Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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The Harm of a Label: The effect of Party Affiliation upon Criminal Sentencing in the United States
Published 2012-01-01This thesis examines why sentencing disparity between partisan elected and non-partisan elected judiciaries exists. I contend that partisan elected judiciaries produce harsher sentences. The theoretical reasoning provided, ...Open AccessThesis -
Identity and Interests: Understanding the Meltdown in Israeli-Turkish Relations 2002-2012
Published 2012-01-01The recent deterioration of the strong bilateral alliance between Israel and Turkey has significant affects on the balance of power within the Middle East. As such, it is important that scholars determine why this meltdown ...Open AccessThesis -
The Foundation and Composition of Egypt's Role in the Arab World
Published 2012-01-01The choice of topic “The Foundation and Composition of Egypt’s Role in the Arab World” is not purely out of interest. It rises out of the abundance of literature and discourse that places Egypt at the centre of the Arab ...Open AccessThesis -
Comparative Nationalism: Imperial Legacies and the Strength of Nationalism: The Case of China and India since the 1990s
Published 2012-01-01Since the 1990s, there have been strong displays of nationalism in China, while in India the once dominant ‘secular’ nationalism has been challenged by a fragmentation of national identity along ethno--‐religious lines. ...Open AccessThesis -
Parables Of Mass Atrocity: A Comparative Analysis Of The Nigerian And Liberian
Published 2012-01-01In the aftermath of conflict, the demand for societies to acknowledge the existence and impact of political violence has instigated creative policy developments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Truth and ...Open AccessThesis