Technology and the Future of Work: A Sceptical View of the Impending Job Apocalypse
Lecture
It seems that the emergence of each new technology sets off a new panic about an impending job apocalypse. The rapid disappearance of jobs is expected to produce widespread social disruptions and even social chaos. Solutions include a four-day workweek and a guaranteed annual income. Numerous…
How the Government Convinced Indonesians to have Smaller Families
Seminar
In Indonesia, the national family planning program that started in the 1970s has been championed as the success of fertility decline, from around six births per woman back then, which dropped to near replacement level in the 2020s. The Indonesia family planning program utilises community…
Mortality in a Humanitarian Setting
Seminar
This is a Thesis Proposal Review (TPR) on childhood mortality among self-settled Mozambican refugees in Agincourt, South Africa. The presentation will focus on three key thematic areas: the application of the healthy immigration effect theory on childhood mortality among refugees; the effect of the…
Indonesian Contraceptive Mix: Policy Failure or Policy Denial?
Seminar
In 2010 Hull and Moseley were asked by UNFPA and the Indonesian Family Planning Program (BKKBN) to advise on ways to "revitalise" the contraceptive delivery system across the Indonesian Archipelago. One of the key recommendations was to reduce reliance on injectables in the contraceptive mix. This…
Bivariate Outcome Small Area Estimation using Spatial Bayesian Hierarchical Models
Seminar
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Launch of the 2023 Mapping Social Cohesion Report
Lecture
Since 2007, the Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Research series has been tracking Australians' attitudes to important social cohesion issues including belonging, migration, democracy and the economy.In 2023, Australians have been faced with challenging national and global circumstances, economic…
Mapping Social Cohesion 2023
Seminar
Details TBC.Join Zoom meeting: https://anu.zoom.us/j/89587321433?pwd=MzhpUU1MRnRaNHovL0RTejJMeWpHUT09Meeting ID: 895 8732 1433 Password: 306745Join by Skype: https://anu.zoom.us/skype/89587321433