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The Centre for Contemporary Histories (CCH) is a dynamic, diverse and distinctive research centre that delivers and translates high-quality research into outcomes that are relevant and meaningful to contemporary society.

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Research Pillars

Improving and Building Collections using community-led principles

This pillar comprises two parts, the first working with communities and institutions of long-standing collecting; and the second working with institutions and communities to build new collections.

Democracy and History

Reflecting a worldwide trend among democracies, Australian civic society has been eroded recently. We aim to build a comprehensive picture of historical literacy and identify areas where we need to increase knowledge and understanding of the past.

Security and Development

We work to understand how concepts of Security and Development have evolved and taken particular forms at different moments in Australia s post-white settlement history.

Our Research

Members' books

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Externally funded research

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Papers & podcasts

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Survey on Attitudes to History

Since 2021, the Centre for Contemporary Histories has conducted the Deakin Contemporary History Survey (DCHS), which is the first nation-wide, longitudinal study of Australian attitudes to history.

Latest News

Monday 18th March 2024

If you have any information to share in the Newsletter please send it through to Anna, the newsletter will be published every fortnight on Monday. You can read all our news here, but don’t forget we regularly put out information by our social media channels including Facebook. Seminar Series 20th March Dr Ian Warren Hear

CCH Seminar – 27th March – Jillian Beard & Justine Greenwood

Join us online or in person for a seminar with DFAT Historians Dr Jillian Beard and Dr Justine Greenwood. Documents on Australian Foreign Policy For over 50 years the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has produced the Documents on Australian Foreign Policy (DAFP) series. From its establishment in 1971, the objective of the program

Monday 4th March 2024

Today is the first day of Trimester 1 – good luck to all of those teaching this trimester! If you have any information to share in the Newsletter please send it through to Anna, the newsletter will be published every fortnight on Monday. You can read all our news here, but don’t forget we regularly

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