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Professor Donald John 'Don' Markwell (born 19 April 1959) is an Australian social scientist and college president. In February 2009 the Rhodes Trust announced that Professor Markwell would succeed Sir Colin Lucas as Warden of Rhodes House
.
Markwell's works include contributions to international relations
, political science
, the history of economic thought
, public law, and education.
His John Maynard Keynes
and International Relations: Economic Paths to War and Peace has been widely cited in the Keynesian revival of 2008 for its emphasis on international economic cooperation (including the international coordination of economic policies and the development of international economic institutions such as the International Monetary Fund
and World Bank
) and on economic causes of war and economic means to promote peace. This is one of a number of Markwell's publications on John Maynard Keynes
, and on idealism (international relations)
(especially interwar idealists, such as Sir Alfred Zimmern, Florence Stawell
, and Keynes). Markwell's contributions to international relations are in the tradition of Hedley Bull
, adding an emphasis on economic determinants of order in the international society of states.
Markwell's writings in political science and public law have been especially concerned with constitutional issues, including federalism
, constitutional conventions
in the Westminster system
, and the monarchy
and republicanism
in Commonwealth
countries, including the reserve powers. He uncovered the extensive history of consultations of judges of the High Court of Australia
(such as Sir Samuel Griffith and Sir Edmund Barton) by Governor-Generals of Australia. He worked closely with the former Governor-General of Australia
, Sir Zelman Cowen, in the writing of A public life: the memoirs of Zelman Cowen.
Rhodes Scholar for Queensland for 1981, Markwell was educated at the University of Queensland
, University of Oxford
, and Princeton University
. He was Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Merton College, University of Oxford, from 1986 to 1997; Warden (president) of Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
from 1997 to 2007; and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) (provost?) of the University of Western Australia
from 2007.
Markwell's A large and liberal education': higher education for the 21st centuryhttp://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/books/largeandliberal reflects his advocacy of broad undergraduate education (liberal education
), improving teaching and learning in universities, equity and access, the value of collegiate education http://collegiateway.org/news/2008-markwell-naauc and student engagement
, and the importance of educational philanthropy.
In 2007-2009, Markwell led a curriculum review at the University of Western Australia which has proposed significant curriculum reform.http://www.coursestructuresreview.uwa.edu.au/
Don Markwell
Don Markwell was a talk radio personality in Montgomery, Alabama. He was born in Central City, Kentucky, and began his radio career as a disc jockey in 1956 and died at his Montgomery home on March 25, 2011....
Professor Donald John 'Don' Markwell (born 19 April 1959) is an Australian social scientist and college president. In February 2009 the Rhodes Trust announced that Professor Markwell would succeed Sir Colin Lucas as Warden of Rhodes House
Rhodes House
Rhodes House is part of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on the south of South Parks Road in central Oxford, and was built in memory of Cecil Rhodes, an alumnus of the university and a major benefactor.- History :...
.
Markwell's works include contributions to international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, the history of economic thought
History of economic thought
The history of economic thought deals with different thinkers and theories in the subject that became political economy and economics from the ancient world to the present day...
, public law, and education.
His John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
and International Relations: Economic Paths to War and Peace has been widely cited in the Keynesian revival of 2008 for its emphasis on international economic cooperation (including the international coordination of economic policies and the development of international economic institutions such as the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
and World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
) and on economic causes of war and economic means to promote peace. This is one of a number of Markwell's publications on John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
, and on idealism (international relations)
Idealism (international relations)
In the American study of international relations, idealism usually refers to the school of thought personified in American diplomatic history by Woodrow Wilson, such that it is sometimes referred to as Wilsonianism, or Wilsonian Idealism. Idealism holds that a state should make its internal...
(especially interwar idealists, such as Sir Alfred Zimmern, Florence Stawell
Florence Stawell
Florence Melian Stawell was a classical scholar.Florence Melian Stawell, youngest daughter of Sir William Foster Stawell, was born at Melbourne on 2 May 1869...
, and Keynes). Markwell's contributions to international relations are in the tradition of Hedley Bull
Hedley Bull
Hedley Bull, FBA was Professor of International Relations at the Australian National University, the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford until his death from cancer in 1985...
, adding an emphasis on economic determinants of order in the international society of states.
Markwell's writings in political science and public law have been especially concerned with constitutional issues, including federalism
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and...
, constitutional conventions
Constitutional convention (political custom)
A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states, notably those Commonwealth of Nations states that follow the Westminster system and whose political systems derive from British constitutional law, most...
in the Westminster system
Westminster System
The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, and the monarchy
Monarchy
A monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
and republicanism
Republicanism
Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic, where the head of state is appointed by means other than heredity, often elections. The exact meaning of republicanism varies depending on the cultural and historical context...
in Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
countries, including the reserve powers. He uncovered the extensive history of consultations of judges of the High Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
(such as Sir Samuel Griffith and Sir Edmund Barton) by Governor-Generals of Australia. He worked closely with the former Governor-General of Australia
Governor-General of Australia
The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia at federal/national level of the Australian monarch . He or she exercises the supreme executive power of the Commonwealth...
, Sir Zelman Cowen, in the writing of A public life: the memoirs of Zelman Cowen.
