Digital Commemoration. This project investigates the interrelated commemorative practices, technology platforms, and social formations associated with digital commemoration. The urgency of this project arises as diverse forms of digital commemoration are increasingly used to express grief, solidarity and community, but are also a source of public and often personal disquiet. Digital commemoration is an emerging and often controversial practice with important implications for social institutions, ....Digital Commemoration. This project investigates the interrelated commemorative practices, technology platforms, and social formations associated with digital commemoration. The urgency of this project arises as diverse forms of digital commemoration are increasingly used to express grief, solidarity and community, but are also a source of public and often personal disquiet. Digital commemoration is an emerging and often controversial practice with important implications for social institutions, cultural conventions and personal values. This study makes a timely evidence-based contribution to an understanding of changing commemorative practices, their digital mediation, and the interactions between them.Read moreRead less
Supporting Responses To Commonwealth Science Council Priorities - Grant ID: CS170100008
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$209,346.00
Summary
Deployment of artificial intelligence and what it presents for Australia. This project aims to explore the opportunities, risks and consequences of broad uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) and to collate evidence on the economics, social perspectives, research capabilities and environmental impacts. As AI becomes more advanced, its applications will become increasingly complex in applications in homes, workplaces and cities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the opportunities, ....Deployment of artificial intelligence and what it presents for Australia. This project aims to explore the opportunities, risks and consequences of broad uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) and to collate evidence on the economics, social perspectives, research capabilities and environmental impacts. As AI becomes more advanced, its applications will become increasingly complex in applications in homes, workplaces and cities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to explore the opportunities, risks and benefits of AI, this project will examine the economic, social, ethical and cultural aspects of deployment and will present a set of key findings to guide and support policy making over the next decade.Read moreRead less
The role of households, neighbourhoods and networks in social statistics. Many issues affect the social progress of the country. Social research can determine the factors affecting issues such as unemployment, poverty, educational attainment, crime victimization and poor health. Survey and other data are used extensively to examine these conditions and their association with attributes of people. This project will provide methods to better determine the impact of effects associated with the h ....The role of households, neighbourhoods and networks in social statistics. Many issues affect the social progress of the country. Social research can determine the factors affecting issues such as unemployment, poverty, educational attainment, crime victimization and poor health. Survey and other data are used extensively to examine these conditions and their association with attributes of people. This project will provide methods to better determine the impact of effects associated with the household structure and other groups and social networks. The improved ability to assess the impact of these factors will have economic and social benefits. These benefits will arise from improved analysis leading to better decisions and improvements in the design of research studies improving their cost efficiency.Read moreRead less
Globalisation and the global income distribution in times of stability and in times of crisis. Australia is one of the countries most affected by globalisation and the rise of Asia. Moreover, the large income disparities between Australia and its neighbours put many burdens on Australia to manage immigration, accommodate refugees, and provide support to regional governments. This study uses data from around the world to model how global and regional economic integration is changing over time. Of ....Globalisation and the global income distribution in times of stability and in times of crisis. Australia is one of the countries most affected by globalisation and the rise of Asia. Moreover, the large income disparities between Australia and its neighbours put many burdens on Australia to manage immigration, accommodate refugees, and provide support to regional governments. This study uses data from around the world to model how global and regional economic integration is changing over time. Of special importance for Australia is this study's focus on the robustness of national and regional boundaries in times of crisis. The study will use innovative statistical techniques to help us better understand Australia's place in the world-economy, its relationship to the Asia-Pacific region, and the region's connections to the wider world.Read moreRead less
Black on White: Indigenous Social Constructions of Race. This project examines the constested meanings of race for Indigenous people in Australia through an analysis of the discourses they deploy in articulating their experiences. By considering their lives as contexts for the reproduction of race the research will offer new knowledge about the ways in which Indigenous people racialise themselves and others. The project has important theoretical and practical implications by elaborating and pr ....Black on White: Indigenous Social Constructions of Race. This project examines the constested meanings of race for Indigenous people in Australia through an analysis of the discourses they deploy in articulating their experiences. By considering their lives as contexts for the reproduction of race the research will offer new knowledge about the ways in which Indigenous people racialise themselves and others. The project has important theoretical and practical implications by elaborating and progressing recent advances in constructions of identity and whiteness. The findings will add new knowledge to the current field of race studies in Australia and abroad. They will be presented in a book and a series of scholarly articles.Read moreRead less
