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 Final Program - APSA 2008


 

Australasian Political Science Association 2008 Conference

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Venue: Hilton Hotel, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane 4001

Correct as of 28 June 2008.
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Sunday

 
1:00pm- 5.00pm 
 
Early Registration
                    Ballroom B - Level 5
 
2.00pm - 5.00pm     
  
APSA Executive Meeting
                   Moreton Room , Level 5                                                                      
 
6:00pm - 7.00pm
       
President's Welcome
                    Victoria's Room, Level 6

Postgraduate Seminar

 
10:00 am  -  10.15am
 
Morning Tea 
                      Level 5
 
10:15 am  -  11.30am
 
 
Welcome by APSA President, Jim Walter
Introduction Session in which Postgraduate Members introduce themselves and their work.
                     Lockyer Room, Level 5
 
11:30 am  - 12.30pm
 
 
Panel discussion with senior academics on finding employment after graduation.
                     Lockyer Room, Level 5
 
12:30 pm  -  2.00pm
 
 
Lunch provided for registered postgraduate students
                    Level 5
 
2:00 pm    -  3.00pm
 
Presentation and discussion. Prof Marian Sawer, on the history of the APSA Women's Caucus and APSA's involvement in IPSA. 
                    Lockyer Room, Level 5
 
3:00 pm    -  3.30pm
 
Afternoon tea
                    Level 5
3.30pm 
Finish
                                       
 
 

 Monday

8.00am - 9.00am     Registration
                                    Ballroom B - Level 5
 
9:00am - 10:30am  Welcome and President's Address - Prof James Walter - President of APSA
                                   Ballroom A - Level 5

 
Ballroom A
(Level 5)
Lockyer
(Level 5)
Room 3
(Level 5)
Room 4
(Level 5)
Room  83
(Level 8)
Room 82
(Level 8)
Room 81
(Level 8)
10:30am- 11:00am

 Morning Tea ( Level 5)

   
11:00am - 12:30pm

ANZ POLS

Comparative Politics   International Relations Governance and Public Policy Political Theory Gender and Sexuality Development and Politics
   Electoral Issues (1) Comparative Ethnic Politics   Nuclear
Maritime Policy and Governance
Roundtable - "30years of the Life of the Mind: Judgment after Arendt" Women and Political Change Panel 1
 
 
12:30pm - 1:30pm

 Lunch ( not provided)

Head of Disicpline Lunch - Room 83 - Level 8

Postgraduate Cacus - Ballroom A - Level 5

1:30pm - 3:00pm

ANZ POLS

  Comparative Politics   International Relations Governance and Public Policy Political Theory Gender and Sexuality The Asia Pacific
  Electoral Issues (II) European politics 

The Environment

Choice + Wicked Problems Panel 1

Representing sexual identity 

Regional Security in East Asia
 
 
 
 
 
3:00pm - 3:30pm

 Afternoon Tea ( Level 5)

3:30pm - 5:00pm

ANZ POLS

 

Comparative Politics 

 International Relations  Governance and Public Policy Political Theory Gender and Sexuality

The Asia Pacific

  Electoral Issues (III) Contemporary Asian & African Politics

Engery Security

Governance  Panel 2  Gender in the Pacific 

Contemporary South-East Asian Politics

  Michael Barker,  
 
5:30pm - 6:30pm
 Book Launch - Level 8
Michael Ure - University of Queensland - CHED

Tuesday

8.00am - 9.00am     Registration
                                    Ballroom B - Level 5
 
9:00am - 10:30am  Plenary -  Dr Sally Young - Melbourne University
                                   Ballroom A - Level 5

  Ballroom A (Level 5)

Lockyer

(level 5)

Room 3

(Level 5)

Room 4

(Level 5)

Room  83

 (Level 8)

Room 82
(Level 8)

Room 81

(Level 8)

10:30am- 11:00am

Morning Tea - Level 5

11:00am - 12:30pm

ANZ POLS

ANZ POLS  International Relations Governance and Public Policy Political Theory Indigenous Politics  Peace and Conflict
   Media + Parties Liberalism    Developments in International Relations Scholarship Environmental Policy Panel 3   Panel 1 Strategy, Psychology and Conflict 
   
 
 
12:30pm - 1:30pm
 Lunch ( not provided)

Women's Cacus - Ballroom A - Level 5

The Problem with Theory - an informal roundtable discussion Faciltiated by Gavin Kitchen -Lockyer Room - Level 5

1:30pm - 3:00pm

ANZ POLS

ANZ POLS  International Relations Governance and Public Policy  Political Theory Indigenous Politics  Peace and Conflict
 
The National Party
ANZs  Civil war and security  Modernity and Policy Panel 4 Panel 2 

 Militarization, Gender and Peacekeeping

  Zhol De Ishtar,
3:00pm - 3:30pm

 Afternoon Tea - Level 5

3:30pm - 5:00pm

ANZ POLS

ANZ POLS  International Relations Governance and Public Policy  Political Theory Indigenous Politics Peace and Conflict
  Class and Identity  Equity   State building , state failure and democracy Policy Intervention  Panel 5 Panel 3  Refugees and the clash of cultural vales
 
 
5:00pm - 6:00pm
 APSA Annual General Meeting
Ballroom A - Level 5 - Hilton Hotel
7:00pm - 10:00pm
 APSA Conference Diner
Parliament House
Speaker: Julian Morrow

Wednesday

8.00am - 9.00am     Registration

9:00am - 10:30am  Plenary -  Prof Robert Wade - London School of Economics
                                   "The first-world debt crisis of 2007-2010 in global perspective"
                                    Ballroom A - Level 5

 
Ballroom A
(Level 5)
Lockyer
(Level 5)
Moreton
(Level 5)
Room 4
(Level 5)
Room  83 (Level 8)
Room  82
(Level 8)
Room 81
(Level 8)
10:30am- 11:00am

Morning Tea (Level 5)

11:00am - 12:30pm

ANZ POLS

ANZ POLS

International Relations Governance and Public Policy Political Theory Indigenous Politics  Political Economy and International Political Economy
   Legal Issues
Information Techonolgy &
E-democracy
Organizations within and beyond the state  Welfare Panel 6 Panel 4 Panel 1
   
Sally Burt,
 
 
 
 
 
Sky Croeser, Peter Carroll and Ansley Kellow 
 
Michael Limerick,
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch (not provided)

1:30pm - 3:00pm  ANZ POLS

ANZ POLS

International Relations Governance and Public Policy  Political Theory Indigenous Politics  
   Parliament Leadership Isalm & Relations Regional Policy  Panel 7 Roundtable    
  Facilitated by    
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Afternoon Tea (Level 5)

3:30pm - 5:00pm  ANZ POLS     International Relations  Governance and Public Policy  Political Theory Political Theory    
   Party History     Security, power and the state   Policy in Action Panel 8 Panel 9    
     
 
 
    
5:00pm

Conference Close

 

 

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