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Griffith Asia Institute Blog  “Protection Gateway”

Protection Gateway is the blog of the new research unit, the Human Protection Hub housed at the Griffith Asia Institute.  It is intended to introduce readers to current debates and thinking on human protection and to encourage dialogue on these issues.  The blog provides commentary, suggested reading and useful links for those interested in the area of human protection.  According to Dr Sara Davies, the "Protection Gateway provides a great means for researchers, policy practitioners and students to speak to each other about the contribution we can make and would like to make to foreign policy, humanitarian assistance and human protection.  The blog is about meeting the interests and needs of those who study international relations from the humanitarian rather than strategic lens."

To keep up to date with new posts on the blog you can subscribe with just your email address to a link on the home page of Protection Gateway.  For those who wish to post a blog, kindly contact Dr Sara Davies for further details.

 

Australia in the Asian Century

The scale and pace of Asia's transformation is unprecedented and the implications for Australia are profound. Australia's geographical proximity, depth of skills, stable institutions and forward-looking policy settings place it in a unique position to take advantage of the growing influence of the Asian region. On 23 February 2012 the Griffith Asia Institute hosted a roundtable attended by academics from Southeast Queensland, chaired by Director Professor Andrew O'Neil (pictured right) with Dr Ken Henry AC (pictured centre), head of the task force preparing the White Paper on 'Australia in the Asian Century'. The White Paper is commissioned by the Australian Government to consider the likely economic and strategic changes in the region and what more can be done to position Australia for the Asian Century. To listen to the podcast click here.

 

Australia-China Futures Dialogues Annual Leader's Lecture with Ambassador Chen Yuming.

China’s Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Mr. Chen Yuming, has marked the fortieth anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between Australia and China with a public address in Brisbane.

The Leader’s Lecture was part of the Australia-China Dialogues, a Griffith Asia Institute initiative held in collaboration with Peking University and supported by the Queensland Government.Mr Yuming said much has been achieved in the forty years since Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam normalised Australia-China relations.

“For four decades our two countries have journeyed together, and today we are more interconnected than ever,” Mr Yuming said.“China has become Australia’s foremost trading partner, and our economies are now so closely linked we cannot now grow without each other,” he said.

“Australia has also become the largest source of international visitors and students to China.” Griffith University Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian O’Connor agreed that beyond political and economic ties, Australia-China relations have been marked by growing links between people.

“This is particularly so among young Australians and young Chinese,” Professor O’Connor said. “This has also been reflected in the ongoing and strengthening relationship between Griffith University and China,” he said.

“Griffith was the first Australian university to offer an undergraduate degree in Asian studies and remains at the forefront of international business, Asian studies and international relations education and research in the region.”

More Australia-China Dialogues are set to take place during 2012 with the 40 year diplomatic milestone providing a key focus.  A major event will be the Second Track Dialogue being staged in Beijing during September. Senior officials involved in policy planning as well as academia and business leaders from Australia, China and the Asia-Pacific region will meet to discuss issues relating to the future of the region over the next twenty years.

 

Latest Research Grants

Two Griffith Asia Institute Research Fellows have been successful in receiving an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Cancer Research Award (DECRA) for funding commencing in 2012. Each award is worth $375,000 over three years. Grants include: 

Dr HunJoon Kim

Does transitional justice make a difference? Implications for the Asia-Pacific region
Despite the proliferation of human rights prosecutions and truth commissions, scholars know very little about whether such measures are actually effectivei n discouraging future human rights violations. This project answers this question by assessing the impact of human rights prosecutions and truth commissions on human rights practices.

Dr Vlado Vivoda

The politics of megadeals in the extractive industries
This project aims to determine why some attempted large mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas industry and mining industries success and others fail. It will identify and analyse key factors which have shaped the outcome of major attempted deals in the extractive industries over the past decade.

 

Perspective: Asia

May 03, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Griffith Asia Institute is hosting an event 'Grand Stakes: Australia’s Future between China and India' at Gallery of Modern Art, South Bank by Mr Rory Medcalf from Lowy Institute for International Policy. For more details contact: gai@griffith.edu.au

October, 2011

On 20 October the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University and the Australian Centre of Asia-PAcific Art, Queensland Art Gallery hosted The Honarable Julie Bishop MP, Deputy Opposition Leader as she presented ' The Contemporary Natuare of Australia's Relationship with its Asian Neighbours'. 

 

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