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Centre for Global Research Centre for Global Research Annual Report 2015 Front cover: Graffiti Art, Paris, September 2009. Photo by Paul James. This image was selected as it is representative of critical discourses that were significant across 2015, including radical populism, nationalism, and debates on gender. Image credits: Sam Carroll-Bell, Damian Grenfell, Charles Hunt, Paul James, Nico Keenan, Julian CH Lee. This report also includes pictures taken by Tommaso Durante. These images are part of Durante’s ‘The Visual Archive Project of the Global Imaginary’ (2009–ongoing), an online visual database that aims to contribute to our understanding of the processes of globalization and how the global imaginary is symbolically and socially produced. To learn more go to: www.the-visual-archive-project-of-the-global-imaginary.com Centre for Global Research Published by Centre for Global Research Editing, layout and design: RMIT University Sam Carroll-Bell Building 37, Level 5 411 Swanston Street Editorial assistance: Melbourne Stefani Vasil GPO Box 2476 Printed by RMIT Print Services Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia Printed on Maine Recycled Silk Paper (100 per cent carbon neutral, 60 per cent www.rmit.edu.au/research/globalresearch post-consumer waste fibre and 40 per cent ISBN 978-0-9943155-2-6 FSC Certified virgin fibre). View more Centre for Global Research publications at: www.rmit.edu.au/research/globalresearch Like us on facebook at: www.facebook.com/GlobalismResearchCentre Contents Director’s report 2 About the Centre 6 Our mission 6 What we do 6 Research agenda 7 Social change in a global world 7 Thematic focus 8 Conflict and security 8 Development and humanitarianism 8 Governance and justice 9 People 12 Members 12 Adjunct and honorary members 22 Associate members 24 Organization 28 Collaborations 30 Key research projects 34 Publications 44 Books and edited collections 44 Book chapters 44 Journal articles 47 Research reports 48 Short pieces and book reviews 49 Encyclopaedia entries 49 National commentary and editorial 49 Key events 52 Global Frictions 52 Centre conferences and symposia 55 Centre colloquiums and co-hosted events 56 Book launches 57 Film screenings 58 Public engagement 60 Invited addresses and keynotes 60 Conference and seminar presentations 61 Exhibitions and poster presentations 61 Television, radio and online discussions 62 Cross-cultural and programmatic engagement 62 Student engagement 64 PhD candidates 64 Higher degree by research: Candidate experience 69 Financial report for 2015 72 Director's report The harrowing image of Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old boy whose body was washed up on the While the Centre continues to grow significantly, in 2015 we did bid farewell to Professor shoreline of Turkey in September 2015, captured the horrendous cost and sadness of armed Manfred Steger. Manfred was a former Director of the Centre from 2007 to 2009 (then known conflict. The public response to the image and the humanitarian crisis that it symbolized was as the Globalism Research Centre). Having joined RMIT University in 2005 he has contributed so great that it affected political debates from Europe to Canada and Australia, focusing immensely through his scholarship and by ensuring that ‘the global’ remained a pivotal theme attention again on refugees, sovereignty and borders. The flows of refugees through at the University. As part of his leadership and mentorship, in 2015 Manfred hosted two Centre Southern and central Europe, across the Mediterranean from North Africa, and across South members at the University of Hawai’i. We thank Manfred, recognize his contribution, and look and South East Asia, have become immense humanitarian challenges. Working within the forward to continuing our work as he assumes the role of Adjunct Professor within the Centre. orthodoxies of a nation-state system simply does not provide for solutions, and Governments Thanks are also extended to the Centre’s 2015 Executive Committee. This group represents such as Australia’s turn themselves inside out as a consequence. As one part of responding members in a day-to-day way and provides important advice and input into the strategic to such immense problems, researchers are increasingly required to simultaneously work direction of the Centre. At the end of 2015 Kent Goldsworthy stepped down after being an in contradictory directions; inwardly towards deep knowledge of specific contexts and invaluable contributor of the executive for two years. As an HDR student and a lecturer in Global outwardly with a global view of social change. Alan Kurdi’s death was a single moment in a Studies, Kent brought considerable experience and ideas, and we look forward to his continued tragic process that is outpacing explanation, albeit a moment repeated innumerable times association