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Philomena Murray
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Deepening regionalism in Europe and ASEAN – the role of an economic constitution
No full textThe article examines the creation of an internal market in Europe and Southeast Asia from the perspective of constitutional economics. It assesses whether the success or failure of a regional integration process depends on the quality of the economic constitution that is chosen by participating countries, that is, on the set of rules and institutions, which bind the actions and transactions of operators within a jurisdiction and towards the operators of other jurisdictions. The article commences with an overview of the analytical instruments of constitutional economics in order to evaluate the success of a regional agreement on the basis of the ‘quality’ of its economic constitution. It then examines internal market creation in the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN). The article concludes that it is the commitment to the implementation of a social contract that determines the successful establishment of a single market
Introduction
No full textThe Handbook provides a comprehensive range of contributions on the relations between the EU and Asia - two regions undergoing significant changes internally yet also developing stronger relations in the context of an emerging multi-polar world. It collates some 40 contributions from various disciplines by contributors from throughout the world
Regionalism and community: Australia's options in the Asia-Pacific
No full textDrawing upon the lessons of region-building efforts elsewhere, this paper calls for a greater emphasis in Australian foreign policy on community building in Asia.
Authored by Philomena Murray, it explores the challenges of building a stronger ‘community’ in the Asia-Pacific, using a ‘comparative regionalism’ approach.
The report outlines five strategies for policymakers:
* that Australia should re-position itself as a ‘fore-runner state’ in Asia;
* promote mediation and reconciliation in the region’s long-running conflicts;
* develop its soft-power and educational exchanges across the region;
* promote sound design principles for the future of regional architecture;
* and build a consensus among regional states about the difficult issues of membership and mandate for future regional institutions.
Those strategies would be a longer-term recipe for better, more effective, regional institutions
The "Philomena" of John Bradmore and its Middle English derivative : a perspective on surgery in Late Medieval England
No full textThis thesis is a study of two related surgical texts produced in England in the fifteenth
century. The Latin treatise entitled Philomena, British Library MS. Sloane 2272, was
compiled by a London surgeon, John Bradmore, who died in 1412. British Library MS.
Harley 1736 contains a Middle English version of part of Bradmore's treatise on ff.2-167.
The relationship of the texts is discussed in the Introduction. Bradmore's authorship of
the Latin text is established, and the mistaken attribution of the Middle English text, to
surgeon Thomas Morstede, is refuted. Details of Bradmore's life, status, wealth, and
associates, are given in Chapter 1.
Chapters 2-3 concentrate on the form of Bradmore's Latin text, and his intentions and
methods as its compiler. The manuscript is described, and is shown to be Bradmore's
holograph. Many of the earlier authorities used by Bradmore as sources are identified,
and his adaptation of them discussed. Chapter 4 gives a detailed study of cases
Bradmore describes, drawn from his own experience, and attempts to show the rational
basis for his treatments. These cases, though few in number, demonstrate the wide
social range of Bradmore's patients, and the variety of conditions treated, with techniques
and applications sometimes of Bradmore's own devising.
Chapters 5-6 describe the Middle English version of Bradmore's work, and show that it
is an adaptation as much as a translation of the Latin text. The intentions of the author
are considered in order to assess his selectivity and to understand how the nature of his
text differs from that of the Latin original.
Bradmore's Latin text and its Middle English derivative offer a fascinating insight into
the practice of surgery in the fifteenth century. Furthermore, the existence of Philomena
in Bradmore's holograph provides a unique opportunity to see a compiler at work on his
text
The Palgrave Handbook of EU-Asia Relations
No full textThe Handbook provides a comprehensive range of contributions on the relations between the EU and Asia - two regions undergoing significant changes internally yet also developing stronger relations in the context of an emerging multi-polar world. It collates some 40 contributions from various disciplines by contributors from throughout the world
Philomena de Chretien de Troyes: Métamorphose d’une métamorphose au temps du roman
No full textCette œuvre de Chrétien de Troyes a souvent été lue, étudiée, au sein de L’Ovide moralisé (XIVe siècle) où elle a été découverte mais qui est postérieur à l’écriture de Philomena (fin XIIe siècle). Il s’agit donc de la replacer dans son contexte d’écriture: l’avènement du roman, genre nouveau utilisant une langue d’écriture nouvelle. Philomena est ainsi d’abord l’histoire d’une métamorphose linguistique, le latin jusqu’alors utilisé à l’écrit cédant la place à la langue romane. Il s’agit également de replacer Philomena dans l’œuvre de Chrétien de Troyes, en montrant qu’elle contient en germe les principaux thèmes et questionnements des œuvres de Chrétien. Philomena est aussi l’histoire d’une métamorphose culturelle dans la mesure où l’auteur réécrit le mythe comme un contre-modèle de la courtoisie. Pour envisager Philomena comme un moment essentiel sur le plan linguistique et culturel, nous nous appuierons d’abord sur le traitement du temps, très différent chez Chrétien de Troyes.This work of Chrétien de Troyes has often been read, studied, within l'Ovide moralisé (fourteenth century), where it has been discovered, but which is posterior to its writing (late twelfth century). We therefore have to place this work in context: the advent of roman, new kind of genre using a new kind of writing language. Thus Philomena is primarily the story of a linguistic metamorphosis. Latin previously used in written works, is giving way to the Romance language. We also have to place Philomena among the other pieces of the work of Chrétien de Troyes, showing in particular it contains the germ of the main themes and questions of Chrétien's works. Philomena is also the story of a cultural metamorphosis since the author has rewritten this myth as a cons-model of courtesy. To consider Philomena as an essential moment in terms of language and culture, we will rely primarily on the handling of the time, really different in this work of Chrétien de Troyes
Let's learn from Europe's mistakes
No full textHugh Morgan ignores the cost of the intolerant policies he proposes, write Philomena Murray and Adam Berryman
HUGH MORGAN’s call to ban dual citizenship is either a poor taste contribution to the Melbourne Comedy Festival or a genuine and disturbingly ill-informed view of Australian society. It is of considerable concern that an Australian business leader has pandered to the ill-informed by promoting xenophobic national chauvinism.
