Upcoming Conferences

Public Policy in the 'Asian Century' Conference

Hosted By Melbourne School of Government and Centre for Public Policy, The University of Melbourne

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN

9-10 December 2013
The Langham
1 Southgate Ave, Southbank
Melbourne, VIC Australia

The rise of Asia will be a defining feature of the 21st century. Yet the very notion of the ‘Asian Century’ has the potential to unsettle and even transform what we mean by public policy.

The Melbourne School of Government is pleased to invite you to our first annual Public Policy in the ‘Asian Century’ Conference exploring the theme of ‘Advancing Opportunities, Meeting Challenges, Preparing for Change’.


Recent discussion about the ‘Asian Century’ has focused largely on the content of future public policy. This is evident in the terms of reference of the federal government’s White Paper on ‘Australia in the Asian Century’, and is also reflected in current academic debate. By contrast relatively little attention is paid to the implications of the ‘Asian Century’ for either the construct of public policy (what we think policy is and what it consists of) or the conduct of public policy (how public policy is made and realised). These concerns are equally important for the construct and conduct of public administration, public management and governance.

The Public Policy in the ‘Asian Century’ conference invites all those working directly or indirectly with public policy to:

•explore theoretical and conceptual developments in the field;
•consider the practical implications of the ‘Asian Century’ for policy makers and practitioners in different spaces and places
•join a group of international scholars, policy makers and practitioners to engage with thought leaders on key issues
•generate learning, discussion and debates to shape the future of public policy in the ‘Asian Century’.

Join national and international academics, policy makers, practitioners, students, non-profit and private sector representatives as we discuss and debate the implications of the ‘Asian Century’ for how public policy is made, managed and governed.

The conference invites abstracts which address concerns across a range of conference themes, including: Setting the context for public policy in the ‘Asian Century’; Exploring similarities and differences; Doing Public Policy in the ‘Asian Century’; Shifting boundaries, changing roles.

Abstracts must be submitted by:5pm on Monday, 17 June 2013.

Students may submit abstracts until 5pm on Monday, 26 August.

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The Accord 30 Years On

Friday 31 May, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Macquarie University Seminar Room, Level 3, 10 Spring St, Sydney

Macquarie University will host a special symposium to mark the 30th anniversary of the Prices and Incomes Accord in Sydney on Friday 31 May.

The Accord between the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Labor Party was a landmark agreement that served as the foundation stone of the Hawke and Keating government’s economic and industrial relations policies. Although the Accord is widely credited as helping to modernise and bring greater stability to the Australian economy, its legacy remains highly contentious.
The Accord 30 Years On will reflect upon the Accord’s strengths and weaknesses and its significance for informing responses to current public policy and industrial relations challenges. The symposium will bring together prominent academics and leaders from government, business and unions to evaluate the legacy and impact of the Accord on issues such as productivity, living standards, and union influence, and assess its contemporary relevance.

A selection of papers from the conference will be refereed and published in the Journal of Industrial Relations in the February 2014 issue. The event is co-sponsored by the Centre for Workforce Futures (Macquarie University), the Union Strategy Research Group (University of Sydney Business School) and the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand.
Speakers at the symposium include:

• The Hon. RJL Hawke AC, Prime Minister of Australia 1983-1991
• Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group
• Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Bert Evans AO, former Chief Executive, Metal Trades Industry Association
• Bill Kelty AC, former Secretary Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Emeritus Professor William Brown, University of Cambridge and Visiting Professor, Macquarie University
• Emeritus Professor Keith Hancock, Flinders University
• Professor Ray Markey, Director Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie University
• Professor John Buchanan, University of Sydney
• Professor David Peetz, Griffith University
• Emeritus Professor Russell Lansbury, University of Sydney

For more information and to register please go to : www.be.mq.edu.au/accord

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