Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL200100144

Funded Activity Summary

Population policy in modern world history: Challenges from the Asia Pacific. As the planet approaches 8 billion, international debate on population will be ignited again. This project aims to capitalise on Australia’s place in the global South, to lead a distinctively regional perspective on how population policies emerged, and what their present legacies are. Comparing Australia, Japan, India and China, the project intends to analyse highly diverse polities, challenging Europe-outward theses on modernisation and development. This promises a much-improved historical model with which we might better assess the enduring population-environment-economy nexus well into the 21st century. The project should energise a new form of world history writing, boosting Australia's reputation as a leader in big-idea histories.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2021

End Date: 29-06-2026

Funding Scheme: Australian Laureate Fellowships

Funding Amount: $2,801,473.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

History of Economic Thought | Historical Studies | Asian History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past | Understanding Asia's Past | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Asian History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Historical Studies | History of Economic Thought | Understanding Asia's Past | Understanding Australia's Past

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