Winter is coming
WIth two Canberra winters under my belt, I know that it’s nice to escape to warmer climates when I get the opportunity to do so. Thankfully, a few conferences and presentations have come to my rescue! Turns out that it’s going to be busy over the next two months: Tuesday, … Continue Reading Winter is coming
Aftermath of the ACC report
The findings of the Australian Crime Commission’s report, Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport, have attracted a lot of public attention in the last week. In response to widespread misunderstandings, subsequent investigations of teams in the AFL and NRL and criticisms, Vanessa McDermott and I wrote a short piece that addresses … Continue Reading Aftermath of the ACC report
Taken for a ride
It’s been busy in the aftermath of the Lance Armstrong scandal. I received a request from my College, the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, to explain how Lance Armstrong has been sanctioned by the sport’s lawmakers without returning a positive sample or confessing. In doing so, I wanted to, at … Continue Reading Taken for a ride
Rethinking the regulation of doping
The Conversation invited me to contribute another piece on the regulation of doping. It presented a great opportunity to team up with Ben Koh, a doctoral researcher at the University of Technology Sydney I met at a conference in Cambridge this past July. Read the original article, or simply check … Continue Reading Rethinking the regulation of doping
Does punishment stop doping?
My recent article in The Conversation is below, or go straight to the original article. Punishing doping athletes isn’t a long-term solution By Kate Henne, Australian National University There has been much discussion in recent weeks about Lance Armstrong, his legacy, and charges levelled by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that the Texan cyclist … Continue Reading Does punishment stop doping?
Spring conference activities
Sport and development in the Pacific and Australia
On August 1, I am speaking at a public seminar hosted by the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) program at the Australian National University. The seminar considers debates surrounding the sport-for-development thesis and, using case studies from the Pacific region and Australia, highlights how Rugby League has served as a development … Continue Reading Sport and development in the Pacific and Australia
Canberra Times editorial
No Otago women’s rugby?
ANU events with Sally Merry
Following Sally Engle Merry’s visit to the ANU, the College of Asia and Pacific asked me to provide a short write-up on the workshop held during her visit, Critical Approaches to Gender and Justice. It is written for a general audience and available here. It unfortunately does not discuss the linkages with … Continue Reading ANU events with Sally Merry
March madness
Beyond college basketball in the United States, March always seems a busy month for academic activities. In addition to a few paper deadlines and abstract submissions, I am presenting at a local workshop and conference: Wednesday, March 14 in Seminar Room C, Coombs Building, Australian National University, from 9:30 to … Continue Reading March madness
LSA panel accepted
It turns out I will be in Hawai’i this June! The annual meeting of the Law and Society Association is part of the International Conference on Law & Society. The details for the panel is as follows: Remapping Terrains of Surveillance as Alternative Cartographies of Jurisdiction Scheduled Time: Tue, Jun 5 … Continue Reading LSA panel accepted
PoLAR def program
November conference activities
The programs for the 2011 annual meetings of American Society of Criminology and the American Anthropological Association are now available, making for a busy mid-November! In an attempt to merge the themes of both meetings, I have organized two panels (one at each conference) to showcase a group of scholars … Continue Reading November conference activities
Cannabis and the WADA list
The New Zealand Drug Commission has recently weighed in on the inclusion of cannabis on the WADA List. It offers viewpoints for and against its inclusion. One point not addressed in its viewpoints section, however, is one that is close to home: Over 50% of anti-doping rule offenses committed by New … Continue Reading Cannabis and the WADA list
