Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People. This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. Around 25 per cent of all Australians aged 12 to 24 are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. In collaboration with nine Australian organisations, the project aims to critically define the status of CALD youth; develop the first national status reporting frame ....Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People. This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. Around 25 per cent of all Australians aged 12 to 24 are from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. In collaboration with nine Australian organisations, the project aims to critically define the status of CALD youth; develop the first national status reporting framework for the group that will generate new social, economic and cultural indicators; and build a knowledge hub to store and curate CALD youth data. Data and understanding from this project is intended to enable governments to meet the group’s specific needs and enhance their opportunities.Read moreRead less
Socio-economic Study Of The Rock Lobster Industry In The South-east Of South Australia
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Determine likely success of effort reduction program introduction in SE rock lobster fishery. 2. Identify types & numbers of fishermen likely to sell to buy-back authority; assess prospects for boat owners & crew. 3. Estimate cost of buying out to ensure viability; effects on communities
Leadership, social identity and the dynamics of influence in intergroup relations: A new understanding of social continuity and social change. Understanding how social change occurs (or continuity prevails) and the role of leadership in this process is paramount to any social system (e.g. nation, state, organization, team). This project provides a new social psychological understanding of leadership and social change dynamics, including when more radical leaders and social relations emerge, as w ....Leadership, social identity and the dynamics of influence in intergroup relations: A new understanding of social continuity and social change. Understanding how social change occurs (or continuity prevails) and the role of leadership in this process is paramount to any social system (e.g. nation, state, organization, team). This project provides a new social psychological understanding of leadership and social change dynamics, including when more radical leaders and social relations emerge, as well as how different groups become more united around a common cause. Given ethnic, religious, social and political diversity of Australian society, these questions are fundamental to strengthening Australia's social fabric. This research also has cross-disciplinary applications, builds international collaborations, and supports emerging Australian research talent.Read moreRead less
Self-categorization and personal identity: Integrating group and personality processes. This project will maintain and advance Australia's contribution to social psychology and strengthen international collaboration. It also will support a high-profile researcher and contribute to the quality research training of students. The project questions the widespread belief that personal identity and the personal self (how we define ourselves as being unique from others - the 'I' or 'me') are relativel ....Self-categorization and personal identity: Integrating group and personality processes. This project will maintain and advance Australia's contribution to social psychology and strengthen international collaboration. It also will support a high-profile researcher and contribute to the quality research training of students. The project questions the widespread belief that personal identity and the personal self (how we define ourselves as being unique from others - the 'I' or 'me') are relatively stable. It explores the possibility that personal identity can be both stable and variable depending on a range of factors. The project informs how we understand personality processes and the role that our group memberships (work, family, institutions) play in shaping our personal selves and associated attitudes, beliefs and values. Read moreRead less
The stifled voice of discontent? Toward a social-psychological understanding of voice suppression and the emergence of subversive action. This research will provide the first psychological insight into how reactionary sub-groups and ultimate subversive action can develop from denying people the chance to voice their views to relevant authorities. By studying both the desire to have this voice and the effects of not getting it, our work will help explain individual and collective behaviours that, ....The stifled voice of discontent? Toward a social-psychological understanding of voice suppression and the emergence of subversive action. This research will provide the first psychological insight into how reactionary sub-groups and ultimate subversive action can develop from denying people the chance to voice their views to relevant authorities. By studying both the desire to have this voice and the effects of not getting it, our work will help explain individual and collective behaviours that, to many, appear irrational if not heinous and morally corrupt. In this manner, we will be able to address the ARC Research Priority 4: Safeguarding Australia, Protecting Australia from Terrorism and Crime. Moreover, as we expect this research to yield timely and influential discoveries, it will help maintain Australia's position as a world leader in the field of social psychology.Read moreRead less
The Kids in Communities Study: national investigation of community level effects on children's developmental outcomes. This project (a cross-disciplinary collaboration) will investigate community level factors influencing early childhood developmental outcomes using a mixed methods approach in up to 10 communities across Australia. This will result in a potential set of measures or indicators that reflect communities that are good for children.
