Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0881171

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0881171

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The causes and consequences of the great famines of the last two centuries in Russia, China, Ireland and elsewhere. Famines have huge human, economic, social and cultural costs. A better understanding of the multi-faceted dimensions of past famines - the interplay between politics, economics, environment and culture in causing and shaping the response to famine events - will better inform public policy in regard to analogous large-scale crises, including the impact of flu pandemics and climate change. The comparative study of the causes, progress, responses to and effect of the great famines of the last two centuries might serve to better inform our understanding and response to such events.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $540,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Historical Studies Not Elsewhere Classified | Consumption And Everyday Life | Economic History

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Consumption patterns, population issues and the environment | Studies in human society |

Other Keywords

Consumption And Everyday Life | Consumption patterns, population issues and the environment | Economic History | Historical Studies | Historical Studies Not Elsewhere Classified | Studies in human society | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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