Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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China’s Rule of Law is Australia’s Business
Published 2011-01-01The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of China’s rule of law, in the context of commercial corruption, on the Australia-China business relationship. This paper involves the analysis of three separate ...Open AccessThesis -
BP in Papua: A chance for development or the return of the resource curse?
Published 2010-01-01This study focuses on explaining the absence of violent conflict, a symptom associated with the „resource curse‟, in resource extraction projects in volatile and resource dependent regions. An institutionalist approach is ...Open AccessThesis -
Filling the Void: Hizbullah's State Building in Lebanon
Published 2007-12-21Abstract Hizbullah is a militarised sub-state group that challenges Lebanon's authority by establishing a parallel power-structure within the state. This thesis argues that the failure of the Lebanese government to provide ...Open AccessThesis -
Gathering Storm: Structuring More Successful Responses to Disasters
Published 2007-12-21Abstract The period between 1992 and 2005 was turbulent for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Failed responses to Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina resulted in academics questioning the efficacy of FEMA’s structure ...Open AccessThesis -
Women and Work in Contemporary Japan: Deconstructing the "Crisis" of the Gender Order
Published 2007-12-21ABSTRACT The 1990s saw important developments in the employment practices of Japanese women as necessitated by economic recession. Japanese women are increasingly postponing their traditional roles of wife and mother in ...Open AccessThesis