Welfare reform and welfare stigma : scroungers, slackers and bludgers? This project aims to build an evidence base of the prevalence, causes and consequences of welfare stigma in Australia. Welfare policies and proposed reforms aim to reduce welfare expenditure, increase workforce participation, and promote personal and family wellbeing. However, stigmatising attitudes and discrimination towards those receiving welfare benefits may undermine these policy goals: reducing employment opportunities ....Welfare reform and welfare stigma : scroungers, slackers and bludgers? This project aims to build an evidence base of the prevalence, causes and consequences of welfare stigma in Australia. Welfare policies and proposed reforms aim to reduce welfare expenditure, increase workforce participation, and promote personal and family wellbeing. However, stigmatising attitudes and discrimination towards those receiving welfare benefits may undermine these policy goals: reducing employment opportunities and causing poorer health and wellbeing. Through innovative experimental studies, the project plans to identify ways in which welfare policy can minimise stigma and promote employment. Project outcomes may provide an evidence base for the design of more effective welfare policy.Read moreRead less
Aquaculture-Community Futures: North West Tasmania
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$172,996.00
Summary
To secure the future of Australian aquaculture, building and maintaining a sufficient level of support and trust from interested and affected communities is vital. Worldwide, there have been several examples of where aquaculture operations have been threatened because of a lack of societal acceptability. In Australia, a recent example of this has been the environmental non-governmental organisations (eNGOs) campaigns against proposed fish farm operations in Okehampton Bay on Tasmania’s east co ....To secure the future of Australian aquaculture, building and maintaining a sufficient level of support and trust from interested and affected communities is vital. Worldwide, there have been several examples of where aquaculture operations have been threatened because of a lack of societal acceptability. In Australia, a recent example of this has been the environmental non-governmental organisations (eNGOs) campaigns against proposed fish farm operations in Okehampton Bay on Tasmania’s east coast (Murphy-Gregory, 2017). In the Tasmanian context, attitudes toward the commercial exploitation/use of natural resources involve multi-dimensional, often conflicting, values often with a spatial dimension (see Evans, Kirkpatrick & Bridle 2018).
FRDC Project 2017-158 ‘Determinates of socially-supported wild-catch and aquaculture fisheries in Australia’ has revealed that several factors contribute towards achieving community acceptance: the perception that a company offers benefits; that it contributes to the well-being of the region and respects the local way of life; that it listens, responds and exhibits reciprocity; and that relations are based on an enduring regard for each other’s interests. These factors are often based on understanding and contributing towards achieving a certain state or condition of that which is valued by local and regional communities (e.g. a certain level of local employment, or of threatened habitat protection). Indeed, a lack of social acceptance for the aquaculture industry has often resulted in part from their practices being seen to, or in some cases actually, compromising the condition or state of what communities ‘value’ (feel is very important).
This project has been designed to examine the mix of community interests and values, and to identify how the aquaculture industry and regional communities can participate in processes of negotiation, to contribute towards the achievement of desired conditions or states of community values, using NW Tasmania as a case study.
Objectives: 1. Identify what the NW communities and Tasmanian residents value (“community values”) in relation to the NW Tasmanian coastal and marine region 2. Establish which of these values future aquaculture in NW Tasmanian can contribute to (“shared values”) 3. Ascertain community preferences for how salmonid farming in NW Tasmania could contribute to these shared values, and how this should be tracked and benchmarked 5. Determine preferences of NW communities and Tasmanian residents for community-industry engagement, communication and partnership models (social engagement strategies) Read moreRead less
SCRC: Australian Aquaculture Genetic Support Capability
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
A proven requirement for sustainable and efficient primary production is well managed selective breeding programs of domesticated stock. This was recognised for Australian aquaculture in establishing the Seafood CRC Breeding for Profit Theme outcomes and strategies.
Breeding programs are long-term investments delivering incremental gains based on selection decisions made on a combination of expert advice, phenotype and genotype data analyses and sound breeding objectives. This combinat ....A proven requirement for sustainable and efficient primary production is well managed selective breeding programs of domesticated stock. This was recognised for Australian aquaculture in establishing the Seafood CRC Breeding for Profit Theme outcomes and strategies.
Breeding programs are long-term investments delivering incremental gains based on selection decisions made on a combination of expert advice, phenotype and genotype data analyses and sound breeding objectives. This combination, and the essential data management and analytical systems required, are beyond the scope of any single aquaculture company to provide in-house. Like the animals in the breeding program, the provision of these capabilities needs to have continuity and a long-term delivery plan.
CSIRO has over 15 years co-investment with multiple sectors of the Australian aquaculture industry in R&D to deliver commercial selective breeding programs to meet individual needs. While delivering on the R&D, CSIRO considered the strategies for its clients to obtain the required future commercial genetic services. Local options for delivering this capability are limited, partly due the current lack of programs requiring the services and the size of the programs.
As such CSIRO has developed some capability and a strategic plan (see attachment) for the transfer of the delivery of the required capabilities and systems to the predicted 8 to 10 Australian and international breeding programs to an autonomous or semi-autonomous unit by 2015 to 2017. To deliver this strategy requires additional investment in the development of the essential capabilities and systems during the transition phase from 2013 to 2015.
However critical to the strategy and further investment is the need for an independent assessment of the economic and management viability of the proposed strategy and an autonomous unit, and potential uptake by identified national and international breeding programs of the services to be provided. This critical assessment is required before further investment in establishing the proposed independent genetic services unit and in developing the essential capability and systems.
This project therefore will be in two stages with a clear Go/No-go point after the first stage. Stage 1, proposed here, will involve an independent consultant completing a Business Case assessment of the proposed strategy and services unit. Stage 2 would proceed if that Business Case proved positive and the Unit and strategy was viable and acceptable to potential clients. The second, implementation stage (which would require an updated full proposal) would involve developing the proposed Unit and training and delivering the essential capability and systems for the Unit and for the long-term viability of Australian aquaculture breeding programs.Read moreRead less