Silencing for Safety
Does banning the internet keep people safe, or is it a breach of their human rights? Perspectives from South Asia. Dr Leoni Connah, Lecturer in Government, […]
Digital Security
Smart Cities: The Prospects of Digital Authoritarianism
Smart cities present a formidable challenge to democracy since they employ a host of technologies that can be used inappropriately, jeopardizing basic civil liberties and political […]
Countering the Global Rise of Individualism
There has been a global shift away from community towards individualism. What does this mean for international law, the obligations to protect and democratic resilience now […]
The Obligation to Protect: Australian law and the requirement to protect pe...
Data breaches are becoming increasingly frequent and can involve the information of millions of Australians. Does Australian law say enough about how information should be protected? […]
Haters gonna hate: the challenges of mitigating hate speech on alt-tech
Policymakers and Big Tech have made significant progress in reducing online hate speech on mainstream social media platforms, but they must now grapple with the challenge […]
JBC Research Lead opinion pieces
Follow the JBC LinkedIn page and view the JBC Research Leads’ articles and other relevant opinion pieces that highlight the need for a social science approach […]
Truth as fiction: the dangers of hubris in the information environment
By Dr Zac Rogers and Col Jason Lague “Truth may be a partly human fiction, but it’s one of the most important fictions a nation can […]
Slowing down; keeping up - technology, determination and modern heresy
Dr Zac Rogers recently published article in Australian Quarterly (Jan-Mar 2020) Ideas are the driving force of human history. Yet most of the ideas humans have […]
Strategic Army: Developing Trust in the Shifting Strategic Landscape
Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 95, 4th Quarter 2019, by Emily Bienvenue and Zac Rogers Conclusion Rapid shifts in the future operating environment present traditional Western […]