B. Arts (UQ), B. Science (Honours) Griffith, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment
Contact details for Dr Catherine Howlett
Research Expertise
- Indigenous people and resource development
- The politics of resource development
- Indigenous people and Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
- Research Methods
- State theory
- Indigenous peoples and Energy Use
Current Teaching Areas
- Development and Indigenous Peoples (Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor)
- Anthropological Perspectives (Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor)
- Sustainable Development (Convenor, Lecturer and Tutor)
Selected Publications
Books
- Howlett, C. 2010. The Politics of Mining on Indigenous Lands: The Story of Century Zinc Mine. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany
Journal Publications:
- Howlett, C. Seini, M. McCallum, and D. Osborne, N. 2011. Neoliberalism. Mineral Development and Indigenous People: A Framework for Analysis. Australian Geographer (forthcoming)
- Howlett, C. 2010. Flogging a dead horse? Neo Marxism and Indigenous mining negotiations. Australian Journal of Political Science. 45: 3, 457 — 474.
- Howlett, C. 2010. Indigenous Agency and Mineral Development: A Cautionary Note. Studies in Political Economy. 85:99-123.
- Hauser, V., Howlett, C. and Matthews, C. 2009. The Place of Indigenous Knowledge in Tertiary Science Education: A Case Study of Canadian Practices in Indigenising the Curriculum. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 38(s):46-59. (ERA Ranking - B)
- Howlett, C., Seini, M., Matthews, C., Dillon, B. and Hauser, V. 2008. Retaining Indigenous Students in Tertiary Education: Lessons from the Griffith School of Environment. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 37:18-27. (ERA Ranking - B)
Conference Publications:
- Howlett, C. Tomerini, D. and Chandler, L. 2010. An exemplar academic and professional partnership: evidence of collaboration to enhance institutional practice. Paper presented to the Nuts and Bolts Session, First Year in Higher Education Conference, June 27 – 30, Adelaide, South Australia.
- Howlett, C. 2010. Neoliberalism, Mineral Development and Indigenous People: A Framework for Analysis of Convergences and Divergences in Canada and Australia. Paper presented to the Annual Canadian Political Science Association Conference, June 1-3, Montreal, Quebec.
- Howlett, C. 2009. Indigenous Agency and Mineral Development: A Cautionary Note. Paper presented to the Annual Canadian Political Science Association Conference, May 27 -30, Ottawa, Ontario.
- Howlett, C. Tomerini, D. and Chandler, L. 2009. From foundations to outcomes: Evaluating the effectiveness of central mentor training in a peer mentoring program in the Griffith School of Environment. Paper presented to the Nuts and Bolts Session, First Year in Higher Education Conference, June 28 – 30, Townsville, Queensland.
- Hauser, V. and Howlett, C. and Matthews, C. 2008. Indigenising the Tertiary Science Curriculum: Lessons from the Canadian Experience. Paper presented to Indigenous Knowledge Conference, Hobart, 4-7 July, Hobart, Tasmania.
- Howlett, C. 2006. Mining and Indigenous Peoples: A contradictory role for the state? Paper presented to the Australian Political Science Association (APSA) Conference, September 25-27, Newcastle, New South Wales.
- Howlett, C. 2005. Flogging a dead horse? Neo Marxism and Indigenous mining negotiations. Paper presented to 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1-4, Washington DC.