[csaa-forum] Combatting Populism? UWA Roundtable

[Rob Cover]

Perth colleagues and friends might be interested in the below Research,
Community and Engagement event "Combatting Populism" (Wed, 12 September,
4-6pm, UWA Social Sciences Lecture Theatre), part of Social Sciences Week
2018.

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In an era marked by Brexit, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, the election of US
President Donald Trump, and many years of problematic governance in parts
of South East Asia and South America, we are beginning to learn what right-wing
populism is, how it comes about, and how it puts at risk some of the core
institutions of a just and ethical society and obscures some of the
alternatives used to describe future societies.

But how do we challenge and combat populism? Is it enough to say we just
don’t like it? Do we argue for the solidification of liberal institutions,
or do we push for even more radical social and governmental systems? In
what ways are different groups, organisations and communities actively
combatting populism already? What can the humanities and social sciences
learn from existing real-world experience, and how can we better work
together to address one of the world's significant social and political
problems?

Please join Professor John Keane (The University of Sydney), Professor Mark
Beeson (UWA), Fremantle Mayor Dr Brad Pettitt, Dr Jasmina Brankovic, Jaime
Yallup, and community members for a lively discussion on how we can address
(and have already been addressing!) right-wing populism and protect social
justice and ethical societies.

RSVP: Essential by registering online at http://bit.ly/combat-pop-uwa
<https://bit.ly/combat-pop-uwa>

by Friday 7 September 2018.

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*Assoc Professor Rob Cover*Deputy Head of School, Social Sciences
(Community and Engagement)

The University of Western Australia
Crawley WA 6009

Rm 1.16, Social Sciences Building
+61 8 6488 4305 wk
0437 902 967 sms

rob.cover at uwa.edu.au
Profile:    http://www.uwa.edu.au/people/rob.cover
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*ROB's RECENT BOOKS:*Queer Youth Suicide, Culture and Identity: Unliveable
Lives? - http://bit.ly/qys2012
Vulnerability and Exposure: Footballer Scandals, Masculine Identity and
Ethics - http://bit.ly/VulnExp
Digital Identities: Creating and Communicating the Online Self -
http://bit.ly/DigIdentities

Emergent Identities: New Sexualities, Genders and Relationships in a
Digital ERa - http://bit.ly/Em-Id
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