Pokies and mandatory pre-commitment: lessons from a policy failure, and possibilities for workable harm-minimisation and prevention programs
Seminar
Room 2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University Dr Annie Carroll, School of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University While problem gambling- or gambling addiction- is considered to be low-prevalence problem (i.e.…
Imminent Citizenships: personhood and identity politics in the informatic age
Workshop
A special workshop hosted by the ANU School of SociologyWednesday, 27 August, 1-7.30 pm Data-capturing technologies and informatic practices play an increasingly pivotal role in the organisation and experience of social life. Sensing devices, for instance, are now commonly embedded in…
The mind transparent: Reading the human brain
Lecture
Hosted by the ANU School of Sociology Wednesday, 27 August, 6-7.30 pm Registration is required for this public event. The human body was made legible long ago. But what of the human mind? Is it possible to ‘read’ the mind, for one human being to know what another is thinking or feeling,…
Police technologies and the histories of bureaucratic modernity in the British world, 1775-1975
Seminar
Room 2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University Dr Chris Williams, Senior Lecturer in History, Faculty of Arts, The Open University In the UK and beyond, policing has been a key function of the state for centuries. It is worth examining the socio-technical history of…
Public Lecture: Dr Robin Archer - The Appeal to Honour and the Decision for War
Lecture
The School of Sociology, in conjunction with the School of History and the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, College of Asia and the Pacific, is jointly sponsoring a Public Lecture by Dr Robin Archer, London School of Economics. The lecture, entitled ‘The Appeal to Honour and the Decision for…
We Need ‘Hierarchical Reductionism’ to Buttress Sociology: A Heresy or A Hope?
Seminar
Room 2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University Dr Stephen Mugford, Managing Director, QQSR Scientists often explain phenomena by looking across different levels of analysis. By hierarchically integrating “higher” and “lower” explanations, our overall accounts become…
Party in the Street: The Antiwar Movement and the Democratic Party in the United States after 9/11
Seminar
Room 2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University Dr Michael Heaney, Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies and (by courtesy) Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan Party in the Street…