Humanities Lectures

Professor Michael LeBuffe, University of Otago Chair in Early Modern Philosophy, of the Department of Philosophy delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture: “Pocket Hobbes” 13 May 2014

Dr Katie Elkin, Associate Commissioner, Legal and Strategic Relations at the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, discusses the considerable change in the design of health professional regulation throughout Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of the last decade. As well as ushering in significant structural reform, the legislation in both countries is now more explicit regarding its public protection objectives. However, the degree to which regulatory decision-making is actually consistent with public protection considerations is unclear. Through two major empirical analyses of complaints and disciplinary mechanisms in Australian and New Zealand, Dr Elkin has explored these issues and how they impact at throughout the regulatory journey, from registration through to disciplinary sanction. 13 May 2014

Professor Michael LeBuffe, University of Otago Chair in Early Modern Philosophy, of the Department of Philosophy delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture: “Pocket Hobbes” 13 May 2014

Dr Katie Elkin, Associate Commissioner, Legal and Strategic Relations at the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, discusses the considerable change in the design of health professional regulation throughout Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of the last decade. As well as ushering in significant structural reform, the legislation in both countries is now more explicit regarding its public protection objectives. However, the degree to which regulatory decision-making is actually consistent with public protection considerations is unclear. Through two major empirical analyses of complaints and disciplinary mechanisms in Australian and New Zealand, Dr Elkin has explored these issues and how they impact at throughout the regulatory journey, from registration through to disciplinary sanction. 13 May 2014

Dr Katie Elkin, Associate Commissioner, Legal and Strategic Relations at the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, discusses the considerable change in the design of health professional regulation throughout Australia and New Zealand since the beginning of the last decade. As well as ushering in significant structural reform, the legislation in both countries is now more explicit regarding its public protection objectives. However, the degree to which regulatory decision-making is actually consistent with public protection considerations is unclear. Through two major empirical analyses of complaints and disciplinary mechanisms in Australian and New Zealand, Dr Elkin has explored these issues and how they impact at throughout the regulatory journey, from registration through to disciplinary sanction. 13 May 2014

Professor Michael LeBuffe, University of Otago Chair in Early Modern Philosophy, of the Department of Philosophy delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture: “Pocket Hobbes” 13 May 2014

Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning, the Scottish Government discusses the upcoming Scottish debate in September 2014, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Michael has been Education Secretary in the Scottish Government since 2009, having previously served as Minister for Environment, and Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University and the author of seven books, including Edinburgh: A Celebration (1992), In Waiting: Travels in the Shadow of Edwin Muir (1998), and The Next Big Thing: A Fable of Modern Scotland (2007). He represents the Argyll and Bute constituency for the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament. 25 March 2014

Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning, the Scottish Government discusses the upcoming Scottish debate in September 2014, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Michael has been Education Secretary in the Scottish Government since 2009, having previously served as Minister for Environment, and Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University and the author of seven books, including Edinburgh: A Celebration (1992), In Waiting: Travels in the Shadow of Edwin Muir (1998), and The Next Big Thing: A Fable of Modern Scotland (2007). He represents the Argyll and Bute constituency for the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament. 25 March 2014

Michael Russell, Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning, the Scottish Government discusses the upcoming Scottish debate in September 2014, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” Michael has been Education Secretary in the Scottish Government since 2009, having previously served as Minister for Environment, and Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University and the author of seven books, including Edinburgh: A Celebration (1992), In Waiting: Travels in the Shadow of Edwin Muir (1998), and The Next Big Thing: A Fable of Modern Scotland (2007). He represents the Argyll and Bute constituency for the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament. 25 March 2014

UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has said our world is over-armed and peace is under-funded. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for the United Nations talks about disarmament challenges and successes, and addresses a number of common questions.

Are we any closer to nuclear disarmament since New Zealand took its stand in the 1980s?

How realistic is a Middle East Zone free of Weapons of Mass Destruction?

Why did Assad agree to give up chemical weapons?

Is the Arms Trade Treaty all good news?

This is a public lecture hosted by the Faculty of Law, Department of Politics and the National Centre for Peace and Conflict studies. 10 April 2014