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Africa
Centre for Human Rights
University of Pretoria, South Africa
www.up.ac.za/chr
The Centre for Human Rights of the Faculty of Law
of the University of Pretoria, is one of the most active human rights
institutions on the African continent. The primary focus area of the
Centre is human rights law in Africa. Highlights in its history since
the Centre was established in 1986 include the involvement of members
of the Centre in the writing of the South African Constitution and Bill
of Rights, and the contribution the Centre has made to legal education
in respect of human rights on the continent through its academic programmes
and research outputs. Members of the Centre have served as consultants
on human rights issues to a range of institutions, including the Organisation
of African Unity/African Union, NEPAD, the OHCHR and the South African
Human Rights Commission.
Centre for the Study of AIDS
University of Pretoria, South Africa
www.csa.za.org/
The University of Pretoria (UP) established the Centre for the Study
of AIDS (CSA) in 1999 to 'mainstream' HIV/AIDS through all aspects
of University’s core business activities. Its mission was to
understand the complexities of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa
and to develop effective ways of ensuring that all the students and
staff of the University are prepared both professionally and personally
to deal with HIV and AIDS as it unfolds in South African society.
Since that time, the CSA has continued to develop and expand its innovative
training, educational, counselling and research programmes, as well
as providing intellectual leadership and consultancy services off
campus to government and the private and non-governmental organisation
(NGO) sectors.
Asia and Asia-Pacific
Asian Center
University of the Philippines
Director: Dr Aileen San Pablo-Baviera
http://www.up.edu.ph/~ac
Main projects in globalisation and human security
studies: (1) 2002 publication entitled Going Global:
Asian Societies on the Cusp of Change; (2) 2003
Asia-Europe Conference on "Computer-mediated Interactive
Communication Technologies"; (3) August 2004 joint
conference with the Korean Association for Asian Studies
on "Global Changes and their Impact on Asia"; (4) research
program in the inception stage identifying the following
focal areas set against the general framework of Globalization
in Asia: Social Movements, Philippine Diaspora, Information
Technology, and Reconceptualizing "Terrorism"
Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies
Director: Dr Thusitha Tennakoon
www.bcis.edu.lk
Objectives: creating awareness on international relations & foreign policy issues
in international, regional and developing countries perspectives.
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies:
(a) impact of globalisation on culture; (b) aspects of globalisation and Trade,
Media and Global village; (c) globalisation and Tourism;
(d) globalisation and environmental issues.
Institute of Global Issues
Nankai University
Director: Prof. Pang Zhongying
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies: (a) global civil society; (b) NGOs in international politics; (c) International and global studies in China (d) Globalisation and major crises (financial, social and security) in East Asia; and (e) China and the transformation of security in a globalised world (f) China's values relations with the world.
School of International Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Director: Prof. Ram Rattan Sharma
The only Institution in the country for the study of global area studies, and international relations; It has an interdisciplinary perspective. The teaching/research is carried out in seven centres of the School covering all geographical regions of the world as well as functional facets of international relations. It has thus developed expertise on various countries, regions and issues of global importance.
Centre for Development Studies
Director: Prof. K.P. Kannan
www.cds.ac.in
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies:
(a) social protection in rural India and China; (b) international labour migration.
Australia
Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University
http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/
Its objectives are to: produce high quality academic research publications for international and domestic audiences; foster the development of high quality research graduates; and to constructively contribute to public policy debate and public understanding on issues concerning contemporary Asia.
Centre for Communication and Culture, UTS
The Trans/Forming Cultures Research Group
www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au
The Trans/forming Cultures research program explores the ways 'narratives
of the local' are undergoing transformation - both in content and
in forms of telling - in our globalising world. Trans/forming Cultures
examines the composition of narratives, their circulation and frequent
contestation within public culture.
Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney
www.ehlc.net/
The Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine
was established in 1995 because a number of doctors were concerned that
health services were failing to deliver what ill people were looking
for. It seemed to them that, on one hand, medical science and technology
were advancing faster than bioethics and the law. On the other hand,
rationalist economics and management principles were failing to control
the costs of health while preserving the standards of health practice.