Rhodes Scholar for Queensland for 1981, Markwell was educated at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He was Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Merton College, University of Oxford, from 1986 to 1997; Warden (president) of Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
Trinity College (University of Melbourne)
Trinity College is the oldest college of the University of Melbourne. Founded in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England, Trinity is unique among Australian university colleges in its diverse education programs...
from 1997 to 2007; and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) (provost?) of the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
from 2007.
Markwell's A large and liberal education': higher education for the 21st centuryhttp://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/books/largeandliberal reflects his advocacy of broad undergraduate education (liberal education
Liberal education
A Liberal education is a system or course of education suitable for the cultivation of a free human being. It is based on the medieval concept of the liberal arts or, more commonly now, the liberalism of the Age of Enlightenment...
), improving teaching and learning in universities, equity and access, the value of collegiate education http://collegiateway.org/news/2008-markwell-naauc and student engagement
Student engagement
Student engagement occurs when "students make a psychological investment in learning. They try hard to learn what school offers. They take pride not simply in earning the formal indicators of success , but in understanding the material and incorporating or internalizing it in their lives." It is...
, and the importance of educational philanthropy.
In 2007-2009, Markwell led a curriculum review at the University of Western Australia which has proposed significant curriculum reform.http://www.coursestructuresreview.uwa.edu.au/
See also
- Sir Zelman CowenZelman CowenSir Zelman Cowen, was the 19th Governor-General of Australia. He is currently the oldest living former Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
- Idealism (international relations)Idealism (international relations)In the American study of international relations, idealism usually refers to the school of thought personified in American diplomatic history by Woodrow Wilson, such that it is sometimes referred to as Wilsonianism, or Wilsonian Idealism. Idealism holds that a state should make its internal...
- John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
- Keynesian economicsKeynesian economicsKeynesian economics is a school of macroeconomic thought based on the ideas of 20th-century English economist John Maynard Keynes.Keynesian economics argues that private sector decisions sometimes lead to inefficient macroeconomic outcomes and, therefore, advocates active policy responses by the...
- The Keynesian Resurgence of 2008 / 2009
- Hedley BullHedley BullHedley Bull, FBA was Professor of International Relations at the Australian National University, the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford until his death from cancer in 1985...
- Sir Alfred Zimmern
- Liberal educationLiberal educationA Liberal education is a system or course of education suitable for the cultivation of a free human being. It is based on the medieval concept of the liberal arts or, more commonly now, the liberalism of the Age of Enlightenment...
Books
- George BrandisGeorge BrandisGeorge Henry Brandis, SC , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland since May 2000.-Education & Early Career:...
, Tom Harley, Don Markwell (eds) (1984), Liberals face the future: essays on Australian liberalism, Oxford & Melbourne: Oxford University Press. - D J Markwell (1987), The Crown and Australia, London: University of London.http://www.kcl.ac.uk/content/1/c6/01/65/70/DMarkwell.pdf
- Donald Markwell (2000), Keynes and Australia, Sydney: Reserve Bank of Australia.http://www.rba.gov.au/PublicationsAndResearch/RDP/RDP2000-04.html
- Donald Markwell (ed) (2003), Improving Teaching and Learning in Universities, B-HERT NEWS, Business-Higher Education Round Table, Melbourne http://bhert.com/documents/b-hertnews18.pdf
- Sir Zelman CowenZelman CowenSir Zelman Cowen, was the 19th Governor-General of Australia. He is currently the oldest living former Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
(2006), A public life: The memoirs of Zelman Cowen, Melbourne: Melbourne University Publishing. - Donald Markwell (2006), John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
and International Relations: Economic Paths to War and Peace, Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. - Donald Markwell (2007), A large and liberal educationLiberal educationA Liberal education is a system or course of education suitable for the cultivation of a free human being. It is based on the medieval concept of the liberal arts or, more commonly now, the liberalism of the Age of Enlightenment...
': higher education for the 21st century, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing & Trinity College, University of Melbourne. - Donald Markwell (2009), Keynes and International Economic and Political Relations, Trinity Paper No. 33, Trinity College, University of Melbourne.http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/trinity_papers/paper33 See also http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/node/1572
External links
- Review by Paola Subacchi of Markwell's John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
and International Relationshttp://www.politicalreviewnet.com/polrev/reviews/inta/R_0020_5850_614_1007274.asp - Review by Michael S Lawlor of Markwell's John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
and International Relations http://eh.net/bookreviews/library/1293 - Discussion of Markwell's John Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...
and International Relations http://hypocrisy.com/2008/11/23/tanya-white-reminds-us-of-economist-keynes-paths-to-peace/ - Keynes and International Economic and Political Relattions, Trinity Paper No. 33, Trinity College, University of Melbourne, 2009 http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/trinity_papers/paper33 http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/node/1572
- Improving Teaching and Learning in Universities, B-HERT NEWS, Business-Higher Education Round Table, Melbourne, 2003 http://bhert.com/documents/b-hertnews18.pdf
- Biodata on University of Western AustraliaUniversity of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
website http://www.uwa.edu.au/university/governance/executive/education - Trinity College, University of Melbourne - A large and liberal education': higher education for the 21st centuryhttp://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/publications/books/largeandliberal