In his Wilfrid Brookes Memorial Lecture last week, Morgan said: “Because citizenship is one of the most important elements in personal identity, a person who is a citizen of two countries has at least the beginning of a bipolar disorder.” He went on to claim that this “bipolarity” is a symptom of divided loyalties, and represents a threat to our national survival due to our strategic vulnerability. He managed to conflate citizenship, identity and security - without grasping the complexities of any of them - and in so doing offends those who deal with a mental illness in their lives.
It might be instructive to look at European experiences with immigration and citizenship - as it is clear that non-European Union immigrants do not have an easy time there. These experiences should be avoided in Australia.
Germany had, until recently, always denied that it was an immigrant country and citizenship was traditionally difficult to obtain. Recent reforms have addressed this but even now, dual citizenship is not generally permitted. Many immigrants now entitled to German citizenship are reluctant to take it up due to their experience of social exclusion there. For the millions of people living without German citizenship, this severely inhibits their ability to be incorporated into society.
Andrew Robb, parliamentary secretary to Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone, has called for citizenship tests for new Australians, requiring them to demonstrate their English language skills and knowledge of Australia’s values, customs, laws and history, as “successful integration is overwhelmingly in the interests of migrants and the broader community”. The Dutch have recently introduced such a test, and the Germans are considering doing the same.
In France, on the other hand, citizenship is comparatively easy to obtain. Dual citizenship is permitted but there is a fundamental assumption that French citizenship implies an absolute identification with the state. This refusal to acknowledge ethnic and cultural diversity results in de facto exclusionism, as the socioeconomic condition of ethnic minorities in France lags far behind the national standard. The French assimilationist model of incorporation, despite its equitable citizenship provisions, has led to problems of social exclusion and ethnic tensions manifest in the riots of late 2005.
What Morgan effectively proposes is that Australia takes the least successful aspects of the German and French models and applies them in an Australian context. If these European examples are anything to go by, the result would be a social disaster.
Unfortunately, none of this is particularly new. We have seen an increasing number of political and business leaders weighing into the debate on Australian values, calling for a reassessment of multiculturalism as our model of immigrant incorporation. These attitudes tend to undervalue our diversity. Morgan calls for social and political coherence, but this requires tolerance and not homogeneity or symbols imposed on us by someone who values being rich in monetary terms and not in societal ones.
Morgan argues that the historical development of European nation states was aided by their ability to attract skilled workers. This is true, and is in fact still quite relevant, as many Western countries - France, Germany and Australia included - are dealing with a demographic deficit; we are an ageing population. We in Australia would feel the pinch if immigration were to stop.
So how do we attract immigrants? The Morgan formula is to tell them that they cannot have dual citizenship and must relinquish official connections with their country of origin: we need skilled workers but we don’t want to give them rights. We are supposed to urge our new citizens to drop their links with their country of origin so that we can deal with what he refers to as our “strategic position”.
It is notable that Morgan’s lecture was delivered at Deakin University, home to the Research Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights, which was founded to “explore the role of citizenship and human rights in reinvigorating civil society, responding to oppression and inequality and strengthening democracy”.
Universities are committed to advising and promoting understanding of other countries. One way to do this is to draw on our ethnic communities, using their personal and professional links with their countries of origin.
The fact remains that we are a multi-ethnic society and it has recently been estimated that Melbourne has the broadest representation of ethnicities of any city in the world, with a staggering 180 languages.
In other parts of Morgan’s lecture, he attacks postmodernism, cultural studies and gender studies. It’s one thing to criticise postmodernism, but another altogether to suggest that there is no social cost to the exclusionist values that he is promoting. •
Philomena Murray is director of the Contemporary Europe Research Centre at the University of Melbourne. Adam Berryman is writing a PhD at the university on EU immigration policies. This article first appeared in the Age.
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The UK’s “stop the boats” policy shows a failure to learn from Australia’s mistakes
No full textThe UK government has unveiled its latest policy to tackle “small boat” crossings – one of five key priorities of the Sunak government. Yet the solutions proposed are nothing new, as they seek to emulate what has long been Australian policy towards asylum seekers. Far from being a simple and effective transferable solution, Tamara Tubakovic, Philomena Murray and Margherita Matera explain why such a policy solution is ill-suited to the UK context and therefore unlikely to succeed
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