policy…
A comprehensive summary of Shaping the Future: A new approach to policy that works for young people is available to read and download now. Shaping the Future: A new approach to policy that works for young people is a nationally significant conversation on how young people are positioned within the policy development and implementation landscape…
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a longstanding problem that has shifted very little despite increasing international and national media coverage and attention from governments and in policy debates. But what do we know about it and how to stop it? This book synthesises the latest knowledge about violence against women and girls, what…