School of Social and Political Sciences: Recent submissions
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Media Discourse and the “Truths” of Gender, Culture and Violence
Published 2010-01-01Indigenous Family Violence (IFV) became the subject of a highly politicised and mediatised debate during 2006 – 2007, culminating in the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act. This thesis investigates how the ...Open AccessThesis -
Where there’s smoke, there’s more smoke: The social settings and friendship interactions that encourage young adults to smoke cigarettes
Published 2010-01-01Despite widespread public health campaigns in Western countries people continue to smoke cigarettes and more worryingly, young people continue to take up the habit. In this thesis it is argued that cigarette smoking practices ...Open AccessThesis -
The disintermediation of the furniture supply chain: Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs at the global-local nexus
Published 2010-01-01In the contemporary world-economy Chinese firms have significantly improved their positions within global supply chains. One way this has been achieved is through the disintermediation of supply chains, i.e. their evolution ...Open AccessThesis -
Adopting the RTI Act as a mechanism to fight corruption to promote effective aid delivery in India
Published 2011-01-06The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005 in India in response to citizens’ demand for access to information and keenness to stem corruption in the public sphere. Freedom of information is a recognised fundamental ...Open AccessOther -
Sexual and Gender Rights and the United Nations Human Rights Framework: Towards a Resolution of the Debate?
Published 2009-08-03The UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, adopted on the 18th of December 2008, marked a milestone in UN history, formally placing the concerns of sexual and gender minorities on the General Assembly’s ...Open AccessOther