Centre for Applied Social Research

The Centre for Applied Social Research (CASR) undertakes research and promotes public debate on key areas of social change and social policy. The Centre works closely with a range of community organizations, government departments, local governments and the union movement.

CASR is committed to the idea that effective and equitable policy choices need to be founded on insightful public debate. Such debate requires historically and theoretically informed applied research. CASR is based in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University.

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News

New website lifts global evaluation
A new international website to support the work of people who commission and evaluate development projects has been created, with leadership from RMIT University's Centre for Applied Social Research.

Research unveils Melbourne's rooming house boom
New RMIT University analysis has revealed a dramatic 236 per cent increase in the number of people living in rooming houses in Melbourne in the past five years.

Research sheds light on homelessness and mental illness
RMIT University researchers have challenged widely-held beliefs about the connections between homelessness and mental illness in a groundbreaking study.

Recent and upcoming events

 

27/05/2013 Trying to evaluate your cake and communicate it too: Combining evaluation and communication mentoring
A BetterEvaluation seminar presented by Ricardo Ramírez and Dal Brodhead, Canada.
 

15/05/2013 The search for governance principles for cross-sectoral, multi-stakeholder areas of social policy
For the second Centre for Applied Social Research (CASR) seminar of 2013, Professor John Fien (Acting Director of CASR) will make a presentation on 'The search for governance principles for cross-sectoral, multi-stakeholder areas of social policy'.

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