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Conference Notice

Bicameralism: Australia in Comparative Context
Sponsored by the Parliamentary Studies Centre, ANU

Parliament House, Canberra, 9-10 October 2008

This free two-day international conference is one of series of research activities organised through the Parliamentary Studies Centre at the Australian National University. The conference on Bicameralism is part of a three year research project on 'Strengthening Legislative Institutions' sponsored by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through a Linkage Grant involving the ANU and the Departments of the Senate and of the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament.

Please see the attached for further information.

Political Science Seminar

Seminar Room A, Coombs Bldg ANU 4:00pm Wednesday 28 May

Suzanne Dovi, 'In Praise of Exclusion' read flyer

Please note the new venue for Wednesday seminars. From now on they will always be held in Seminar Room A.

Research Grant

Prof Ian McAllister has been awarded $US404,272 from the US National Science Foundation with Prof Nancy Burns of the University of Michigan for a continuance of their study "The Dynamics of Political Choice: the Third Module of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)".

Federation Fellowship

The Political Science Program, (RSSS), is very pleased to announce that Professor John Dryzek has been awarded a Federation Fellowship by the Australian Research Council. Congratulations and best wishes from all members of the Program.

The Fellowship will be used to study how international institutions can be made both more democratic and more effective in dealing with pressing global issues such as climate change. John will be Director of the new Centre for Deliberative Global Governance.

Mobile Phone Research

Professor Judy Wajcman presents "The Impact of the Mobile Phone on Work/Life Balance: Final Survey Report". This research has been done as part of an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant partnered with the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) (the peak industry body for the mobile telecommunications industry).

Read the final report.

Keith Dowding’s ‘Model or Metaphor: A Critical Review of the Policy Network Approach’ is the 16th most cited article published in Political Studies and the 4th most cited recent article (from the 1990s)

Rod Rhodes' article ‘The New Governance: Governing without Government’ was third most cited and 2nd most recent article.

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