New Research

Tech trends 2012: elevate IT for digital business

07 February 2012This report examines trends in technology put to practical business use.

Roots of violent radicalisation: volume 1

06 February 2012The Internet is one of the most significant vehicles for promoting violent radicalism - more so than prisons, universities or places of worship.

No quick fix for Australia’s future energy challenge

06 February 2012This report sets out the findings of the technology assessments and reviews the implications for government policy in terms of developing and deploying low emissions electricity technology.

Leveraging limited dollars

06 February 2012This paper will help philanthropic executives and trustees explore three innovative strategies to achieve greater results with their limited grant dollars.

Teaching with social media in classroom settings: Top ten practices from teachers around Europe

05 February 2012The “Teachers’ competition for social media use in formal language learning contexts” was created within the framework of the EU-funded network “Language learning and social media: 6 key dialogues”.

Care and support of male survivors of conflict-related sexual violence

02 February 2012Sexual violence against men and boys is a pervasive feature of armed conflicts. This paper provides commentary, recent data, and promising programming and therapeutic approaches in the care and support of male survivors.

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Asia

To 2012 and beyond: international assistance to police and security sector development in Timor-Leste

01 February 2012The failure of the United Nations to construct a police force in Timor-Leste has far broader implications in police building globally.

Two steps forward, one step back: Indonesia's arduous path of reform

31 January 2012Australia should be proactive in exploring new opportunities for cooperation with a reform minded Indonesia - it’s in our interests to draw Indonesia into a more important strategic role in regional security.

Europes foreign cultural relations

30 January 2012Cultural relations are the glue that holds alliances together. This report deals with the workings of international relations between the nations of Europe and the rest of the world.

International issues

Commentary

Too tolerant of ugly racism

31 January 2012Rejecting discrimination in the constitution empower us all, writes Patrick Dodson for the National Times.

Law must navigate the seas of social media

31 January 2012We must move past the culture of blame, argues Chris Harrison for The Punch.

A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s play

31 January 2012The women’s tournament is not equal in work to the men’s, writes Mark Gottlieb for The Punch.

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Topic Guides

Good practice in transnational education: A guide for New Zealand providers

25 August 2007Providing an introduction to good practice in ‘offshore' education, this 2007 guide draws on the international codes of practice, case studies of large-scale successful overseas programs and reports of quality assurance bodies.

ACCAN Guide to consumer rights and protection in the communications industry

09 November 2010This Guide highlights current consumer rights and protections in place in the communications industry in Australia and the debate around them.

Mechanisms for advancing women's human rights:

  • Australian Human Rights Commission

22 August 2011Aiming to assist women who have experienced human rights violations, and been failed by processes in Australia, this guide can be used to seek redress from international complaint mechanisms.

Audio

Peak fish: Rising human consumption of seafood, and its implications

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16 January 2012Fisheries scientists Dr Tim Dempster and Dr Reg Watson discuss the pressures on wild fish stocks and debate the role of aquaculture in feeding an increasingly populous world.

Communication, access and equality

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08 December 2011This program looks at number of projects aiming to improve access to communication - be it the use of telephones in East Timor or Internet access in the remote interior of Australia.

Foreign policy

Video

Social entrepreneurship - the revolution matures

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09 December 2011The discourse around social entrepreneurship continues at a pace: more international conferences, research interest, journals and university courses are some of the identifiers.

The history of MI6

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13 October 2011At the Lowy Institute, Professor Keith Jeffery reflects on the challenges, rewards and frustrations of writing an authorised history of the most secretive department of the British state.

Foreign aid

What do we know about the private sector's contribution to development?

What do we know about the private sector's contribution to development?

09 January 2012Business is increasingly seen by international aid agencies as a partner in development.

Websites

Development Policy Blog

03 January 2012Providing a platform for the best in aid and development analysis, The Development Policy blog focuses on Australia, the Pacific and Asia.

Paradisec: Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures

26 October 2011The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures offers a facility for digital conservation and access to endangered materials from all over the world. Our research group has developed models to ensure that the archive can provide access to interested communities and conforms to emerging international standards for digital archiving. A primary motivation for this project is making field recordings available to those recorded and their descendants.

Human Security Gateway

18 August 2011The Human Security Gateway is a rapidly expanding searchable online database of human security-related resources including reports, journal articles, news items and fact sheets. It is designed to make human security-related research more accessible to the policy and research communities, the media, educators and the interested public.

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Books

The rational optimist

The rational optimist

  • Matt Ridley
  • Fourth Estate
Predicting disaster has always sold well. But, over the last 10,000 years, things have usually turned out much better than expected.
There goes the neighbourhood: Australia and the rise of Asia

There goes the neighbourhood: Australia and the rise of Asia

  • Michael Wesley
  • New South Books
For the first time in history, Australia will be uncomfortably close to the designs and demarches of competing great powers. In the years ahead, we will no longer be too small to make a difference.

Noticeboard

Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access released
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1

Centre for Sustainability Leadership - 2012 Fellowship Program
02 December 2011

Applications are now open for a unique training opportunity for selected individuals develop the skills, networks and knowledge needed to be effective in forging a more sustainable future.

There Goes the Neighbourhood wins John Button Prize for writing on public policy
21 October 2011

Michael Wesley, director of the foreign policy think tank, the Lowy Institute, has won the third John Button Prize for writing on public policy.

Dr Wesley won the $20,000 award for his book, There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia.

Topic Guides

Good practice in transnational education: A guide for New Zealand providers

25 August 2007Providing an introduction to good practice in ‘offshore' education, this 2007 guide draws on the international codes of practice, case studies of large-scale successful overseas programs and reports of quality assurance bodies.

Topics

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