Dr Gavin J.D. Smith, a senior lecturer in Sociology, has recently been awarded $9,600 from the CASS Research Hub Funds to run a trilogy of interdisciplinary workshops at the ANU during 2014 and 2015 that explicate the notion of 'imminent citizenships' as this concept applies to current social transformations occurring in Australian, and global, society. Each of the workshops will feature an internationally distinguished keynote speaker and will engage how citizenship as a right and responsibility is being created and recreated in a context of  'expanding personal information economies' (Workshop 1), 'climate change and resource (un)sustainability' (Workshop 2), and 'transitioning urbanism' (Workshop 3). Dr Smith will be working with colleagues in the School of Sociology to organise and promote the events. Dr Smith notes, "This is an exciting opportunity for the School of Sociology to continue building its capacity and prominence in these interesting and important research fields. The School of Sociology has a number of existing faculty and graduate HDRs with research expertise in these thematic strands and so the workshops will provide a stage for advancing further research and teaching synergies, and for showcasing some of the world-leading studies that are taking place in the CASS School of Sociology, in CASS itself and across the campus more broadly." He continues, "There are productive scholarly, legislative, industry and community collaborations that can be developed around the notion of 'imminent citizenships', as this is an issue that intersects with prominent social, informational and environmental transformations and corresponding cultural, policy and regulatory concerns. I would like to personally thank the CASS Research Hub for granting these funds, and for supporting and concretising this initiative ." Details of the first workshop (entitled 'Personhood and Identity Politics in the Informatic Age') on August 27th 2014 including speaker and registration information, is available here.