Nicholas Ferns
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6464377 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nicholas Ferns |
| PRENOMES | Nicholas |
| SOBRENOME | Ferns |
| ASSINATURA | FERNS N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8846-8753 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Speaking to the World
In the three decades following the Second World War, Australia governed the Territory of New Guinea as a United Nations Trust Territory. One of the central requirements of this form of colonial rule was regular investigations by the UN Trusteeship Council into the nature of Australia’s administration. Australian voices dominate the archive, but Indigenous New Guineans also expressed their views on Australian colonial rule. New Guinean perspective…
Colonialism on the Defensive
Development and Decolonisation
The 1964 UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is often presented as a pivotal moment in the post-Second World War relations between the Global North and Global South. At this conference, Australian policymakers devised a Middle Zone policy that sought to present Australia as neither ‘developed’ nor ‘developing’. This had significant consequences for the colonial administration of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which Australia administered as …
Primary sources, pedagogy and the politics of tertiary history in Australia
History education in Australian universities finds itself under increasing pressure in the age of neoliberalism and the crisis precipitated by COVID-19. Universities and professional associations have been forced to adopt a generic discourse of transferable ‘skills’ in order to justify the place of history in the curriculum. We show, however, that these skills may have specific or even contested meanings within disciplines. Moreover, students can…
Australia in the Age of International Development, 1945–1975
Rich, but underdeveloped
The three decades following the Second World War mark a high point in thought and policy regarding international development. Australian policy towards its largest colonial possession of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and foreign aid policy towards Southeast Asia were shaped by the evolving theoretical and political understandings of development. This article examines the varying conceptions of development that emerged out of different government departm…
Colonialism as Foreign Aid
In the three decades following World War II, Australian assistance to Papua New Guinea (PNG) comprised around 80 per cent of the Australian ‘aid’ budget. The large amount of colonial spending has led many observers of contemporary Australian policy to reflect on the 1960s as a time of Australian generosity in the field of foreign aid. Examining this history through the prism of Australian colonial policy complicates the story of Australian genero…
“A New Hope for Asia”? Australia, the United States and the Promotion of Economic Development in Southeast Asia
The Colombo Plan and Point Four program were programs that provided technical and economic assistance to the newly independent countries of Southeast Asia. They represented Commonwealth and American attempts to promote economic development in the region. This paper will investigate how these policies, which were framed by US policy‐makers and academics, were adopted in Australia. In so doing, it will demonstrate the ways that development was perc…
Loyal Advisor? Colonel Edward House's Confidential Trips to Europe, 1913–1917
Between 1913 and 1917, Colonel Edward House, President Woodrow Wilson's closest friend and advisor, undertook several missions to Europe. Serving to shape House's attitude to American neutrality, House's advice deriving from these trips was extremely influential upon Wilson's foreign policy. This analysis examines the influences on House's advice, arguing that his pro-Allied stance evolved during this time and influenced Wilson's ultimate decisio…
Colonialism as Foreign Aid
In the three decades following World War II, Australian assistance to Papua New Guinea (PNG) comprised around 80 per cent of the Australian ‘aid’ budget. The large amount of colonial spending has led many observers of contemporary Australian policy to reflect on the 1960s as a time of Australian generosity in the field of foreign aid. Examining this history through the prism of Australian colonial policy complicates the story of Australian genero…
Loyal Advisor? Colonel Edward House's Confidential Trips to Europe, 1913–1917
Between 1913 and 1917, Colonel Edward House, President Woodrow Wilson's closest friend and advisor, undertook several missions to Europe. Serving to shape House's attitude to American neutrality, House's advice deriving from these trips was extremely influential upon Wilson's foreign policy. This analysis examines the influences on House's advice, arguing that his pro-Allied stance evolved during this time and influenced Wilson's ultimate decisio…
“A New Hope for Asia”? Australia, the United States and the Promotion of Economic Development in Southeast Asia
The Colombo Plan and Point Four program were programs that provided technical and economic assistance to the newly independent countries of Southeast Asia. They represented Commonwealth and American attempts to promote economic development in the region. This paper will investigate how these policies, which were framed by US policy‐makers and academics, were adopted in Australia. In so doing, it will demonstrate the ways that development was perc…
Australia in the Age of International Development, 1945–1975
Rich, but underdeveloped
The three decades following the Second World War mark a high point in thought and policy regarding international development. Australian policy towards its largest colonial possession of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and foreign aid policy towards Southeast Asia were shaped by the evolving theoretical and political understandings of development. This article examines the varying conceptions of development that emerged out of different government departm…
Colonialism as Foreign Aid
In the three decades following World War II, Australian assistance to Papua New Guinea (PNG) comprised around 80 per cent of the Australian ‘aid’ budget. The large amount of colonial spending has led many observers of contemporary Australian policy to reflect on the 1960s as a time of Australian generosity in the field of foreign aid. Examining this history through the prism of Australian colonial policy complicates the story of Australian genero…
Primary sources, pedagogy and the politics of tertiary history in Australia
History education in Australian universities finds itself under increasing pressure in the age of neoliberalism and the crisis precipitated by COVID-19. Universities and professional associations have been forced to adopt a generic discourse of transferable ‘skills’ in order to justify the place of history in the curriculum. We show, however, that these skills may have specific or even contested meanings within disciplines. Moreover, students can…
Development and Decolonisation
The 1964 UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is often presented as a pivotal moment in the post-Second World War relations between the Global North and Global South. At this conference, Australian policymakers devised a Middle Zone policy that sought to present Australia as neither ‘developed’ nor ‘developing’. This had significant consequences for the colonial administration of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which Australia administered as …
Colonialism on the Defensive
Speaking to the World
In the three decades following the Second World War, Australia governed the Territory of New Guinea as a United Nations Trust Territory. One of the central requirements of this form of colonial rule was regular investigations by the UN Trusteeship Council into the nature of Australia’s administration. Australian voices dominate the archive, but Indigenous New Guineans also expressed their views on Australian colonial rule. New Guinean perspective…
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