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Monash Governance Forums - 2005

Forums in 2005 in the Monash Governance Forums series were presented by the following prominent speakers.

The nineteenth forum in the Monash Governance Forums series was led by
Prof James Walter, Head, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University and Dr Richard Curtain, Co-convenor, Australian Public Policy Research Network. Topic: “Governance and Citizenship”. The Forum discussed the inter-relationships between governance and citizenship, focusing on the connection between global civil society and territorial polity, and on the principles that underpin what citizen engagement in policy making should entail.
Presentation by Prof James Walter (pdf, 54kb), Paper by Prof JamesWalter (pdf, 74kb), Presentation by Dr Richard Curtain (pdf, 64kb)

The twentieth forum in the Monash Governance Forums series was led by
Mr Bill Shorten, National and Victorian Branch Secretary, Australian Workers Union, "The Governance of Trade Unions". The forum examined the governance issues and challenges facing trade unions in the light of the most recent industrial relations developments in Australia. The Forum was jointly organised and sponsored by the Monash Governance Research Unit (MGRU) and the Australian Centre for the Research of Employment and Work (ACREW).

The twenty-first forum in the Monash Governance Forums series was led by
David Throsby, Professor of Economics at Macquarie University, 'Economics and Culture: Conflicting, Incommensurate, Complementary?' Economic values and cultural values are sometimes treated as if they are trade offs. Not so according to leading economist David Throsby, Professor of Economics at Macquarie University (Sydney). Using Values Theory as his foundation, Professor Throsby argues that economic and cultural values are distinct and to some extent incommensurate with underlying principles. Many cultural values are incapable of economic measurement and many economic factors do not have cultural implications. However, both cultural values and economic values are integral to sustainability. Professor Throsby's views are published in his latest book "Economics and Culture", Cambridge University Press, 2001.

The twenty-second forum in the Monash Governance Forums series was led by
Dr. Justin O'Brien, Senior Research Fellow, Queen's University, Belfast. 'The Politics of Enforcement: US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Strategies 2002-2005'. Dr. O'Brien is a leading researcher on corporate governance issues following the scandals in the U.S. capital market. Dr O'Brien's work at the Institute is focused on the comparative analysis of political corruption. The primary aim of the research is to assess the political implications of the corporate governance scandals in the United States. By examining the structural relationship between corporate donations and campaign finance, the research project assesses the systemic impediments to credible political and economic reform. Dr O'Brien is a former Editor, Current Affairs at UTV in Belfast and has worked as an investigative journalist at the BBC and RTE.