The Globalism Institute, RMIT University
www.rmit.edu.au/globalism
The Globalism Institute, founded in 2002, undertakes
engaged research into globalisation, transnationalism, nationalism and
cultural diversity. It seeks to understand and critically evaluate current
directions of global change, with an emphasis on the cultural implications
of political and economic transformation.
Global Terrorism Project, Monash University
www.arts.monash.edu.au/politics/terror-research/index.html
Monash University's Global Terrorism Research Unit engages in interdisciplinary,
culturally informed research into terrorism, counter-terrorism and
related forms of identity-based conflict and co-operation, and their
relationship to globalisation processes.
Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
www.deakin.edu.au/icg/
The primary goal of the ICG is to enlarge our knowledge
and understanding of the problems associated with citizenship and globalisation,
and to communicate them to a wider audience. A key focus is on issues
arising from the research spheres of state and society, culture and
heritage, economy and society, and the international system.
National Centre in HIV Social Research, UNSW
http://nchsr.arts.unsw.edu.au/
The National Centre in HIV Social Research was
established in 1990 with funding from the Commonwealth Government. NCHSR
is located within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University
of New South Wales. NCHSR conducts research which describes and analyses
the social understandings, meanings and practices of peoples, institutions
and communities in relation to HIV, STDs and other communicable diseases.
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU
rspas.anu.edu.au/
The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
(RSPAS) is Australia's pre-eminent centre for research and postgraduate
training on the Asia-Pacific region. Priority areas of the School are
Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. There are
nine major disciplines represented in the School: Anthropology, Archaeology,
Economics, History, Human Geography, International Relations, Linguistics,
Political Science and Strategic & Defence Studies. Each of these
disciplines supports a graduate training program.
The School of Political Science and International Relations, University of Queensland
http://www.polsis.uq.edu.au/
The School specialises in Australian politics, international relations, peace studies, conflict resolution, political economy and political and social theory. Research within the School is concerned with how we make sense of the world in which we live, the current challenges we face and how both Australian and international political institutions ought to respond to complex policy problems in an era of globalisation and rapid social change.
Related Departments and Institutes
Centre for Culture and Health, UNSW
http://cch.med.unsw.edu.au
The Centre for Culture and Health (CCH) prioritises
culturally appropriate health services, policies, practices and systems.
CCH embraces community involvement and thrives on the value of diversity
and experience. Our students learn about culture and health through
public seminars, involvement in the Centre's research, and coursework.
Our seminars are central to the Centre’s event calendar, aimed
at facilitating learning and communication among community members,
students, academics alike.
La Trobe University Refugee Research Health Centre
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rhrc/
The Refugee Health Research Centre promotes the
health and well-being of refugee communities through applied and foundation
research, teaching, continuing education and professional development.
The Aims are to: undertake multi-disciplinary research into the social
determinants of health and well-being of people from refugee backgrounds;
provide post-graduate education in refugee health and resettlement;
provide expertise upon which other organisations can draw to assist
them in health promotion, service delivery, and research and policy
development; and contribute to community debate and awareness raising.
School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/psi
The School of Political and Social Inquiry is made
up of the disciplines of anthropology, communications, criminal justice
and criminology, sociology and politics. It also includes the National
Centre for Australian Studies the Centre for Women's Studies and Gender
Research, the Centre for Work and Society in the Global Era (W.A.G.E.)
and the Centre for Population and Urban Research.
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
http://sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au
We seek to contribute to the ongoing efforts, both
within Australia and internationally, to promote health, prevent disease
and ensure that health care is made available through the organised
efforts of society.
School of Sociology and Anthropology, UNSW
http://sociology.arts.unsw.edu.au/
The School teaches the disciplines of Sociology
and Social Anthropology. Both disciplines explore the social and cultural
realities of human life. The earlier distinction between them, the former
focusing on Western societies and the latter on non-Western societies,
has tended to disappear in a globalising world. Societies and cultures
have become so linked through migration, communications, mass consumerism
and capital flows that the borders of social and cultural life have
been radically changed.
