Government and International Relations: Recent submissions
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Criminalising Disinformation: On Anti-Fake News Legislation in Southeast Asia
Published 2021-03-11In 2016 it was revealed that the Brexit referendum and US presidential election were both targeted by sophisticated online disinformation campaigns, and in the years since states around the world have scrambled to respond ...Open AccessThesis -
Playing to Constraints: How Domestic Politics Determines the International Policies of North Korea
Published 2021-03-11This thesis refocuses considerations of North Korea to its internal politics, which lack attention as they are commonly perceived as inconsequential, or simply made ad hoc by the reigning supreme leader. Domestic politics ...Open AccessThesis -
The Fallen Sage: Emperor Huizong’s Dilemma and the Wise Ruler Doctrine
Published 2021-03-08This dissertation is an interdisciplinary study of the reign of Emperor Huizong (1100-1126), whose rule proved so paradoxical: after building a new stage of the Northern Song dynasty that resulted in two decades of prosperity, ...Open AccessThesis -
Gender-Based Violence Crimes in Conflict: A Discourse Analysis of International Justice Mechanisms
Published 2021-03-08Since the 1990s, international justice mechanisms have implemented numerous procedural adjustments in order to achieve a degree of inclusivity for gender-based violence crimes. Irrespective of these changes, justice for ...Open AccessThesis -
Fairness as Stability: Rawls, Schmitt and the Contemporary Crisis of Liberal Democracy
Published 2020-05-20In 2019, liberal democracies around the world are experiencing a crisis of antagonism, as mutually hostile groups threaten to undermine democratic stability. Drawing on the political theories of Carl Schmitt and John Rawls, ...Open AccessThesis, Honours