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 Postgraduate Research Projects

MPHIL STUDENTS
Findlay, Lyndell Sustainability of the Sudan peace process: investigation of factors relating to the role of third party intervenors
Summer, Diane Concepts of Creativity: Developing an Evidence-Based Framework of Creativity in the Context of Peace & Conflict Transformation
   
PHD STUDENTS
Adams, Brian Participatory rural mapping: cross-cultural mapping in natural resource management
Alexander Pomery, Helen
Aylward, Leah Development and Violence: local experiences and livelihoods in Latin America in a context of transnationally extended social, economic and political change
Barrow, Kristie Disarmament diplomacy: the role of NGOs in international arms control
Bright, Matthew Good Global Citizens? International Non-Governmental Organizations and the Cosmopolitan Justice Project.
Brincat, Shannon What is emancipation in critical international theory?
Brown, Aimee The problems and potential of post-territorial democracy
Burguez, Angelique Violent ethnic conflict prevention in post-genocide Rwanda
Cahill, James Political Web Logs: an alternative structure for revival of the 'Fourth Estate?'
Chaikin, Greg Maritime regimes and piracy in East Asia
Chapman, Emily How civil-military interaction during peace operations is connected to their effectiveness and legitimacy
Chou, Mark Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens and Today
Collins, Pauline Sovereign states, corporations and individuals: What are their responsibilities and accountability under International Humanitarian Law for violence and crime during conflict, in particular with regard to Private Military Firms (PMFs)?
Cooper, Amy The internet and democracy
Copley, Alexandra The Job Network
Donald, John Political education: its scoping, contention and implementation
Du Toit, Lorinne The good governance agenda: a case policy paradox in development?
Dudley, Jerome The thawing of the cold warriors: US nuclear strategy in the second nuclear age
Dunning, Tristan Growing up Under Oslo: The Socio-Political Aspirations of Palestinian Youth
Ellis, Jessica Saving Soldiers: The Evolution of International Military medical Norms, 1815 to 1914
Enver, Ervin Kingdom vs republic in Nepal: what are the possibilities for breaking the impasse and achieving sustainable peace?
Fenton, Ellyse Tensions between process and outcome in the implementation of empowerment projects for women in the Third World
Gizas, Dennis Australian electoral practice and democratic theory
Glanville, Luke The Antecedents of ‘Sovereignty as Responsibility’
Greene, Tiffany Nature as a Crisis Resource: The role of green spaces in post-conflict/ reconstruction scenarios.
Griva, Mariano Logic/rationale behind the refugee camp approach when catering for refugees’ needs and rights
Harris, Brendan Military politics of south-east Asia
Hennessey, Julie A Comparative Study of Four Waves of Boat People to Australia (1976 - 2001)
Herde, Christopher German liberal middle class migrants and the liberal and radical traditions in 19th century Wisconsin, Queensland
Hirst, Christian A strategic reformation: Change and stability in post-S11 Australian strategic policy
Hook, Scott Market institutions and their role in economic growth: an analysis of the Pacific
Hoole, Elizabeth The politics of research and innovation in Australia: overcoming cultural attitudes to commercialisation
Hornsby, Roy The socio-political and cultural effects of internet usage in a developing nation (Vietnam)
Howe, Sarah Australia's working poor: changes to industrial relations institutions and implications for low paid workers 1975 - 2005
Hughes, Bryn Democracy, identity and political violence
Hsu, Mattel The impact of trade and anti-terrorism on Australia's policy towards China and Taiwan
Hunt, Charles ‘Policing the Destruction, Reconstructing the Police: Evaluating the Impact of Police in UN Peace Operations.’
Hutchison, Emma

