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Upcoming: Inclusion and the meta-conversation: structural topic modelling the Scottish independence referendum Tue 2 July 2019 Speaker: John Parkinson, University of Canberra 11:00am - 12:00pm Read More
Strategic Communication - Key Principles Thu 4 July 2019 Virginia Haussegger AM Read More
Education Inequality in Australia: The Effects of Location, Schooling Arrangements and Family Context on Indigenous School Achievement Tue 9 July 2019 Jenny Dean 12:00pm - 1:00pm Read More
Crafting Australian Innovation Precincts: Leadership, Strategy, and Place Making Tue 23 July 2019 Professor Richard Hu Read More
Adaptive Leadership for Change Agents Mon 29 July 2019 to Wed 31 July 2019 Dr Paul Porteous Read More
Upcoming: Citizen deliberation about water in Uruguay: a consensus conference as (another) input to the National Water Plan Tue 30 July 2019 Speaker: Marila Lazaro, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay 11:00am - 12:00pm Read More
Upcoming Seminar: Democracy and power in Earth system governance: progress, paralysis and potential Tue 1 October 2019 Speaker: Jonathan Pickering, University of Canberra 11:00am - 12:00pm Read More
Upcoming: Deliberative Democracy Summer School Wed 5 February 2020 to Fri 7 February 2020 Convener: Dr Nicole Curato 9:00am - 5:00pm Read More
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PROFESSOR MARK EVANS - INAUGURAL DIRECTOR OF DEMOCRACY 2025 AT MOAD Tue 16 October 2018 Professor Mark Evans, the Director of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) at the University of Canberra has accepted the post of inaugural Director of "Democracy 2025 - bridging the trust divide" Read More
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Thu 6 June 2019 Putting the 'Public' Back into 'Public Service': What Works? Read More
Wed 22 May 2019 The Polls May Have Been Off, but the Australian Federal Election Exposed a Growing Geographical and "Chattering" Divide Read More
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