Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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For God’s Sake! Rethinking Secularism in Australia
Published 2011-01-01This dissertation proposes a new way of thinking about Muslims, religion and politics in Australia. It critically engages those commentators, academics and politicians who in recent years have used the language of ‘secularism’ ...Open AccessThesis -
Identity Politics - A Case Study of Afghanistan
Published 2011-01-01Identity politics is a complex concept. However, it is rarely studied in the context of weak non-Western states. This study seeks to study identity politics in Afghanistan with a focus on ethnic and sectarian identities. ...Open AccessThesis -
American Knowledge and Ignorance In Comparative Perspective
Published 2011-01-01How does foreign affairs knowledge in America compare cross-nationally? Are Americans really as ignorant as commentators and scholars suggest? Despite the interest in the topic, there are surprisingly few serious works of ...Open AccessThesis -
The Female Citizen as a Precursor to Political Revolution in the Middle East – A Comparative Study of Turkey and Iran
Published 2011-01-01Gender politics has existed at the periphery of academic analysis regarding social and political movements prior to dramatic political upheaval or revolution. In contrast to existing research, this study seeks to contend ...Open AccessThesis -
The Tcard Implementation Failure - The Need to Reconfigure Pre-existing Structures
Published 2011-01-01The Tcard was first promised in time for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but serious implementation plans only started in 2003 when the company ERG was contracted to deliver the Tcard. An amendment bill was passed to establish ...Open AccessThesis