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 Postgraduate Research in the Globalism
Institute
The Globalism Institute offers a rich research milieu for postgraduate study in the fields of globalism, transnationalism, multiculturalism, nationalism, identity politics and cultural diversity, engaging particularly with the following issues:
- Structures of globalisation, both past and present
- Formations of nationalism and the nation-state, and their continuing though changing relevance
- Configurations of transnationalism-the changing nature of diasporas, migrant communities and refugees, technological and bio-technological flows
- Relations of integration-from indigenous and traditional face-to-face communities to the extended relations of mass broadcasting and electronic communication
- Discourses of critical and ethical engagement, including cosmopolitanism, postcolonialism, communitarianism, and multiculturalism
The aim of the Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts (Research) programs is to prepare graduates to be highly qualified researchers in their chosen area of specialization. A research degree involves the production of a major body of work that is intended to add significantly to the scholarship in the field in which it is undertaken. It is by its nature a qualification demanding the development of a high level of expertise in a particular area of knowledge. Candidates are, of course, expected to exhibit a proportionally greater depth of expertise in a PhD thesis than a Masters thesis. In order to maximize a candidate's ability to successfully complete such a program of extended independent study choosing an appropriate supervisor is essential. By the time a candidate has submitted his or her thesis he or she should have made an original contribution to the body of knowledge in a field, enhanced his or her own abilities, gained a deeper understanding and diversity of experience, and developed the potential for successfully conducting further research in a chosen field.
The following are the specific areas in which the core research group of the Globalism Institute are currently conducting research and are strongly qualified to provide supervision. For more detailed information on which members of staff are working in these areas, please consult our People and Research pages:
1. Globalism, Nationalism and the Sources of Insecurity
- nationalism and identity
- violence and social disintegration
- the war on terror
2. Community Sustainability
i. Local and Global Communities
- well-being and social health
- changing patterns of community formation
- global cities, global localities
ii. Indigenous Communities
- face-to-face communities as they face modernizing pressures
- cultural expression as a process of community formation
- the relationship between environment and community
3. Trans-national Movement
- refugees, asylum seekers, diasporas and migrant communities
- cultural diversity, social cohesion and religious difference
- technological flows
4. Global Media
- extended communications and community formation
- the culture wars and the war on terror
- media culture
5. Global Education and Border Knowledges
- globalizing education and new learning
- language-communities and collective learning
- global English
6. Discourses of Critical and Ethical Engagement
- ideologies of cosmopolitanism, post-nationalism and multiculturalism
- approaches to postcolonialism
- new agenda issues of anti-corporate globalization
More Information
For more detailed information on Fees, Application Procedures and
Study Pathways, please consult the School's Research pages,
or contact the Postgraduate Co-ordinator:
Dr Christopher Ziguras
Telephone: (03) 9925 2501
Facsimile: (03) 9925 4404
e-mail: christopher.ziguras@rmit.edu.au
Or
The Research Office
Telephone: (03) 9925 2995
Racsimile: (03) 9925 3049
e-mail: dean.coldicott@rmit.edu.au
For more general information contact the Admissions office.
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