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Le Flaneur Politique

Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN @FlaneurPolitiq publishes The Political Flaneur (ISSN 2652-8851), a news and political commentary website. He is the Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent for The Spectator Australia, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, a member of the Australian Research Council’s College of Experts, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Government at the University of Canberra. Michael is a graduate of the Royal Military…

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S1 E1: Charlie Kirk's Assassination #NoMore Double Standards

A Different Point of View S1 E1. Dr Michael de Percy @madepercy discusses the ramifications of the assassination of Charlie Kirk in the US and the role of universities in perpetuating double standards. De Percy advocates it is time conservatives embraced a #NoMore movement.

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#12 Professional Orientation - The Journey Continues

In this podcast, Dr Jean-Paul Gagnon and Dr Michael de Percy discuss the purpose and rationale behind the units Professional Orientation and Professional Evidence at the University of Canberra.

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#11 Professional Orientation at the University of Canberra - The Journey

In this podcast, Dr Jean-Paul Gagnon and Dr Michael de Percy discuss the purpose and rationale behind the unit Professional Orientation at the University of Canberra.

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#10 Special Edition: Interview with Professor John Wanna: Career Reflections

Professor John Wanna has studied politics, policy, and public administration since the 1970s and has published over 50 books and supervised over 50 research students. He is the inaugural Sir John Bunting Chair in Public Administration at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government based at the Australian National University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Science in Australia…

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#9: On International Mindedness in Education with Cindy Bin Tahal

Today I spoke with Cindy Bin Tahal on the concept of "international mindedness". Cindy is an international school leader and has worked as a principal and taught in various locations in Australia (including the Torres Strait), North America, and Asia.

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#8: On Social Media Living Up to its Promises with Raechel Johns

Associate Professor Raechel Johns is a marketing specialist and Head of the School of Management at the University of Canberra. Raechel and I have been colleagues for many years. We even starred in a video video about ten years ago. So I asked Raechel about social media and marketing and how I was disappointed that social media had not lived up to its early promises. Is social media any good? Or…

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#7: Our Taste in Music: Sociological Explanations

Dr Michael Walsh is a sociologist at the University of Canberra. I asked Michael how sociology explains our musical preferences, what our preferences say about us, and about the future of music in a market-driven, high-tech world. Don't forget to check out the show notes at http://www.politicalscience.com.au/2017/10/on-our-taste-in-music-and-sociological.html.

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#6: On Bipartisanship, Reform Fall Guys, Asian Century, and Infrastructure with Michelle Grattan

At the recent Democracy100 forum at Old Parliament House hosted by the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Bob Hawke and John Howard spoke about the present lack of appetite for reform. Populism appears to be making it more difficult to pursue a reform agenda. So, in an effort to investigate some of these issues to encourage discussion with my students, I put some of these questions to…

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#5: Philosophy, Art, and Living the Creative Life with Margarita Georgiadis

Internationally acclaimed Australian artist Margarita Georgiadis lives in the village of Gunning on the New South Wales Southern Tablelands, That's my home town, and for this podcast I spoke with Margarita about philosophy, art, and living the creative life. Don't forget to check out the show notes at http://www.politicalscience.com.au/2017/09/margarita-georgiadis-on-philosophy-art.html.

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#4: Technology and the Changing Nature of Warfare with Peter Leahy

As technology advances in leaps and bounds, how does it change the nature of warfare? How does the 24-hour news cycle impact soldiers? How do social media and personal video capture technologies affect soldiers? What role is there for humans in robotic warfare? What does victory look like today? Today, I was fortunate enough to interview Professor Peter Leahy and put these questions to him. Don't…

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