with the executive as the representative for higher-degree students. Dr Georgina daily and only differentiated in this instance because a journalist was there to photograph the Heydon, senior lecturer in the Justice and Legal Studies Discipline, was elected Deputy Director body. of the Centre. In recognition of the political and social problems that this world faces, the approach of the In 2015, the Centre launched its dynamic monthly Global Frictions seminar series, furthering its Centre for Global Research eschews parochialism in the research agendas we set. When commitment to supporting a rich research culture. The series began with a sell-out crowd for we speak about our work in Melbourne, or elsewhere through Australia, it is informed by the panel discussion, ‘Understanding Charlie’, which brought vital insight to the intersections the connections, comparisons and common challenges shared with many sites around the between violence, language and culture in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris. The world. And the reverse is also true. We engage with communities from the favelas in Brazil to panel format of subsequent seminars proved popular, and there was often standing room only the highlands of Papua New Guinea, from Liberia to Cambodia and to the US, and in doing in RMIT’s ‘Green Brain’ as expert panels debated controversial topics ranging from resilience, so we bring diverse international perspectives to our understanding of what is happening trafficking, detention and political exclusion, to human rights and resistance. immediately before us in our own communities. In addition to the regular Global Frictions seminars, the Centre hosted several large-scale events. The Centre has a long-standing tradition of conducting research across a range of In January 2015 the Centre presented the three-day international conference ‘Reassessing the geographic regions in order to address issues of acute social need: security, human rights, Global Nuclear Order: Past, Present and Future’ in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute justice, development, poverty, gender violence, warfare, language and identity. Embedded of Technology. The conference was a major event in the field of International Relations and in our global approach is a focus on drawing the immediacy of our research findings into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation and brought together more than 50 of the world’s leading experts and broader political, theoretical and ethical debates of globalization, governance, power, culture, scholars to participate in three days of workshops, lectures and events. In attendance at this identity and political community. event were both the RMIT Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, amongst other distinguished guests. In pursuit of our objectives, 2015 marked a critical year for the Centre with the appointment Following the Tom Nairn Lecture in the previous month which featured former Australian and of various high calibre researchers. Dr Ceridwen Spark, an expert in gender, culture and French Prime Ministers, this event demonstrated once more that the Centre continues to make social change, has joined us from the Australian National University as a Vice Chancellor’s a significant impact on key international and local decision-makers. Research Fellow. Associate Professor Hariz Halilovich, a Senior Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and The Centre’s expert contribution to contemporary policy debate was also evident at the one- formerly of Monash University, is well known for his work on place-based identity politics day industry workshop in November 2015 entitled ‘Rethinking Foreign Aid’. Drawing together in relation to migration and reconciliation. Dr Charles Hunt joined the Centre as a Vice representatives from Australia's leading aid and development organisations, emergency relief Chancellor’s Post Doctoral Fellow, moving to Melbourne from the University of Queensland agencies, academic institutions, and federal government bodies, this workshop facilitated a lively and bringing his expertise in peace operations, security and justice in conflict-affected discussion on recent changes to Australia's approach to foreign aid. societies. Furthermore, at the end of 2015 the Centre also announced that it would be joined by Associate Professor Anne Brown from the University of Queensland. Before academia, In addition, at the end of the year the Centre hosted ‘Refuge(e)s in the cities’, a two-day Anne worked with DFAT and has extensive experience in peace and conflict studies. international symposium convened by Associate Professor Hariz Halilovich that assessed post- conflict trauma, gendered violence and social inclusion. This event was attended by an array These four appointments have brought with them considerable experience
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