School of Political Science and International Studies

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We are concerned with how we make sense of the world in which we live, the current challenges we face, and how both Australian and international political institutions ought to respond to complex policy problems in an era of globalisation and rapid social change.
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Annual Lecture

The Minister for Foreign Affairs delivers the second Annual Lecture in Politics and International Affairs.
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UQ Academic recognised for her work in Human Rights

Associate Professor Katharine Gelber, from UQ's School of Political Science and International Studies has been awarded the Sydney PEN Keneally Award for her contribution to the Protection of the Freedom of Expression.
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