The Lucky Few – Why some interest groups develop, gain access and are influential
Seminar
Dr Bert Fraussen, Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the Antwerp Centre for Institutions and Multilevel Politics (ACIM), University of Antwerp. Room 2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University In many countries, policymakers regularly seek advice from organized…
Cultures of Sense, Cultures of Movement two-day conference
Seminar
This two day conference aims to explore recent theoretical shifts in sociological and cultural geographical thought and their impact on diverse practical problems of contemporary relevance. In the context of the pressing need to understand more sensitively understand the processes, durations,…
Monsters, time travel and the sociology of sustainability
Seminar
Professor Stewart Lockie, School of Sociology, The Australian National University The Tank, Haydon-Allen Building 23, The Australian National University This presentation is concerned with the contributions sociology might make to understanding and informing future social and environmental change.…
Globalisation and housing markets: the many homes of the global super-rich, de-coupling of prime real estate from national housing systems, and internationalisation of Australian housing markets
Seminar
Larry Saha Room, HA2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University Professor Chris Paris, AcSS, Research Fellow in the Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURP), University of Adelaide (chris.paris@adelaide.edu.au ) This presentation develops my previous work…
Is this confidential? Overcoming stigma and enabling treatment-seeking for gambling problems
Seminar
Annie Carroll, Postdoctoral Fellow, The Centre for Gambling Research, School of Sociology, The Australian National University Larry Saha Room, HA2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian National University
Additional Seminar - Safety challenges for the Offshore Energy and other Process Safety industries - the UK experience
Seminar
Steve Walker, former Head of UK Health & Safety Executive Offshore Division Monday 28 October 2013, 4-5pm Hedley Bull Seminar Room 3, Hedley Bull Centre, Liversidge Street, Acton Incidents from high hazard industries such as oil and gas tend to echo around the globe. For example, Montara,…
Avoiding an Intimate Crime: Survival strategies of potential kidnapping victims in Mexico City
Seminar
Rolando Ochoa, Senior Researcher, Asia Pacific Centre for the Prevention of Crime, Griffith University and Senior Associate, Australian National Centre of Latin American Studies, The Australian National University Larry Saha Room, HA2175, Level 2, Haydon-Allen Building, The Australian…