Dr Robert Horvath
Charles La Trobe Research Fellow, La Trobe University

Dr Robert Horvath is a specialist on Eastern Europe and international human rights. His doctoral thesis (University of Melbourne, 1999) was a study of the influence of Russian dissidents upon Russia's transition to democracy. Based on three years' research in Moscow, it argued that dissidents had shaped four key aspects of the ideology of transition. This research, enhanced by his post-doctoral study, resulted in his book, The Legacy of Soviet Dissent: Dissidents, Democratisation and Radical Nationalism in Russia (Routledge, 2005).

His current research preoccupations include the phenomenon of ‘Velvet Revolutions’ in the former Soviet Union, the relationship between revolution and human rights, and the role of the persecuted in the development of human rights. His op-ed articles on human rights, refugees and Australian diplomacy have been published in The Age, The Australian and The Diplomat.

For full profile see www.latrobe.edu.au/socsci/staff/horvath/horvath.html

Tel: +61 3 9479 1369
Email: r.horvath@latrobe.edu.au

Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Robert Horvath and Graeme Gill presentations
10 September 2008, The Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney
Professor Graeme Gill from Sydney University and Dr Robert Horvath from La Trobe University examined the question of how to deal with the newly assertive Russia and debated the policy options.(venue: The Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney).
An MP3 file of the presentation can be downloaded from http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=889