School of Psychiatry, UNSW
http://psych.med.unsw.edu.au/
The School of Psychiatry is widely reputed as the
pre-eminent psychiatric research department in the country, and one
of the leading university groups internationally. Since its establishment
under the Foundation Professor Leslie Kiloh almost forty years ago,
over 60 doctorates (MD or PhD) have been completed under the supervision
of School academics, with many of the successful candidates going on
to leading university positions around Australia in both psychiatry
and psychology.
East Timor
The following websites are useful links for initiating research
on East Timor and many of them provide comprehensive links themselves.
Useful websites in English include:
East Timor Government
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, East Timor
United Nations in East Timor
The United Nations Office in Timor Leste, known as (UNOTIL), is the current UN mission in East Timor. For other UN agencies in East Timor, please visit the UN-Timor Leste website.
Earlier United Nations missions, namely UNAMET
, UNTAET and UNMISET have each had their websites archived for ongoing reference.
Other UN agencies in East Timor include the UNDP, the World Bank, the IMF and the ADB.
International Aid and Development Agencies
USAID
AusAid
International and East Timorese organisations:
Judicial System Monitoring Program
The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor
La'o Hamutuk
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
East Timor Action Network
Alola Foundation
The Timor Sea Justice Campaign
Oxfam Australia in East Timor
East Timor Women Australia (ETWA)
Historical Background
Australian Parliamentary Library: The East Timor Crisis
Masters of Terror Website
Znet Archive
Europe
Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR)
University of Warwick, UK
www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/CSGR
Inaugurated in 1997, the Centre for the Study of
Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR) at the University of Warwick
is the largest academic centre in Europe dealing with this subject area.
The research agenda of CSGR highlights issues of the definition, measurement,
impacts, and policy implications of globalisation and regionalisation.
More specifically, much of the Centre’s research concentrates
on questions such as international financial crises, multijurisdictional
tax competition, the development of global and regional governance institutions,
social policy issues in globalisation, social movement resistance and
other civil society activities regarding globalisation, and the implications
of globalisation for international security. CSGR research spans all
regions of the world, as well as relations between them.
Global Studies Association
Manchester, UK
www.globalstudiesassociation.org/
The aim of the Global Studies Association is to
advance the education of the public by the promotion and dissemination
of new knowledge pertaining to the social and human sciences concerning
global affairs through the provision of conferences, workshops and symposiums,
by liaising and co-operating with academics from around the world who
share these interests and who work in relevant fields.
Globalization Programme
Centre on Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo
Director: Prof. Helge Hveem
www.tik.uio.no
Main projects in globalisation studies: Globalisation as a transformative
force; National systems of innovation: a cross-cultural and cross-regional
comparative study; Innovation and growth; Foreign direct investments in
North-South relations.
Globus: Institute for Globalization and Sustainable Development
Tilburg University, the Netherlands
Director: Prof. Paul Van Seters
www.tilburguniversity.nl/globus/
Globus, an inter-faculty institute of three faculties
at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, is an expertise center for
multidisciplinary research in the areas of globalization and sustainable
development. Founded in 1998, Globus aims to be a platform for critical
debate among researchers, policy makers, decision makers, and other
interested parties. To carry out these tasks, Globus initiates and organizes
research projects, conferences, seminars, workshops, training programs,
and debates. Research results are published in international scientific
journals, in books and as reports in a special Globus series.
Göteborg School of Global Studies
Göteborg University, Sweden
Director: Björn Hettne
www.padrigu.gu.se
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies: The New Regionalism, Post Conflict Reconstruction.
The Transnational Institute
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
www.tni.org
The Transnational Institute was founded in 1974
as a worldwide fellowship of committed scholar-activists. It was one
of the first research institutes established to be transnational in
name, composition, orientation and focus. In the spirit of public scholarship,
and aligned to no political party, TNI seeks to create and promote international
co-operation in analysing and finding possible solutions to such global
problems as militarism and conflict, poverty and marginalisation, social
injustice and environmental degradation.
