Current PhD Candidates
Adams, Kerryn Michelle
Thesis: Doubly deviant - Women as offenders and drug users
Afzal, Kamran Ali
Thesis: Public finance and public policy in developing countries
Ahamed, Syeed
Thesis: Applicability of new public management in developing countries
Aryo, Bagus
Thesis: Politics of Microfinance: Is there any hidden agenda? A case study of BMT Kube Sejahtera, Indonesia
Baker, Christine Ann
Thesis: Regulatory compliance of micro and small business in regional and rural Victoria.
Bernard, Petrie Kay
Thesis: The economics-security nexus in Australian policy towards the Asia-Pacific
Berryman, Adam James
Thesis: Islam and immigration in Europe
Bice, Sara Jane
Thesis: Australian mining companies' corporate social responsibility initiatives: Examining the 'social' in corporate social responsibility
Blonder, Irena Gustina
Thesis: Whistleblowing and Organizational Accountability
Bluett-Boyd, Nicole Maree
Thesis: Adult sexual assault: An evidence-based policy, practice and advocacy model for Victoria Police
Brant, Philippa Louise
Thesis: The impact of China as a significant donor of foreign aid
Bray, Daniel
Thesis: Democratic politics beyond the state: Rethinking representation in global institutions
Buckley, Christine Anne
Thesis: The theory and practice of the cognitive interview in criminal cases
Byrne, Madeleine Louise
Thesis: The securitization of asylum: refugee reception policy and immigration detention in France and Australia
Carver, Ashley
Thesis: The devil's in the details: anti-terrorism influences on domestic criminal justice in Canada and Australia.
Chan, Kwok Leung Steve
Thesis: Neighbourhood effects and social networks of urban slums in Bangkok
Churchill-Page, Tracey Michelle
Thesis: Re-drafting the IHR: Who benefits?
Clarey, Scott Michael
Thesis: Constructive ethics: Interests, ethics and identity incontemporary international relations
Clark, Haley Catherine
Thesis: To be advised
Coldicott, Dean
Thesis: The emergence of the World Trade Organisation
Coulter, Kiersten Lea
Thesis: An investigation of creative arts as an intervention for marginalised young people.
Cresswell, Scott Douglas
Thesis: The rise of euroscepticism in the conservative party and its uncertain future
Croucher, Gwilym Stewart
Thesis: Contemporary political communication and democratic theory
Croy, Samantha Lynnette
Thesis: Building better brains: The social and cultural impact of neuroplasticity
D'Souza, Arun Avinash
Thesis: A general theory of communal property
Duncanson, Ian William
Thesis: Law, the English subject and the empire.
Edney, Kingsley John
Thesis: The Symbolic Politics of the Beijing Olympics.
Eizenberg, Mark
Thesis: Campaign wars: The evolution, professionalisation and proliferation of Australian political campaigning
Freestone, Peta Melissa
Thesis: Science, society, and the market that fails millions: mapping and analysing the research networks and social structures involved with the pursuit of a new tuberculosis vaccine
Freise, Christopher William
Thesis: American and Australian approaches to regional security and integration in southeast Asia
Gallois, Arnaud Marie Jean
Thesis: Local governance, social capital and sustainability: a study of committees of management of crown land reserves in Victoria
George, Justin Lloyd
Thesis: Economic globalization, nationalism and the use of national symbols
Goodbourn, Rebecca Kate
Thesis: "Why Law? Asking the Right Questions"
Grey, Felicity Jane
Thesis: Benevolent Othering
Gristwood, Simone Wailata
Thesis: An analysis of Indigenous offenders in the Victorian correctional system.
Hartley, Debra Jane
Thesis: Perspectives on Managing for Results and Development:Towards a Framework for Stakeholder Ownership in Technical Cooperation
Hay, James Lawrence
Thesis: Energy security and Australian foreign policy
Helbert, Maryse
Thesis: Women in the oil zone: A feminist analysis of oil shortage and peace
Higgs, Chantelle Amber
Thesis: Belonging or exclusion: what do the career and transition experiences of Arabic-speaking background youth reveal about citizenship for culturally and linguisitcally diverse youth?
Hine, Brian Marcus
Thesis: Checks and balances: The contribution of individuals and communities to public sector accountability
Hinz, Bronwyn Ann
Thesis: Reforming Secondary School Funding and Provision Settlements in Federal States.
Holden, Thomas Alan
hesis: Retired or inspired? The community involvement of former local government councillors in rural Victorian communities
Hoovestal, Lance Edward
Thesis: What are the consequences of containerisation for the security of nations?
Howard, Rachel Elizabeth
Thesis: The politics of war - The medias role in the re-election campaigns of the Coalition of the Willing
Huang, An-Hao
Thesis: The maritime strategy of China in the Asia-Pacific region: Origins, Development and Impact
Huba, Mark
Thesis: Abyssal Insurrection: Of anarchy and mysticism
Ihara, Nobuhiro
Thesis: To be advised
Jansons, Deborah Louise
Thesis: Problem Gambling and the Correctional Services System.
Johns, Diana Frances
Thesis: Throughcare of Prisoners in Australia - Where Rhetoric Meets Reality: A study of throughcare policy and practice in Australia, 1980s to 2010.
Kaiser, Alexander Samuel
Thesis: Political and social activism in contemporary Australian music.
Karol, Karl Ludwig
Thesis: Impact on the health system of the cultural biases of medical doctors who work in health informatics
Kent, Lia
Thesis: The effectiveness of justice and reconciliation initiatives in Timor Leste
Kirwin, Reece Daniel
Thesis: Mapping Conflict Between Green and Social Democratic Parties in Australia and Europe
Klatt, Malgorzata
Thesis: The Place of Poland in the European Order and its Role in EU-Russia Relations
Kuruppu, Nihal Randolph Henry
Thesis: Political Prisoner Abuse and International Humanitarian Law: implications for liberal internationalism of President Bush's counter terrorism campaign.
