COVID-19

Author Webinar: International Organisations and Global Problems /  by University Bridge

On the 29th of September I conducted an author webinar on my recent book International Organisations and Global Problems (CUP, 2018). In the webinar, I canvassed the book’s content and discussed how it can be integrated in a variety of courses in international relations, as well as providing insights on how the book can be used and adapted specifically for online teaching.

You can access the video below, with the following time-stamps to jump to particular sections of the talk and answers to specific questions:

00:00-2:45 Introduction

02:45-06:07 About the book

06:08-07:15 Q1 What courses is the book suitable for?

07:16-08:41 Are there chapters suitable for advanced courses?

08:41-9:30 Q3 Feedback from International Organisation

09:31-12:35 Key feature: Flexibility

12:36-16:53 Key feature: Questioning the roles of international organisations

18:07-19:08 Book and chapter structure

19:08-21:02 Q4 How does the book support distance teaching?

21:03-23:22 Q5 Do you define the problems on the nexus of sectors of align them with public sector organisations?

23:23-26:01 Online teaching

26:02-27:48 Q6 How do you perceive international relations?

27:53-30:45 Using music in synchronous online teaching

30:50-36:02 Q7 How to make students feel part of class online?

36:03-38:45 Assessment and Exams

38:46-41:57 Distance teaching – letting students set their own essay questions

41:57-45:00 Q8 International Organisations and the pandemic

45:00-46:37 Q9 Doesn’t the slow response indicate a lack of authentic collaboration...

46:37-48:23 Q10 How NGOs and individuals can get International Organisations to respond to their needs

48:23-49:10 Links

49:11-50:38 New content for the book in the future

50:38-51:27 Conclusion

Interested in International Organisations? Cambridge University Press author Susan Park talked about her book International Organisations and Global Problems...

Social Sciences Week: The Failure of Multilateralism during the COVID19 Pandemic /  by University Bridge

A look at the trends in governing the response to the global pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put governance systems around the world to the greatest test in living memory. The variation in responses and results has opened up the debate as to the ability of different regimes and international institutions to deliver in moments of crisis.

For instance, citizens of democracies have accepted previously unthinkable restrictions on freedoms, federal systems have seen the complex relationship between the federal government and the states increasingly negotiated, and intergovernmental organisations have not been successful at offsetting the unilateral responses such as border closures and beggar-thy-neighbour fights over medical aid.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country – Stewart Jackson
01:36 Citizen responses to the crisis – Sarah Cameron
10:46 The failure of multilateralism during the global pandemic - Susan Park
20:14 Implications of the pandemic response for domestic political institutions - Rodney Smith
30:18 Understanding the pandemic as a border security challenge - Salvatore Babones
38:50 The operation of the Commonwealth/federalism during the pandemic/bushfires/any other crisis - Stewart Jackson
48:35 Audience Q&A and discussion

Speakers
Dr Sarah Cameron, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney
Professor Susan Park, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney
Professor Rodney Smith, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney
Associate Professor Salvatore Babones, Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Sydney
Dr Stewart Jackson (Chair), Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney

Part of the Governing the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic panel for the University of Sydney’s Social Sciences Week (SSW), September 9, 2020.

Listen below!:

A look at the trends in governing the response to the global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has put governance systems around the world to the greatest test in living memory. The variation in responses and results has opened up the debate as to the ability of different regimes and international institutions to deliver in moments of crisis. For instance, citizens of democracies have accepted previously unthinkable restrictions on freedoms, federal systems have seen the complex relationship between the federal government and the states increasingly negotiated, and intergovernmental organisations have not been successful at offsetting the unilateral responses such as border closures and beggar-thy-neighbour fights over medical aid. This podcast brings together experts in the social and political sciences to discuss and highlight the trends in governing the response to the pandemic thus far. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country – Stewart Jackson 01:36 Citizen responses to the crisis – Sarah Cameron 10:46 The failure of multilateralism during the global pandemic - Susan Park 20:14 Implications of the pandemic response for domestic political institutions - Rodney Smith 30:18 Understanding the pandemic as a border security challenge - Salvatore Babones 38:50 The operation of the Commonwealth/federalism during the pandemic/bushfires/any other crisis - Stewart Jackson 48:35 Audience Q&A and discussion Speakers Dr Sarah Cameron, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney Professor Susan Park, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney Professor Rodney Smith, Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney Associate Professor Salvatore Babones, Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Sydney Dr Stewart Jackson (Chair), Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney This podcast is part of Social Science Week Australia 2020. Find out more here: bit.ly/3fgfFpw

CISS Global Forum (2020) on The Covid Crisis: Lessons Learned, What Next? /  by University Bridge

On June 3, the University of Sydney’s Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) held the Global Forum on the COVID Crisis, asking what next?

You can listen to two of the discussions below:

  • 2020, ‘The COVID Crisis: Lessons Learned, What Next?’, University of Sydney: Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) Global Forum, June 3. Featuring contributions from Susan Park, Justin Hastings, Brendan O’Connor, Aim Sinpeng, and Roy MacLeod.

The Centre for International Security Studies presents the 2020 Global Forum, The COVID Crisis: Lessons Learned, What Next? Through a series of curated webca...

The fourth webinar in the 2020 CISS Global Forum explored the theme of Ecosecurity Threats & Challenges: COVID-19 and Beyond. Our group of experts applied a ...