My research is concerned with foreign influence and propaganda operations in Australia and the United States. “I have published research outlining the funded by Australian Defence Science and UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA strategies utilized by Russian and PRC Technology which showed that the PRC influence operations and the manner in which had an interest in seeing the defeat of the these operations undermine democratic incumbent coalition government. My work has practice in countries like Australia and the been covered extensively in the media and I United States. This research uses a mixture have been asked to present this work to the of small N tracing of connections between Australian parliament as well.” foreign state and nonstate actors through to domestic media outlets and actors as well Michael J. Jensen as computational social science methods to identify patterns of communications across Associate Professor hundreds of millions of cases. In 2019, along Research Area: with two colleagues, I produced a report Foreign Influence and Propaganda Centre for Change Governance 51
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELLING For over 20 years NATSEM has been one of commercial, government and not-for-profit Australia’s leading economic and social policy clients. Through its research NATSEM is an research centres, and is regarded as one of active contributor to social and economic the world’s foremost centres of excellence policy debate and its research receives for microsimulation, economic modelling and extensive media and public attention. policy evaluation. NATSEM’s work covers the areas of Tax/ NATSEM undertakes independent and Transfer policy modelling, small area policy impartial research, and aims to be a key modelling for urban and regional areas, contributor to social and economic policy modelling disadvantage and policies to debate and analysis Australia-wide and reduce disadvantage, modelling labour force throughout the world through expert including childcare, and modelling health economic modelling of the highest quality, conditions and costs. while also supplying research services to 2021 COURSE GUIDE “In addition to our Australian research, NATSEM also works on research related to economic development issues in the Southeast Asia region, particularly on Indonesia and Vietnam. Our recent studies include the following topics such as regional skill differentials in the labour market, poverty and inequality, welfare programs and social security. We collaborate with international development agencies which funded our research such as OECD, UNESCO, ADB, UNESCAP and UNU-WIDER.” Riyana Miranti Associate Professor National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling 52
The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling has maintained the STINMOD microsimulation model since 1994. “This tool comprehensively models the personally tailored information about their UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA tax and transfer system in Australia and changing financial entitlements. This is one includes all personal taxations and federally example of how NATSEM research provides administered welfare payments (other than leadership for the nation.” the National Disability Insurance Scheme). In 2018, STINMOD+ online was released to Brenton Prosser enable members of the public to estimate their family’s tax liability and welfare payments. Professor In April 2020, in the wake of the Australian Director, NATSEM Government’s record stimulus package in National Centre for response to COVID19, NATSEM updated Social and Economic Modelling this online model. As a result, all Australians can access accurate, up-to-date and 53
50/50 BY 2030 FOUNDATION The 50/50 by 2030 Foundation is a gender Our energetic and rapid response to the equality ‘innovation hub’ launched by IGPA coronavirus pandemic resulted in a pre- in 2017. Unique in both vision and approach, lockdown conference featuring the nation’s our aim is to ensure that by the year 2030, leading gender experts on workplace equality, men and women will be equally represented in sex discrimination, human rights and public leadership and key decision-making roles at all leadership. This was followed by the launch of levels of government and public administration the Snap-Forward Feminist Policy Network – a throughout Australia, and across our region. collaborative policy think-tank. Backed by world class research expertise, and home to some of the nation’s most respected gender scholars, equality advocates and industry practioners, the 50/50 Foundation is rapidly becoming the ‘go-to’ centre for project collaboration, program design and media commentary. Our media platform, BroadAgenda produces a daily output of solid, well informed research analysis, commentary, interviews and news. We have published articles from over 250 contributors from around the world and across disciplines. 2021 COURSE GUIDE 54
As a journalist and tv news presenter in Canberra I was always impressed by the ‘big vision’ and bold thinking at IGPA, so when the opportunity arose to establish the 50/50 Foundation at the University of Canberra, it was a no-brainer! “Right from the outset our razor sharp focus now, this is the most exciting place to be for UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA has been on impact, so it was fantastic to see anyone with a passion for policy reform and the University of Canberra named 20th in citizen action.” the world for ‘Impact in Gender Equality’ when measured against the UN’s SDG’s in the Virginia Haussegger AM World University Impact Rankings 2020. This is an outstanding achievement for us! Right Chair of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation Chief Editor BroadAgenda 50/50 by 2030 Foundation 55
DEMOCRACY 2025 – STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE Democracy 2025 – strengthening Our purpose is to drive a national democratic practice was established by conversation on how we can strengthen the Museum of Australian Democracy democratic practice, celebrate our (MoAD), together with the Institute for democratic achievements, build a new Governance and Policy Analysis at the generation of democratically engaged University of Canberra, in October 2018. Australians and be the best democracy that It was launched in the context of the we can be. This is a big challenge and we lowest level recording of public trust and need your support to make a difference. satisfaction with Australia’s democratic arrangements and set against the global See democracy2025.gov.au rise of debased semi-democracies. for further information about this UC/ Democracy 2025 audits and celebrates MoAD initiative. the qualities of Australian democracy, investigates and experiments with what works in terms of renewing our representative system of government and facilitates non-partisan conversations on how to improve our democratic practice and be the best democracy that we can be. Democracy 2025’s six core programs will be delivered in partnership with national and international leaders in their fields. 2021 COURSE GUIDE • Public trust program • Ignite Learning program • Democracy Lab • Trust building public leadership program • Transformative exhibitions and events • Australian Democracy in the Asian Century 56
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