Professor Camilleri is the author of a range of books on international relations. He has lectured extensively in Australia and internationally on peace and security, human rights, global governance and the Asia-Pacific region.
The La Trobe University Centre for Dialogue – the first of its kind in Australia – was launched late last year to promote the dialogue of cultures, religions and civilisations. It is supported by the Victorian Government, various educational, professional, religious and community organisations, as well as by many scholars in Australia and internationally.
Professor Camilleri says the Centre was formed because the level of violence and other problems in the world today were a ‘salutary reminder’ that dialogue was not a moral luxury, but a practical necessity.
‘It is an initiative which the University believes can make a significant contribution, through research, education and community engagement.’
The lectures are as follows:
Limits to Empire: an Evolutionary Perspective - 12.45pm, Thursday 22 March, La Trobe University, Bundoora
Religion in Today’s World: ‘The Revenge of God?’ - 6.30 pm, Wednesday 28 March, Reader’s Feast Bookstore
Citizenship and Governance in the ‘Age of Terror and Global Warming’ - 12.45pm, Thursday 5 April, La Trobe University, Bundoora
Asia’s Transformation: Australia’s Dilemma 6.30pm, - Wednesday 11 April, Reader’s Feast Bookstore.
Venue details: The La Trobe lectures are being held on the University’s main Melbourne campus at Bundoora, Martin Building, Room 362 Melway ref. 573 E6; The Reader’s Feast lectures at the bookstore, Midtown Plaza, Corner Bourke & Swanston Sts, Melbourne.
Tuesday, 13 March 2007 The revenge of God, and other matters…Key issues of global concern – relating to empire, religion, Asia’s transformation, terror and climatic change – will be explored in a series of free public lectures by La Trobe University’s new Centre for Dialogue.