Month: July 2023

Reflecting on the Nature of Science
Dr Kristian Camilleri (HPS) in conversation with PhD candidate Samara Greenwood, for the HPS Podcast.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/24/reflecting-on-the-nature-of-science
Has Russia Contained the Prigozhin Threat?
Its long history of managing violent mercenaries suggests so, as Professor Mark Edele explores in this article, republished from The Conversation. A month on since pundits declared the imminent start of a new Russian civil war, we’re still waiting. Moreover, we still know very little about what went on when Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/24/has-russia-contained-the-prigozhin-threat
We Need Good Policy to Back Working Dads
How do men feel when they become fathers? Associate Professor Daniel Halliday (Philosophy) and Professor Cordelia Fine (HPS), together with Dr Melissa Wheeler (Swinburne Business School) spoke to a handful of Australian dads who generously agreed to share their experiences on the new Working Fathers podcast – many spoke of deep emotional responses. “Probably the most […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/we-need-good-policy-to-back-working-dads
Working Fathers Introduction
Welcome to Working Fathers, a podcast about dads, families and work. We look at the many different roles fathers play in contemporary Australian families and society and how policy can better recognise, value and support. Listen to the podcast via the links to each episode found below, or on your preferred podcast provider. The creators […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/working-fathers-introduction
Working Fathers: Episode 1
Our starting point is the large gender gap in time spent directly caring for children in economically developed and relatively gender egalitarian societies like Australia. Things aren’t what they were 50 years ago. Mothers, particularly of younger children, are more likely to do paid work than they were in the past. But it’s still quite […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/working-fathers-episode-1
Working Fathers: Episode 2
The family as an institution has changed significantly across time and place. How people divide labour within and beyond the family unit has been in flux throughout human history. The current model of fatherhood in many Western nations, including Australia, is a modified version of what we usually call the breadwinner model, where one parent […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/working-fathers-episode-2
Working Fathers: Episode 3
How much freedom do fathers have? Do fathers have real choices when it comes to decisions about how to divide their time between paid work and caring for the kids at home? And where do government and organisational policies fit in? One of the major societal changes of the past century has been the rise […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/working-fathers-episode-3
Working Fathers: Episode 4
In this episode, we look at more of the pressures that prevent fathers from being active and equal caregivers in their children’s lives. In particular, we look at the gender norms that dictate what it means to be a good man, and the social norms that dictate what it means to be a good worker […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/working-fathers-episode-4
Working Fathers: Episode 5
What’s next for Australian fathers? In this episode, we look at the future of fatherhood. So far, one thing all of our guests seem to agree on is that, for many families, current arrangements aren’t working as well as they could. Expectations on men as fathers are expanding, but without much of a lessening of […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/17/working-fathers-episode-5
‘Wokeness’ and White Conservatives in America
Conservatives in the United States have launched an offensive against so-called wokeness as they head towards the 2024 Presidential Election. In this article, first published in the Conversation as, ‘Why ‘Wokeness’ has Become the Latest Battlefront for White Conservatives in America’, SHAPS Honorary Liam Byrne, together with Emma Shortis (SHAPS Graduate, RMIT) write about this […]
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/04/wokeness-and-white-conservatives-in-america
SHAPS Digest (June 2023)
A monthly roundup of media commentary, publications, projects and other news from across the School community.
blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2023/07/03/shaps-digest-june-2023