La Trobe Social Inquiry

13/04/2025

Congrats to the winners of this year’s Social Inquiry HDR Seminar Leadership Prize! Cleo Temouskos & Andrew Tang, and Maria Paula Hernandez-Ruiz & Damoon Jehani have been awarded for their exciting proposed seminar series. More details to come from the convenors.

08/04/2025

Raul Sanchez Urribarri and John Polga-Hecimovich have published Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro (Routledge). The book examines how Maduro’s regime has been sustained through national and international dynamics, offering a new take on authoritarian consolidation.
https://www.routledge.com/Authoritarian-Consolidation-in-Times-of-Crisis-Venezuela-under-Nicolas-Maduro/Polga-Hecimovich-SanchezUrribarri/p/book/9781032601656?srsltid=AfmBOorFzsG2KXJcWAynGmSrdRCqnoej1RekeIKBEsQPMLhztDNLxzQy

Routledge & CRC Press Page missing

07/04/2025

Raul Sanchez Urribarri was interviewed by SBS Spanish to comment on the global
geopolitical shifts recently taking place, with an emphasis on the Trump Administration in the U.S.
https://www.sbs.com.au/language/spanish/es/podcast-episode/guerra-comercial-inversion-en-defensa-baile-de-lealtades-vivimos-un-periodo-prebelico-global/xecom199q

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06/04/2025

Welcome Belinda Bruno to the Climate Change Adaptation Lab! Belinda joins us as Lab Manager on Wednesdays and Thursdays, while continuing her work with Research Capability the rest of the week. She’s been at La Trobe for 10 years and is almost finished her BA in Psychological Science and Sociology (just two subjects to go!). Great to have you with us, Belinda!

03/04/2025

Welcome Jay Jozaei! Jay is a social scientist with 20 years of experience working on climate and environmental issues. He holds a PhD in Environmental Studies and recently completed research on climate reporting and the TCFD framework in New Zealand and Australia. We're excited to have him join the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe!

03/04/2025

Welcome Ana Lara Heyns! Ana is a Mexican Mestiza activist and researcher with a background in anthropology and a PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies from Monash. Her work explores water infrastructure, cultural memory, and Indigenous water knowledges. She joins us from the ARC project Repairing Memory and Place, and we’re thrilled to welcome her to La Trobe’s Climate Change Adaptation Lab!

02/04/2025

Welcome to Magnus Moglia, a systems scientist focused on sustainability and climate change. Magnus has worked on water management, climate adaptation, and urban futures across Australia, Vietnam, and the Pacific. He recently led research on nature-based solutions and remote work at Swinburne and co-edited Future Cities Making. Great to have you with us, Magnus!

30/03/2025

Our Brooke is a star on the home page!

29/03/2025

: Our next Social Inquiry seminar for HDRs will be on Tuesday 8th April, 2-4pm. Dr Caitlin Nunn will present: Publishing academic journal articles: a backstage tour.
https://www.mmu.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-caitlin-nunn

28/03/2025

All graduate researchers from the Department are warmly invited to a Welcome-afternoon tea for HDRs in Social Inquiry next Wednesday, April 2nd 2-4pm.

26/03/2025

Tuesday 1st April, 11.20-1pm: On Fieldwork is a monthly seminar for HDRs dedicated to exploring issues related to fieldwork, sharing knowledge, and presenting fieldwork based research. Our first session will take place on Tuesday April 1 from 11:30-1:00pm (directly after the HUSS HDR morning tea. Susannah Ostojic will be presenting: The Eye of the Water: Taro, Gender, and Personhood in Maewo, Vanuatu.