Governance of International Organisations Workshop

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A workshop on the Governance of International Organisations, organised by Centre for Governance and Public Policy Professors Xu and Weller (18-19 February), brought to Brisbane several senior current and former officials from the World Bank, the UN Food Agriculture Organisation, IMF, World Trade Organisation, and World Intellectual Property Organisation. They included former vice presidents and […]

The Economist: Special Report on Tax Havens

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On 16 February 2013, The Economist published a special report on Storm Survivors Offshore financial centres have taken a battering recently, but they have shown remarkable resilience. Professor Jason Sharman, Deputy Director, Centre for Governance and Public Policy contributed on the article by Matthew Valencia. ‘…. Nevertheless offshore finance has shown a “puzzling resilience”, confounding […]

Hun Joon Kim – book formally accepted with Cornell University Press

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Dr Hun Joon Kim has had his book formally accepted by Cornell University Press. The book is called TheMassacres at Mt. Halla: Sixty Years of Truth-Seeking in South Korea, it’s about a series of mass killings that took place on Jeju Island in South Korea initially justified as counter-insurgency against Communist rebels, and the campaign […]

Rod Rhodes Awarded Prize for Outstanding Conribution to Public Management Research

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Centre member Prof. Rod Rhodes hasbeen awarded the International Research Association for Public Management and Routledge Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Public Management Research.The prize is awarded to “someone who has made a substantial contribution to public management research” (see for the link:http://www.irspm.net/about/prizes-and-awards.html). The commendation reads: Rod Rhodes is no doubt not only one of […]

Excellent Results for Political Science from ERA

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The latest ERA results published today placed political science at Griffith University on the top rank. This field of research was assessed by the ERA evaluation committee as being “characterised by evidence of outstanding performance well above world standard” and received the maximum rating of “5”. In the previous round political science at Griffith University […]

Launch of Publication: Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity

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On 25 November 2012, Professor Alex Bellamy, from the Centre for Governance and Public Policylaunched his latest book, Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity published by Oxford University Press. A Brief Synopsis of the book: Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime […]

SUCCESS: ARC Discovery Project grants and ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA)

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We are delighted to report that we have again been successful this year in being awarded ARC Discovery Project grants and ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) for projects commencing in 2013. Our warmest congratulations to the following successful applicants: Professor Patrick Weller was awarded $269,392 for his projectPrime Ministers: explaining why some succeed […]