North America
Center for Global Change and Governance
Rutgers University
Directors: Prof. Richard Langhorne and Prof. Yale Ferguson
cgcg.rutgers.edu
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies: political legitimacy and nationalism, political violence and political stability, social movements, financial institutions, global markets, economic inequality, migration, security with particular reference to IT and border control, diplomacy and non-state entities.
Center for Global Studies
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Director: Dr Peter Mandaville
cgs.gmu.edu
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies: The Globalization Dialogues (2004-2007).
Outputs: Global Studies Bulletin (quarterly);
ad-hoc research papers & policy briefs; Global Experts @ GMU Online Database
Centre for Global Studies
University of Victoria, BC, Canada
Directors: Dr Gordon Smith and Dr Barry Carin
www.globalcentres.org
The mission of the Centre for Global Studies (CFGS)
is to advance understanding and action on major global issues by civil
society, the private sector, governments, and international institutions.
The Centre focuses on issues in the three thematic areas of sustainability,
security and governance. Through its diverse research and international
development activities, the Centre promotes collaborative policy solutions
to the human and environmental challenges posed by globalization.
Department of Sociomedical Science
University of Columbia
www.sms.mailman.columbia.edu/flash/index.asp
The goals of the Department are to train public
health professionals to investigate the social, cultural, behavioral,
and ethical factors affecting health and health care and to design effective
strategies for multilevel health promotion interventions. With a major
focus on urban health issues, the Department offers an educational experience
firmly grounded in community health.
Global Policy Forum
UN Plaza, New York
www.globalpolicy.org
Global Policy Forum’s mission is to monitor policy making at the United Nations, promote accountability of global decisions, educate and mobilize for global citizen participation, and advocate on vital issues of international peace and justice. GPF responds to a globalizing world, where officials, diplomats and corporate leaders take important policy decisions affecting all humanity, with little democratic oversight and accountability. GPF addresses this democratic deficit by monitoring the policy process, informing the public, analyzing the issues, and urging citizen action. GPF focuses on the United Nations – the most inclusive international institution, offering the best hope for a humane and sustainable future.
Globalization Research Center
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
www.hawaii.edu/global/
The Globalization Research Center (GRC) is a research
unit of the University of Hawaii. Established in 1998, the GRC conducts
research on the dynamics and effects of globalization, with an emphasis
on impacts within the Asia and Pacific region. The GRC is currently
supported by a Congressionally-authorized grant administered by the
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) of the U.S.
Department of Education. The GRC provides thoroughly developed research
and educational resources, through innovative, inter-disciplinary inquiries.
We are open to collaboration with and input from different disciplines,
and to partnership with other research endeavors in both the public
and private sector.
Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition
McMaster University, Canada
Director: Prof. Imre Szeman
www.globalization.mcmaster.ca/
As a research group, we propose to investigate
globalization as an economic, political and cultural phenomenon and
to examine the impact of this powerful force on the human condition.
The Nautilus Institute
Berkeley, California, USA
www.nautilus.org/
Our vision is a peaceful, ethical, and sustainable
world. Our Mission is to apply and refine the strategic tools of cooperative
engagement in order to build global security and sustainability. Nautilus
Institute's mission is to solve interrelated critical global problems
by improving the processes and outcomes of global governance. Nautilus
Institute addresses three global problems at this time. We have selected
these problems because they exemplify the general challenge to global
governance that we face in an era of global transformation. These three
global problems are: the threat and reality of global climate change,
particularly the equity dimensions of mitigation and adaptation; the
threat and reality of nuclear war and global insecurity; the threat
and reality of the global economy outpacing ethical governance.
Workshop on Transnational Contention
Cornell University, USA
falcon.arts.cornell.edu/sgt2/contention/default.htm
The Workshop on Transnational Contention is an
interdisciplinary project designed to bring together graduate students
and faculty at Cornell University, and major scholars from other universities
to discuss various forms of transnational mobilization, their interactions
with domestic social movements, and their relations to international
institutions.
