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Local and National Connections
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/
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/index2.htm
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 Bodies and NGOs
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.
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.
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.
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