NEW ZEALAND POLITICAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2018 Victoria University of Wellington, Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington 6011
PROGRAMME ‘Representation and Responsibility’
25- 28 NOVEMBER 2018 POSTGRADUATE EVENT Victoria University of Wellington
PRE-CONFERENCE/SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2018 Hunter Council Chamber, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade, Wellington 6021
11:30am REGISTRATION (Hunter Common Room)
12:00pm LUNCH (Hunter Common Room)
1:00pm SESSION ONE
3:00pm AFTERNOON TEA (Hunter Common Room)
3:30-pm SESSION TWO
5:00pm NETWORK DISCUSSION
6:00pm Shuttle to Cuba Street (Hunter Courtyard- Gate 2)
6:15pm DINNER at ‘Grill Meats Beer’ 227 Cuba Street, Wellington 6011 (Sponsored by the Embassy of the United States, Wellington)
DAY ONE/ MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2018 Victoria University of Wellington, Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington 6011
9:00am REGISTRATION (Mezzanine) Tea & coffee on arrival
10:00am MIHI WHAKATAU AND WELCOME SPEECH (Lecture Theatre Two -RHLT2) Introduction by Dr Chris Eichbaum (Associate Dean, VUW)
Dr Kate McMillan (President of NZPSA, Victoria University of Wellington)
10:30am MORNING TEA (Mezzanine)
11:00am PUBLIC PANEL (Lecture Theatre Two- RHLT2) ‘125 Years of Suffrage: Reflections on Women in New Zealand Politics - Past, Present and Future’
PARTICIPANTS: Hon Margaret Wilson DCNZM (Former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Professor of Law at the University of Waikato) Hon Ruth Dyson (Labour MP) Sarah Dowie (National MP) Jenny Marcroft (New Zealand First MP) Kiri Allan (Labour MP) Golriz Ghahraman (Green Party MP) CHAIR: Emeritus Professor Margaret Clark (Victoria University of Wellington)
12:30pm LUNCH (Mezzanine)
1:00pm NETWORK MEETINGS MEZZANINE ONE (RHMZ1) Aotearoa New Zealand Politics Network
MEZZANINE TWO (RHMZ2) Civics, Citizenship and Political Literacy Network
MEZZANINE THREE (RHMZ3) Environmental Politics and Policy
1:30pm PANEL SESSIONS ONE
3:00pm AFTERNOON TEA (Mezzanine)
3:30pm PANEL SESSIONS TWO
5:00pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (Lecture Theatre 1 - RHLT 01) 5:30pm AGM ends
6:00pm PLENARY SPEECH (Lecture Theatre 2 - RH LT 02) Professor Sona Golder Pennsylvania State University
7:00pm RECEPTION (Mezzanine) Hosted by Political Science Journal, PSIR , Victoria University of Wellington
DAY TWO/ TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2018 Victoria University of Wellington, Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington 6011
9:00am PANEL SESSIONS THREE
10:30am MORNING TEA (Mezzanine)
11:00am PANEL SESSIONS FOUR
12:30pm LUNCH (Mezzanine) 1:30pm Lunch ends
1:00pm NETWORK MEETINGS MEZZANINE ONE (RHMZ1) Gender and Politics Network MEZZANINE TWO (RH MZ2) Interpretive Policy Analysis Network
MEZZANINE THREE (RHMZ3) Media and Political Communication Network
LECTURE THEATRE TWO (RHMT2) Political Theory Network
1:30pm PANEL SESSIONS FIVE
3:00pm AFTERNOON TEA (Mezzanine)
3:30pm PANEL SESSIONS SIX 5:00pm Panel Sessions end
5:00pm HODs MEETING (Lecture Theatre Three -RHMZ3)
5:30pm ROUNDTABLE (Lecture Theatre Two -RHMZ3) ‘Teaching in Politics’ 6:30pm Roundtable ends
7:00pm CONFERENCE DINNER at New Zealand Parliament The Grand Hall Parliament Buildings Molesworth Street Wellington 6160
HOST: Hon Grant Robertson GUEST SPEAKER: Linda Clark
DAY THREE/ WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2018 Victoria University of Wellington, Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Wellington 6011
9:00am PANEL SESSIONS SEVEN
10:30 MORNING TEA (Mezzanine)
11:00am PANEL SESSIONS EIGHT
12:30pm LUNCH (Rutherford House, Boardroom, 12th Floor) 2:00pm Lunchbreak ends
1:00-2:00pm WOMEN’S CAUCUS MEETING (Lecture Theatre Two – RHLT2)
2:00pm PUBLIC PANEL (Lecture Theatre Two - RHLT2) ‘Responsiveness and Responsibility in Coalition Government’
PARTICIPANTS: Hon Sir Michael Cullen KNZM (Former Deputy Prime Minister) Hon Jeanette Fitzsimmons CNZM (Former Co-leader of the Green Party) Doug Woolerton (Former New Zealand First MP and Leader) Rt. Hon Wyatt Creech CNZM (Former Deputy Prime Minister)
CHAIR: Dr Claire Timperley (Victoria University of Wellington)
DISCUSSANTS: Professor Jonathan Boston (Victoria University of Wellington) Professor Jennifer Curtin (University of Auckland) 3:30pm Public Panel ends
3:30pm AFTERNOON TEA (Mezzanine)
4:00pm Conference Concludes
The Organisers thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the Conference:
The Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand
The Embassy of the United States in Wellington
Advancing Better Government, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington
School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington
BWB Bridget Williams Books
Vic Books
Political Science Journal, PSIR, Victoria University of Wellington