Norman Etherington

Emeritus Professor, MA MPhil PhD Yale, FRHistS, FASSA

  • The University of Western Australia (M204), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

  • PO Box 786

    5006 North Adelaide

    Australia

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Biography

Since coming to Australia in 1968 Norman Etherington has published widely on European Imperialism, African History, History of the British Empire, History of Christian Missions, Southern Africa and the History of Cartography.  He has held visiting posts at Columbia University, the School of Oriental and African Studies, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Rhodes University, and the University of Cape Town. He is a Research Associate at the University of South Africa. 

Outside the academy he has been recognised for his service to the National Trust and the Heritage Council of Western Australia. From 2012 to 2017 he was President of the National Trust of South Australia and is a past President of the Australian HIstorical Association.  He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, the Royal Historical Society (UK) and the Royal Geographical Society (UK).  In 2013 he was made a member of the Order of Australia, AM for services to history and the community.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research expertise keywords

  • African history
  • Colonialism and imperialism

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