The Politics of Police Diplomacy: The Australian Experience by Dr Martin Hess
Please join us for the Victorian launch of The Politics of Police Diplomacy: The Australian experience by Martin Hess.
The book is being published by Australian Scholarly Publishing.
About the book:
If, as some suggest, we are in the foothills of another major conflict, it is worth remembering that one of the objectives of the United Nations remains to ‘save succeeding generations from the scourge of war’, by promoting peace operations. If peace is not just the absence of conflict but the presence of justice, then international policing plays a vital role in the pursuit of the international justice-based outcomes which underpin peace. Serving both international good citizenship and the national interest, the Australian Federal Police has engaged internationally in various capacities over a sixty-year period in UN, multi-lateral and bi-lateral efforts aimed at peace and justice-based solutions. This book reviews many of these efforts through a diplomatic lens and argues that, as an effective instrument of preventative and restorative diplomacy, the AFP has earned a place as a legitimate participant in foreign policy considerations, and that these efforts serve as an example of how international policing can be done and why it merits its own diplomatic track.
About the author:
Born in Sydney, Martin’s professional career was with the Australian Federal Police. He also served with the Australian Army Reserve. Martin holds five tertiary quaifications, including a Doctor of Philosophy awarded in 2018 by the Australian National University for his thesis entitled ‘The Australian Federal Police as an International Actor: Diplomacy by Default’. Dr Hess is President of the ESU’s ACT Branch and received one of our Minor Project Grants in March 2022.
Time and date: Saturday 24 May from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Venue: ESU House, 1 Bank St, Ascot Vale.
Entry: Free but bookings are essential. Light refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP by 5pm on Wednesday 21 May here: https://esuvic.org.au/content/politics-of-police-booking
Please consider using public transport.
Tram route 59 runs along Mt. Alexander Rd, with stops #29 and #30 being the closest.
Ascot Vale train station (Craigieburn line) is a 10 minute walk from ESU House.
Otherwise, there is limited car parking along surrounding streets but please take note of the signage regarding parking restrictions.
For further information please contact Kristian on 0477 005 932 or admin@esuvic.org.au.