Slowly but surely: the effects of electoral quotas on women's candidacy and representation in Indonesia

In this seminar, Stephen Sherlock examines quantitative evidence that the progressive strengthening of quotas on women’s political participation in Indonesia has been associated with improved representation of women in the national parliament (DPR).

19th HW Arndt Lecture: Is globalisation in retreat? by Professor Douglas Irwin

In this talk, Professor Douglas Irwin from Dartmouth College will discuss how the world is in a new phase of globalisation with the demise of policy liberalisation and the rise of economic nationalism, industrial policy, and geopolitical tensions.

Measuring the impact of the Australian tax and transfer system on inter-generational equity

This paper estimates the extent to which the Australian tax and transfer system redistributes income between Australians of different ages.

A data-driven foundation for the management and monitoring of novel and endemic infectious diseases in Australia

Chloe Rice presents an overview of her PhD research on data-driven pandemic management.

The Enigma of Institutionalised Aid Securitisation in Somalia

In a post 9/11 security climate, aid securitisation became an instrumental tool in shaping security, political and stability paradigms in fragile states of geostrategic importance. This dissertation critically engages with the theoretical and practical implications of aid securitisation. This thesis examines the paradox inherent in institutionalised aid securitisation to establish the extent to which institutionalised aid securitisation facilitates or contributes to insecurity and instability in Somalia and the factors that exacerbate this dynamic.

It positions aid securitisation as an enduring feature of the security, aid and development landscape in fragile states. The thesis uses securitisation theory as a lens to understand the complex interplay of the aid-security nexus in fragile states under a war on terror rubric. It challenges the perception of aid securitisation as a normative response to fragile states experiencing protracted conflict. The study does this to illustrate the impact of the promise, practice and effects of institutionalised aid securitisation across three sites of encounter: the dynamics between the centre and periphery, the political and security marketplaces, and the influence and role of the diaspora in political and security landscape. The research examines the dynamics between the normative, political and security realms and institutionalised aid securitisation to by exploring the dialectic relationship between the securitising actors and securitised subjects across the three sites.

Using twenty-six in-depth qualitative interviews conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti, I interrogate the ways that institutionalised aid securitisation is encountered across the three sites of encounter in Somalia. Further, the findings challenge the implications of a normative response on securitised subjects and how the negotiate and exercise their agency in this dynamic.

Bio: Arriving in Australia from Ethiopia, Yasmin possesses a deep-rooted passion for politics and international relations. With a robust academic background, Yasmin earned a Bachelor of Arts (Global), a Postgraduate Diploma in European and International Studies, and a Master of Arts (by Research) from Monash University. Additionally, she holds a Master of Diplomacy from the Australian National University (ANU). Yasmin’s PhD focuses on institutionalised aid securitisation and the complex relationship between foreign aid and terrorism in the Horn of Africa. Professionally, Yasmin has worked on diverse public policy issues (humanitarian program delivery, family violence; disability health reform; gender; youth; migration and settlement) and have a strong understanding of how to develop and implement effective policies and programs underpinned by delivering public value.

Panel Members: Associate Professor Björn Dressel (Australian National University) Associate Professor Tim Legrand (The University of Adelaide) Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hebert (Australian National University)

Roads, gravel and companies: Road-building and spatialized power in Papua New Guinea

In this project I study the relationship between state-formation, natural resource extraction and the spatialization of different forms of governance by examining roads and road-building in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Data Workshop: Good Policy Requires Good Data

The Data Workshop is jointly organised by CAMA, CEPAR and TTPI
ANU, on February 22, 2024.

Agricultural mechanization services, adverse selection and by-stage productivity of small farms: Evidence from wheat production in Northern China

This seminar will investigate the influence of agricultural mechanization services on the productivity of small farms at various stages of production and its overall impact at the farm level.

It's who you know: job search, heterogeneous professional networks, and inequality

This paper studies the value of past coworkers as a source of information about the labour market.

Lodging in the state’s house: Understanding the state from standpoint of evicted and relocated kampung residents in Jakarta

This presentation will explore a PhD project designed examine the complexity and intimacy of rights, care, agency, and community, and how their realizations on the ground often in conflict with each other in the context of Jakarta.