Book Launches
Party Rules?
Party Rules?: Dilemmas of political party regulation in Australia written by Anika Gauja and Marian Sawer was launched at the National Museum of Australia on 28 October 2016. Discussing political party regulation in Australia, Party Rules? covers a wide range of issues, from party donations to candidate selection, from expectations of parties in a representative democracy to the reluctance to regulate and the role of the courts where legislators fear to tread.
The Lion that Didn't Roar
The Lion that Didn’t Roar was launched by Professor Margaret Otlowski on 28 October 2016 in the University of Tasmania Law School Staff Room. Written by Nigel Davidson, this title explores the implementation and challenges of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and the international community’s attempt to halt the sale of blood diamonds throughout the world.
Population Ageing and Australia's Future
A book launch was held for Population Ageing and Australia’s Future in the Members Bar at Old Parliament House on 8 November 2016. This volume provides evidence from many of Australia’s leading scholars from a range of social science disciplines to support policies that address challenges presented by Australia’s ageing population.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty
The book launch was hosted by Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, the Māori Centre of Research Excellence, and was held at Waipapa Marae, the University of Auckland. The book was blessed by kuia (elder) Dr Waiora Port from the Te Aupouri and Te Rarawa tribes. The launch followed the Indigenous Data Sovereignty Summit held by Te Mana Raraunga, the Māori Data Sovereignty Network, which was attended by around 100 participants from Aotearoa/NZ, Australia, the United States, Canada and Sweden.
Brokers and Boundaries
Brokers and Boundaries: Colonial Exploration in Indigenous Territory was launched by Dr Malcom Allbrook at the Coombs Building at ANU on 17 November 2016. This Aboriginal History monograph focuses on the contribution of Indigenous brokers, such as guides, assistants and mediators, to early Australian exploration, delving into contemporary accounts of expeditions to uncover the hugely significant but largely uncelebrated part played in frontier exploration by these brokers.
A Difficult Neighbourhood
A Difficult Neighbourhood was launched by Professor Michael Wesley at the ANU Centre for European Studies on 22 November 2016. Through a series of essays on key events in recent years in Russia, the western ex-republics of the USSR and the countries of the one-time Warsaw Pact, John Besemeres seeks to illuminate the domestic politics of the most important states, as well as Moscow’s relations with all of them.
The Doubters' Dilemma
Professor Emerita Gerlese Åkerlind launched The Doubters’ Dilemma on 29 November 2016 in the CAIS Al-Falasi Lecure Theatre, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU. This book explores the extent and causes of attrition and retention in university Language & Culture programs through a detailed analysis of an institutional case study at The Australian National University. It is written by Mario Daniel Martín, Louise Jansen and Elizabeth Beckmann.
Also Innovators
Also Innovators: How one computer salesman contributed to the digital revolution was launched at the Jamison Southern Cross club on 8 December 2016. This title follows the computer sales career of Christopher Yardley, which spanned over 50 years, and tells his story of a career living and working in five countries—warts and all. The ecstasies, the heartbreaks and idiocies of major corporations.
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