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Research Programs

CAPSTRANS research activities operate as a set of overlapping research programs that address the concept of “social transformation”. We are concerned with the roles of state and non-state agents in the changing Asia-Pacific, with a particular emphasis on the study of transnational forces as they relate to issues of inequality and exclusion. Each research program has a series of interlinked research questions that address these issues in comparative and integrative ways.

  • Mobility and Exclusion

Researchers working on this topic explore how migration and other forms of mobility have led to the exclusion of some groups from development processes, and to limited opportunities to participate in political processes. Research projects are currently organised into three themes:

 

  • Globalisation and International Development

This research program examines the impact of globalisation on development at the local, national, and regional levels. Research projects are currently organised into two major themes.

 

  • Australia in the Asia-Pacific

A series of inter-linked projects that explore Australia's place in the Asia-Pacific region. Researchers in this program examine aspects of pre-colonial and colonial interaction between polities and peoples, as well as the history of Australia's engagement in the region since Federation. These research projects are organised under two themes:

 

  • Culture and Representation

Researchers working in this program examine the impact that globalisation is having on local cultures, the media, art and literature. Their work includes the investigation of international regulatory regimes, human rights discourses, media policy, and national ideologies. This program is divided into four theme areas:

 

  • Globalisation and Education

A new and emerging program that examines the intersection between globalisation and education, including work on transnational education, international markets in education, the internationalisation of vocational education, and language and literacy policy in South East Asia.