In the News
Recent commentary and media appearances by the staff and students of the Department of Government and International Relations, from newspaper op-ed pages, magazines, blogs, broadcast media, and online news outlets.
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Analysts Say UN Security Council Seat Delivers Bang for Buck Dr Susan Park – ABC Ratio National, The World Today Program - October 19 2012 |
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Dr Susan Park – ABC Midday Report News Television Program - October 19 2012 |
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Atop the Sovereignty Bubble Dr Ryan Griffiths, Dr Bridget Coggins, and Dr Tanisha Fazal argue that the international community regularly offers aspiring states sovereign recognition based on overly optimistic hopes that domestic control and legitimate authority – commensurate with the credit extended to them – will follow. Instead, many new states’ governance deficiencies persist long after independence. As the ranks of these highly leveraged countries swell, so does the global sovereignty bubble. |
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The new faces of terror The Age newspaper has reported on the continued al-Qaeda threat and has interviewed Dr Sarah Phillips, a Yemen expert from the University's Centre for International Security Studies. The report notes that Dr Phillips is one of a handful of scholars with on-the-ground experience in Yemen and has advised the Australian government about the threat posed by the al-Qaeda branch there. Click here |
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Class-war chatter proves a bit rich coming from Labor The Australian newspaper has reported on Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s accusation that the Coalition’s ranks are filled with people from rich suburbs with well-to-do families. Associate Professor Rodney Smith, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has told the newspaper that Labor often reverts to such rhetoric when in deep trouble. "It's about saving the base not just in an electoral sense, but in terms of your own party," Dr Smith said. Click here. |
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Analysis: Obama's gay marriage stance SBS World News has interviewed US Studies Centre lecturer Dr David Smith re US President Barack Obama’s historical declaration in support of gay marriage. |
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Forecasting genocides before they can happen Associate Professor Benjamin Goldsmith and Dr Charles Butcher discuss their “Understanding and Forecasting Political Instability, Mass Atrocities and Genocide” project. |
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Putting Sustainability on the Menu Dr Monika Barthwal-Datta discusses emerging challenges to sustainable food security in Asia and the importance of localised food economies on ABC Radio Australia. |
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Poll result a 'crushing blow' for Sarkozy Professor Simon Tormey discusses Nicholas Sarkozy's second-place standing in the first round of the French Presidential elections. Professor Tormey expects the incumbent President won't be re-elected in the final ballot, and the socialist candidate Francois Hollande will be France's next leader. |
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Dr Susan Park – SBS Podcasts - April 17, 2012 |
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Politics expert dissects Queensland election results Sydney University's politics expert Dr Peter Chen dissects the Queensland election results for Weekend Breakfast on ABC News24. |
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Dr Peter Chen - ABC 7.30 Program - 16 November 2011 Click here to watch the video clip. Occupy in Australia: Panel Discussion A public discussion held at the University of Sydney on 5 November 2011. |
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Shark Hunts a Hollywood Response to Real Horror Christopher Neff, PhD Candidate - Sydney Morning Herald - 25 October 2011 PhD Candidate Christopher Neff writes about the recent spate of deadly shark attacks in Australian waters, and why government-authorised shark hunts are not likely to reduce attack risks. |
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Asylum: First Ask the Right Questions Dr Anna Boucher - The Canberra Times - 19 October 2011 Dr Anna Boucher - along with Prof Mary Crock of the University of Sydney's Department of Law - calls for a rational and level-headed response to the Australian asylum seeker controversy. |
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Coming Soon: 7 Billion Reasons to Rethink How We Use the Planet Prof Rod Tiffen - The Sydney Morning Herald - 17 October 2011 Prof Rod Tiffen pens an opinion piece about the increasing environmental demands of a rising global population, as the world hits the 7 billion mark this month. |
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How to Register Your Own Political Party (Audio) Dr Anika Gauja - 702 ABC Sydney - 12 October 2011 Dr Anika Gauja, who specialises Australian politics, comparative politics and political parties, conducts a lesson in political party registration laws in Australia. |
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Egypt's Gas Supply to Israel Sabotaged Dr Gil Merom - ABC News - 27 September 2011 Dr Gil Merom - a specialist in international security and conflict resolution - speaks on air with ABC's Barbara Miller about the political and economic impact of recent attacks on a major gas pipeline between Israel and Egypt. |
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Not the next Arab Spring: The China method for managing popular unrest Dr James Reilly - a specialist in Chinese and East Asian politics - argues in the ANU-based East Asia Forum that the democratic protests of the Arab Spring are unlikely to spread to China. |
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Murdoch Makes No Retreat From Scandals With Attack on Australia Government
Associate Professor Rodney Smith - a specialist in Australian politics and political sociology - speaks with Bloomberg about the impact that News Ltd's criticism of Prime Minister Gillard is having on Australian politics. |
More Commentary
The Light on the Hill Has Been Extinguished - Does Julia Gillard Have the Spark Labor Needs?
Dr Anika Gauja - The Conversation - 19 September 2011
Dr Anika Gauja, who specialises in Australian politics, comparative politics and political parties, writes in online journal The Conversation about Prime Minister Gillard's latest attempts to reform the Australian Labor Party.
911 10 周年特别专题 (Audio, Mandarin)
Dr James Reilly - SBS - 14 September 2011
Dr James Reilly - specialist in Chinese and Northeast Asian politics - speaks with SBS presenter Gong Lei to provide an American perspective on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Academic Chen Interview on Australia's Gillard (video)
Dr Peter Chen - Bloomberg - 2 September 2011
Dr Peter Chen speaks with John Dawson of Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia" about the future of Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the Australian Labor Party.
How the west is being won
Prof David Goodman - China Daily - 2 September 2011
During a recent tour of China's Western Provinces, Prof David Goodman - professor of Chinese politics - spoke with China Daily about Beijing's decade-long economic development initiative in the region.
Changing China
Dr Minglu Chen - ABC Radio National - 24 August 2011
Dr Minglu Chen speaks with ABC National Radio presenter Philip Adams about women entrepreneurs in China, and the cultural barriers they face.