Unintended consequences? A sociological study of how social relations influence decisions about antibiotics. Professional decision-making can be difficult to influence, particularly in health contexts. Decisions are often not just about scientific evidence of best practice. Rather, decisions are heavily influenced by social context and the relationships that surround them. An 'antimicrobial perfect storm' is predicted to occur within the next two decades, in part due to poor antibiotic decision- ....Unintended consequences? A sociological study of how social relations influence decisions about antibiotics. Professional decision-making can be difficult to influence, particularly in health contexts. Decisions are often not just about scientific evidence of best practice. Rather, decisions are heavily influenced by social context and the relationships that surround them. An 'antimicrobial perfect storm' is predicted to occur within the next two decades, in part due to poor antibiotic decision-making, presenting a major threat to Australia. Using rigorous sociological research methods, this project aims to explore the social underpinnings of antibiotic decision-making, incorporating professional, lay and managerial perspectives. It aims to provide a means of understanding current practice and the barriers to enacting change.Read moreRead less
Knowledge-making in Australian society: sociology and its social impact. This project aims to reveal how Australians, over several generations, have sought to make sense of society in an organised way. The project intends to draw from interviews with key scholars, archival and citation data to ascertain how sociological knowledge has been shaped by a context of post-colonialism, multiculturalism and global capitalism as well as the extent to which these ideas have contributed to, and been influe ....Knowledge-making in Australian society: sociology and its social impact. This project aims to reveal how Australians, over several generations, have sought to make sense of society in an organised way. The project intends to draw from interviews with key scholars, archival and citation data to ascertain how sociological knowledge has been shaped by a context of post-colonialism, multiculturalism and global capitalism as well as the extent to which these ideas have contributed to, and been influenced by, policy, legislation and public debate. Expected outcomes include new evidence about the role of disciplines and contribute to the international research effort in this emerging field.Read moreRead less
The changing landscapes of survivorship: A sociological study of cancer. Despite being the leading burden of disease confronting Australia, cancer is not well understood in terms of its multifaceted, complex and evolving impacts on individuals, families and communities. Surviving cancer is often not only about seeking cure but rather finding ways of living with it, presenting new and important challenges for individuals and their significant others. This project will examine the meanings and pra ....The changing landscapes of survivorship: A sociological study of cancer. Despite being the leading burden of disease confronting Australia, cancer is not well understood in terms of its multifaceted, complex and evolving impacts on individuals, families and communities. Surviving cancer is often not only about seeking cure but rather finding ways of living with it, presenting new and important challenges for individuals and their significant others. This project will examine the meanings and practice of 'cancer survivorship' through the lives of Australian's currently living with cancer. This project aims to advance a broad evidence-base for policy, practice and engagement nationally and internationally.Read moreRead less
Employment Activation and the Changing Economy-Society Relation. Underemployment and joblessness have emerged as serious social problems in an age of global economic uncertainty. This project focuses on how, across advanced liberal societies, these problems are being redefined via transnational policy models and experiments seeking to 'activate' underemployed and unemployed populations. This project posits that these experiments articulate a new dynamic between economy and society and aims to pr ....Employment Activation and the Changing Economy-Society Relation. Underemployment and joblessness have emerged as serious social problems in an age of global economic uncertainty. This project focuses on how, across advanced liberal societies, these problems are being redefined via transnational policy models and experiments seeking to 'activate' underemployed and unemployed populations. This project posits that these experiments articulate a new dynamic between economy and society and aims to provide a better understanding of this dynamic. It aims to deliver a reconceptualisation of under- and unemployment, a new and relevant analysis of policy models, and new empirical insight into the mobilisation of activation policies.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100382
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$388,376.00
Summary
Exiting homelessness and sustaining housing. The project aims to produce evidence and to provide theoretical and policy relevant knowledge about how people are able to exit chronic homelessness and attain housing. Generating knowledge and developing strategies to end homelessness and to realise positive life outcomes for highly marginalised people is an enduring theoretical, policy and substantive question. By closely engaging with people with experiences of homelessness, and the people that pro ....Exiting homelessness and sustaining housing. The project aims to produce evidence and to provide theoretical and policy relevant knowledge about how people are able to exit chronic homelessness and attain housing. Generating knowledge and developing strategies to end homelessness and to realise positive life outcomes for highly marginalised people is an enduring theoretical, policy and substantive question. By closely engaging with people with experiences of homelessness, and the people that provide them with services and housing, the research will gather first-person accounts of people's actions and motivations to generate practice and policy relevant knowledge to help reduce homelessness and improve wellbeing, social and economic participation for excluded individuals.Read moreRead less