Exploring normative strain in Thailand: life crises as identified by 13 to 15 year-old young people in Pathum Thani province, northern Krungthep (Bangkok).
Seminar
In developing a concept of normative strain, this paper presents the results of work undertaken in outer urban Pathum Thani province to the immediate north of rapidly expanding Krungthep (Bangkok), Thailand. The work focused on the life crises to which junior high school students are vulnerable and…
How can we study secretive organisations? The Commission for International Justice and Accountability and the Politics of Methodology
Seminar
The Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA) established in 2011 through European state funds is a private, non-profit NGO committed to amassing and preserving a large cache of material for future trials arising from the current conflicts in Syria and Iraq; the training of…
Plus ça change: the past two decades of the global AIDS response
Seminar
Twenty years ago, the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy almost immediately slashed death rates in high income countries, transforming the AIDS response, but donors were still reluctant to fund treatment in developing countries. HIV prevention meanwhile was a mixed bag: some…
Contextualising your research: disciplines and debates
Advisory session
These sessions are designed for HDR students and will cover a range of topics that will assist them to develop as researchers.In this session we will discuss conventions and strategies for situating and contextualising your research, identifying the disciplines, sub-disciplines, problems and…
In search of neoliberalism: confronting the enigma of neoliberal justice
Seminar
The thesis of ‘neoliberal penality’ has been widely condemned, and the utility of ‘neoliberalism’ as a sociological category thereby challenged. In large measure this rests on critiques of vagueness or inconsistency in definitions of neoliberalism and of the ways ‘neoliberal justice’ is identified…
Study skills for the social sciences: essay writing skills
Workshop
These informal sessions are designed to expose ANU students to fundamental study skills that will help them excel in the social sciences. They are designed for students who may be new to university study or who are unsure about course expectations and requirements. They will be facilitated by Dr…
Sunday Brunch with Lish Fejer. ABC 666 Local Radio. Lactation After Loss
Other
There isn't a lot of public conversation about breast milk after bereavement. But newly-funded research hopes to address that. Dr Katherine Carroll spoke with Jolene Laverty about Lactation After Loss: a project looking into breastmilk suppression, expression & donation in contemporary…