La Brooy, Camille Amanda
Thesis: Islamic identity: Globalisation, the media and post-nationalist identities
Langford, Sarah Louise
Thesis: Radical feminism and reproductive technology
Lasater, Zara Anne
Thesis: Addressing the 'wicked' problems beyond the silos: Joined-up integration and community localism
Lay, Yvonne
Thesis: Evaluation of Victoria's new approach to family violence.
Levidis, Andrew Michael
Thesis: A normal Japan: A new grand strategy and the future of East Asia
Levy, Marc Peter Austin
Thesis: Volunteering for the dole: the impact of participation requirements on volunteering among unemployed and underemployed Australians
Lewis, Brigitte Victoria
Thesis: Beyond the reflexive agent
Linden, Rheya
Thesis: Caring about bodies, caring about suffering: the emergence and role of a feminist caring ethic within the Australian animal liberation movement
Lo, Jung
Thesis: Beyond politics and business between China and Taiwan: Sex industry, mistress and alternative family
Loughnan, Claire Bernadette
Thesis: The tears of the other: Being political in Levinas
Lynch, Simon Howard
Thesis: Beyond contact centres to community support centres - A study of innovation opportunities for public sector contact centres
Machin, Fiona Christine
Thesis: The European Union and intra-state conflict transformation: Assessing the impact on intra state conflict society.
Martin, Aran Joseph
Thesis: Competition for strategic resources and good governance norms: Evaluating Chinese energy diplomacy
Martinez, Gloria Isabel
Thesis: Defining Security in an Insecure World: Two Spanish Perspectives
Matera, Margherita
Thesis: A new breed of actor on the global stage: how the European Union is redefining power and influence.
McDonald, David James
Thesis: Dangerous desires: The cultural and legal conflation of homosexuality
McKinna, Anita Joy
Thesis: Is a multi-ethnic Kosovo possible?
Meger, Sara
Thesis: Justice for sexual violence in warfare: The international criminal court and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Memery, Lynda
Thesis: Comparative assessment of Victorian Government approaches to gambling policy-making since 1991
Moran, Michael James
Thesis: Situating liberal philanthropic foundations in global governance
Nakamura, Toshiya
Thesis: Domestic politics and security policy: overseas deployment of Japan's self-defence forces
Nakata, Sana Mary
Thesis: Childrens Rights: Protection, autonomy and other challenges
Pauker, Ivancica Anna Maria
Thesis: The road to reconciliation: Working towards community reintegration in former Yugoslavia.
Perez Trujillo, Monica
Thesis: The role of family and friends in responding to domestic violence
Perkins, Daniel Jeremy
Thesis: Assisting jobseekers with significant barriers to employment: An evaluation of the Personal Support Program
Philip, Brigid Mary
Thesis: The politics of self-help approaches to depression.
Pietropaoli, Lucia Bianca
Thesis: Re-thinking security: Modernity and the challenge of diasporic identity
Pottenger, Michael John Foster
Thesis: Corrupt and criminal markets in transition states
Quayle, Linda Catherine
Thesis: How well does the English School explain the international politics of South East Asia?
Quayle, Michael
Thesis: A comparative study of the relevance of parliamentary institutions for existing models of parliamentary democracy
Quek, Kaye Lynne
Thesis: A feminist investigation of the international politics of marriage
Rave, Natasha Ann
Thesis: Prostitution in the community: The challenge of legalised prostitution in Australia
Reisenbigler, David Nathaniel
Thesis: Governmental responses to the threat of CBRN terrorism: An examination of the US and Australian Governments' efforts to reduce the threat and mitigate the effects of a terrorist attack involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons
Richardson, Sarah Margaret
Thesis: 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
Roberts, John Dominic
Thesis: Making sense of public relations in the context of key public security issues
Ross,David Alexander
Thesis: Making a meal of it: The World Food Program and Legitimacy in Global Politics
Schultz,Jonathan
Thesis: Australia's engagement with the Pacific states: 1980-2005
Silcox,Beejay Rebecca-Jo
Thesis: Dissecting the rough beast: Conceptualising differential punishment in the era of new punitiveness
Spivakovsky,Claire
Thesis: Becoming Responsive: Localised Correctional Approaches Towards Indigenous Offenders.
Staley,Louise Eileen
Thesis: Is regulation harming the economic prospects and social capital of rural Australia?
Tarzia,Laura Dorotea
Thesis: Renegotiating the politics of heterosexuality
Thompson,Rhys James
Thesis: Combating terrorist financing and money laundering in a failed state: The consequence of regulating hawala system in Somalia
Tyler,Meagan Emily
Thesis: The construction of women's sexuality in the age of mass prostitution
Vasilev,George
Thesis: Struggles for recognition: From monologue to dialogue
Vasudevan,Anand Kumar
Thesis: Data-based profiling of internet child porn offenders
Walker,David Corin
Thesis: Any Nation So Conceived: Transitions to democracy in weak and failed states.
Willcock,Gordon Francis
Thesis: To be advised
Woodward,Catherine Ruth
Thesis: Aboriginal Affairs policy: the dynamics of institutions, interests and ideas
Wu,Dong Dong
Thesis: Superseding superfluous things: The politics of antique collection in contemporary China
Yoo,Jung-Ah
Expected completion date: 08-Oct-2009
Thesis: Comparative Asian and EU regional integration
van Vuuren,Alissa Michelle
Thesis: How well does Australia deal with (regional) international conflict? An Asia Pacific case study.