Trauma, Emotion and Political Community

Kath, Elizabeth The Political and the Personal: Cuba's health Outcomes and the Social Relations Underlying Them
Kennedy Da Silva, Emma Multilaterialism and international terrorism: the contribution of the United Nations
King, Barbara Women, post-conflict transformation and nation building
Kitts, Miles Counterinsurgency Strategy: Should we go back to the Classics?
Laakso, Jennifer Justice, Order and Peace: The Case of Timor-Leste
Lawler, Wendy Ethnicity, Islam and national self-determination: the case of Aceh
Lau, Raymond The Responsibility to Protect vs. The Responsibility to Punish: the transformation of humanitarian intervention in a post-9/11 world
Lerche, Stephanie Religion, Gender and Power in Vanuatu
Lin, Thaddeus Measures of Success: Indicatior of Success for Overseas Policing Operations
Macdonald, Fiona Self-employment and lower-paid workers: Choice, opportunity and constraint in the labour market
Mackey, Joanne The interface between customary approaches and introduced methods of conflict resolution in the South Pacific
Macoun, Alissa Outlaw Citizens: An Investigation of women prisoners as political subjects, considering the role and impact of the operation of gender, power and community
Mardle, Bryan A national innovation system for the Australian Mining Industry
McLeod, Jason Self-determination for West Papua: An analysis of nonviolent strategies and tactics
McLoughlin, Stephen Ethnic conflict and the culture of prevention
McNally, Michael How market forces and social policy interact and clash: The Job Network
Mercier, Marc An analysis into the implementation and potential abuse of ADR processes in the workplace - how further development of a systems approach to dispute management can assist in the appropriate and effective delivery of ADR
Miles, Steven Union organisation in the context of neo-liberalism: an examination of the causes and consequences of active union membership
Miller, Danielle ALP Premiers: Delegates of the Party, Autonomous Actors or Somewhere in Between?
Nesland, Are Nuclear weapons free zones (a theory of)
O'Brien, Erin Legalised prostitution and human trafficking: a comparative study of policy debates in Australia and the United States
O'Connor, Erin Political maturity from juridical to ethical understanding: The case of Poland
Ojha, Suman Role of opposition parties in state Parliament: A Competitive Study of Queensland and Uttar Pradeah (India)
Paasonen, Karl-Erik Between Movements of Crisis and Movements of Affluence: An analysis of the campaign against the Jabiluka uranium mine, 1997 - 2000
Parenta, Oleg Technology and Politics
Payne, Jeffrey Wicked Policy Problems and the Active Society: Situating the Craft of Public Policy
Pound, Alexander Conflict environments: Dangers and opportunities for policing operations
Prideaux, Jillian Indonesian nationalism and its impact on foreign policy towards Australia
Pruitt, Lesley
Rawnsley, Claire The Democratic Process in East Timor: The Shaping of Political Participation
Robinson, Wade Target nations policy responses to sanction regimes
Rogers, Brooke The role of archaeology and cultural heritage in peace building in Israel and the occupied territiories
Rooney, Patricia Gender inequity in the Australian labour market: casual and low paid employment
Satrya, Aryana Strategies of the Indonesia union to enhance its organisation effectiveness in facing the impacts of globalisation
Schilling, Travis Perennial problems in a new guise: a critical analysis of divergent approaches to political and social possibilities in the ‘new economy’
Selvaraju, Mala Malaysia and regionalism: 1990 - 2005
Shah, Kamil The Security Development: Nexus with Afghanistan as a Test Case
Smith, Kevin The impact of International factors on the transformation of the Thai state
Strakosch, Elizabeth Political responses to discursive threats to nationhood
Tamaschke, Louise The processes and factors of innovation and regeneration in peripheral regions
Tan, Yan-Tseng The role of the Roman Catholic Church in conflict resolution and peace-building
Tantikulananta, Chulanee Political Leadership, Regime Theory and Deep Integration of ASEAN Exonomic Cooperation in the New Regionalism
Taylor, Monique

China's Oil Mercantilism

Teitt, Sarah Sovereignty, Power and Responsibility: China's role in International Security Regimes
Tomkins, Matthew Australian Union Growth Strategies
Wear, Andrew Art and the representation of political trauma
Weeks, Kerri Transnational population movement: implications for the self and community
Westoby, Ross Questioning whether reconciliation is an appropriate and effective vehicle to repair trust in Cambodian communities: a socio-cultural, political and historical critique
Wex, Bronwyn Feminist theorisations of cultural difference
Wicks, Shaun National leaders and their influence on alliance cohesion: case studies from the ANSUS Alliance

 

 



Danielle Miller - ALP Premiers: Delegates of the Party, Autonomous Actors or Somewhere in Between?
Title: ALP Premiers: Delegates of the Party, Autonomous Actors or Somewhere in Between? Danielle’s thesis aims to explore the relationship between Australia...

Erin O'Brien - Legalised prostitution and human trafficking: a comparative study of policy debates in Australia and the United States
Title : Legalised prostitution and human trafficking: a comparative study of policy debates in Australia and the United States This research explores the public debates conducted in Australia and the United States during the developm...