Law of the Journey

December 2, 2025March 17, 2026 Social Science Insights

Taking a look back at Ai Weiwei’s exhibition at the Biennale of Sydney, 2018. The work is called, ‘Law of the Journey, 2017.’ It tackles Ai Weiwei’s ongoing critique of European nations denying basic human rights to refugees.

Giantic black rubber figures on a raft lean forward — ‘Empathy is not simply a matter of trying to imagine what others are going through, but having the will to muster enough courage to do something about it. In a way, empathy is predicated upon hope.’ Cornel West, The Moral Obligations of Living in a Democratic Society, in The Good Citizen, 1999. Art by Ai Weiwei.

Applied Sociology

Services for Vulnerable People

October 11, 2018June 17, 2025 Social Science Insights

I presented on our project seeking to improve services for vulnerable people who are at risk of recidivism. The questions from the audience were interesting, from specifics about our methods, to how we can encourage conservative organisations to go through the cultural change required to adopt our recommendations.⠀

Research in Action

Les Mason’s Social Issues Campaign

February 9, 2018June 24, 2025 Social Science Insights

Aside from doing corporate work, Les Mason also managed social campaigns for the Salvation Army in the 1980s, such as this one, which raises awareness about poverty.

Research in Action

Talking Cure

December 8, 2017June 24, 2025 Social Science Insights

Talking Cure, by Australian artist Anne Wallace, explores inner reflection by evoking a scene using Freud’s psychoanalytic process. Photo: Zuleyka Zevallos. Continue reading Talking Cure