11
Apr
Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar | The Rise of Shadow Banking in China: Institutional Change in Chinese Banking and Finance
In this presentation, Dr Hui Feng, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith Asia institute, Griffith University will examine the dynamics of this episode of institutional change in Chinese political economy that saw the rise of shadow banking and subsequent regulation on the part of the state.
09
Apr
LFC Seminar Series: Solar Geoengineering Research and the Technologies of Common Concern
Associate Professor Neil Craik will present his paper Solar Geoengineering Research and the Technologies of Common Concern as part of the LFC Seminar Series.
04
Apr
Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar | Research@GAI: Triumphs, Trends, Troubles, and Tasks
In this presentation, Professor Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University will share with the audience what GAI has done, is going, and might do in research. It will provide an analysis of GAI's recent performance, in terms of publications, grants and PhD students, in the context of the University's broader research aims.
03
Apr
BSI Research Seminar: Networked risk, and a case of an "almost" disaster in the world's happiest country
Isabell Storsjö will present a series of interconnected events and failures in a specific area in Finland that could have turned into disaster. After the hottest summer ever in Finland, an area that also experienced an unusually dry summer was hit by the worst winter storm in history. The case exemplifies some of the problems of preparedness and response in today's world.
28
Mar
Perspectives:Asia Lecture: Mangoro market meri: Women guardians of the mangroves in PNG
The Nature Conservancy is an international NGO working with women across PNG to address mangrove loss and women's empowerment through the Mangoro Market Meri (MMM) project. Using MMM as a case study, Barbara and Robyn will engage with the current status of mangroves in PNG and how women and communities currently utilise mangrove livelihood and techniques to develop a scheme to link them to âlarger scale economic benefits for conservation.
28
Mar