News and events

Anwar Ibrahim presents 2009 Herb Feith Lecture: ‘Asia After the Crisis: Recovery and Reform'
In this special seminar, Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Malaysia, will present a 30 to 40 minute lecture, which will be followed by a panel of commentators reflecting on his presentation.

ReGenerating Community Conference
The ReGenerating Community Conference is about ways in which global issues are being addressed locally through collaborations between artists, communities and local government. The conference will take place from 2 to 4 September 2009.

Nation-building across the Urban and Rural in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is celebrating ten years since its vote for independence in 1999. In the lead up to the anniversary and as part of the process of reflection and celebration, RMIT University held a conference in Dili from 8 to10 July titled ‘Nation-building across the Urban and Rural in Timor-Leste’.

Tom Nairn Lecture 2009: Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State
The Tom Nairn lecture 2009 is now available to download as both a podcast and vodcast .

Unexpected Sources of Hope: Climate Change, Community and the Future
A new monograph exploring the impacts of climate change and other future global uncertainties for people living in the Hamilton region was released in Hamilton on June 3.

ARC grant success for Globalism Research Centre
Professors Manfred Steger and Paul James of the Globalism Research Centre have been successful in gaining ARC funding for their respective new projects commencing in 2009.