Government and International Relations: Recent submissions
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Australian Financial Governance: The Power of The Australian Financial Industry Over Public Policy-Making In The Lead-Up To The Global Financial Crisis
Published 2012-01-01The recent Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has once again highlighted the significance of finance and the financial industry to modern economies, the societies they affect and the ability of governments to make autonomous ...Open AccessThesis -
The 2011-2012 Russian protests and the precedents of protest in post-Soviet Eurasia
Published 2012-01-01This study places the 2011-2012 Russian protests within the framework of Eurasian mass-civil mobilisation. Researchers have examined the shared and divergent properties of these events, commonly labelled „colour revolutions.‟ ...Open AccessThesis -
Responding to Riots A Comparative Study of Elite Responses to Cronulla 2005 and England 2011
Published 2012-01-01In recent summers, rioting around Cronulla and throughout England has sparked debates about their causes. While there has been a concerted effort to analyse these, there has been less attention on the response of political ...Open AccessThesis -
Military, Inc. Private Military Companies And State-Centrism In International Relations.
Published 2012-01-01This study sheds light on the relationship between military privatisation and state-centrism in international relations. The growth of the private military industry has led many to consider the operational implications of ...Open AccessThesis -
Gendering the Agenda - Discursive Constructions of Gender within the Security Council’s ‘Women, Peace and Security’ Agenda
Published 2010-01-01In 2000, the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 on the issue of ‘Women, Peace and Security’ (WPS) heralded the Council’s adoption of a new gender-sensitive approach to security. While an extensive literature has ...Open AccessThesis