New research postgraduates

These candidates have started their research in the Department this year:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science)
• Master of Arts (Political Science)
• Master of Arts (Sociology)
• Master of Arts (Policy Studies)

Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science)

Con Allimonos: Do state governments perform a 'foreign affairs' role? (Supervisor: Derek McDougall)

Sarah Eaton: Radical feminism and reproductive technology. (Supervisor: Sheila Jeffreys)

Maryse Helbert: Endless consumption, endless war: A feminist analysis of the oil shortage and peace. (Supervisor: Robyn Eckersley)

Mark Huba: Reconfiguring the global: political philosophy beyond the sovereign. (Supervisor: Michael Dutton)

Marc Levy: To what extent does the compulsion of mutual obligation diminish the value of volunteering for unemployed people? (Supervisor: Paul Smyth)

Margherita Matera: A common European defence policy: Can the EU ever reasonably expect to wield the same level of control over defence as its member states? (Supervisor: Philomena Murray)

Thomas O'Brien: Environmental politics in transition in South and South Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Spain and Portugal). (Supervisor: Leslie Holmes)

Lucia Pietropaoli: Democratisation and political development in ex-colonial countries. (Supervisor: Phillip Darby)

John Roberts: Public relations and news-production processes in Australia in the lead-up to the Iraq war (2003). (Supervisor: Timothy Marjoribanks)

Sarah Richardson: An investigation of the experience of Chinese and Indian post-graduate students at Australian universities and the extent to which this represents the role of international education in globalisation. (Supervisor: Mark Considine)

Laura Tarzia: Renegotiating the politics of heterosexuality. (Supervisor: Millsom Henry-Waring)

Meagan Tyler: The construction of women's sexuality in the age of mass prostitution. (Supervisor: Sheila Jeffreys)

George Vasilev: Liberalism in illiberal societies. (Supervisors: Robyn Eckersley and Leslie Holmes)

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Master of Arts (Political Science)

Andrew Apostola: Interactive media and ethnicity, multiculturalism and race. (Supervisor: Tim Marjoribanks)

Alistair Cook: Refugee camps: The terrorist threat and their changing nature. (Supervisor: Derek McDougall)

Karla Courtney: Cosmopolitan Justice and World Order. (Supervisor: Robyn Eckersley)

Carlos Morreo: On the Essence of Coloniality. (Supervisor: Michael Dutton)

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Master of Arts (Sociology)

Yuan-Ling Chiao: A comparative study of dual location couples in academia. (Supervisor: Jui-Shan Chang)

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Master of Arts (Policy Studies)

Bronwyn Lay: What public policy initiative would result from an application of sustainable livelihood development concept to the West with particular attention to the relationship between consumption and social policy?. (Supervisor: Paul Smyth)

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