Australia, the Asia-Pacific and the social sciences

Authors

Vera C. Mackie, University of WollongongFollow
Carol Johnson, The University Of Adelaide
Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Australian National University

RIS ID

103251

Publication Details

Mackie, V., Johnson, C. and Morris-Suzuki, T. (2015). Australia, the Asia-Pacific and the social sciences. In C. Johnson, V. Mackie and T. Morris-Suzuki (Eds.), The Social Sciences in the Asian Century (pp. 1-28). Canberra: ANU Press. http://press.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ch016.pdf

Additional Publication Information

ISBN: 9781925022582

Abstract

In 2013, Australia’s Abbott Liberal government announced a ‘New Colombo Plan’, which supports Australian undergraduates to visit selected Asian countries to study, research or undertake internships, mentorships and practicums. One year earlier, the Gillard Labor government had released a White Paper, Australia in the Asian Century, which emphasised the importance of developing an education system that encourages Australians to be ‘Asia-literate’ and ‘Asia-capable’. The White Paper stressed the importance of strengthening ‘research and teaching links between Australian institutions and those in the region’ (Commonwealth of Australia 2012: 16–17; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade n.d.).