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
Yale University, USA
www.ycsg.yale.edu/
The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
is devoted to examining the impact of our increasingly integrated world
on individuals, communities, and nations. Globalization presents challenges
and opportunities. The Center's purpose is to support the creation and
dissemination of ideas for seizing the opportunities and overcoming
the challenges. It shall be particularly focused on practical policies
to enable the world's poorest and weakest citizens to share in the benefits
brought by globalization. It will also explore solutions to problems
that, even if they do not result directly from integration, are global
in nature, and can therefore be effectively addressed only through international
cooperation.
NGOs and Other Bodies
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
www.afao.org.au/
AFAO is the peak non-government organisation representing
Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. AFAO's work includes
education, policy, advocacy and international projects.
Australian Hepatitis Council
www.hepatitisaustralia.com/
The Australian Hepatitis Council is the lead national
agency for people with hepatitis C and other chronic viral hepatitis.
Australian IV League (AIVL)
www.aivl.org.au/
The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users'
League (AIVL) is the national peak organisation representing the State
and Territory Drug User Organisations, and issues of national significance
for illicit drug users. AIVL is a peer-based organisation which means
that it is run by and for illicit drug users.
HIV Policy: An Online Database of HIV/AIDS Policies for the Asia-Pacific Region
www.hivpolicy.org
HIV/AIDS represents one of the greatest contemporary threats to global
human health and security. Its rapid growth in the Asia-Pacific makes
HIV/AIDS of major concern for the region. Soon, it has been predicted,
the Asia-Pacific will overtake Africa in absolute numbers of cases. The
high level of concern that HIV/AIDS is generating in the region is not
matched by a comparable level of access to the sources of information
driving decision-making. First and foremost the database aims to provide
practitioners, fieldworkers and researchers with a comprehensive and
fully searchable database of bibliographic information on the relevant
sources.
National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
www.napwa.org.au
NAPWA is the national peak organisation representing
people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia. On our website you can learn
about NAPWA’s work advocating on behalf of people living with
HIV/AIDS, find out how to contact us, and download many of our publications,
reports, submissions and other documents.
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, UNSW
www.med.unsw.edu.au/nchecr/
The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical
Research is one of Australia's leading medical research centres and
is recognised internationally as a leader in the field of research into
HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis.
Institute for Postcolonial Studies
www.ipcs.org.au/
Established in 1996, the Institute of Postcolonial
Studies is the first educational institution in the world to be specifically
directed to the study of postcolonialism. The Institute's approach is
broad and inclusive, embracing contesting approaches to the politics
of difference and global processes.
RegNet
regnet.anu.edu.au
The key idea of RegNet's research agenda is that
challenges like sustainable development, competitive markets, consumer
protection, crime control, improved health, accountability in government
and human rights are topics productively investigated within a framework
of regulatory theory and evidence-based policy design.
Research Initiative on International Activism
international.activism.hss.uts.edu.au
A key focus for the Initiative is on activism,
social movements, social change, the politics of globalisation, and
the fluidities and contestations that characterise their interactions.
The Sixth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
www.latrobe.edu.au/aidsap/icaap/
The Sixth International Congress on AIDS in Asia
and the Pacific, took place in Melbourne, Australia from the 5th to
the 10th of October in 2001. The Congress was part of a larger regional
response to the epidemic that involves committed and enduring institutions,
networks and community groups united in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
This web-site has been established as a permanent archive of the published
proceedings of the Congress.
Focus on the Global South
Director: Walden Bello
www.focusweb.org
Main projects in globalisation and human security studies: The global trading
system: especially WTO, FTAs, agriculture; The global financial system:
especially international financial institutions and development financing;
China and globalization; Globalisation, militarism and neo-liberalism.
Institute for Tropical Scientific Research
Director: Prof. Jorge Braga de Macedo
www.iict.pt
Outputs: 120 projects of R&D; 14 programmes of research in cooperation
with 40 tropical countries in four continents; cooperation with the EU
and diverse scientific European institutions and from tropical regions
in Community Programmes.
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