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Arvanitakis on American politics: The Trump revolution without Trump
James Arvanitakis | October 19, 2019Unless America’s political establishment reconnects with a large, disillusioned swathe of middle class voters, the resentment harnessed by Donald Trump will continue to seethe long after the current Administration is consigned to history.
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Arvanitakis on American politics: Why bipartisanship is hard
James Arvanitakis | September 28, 2019Headlines highlighting President Trump’s erratic behaviour are masking a more worrying decline of faith in democracy and national unity across the free world. What are the factors driving us apart, and what, if anything, can we do about them?
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The challenge of the contemporary university
James Arvanitakis | September 19, 2019Professor James Arvanitakis argues that universities must consciously train graduates to be active, engaged, empowered and committed citizens, as well as pursuing traditional scholarship, if the world’s ‘wicked problems’ are to be addressed in time.
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Arvanitakis on American politics: The third Democratic debate
James Arvanitakis | September 14, 2019The latest televised debate between challengers for the Democrat ticket produced some heated exchanges on healthcare, immigration, Donald Trump and other hot button issues, but will it shift voting intentions?
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Arvanitakis on American politics
James Arvanitakis | September 7, 2019The race for the American presidency is already hotting up, with Democratic contenders vying for the chance to challenge the incumbent. Professor James Arvanitakis is in the USA and assess their chances of success in the light of Trump’s popularity in middle America.
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Power, politics and art
James Arvanitakis | August 17, 2019James Arvanitakis and Alix Beattie of Western Sydney University argue that the hostile reaction to a controversial Bondi mural highlights the rise of a new conservative political correctness.
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Are tech companies using data in more ethical ways?
James Arvanitakis | December 1, 2018Technology firms generate their huge profits from the vast amounts of data they harvest from their users, so have they really changed their ways to protect user data from abuse in the light of recent scandals? New research suggests that while their rhetoric has changed, the reality has not.
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Developing data rights for all Australians
James Arvanitakis | August 3, 2018It is time to examine the strengths and limitations of the Australian approach to data security and what other structures might be required to protect consumers in an ever more data-centric economy.