Navigating ideational dynamics: actor-policy interactions in implementation of Indonesia’s higher education reform

This presentation showcases a PhD research project; it demonstrates that the implementation of research-related policies in Indonesian higher education is a political endeavour shaped by the interactions between actors’ held beliefs and practices and policies’ ideas and objectives.

Dynamics of grassroots collectivism: natural resource conflicts and social movements in Thailand’s special economic zones

Internationally, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have rapidly expanded as a spatial model and engine to promote industrial economic growth and development. This study addresses a significant gap in understanding about why and how spatially intensive regional developments like SEZs can spark environmental social movements and novel public policy deliberations within repressive political spaces.

Are government ministers in Papua New Guinea more likely to be re-elected?

Being a government minister is often seen in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as providing a resource and reputational advantage for parliamentarians running for re-election.

Education competition and ultra-low fertility rates in East Asia

The lowest fertility rates in the world now occurring in East Asia.

Savings transition in Asia: Unity in diversity

This seminar seeks to understand factors affecting saving rates in Asia.

Sadli Lecture 2024

Program

Broken Ladders? Labour Market Inequality in Indonesia and India

Lecture by Prof. Kunal Sen, UNU-WIDER, Helsinki and Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK

The event will be held in English. Indonesian language interpretation and Indonesian sign language interpretation will be available.

Politicians on trial: Rebuilding judicial legitimacy in Malaysia (2018-2024)

This presentation will explore a PhD project aiming to understand how the Federal Court in Malaysia frames its communication with the public in high-profile political cases, and what reception it receives among the media, civil society and the legal profession at large.

Progressive income-contingent student loans

Progressive income contingent loans (ICLs) for college students, where repayment rates increase with income, may provide additional insurance against income risks after graduation.

Air pollution and agricultural productivity in a developing country

This seminar will delve in whether and how air pollution from coal plants affects agricultural productivity.

2024 aid budget breakfast

The Development Policy Centre team will present their analysis of the 2024-25 budget and trends in Australian and global aid.

Policy Dialogue on Migration and Ageing in a Multicultural Australia: Challenges and Opportunities

CEPAR/CAMA Policy Dialogue on Migration and Ageing in a Multicultural Australia: Challenges and Opportunities on 20 May 2024 at Molonglo Theatre, Crawford School of Public Policy

Trade and gendered labour outcomes: evidence from changing export demand in Indonesia

The seminar will discuss the gendered labour market consequences of international trade in Indonesia.

First Nations women in public policy lecture with Prof Megan Davis

In this important lecture, Professor Davis will explore the political process for justice and human rights for First Nations Australians in the wake of the referendum defeat.

Reimagining Indonesian technology transfer policies amid the shifting global technology flows

This presentation showcases a PhD research project conducted in Indonesia, which contributes to both academic discourse and policy formulation by offering actionable insights for redefining technology transfer frameworks in developing countries

Does performance pay enhance social accountability? Evidence from remote schools in Indonesia

This paper investigates whether giving communities authority over teacher performance pay improves the effectiveness of social accountability in Indonesia’s remote schools.