Concept Club
In three ten-minute presentations, the concepts of ambiguity, luck and listening will be explored by Wenting He, Tuukka Kaikkonen and Isabelle Zhu-Maguire. Then we'll open the floor for discussion.
Concept Club was initiated by Benedict Moleta of our Department of International Relations here at the Bell School, as a forum for presentation and discussion of concepts in international affairs. Over the course of 2024, it has become an interdisciplinary gathering, meeting regularly and bringing together PhD students and academic staff from across schools and subject areas.
The aim is to expand our understanding of concepts in international affairs – tangible or intangible, fundamental or figments – and to examine how ideas shape realities at all scales of political, economic and social interaction. The focus is on experimentation and conversation - as Coral Bell once wrote "No attempt at definition has been intended, only a contribution to argument."
Register now (free entry for students). This special edition of Concept Club is hosted by the AIIA.
Event Speakers
Wenting He
Wenting He is a PhD candidate in International, Political, and Strategic Studies at the Australian National University. Her project examines the construction of China’s financial policy interests.
Tuukka Kaikkonen
I am a PhD Candidate at the Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School. My PhD project concerns the concept of luck in international thought – specifically, how luck shapes how we might explain and evaluate international politics. I have also worked as a research assistant and am tutoring and marking for undergraduate and postgraduate classes.
Isabelle Zhu-Maguire
Isabelle is a PhD Candidate at the Australian National University’s School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet). She is researching the geopolitical causes and implications of climate security agendas in the Pacific region.