Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0343717]Researchers: Dr Christopher Waters (Chief Investigator) , Dr David Lowe (Chief Investigator) , Prof David Walker (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Face to Face with Asia: Australia, the Colombo Plan and the Asian Engagement Debate, 1950-1975. This project will be the first comprehensive study of Australia's involvement in the Colombo Plan for aid to South and Southeast Asia. It will examine this involvement as a central part of Australia's engagement with Asia in the postwar period. It will do so under three main headings: Australian foreign policy; cultural diplomacy; and the internationalisation of higher education. The project will be innovative in bridging the gap between histories of Australian foreign policy and cultural histories of Australian-Asian relations. It will provide an excellent foundation for on-going research into the consequent reconfiguring of our identity as an Asia-Pacific nation.
Funding Amount $167,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0343717
- ARC : DP0343717