The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for Australia as a political community. On Thursday 4 June 2020, an expert panel of Swinburne social sciences academics discuss the implications for public policy, foreign affairs and democracy, along with an open Q&A. Panel members: Prof Mike Leach (comparative responses in the Asia-Pacific) Assoc Prof Kay CookContinue reading “Australian Politics in the Age of Pandemic”
Category Archives: Social Sciences and Humanities
Postgraduate Training & Seminars 2020
The Faculty and School will hold several training sessions and seminars during 2020. The dates and topics for these are listed below. If you need further advice or support contact Dr Carolyn Beasley. Training in the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (curated by Jessica Balanzategui): 26 February: Planning and scheduling annual research goalsContinue reading “Postgraduate Training & Seminars 2020”
On Tour: The European Union
Swinburne students have also been avoiding the cold in Italy. Travelling with Professor Bruno Mascitelli is a group of students taking the unit Understanding the European Union
Queen’s Birthday Honours
We are very proud to announce that Dimity Hawkins, Swinburne graduate and PhD candidate, has been awarded an AM. Congratulations Dimity! “Dimity Hawkins, who founded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), has been appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia forContinue reading “Queen’s Birthday Honours”
Report on the European Union Study Tour: 17-30 November 2017
By Bruno Mascitelli The tour involved 14 meetings across 5 countries in 6 cities. There were 17 enrolled students ranging from 18 years old to 76. The students came from across the university including engineering, social sciences, design, and business. The tour began in Prague, then went on to Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Luxembourg and finallyContinue reading “Report on the European Union Study Tour: 17-30 November 2017”
Critical Encounters: An ASSH Conference run for and by Postgraduate Students
Call for Papers Critical Encounters: A Conference for and by Postgraduate Students A one-day event for students in the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (ASSH) Wednesday 4th of November, 8:30am-4:30pm AGSE Building, Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn campus, Melbourne This conference is for postgraduate students based in ASSH which includes Education, Film and Television, Games and Animation, Languages, Media and Communication (including Writing), Philosophy, Politics, Sociology,Continue reading “Critical Encounters: An ASSH Conference run for and by Postgraduate Students”
Politics & History 