Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies
The University of Sydney
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MA(PACS)/MPACS Dissertations

2007

 
Name Topic
Allebone, James The Great Writ In America: Habeas Corpus in Times of Conflict
Box, Pamela Climate Change and Development: Environmental Ethics and Water Scarcity in the Twenty-First Century
Chang, Candice The Responsibility to Protect: Falun Gong as a case study
Cutler, Jennifer Theatre in the South Pacific: A Peacebuilding Tool?
Dekker, Anna The International Criminal Court Pursuing Justice in the Midst of Violent Conflict: Peace-maker or Peace-breaker?
Desaputra, Piyasiree Integration of a Gender Perspective on Peace Operations: Gender Equality and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in East Timor
Djojonegoro, Dinda The struggle for peace without nuclear weapons: An analysis of the relationship between nuclear weapons, security, peace and human rights
Downing, Elizabeth The Western Response to AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: The importance of African participation in the response
Garner, Hilary Building Peace in a Post Conflict Society: The Sports Contribution Sporting Creativity Synchronizing Soccer Case Study: The Kakuma Refugee Camp
Kuncorowati, Dyah Illegal logging in Indonesia: A threat to regional security in Southeast Asia?
Lansdowne, Amanda "Fortress Nation": Australia's Insecurity, the Asylum Seeker's Burden
Mehr, Michael Government responses to the al-Jazeera effect: Ten years of engagement, conflict and competition
Mkandawire, Bonaventure Thangata: Tenancy or Slavery? The economic hardship of workers on colonial farms; and post-colonial tobacco estates in Malawi
Rahman, Sabrin The era of social entrepreneurship: How society, economy and peace studies can be partners in fighting inequality
Seitanides, Elias How did the Cold War start? Has it really ended?
Sun-Nyung, Heo A New Foreign Policy Paradigm: Perspectives on South Korea's Strategic Options in the 21st Century: Towards Peace and Security in Northeast Asia
Ya, Lin (Bella) Renewing the Enemy: Young Chinese Focus Their Hatred on Japan

2006

 
Name Topic
Armstrong, Amanda Saving the World: The Active Self in a Self-less Society
Dundas, Aletia The Application of Nonviolence in a Culture of Violence: The Case of Iraq
Carpenter, Tracey The Media's Role in Race Relations in a Regional Australian Sommunity
Clark, Paul Atrocity? What-ever: The emotional manipulation of the mass cruelty of Western communities
Cramer, Jolene M. The Grameen Bank: A Critical Analysis of Women's Empowerment
Culley, April The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism in Zimbabwe and the Problem of International Intervention
Hennekinne, Xavier Reconciliation in Timor-Leste: The Place of the Individual in the Timorese Reconciliation Process
Jacobson, Daniel From Bomb-Making to Policy-Making: The Transformation of Palestinian Terrorism 1937-2006
Jensen, Catherine Mary The Price of Peace: How a culture of consumerism erodes a culture of peace
Mayroz, Eyal Humanitarian Interventions in Theory and Practice: The US and the Crisis in Dafur
Ngotho, Mueni (Liz) Birth of a New Nation or Delusions from the Past: Challenges to Achieving Egalitarian Participation in Peacebuilding in South Sudan
Oborski, Jason Fox News and their Invasion of Iraq
Reiler, Anja Agnethe Norway: A Good International Citizen?
Richardson, Robyn "God-Speak" - The Language of the Church: East Timor Conflict 1975-1999
Sassine, Fadia Palestinian Refugees in Beddawi Camp: Exploring Palestinianness

2005

 
Name Topic
Akimoto, Daisuke The Implication of "Positive Pacifism" for Japan's International Peacekeeping Operations
Elliott, Stephanie Islam and the U.S. media: USA Today and The New York Times before and after the London bombings
Elliott, Sarah The Politicisation of Humanitarian Action
Kieran, Leona Burma: Towards Freedom from Fear
Kroon, Ronald Prayer mats and Cheeseboards: Polarisation in Dutch Society
Norbisrath, Lea Reconciliation - and what is in it for Women?
Yamasaki, Matsutaro The Tibet Question: History, Present, and Future of Tibet
Piccotti, John Containing Saddam Hussein's Iraq: An examination of how conflicting goals and self-interest affected policy at the UN with an emphasis on France and the US 1990-2003
Pozniak, Natalee Militant Islamist Ideology and the 'Clash of Civilizations'
Seyit, Kuranda S. Reporting Violence
Shrestha, Abha The Impact of International Armed Conflict on Nepalese Women: A Study from a Feminist Perspective

2004

 
Name Topic
Adas, Wissam God's Law vs. Man's law- An analysis of the perceived conflict between Islamic and Western law
Boga, Dilnaz Cycles of Violence: The Impact of Human Rights Violations on Children in Kashmir
Candan, Zuleika Frustration in Society: Why Individuals Turn to Violent Society Movements in the Context of a Culture of Violence
Chang, Kevin C. "Noqu Kalou, Noqu Vanua": The Root Causes of Fiji's Societal Conflicts
Downes, Andrew J. An Emerging Norm? The Legitimacy of Humanitarian Intervention during the post-Cold War era
Emad, Munther Emerging Challenges - Domestic violence among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in particular Arabic-Speaking Families in Australia: A reflection on culture, gender, cultural identity and generations
Fisher-Radford, Jennifer Structural Violence in the West: Its Contribution to a Violent Culture and Delinquency
Haahti, Eva "Spoils of War": Sexual Violence and Human Rights Violations Against Women in War
Kobayashi, Hiroto Commonalities in the diversity: The common ground between suicide bomings in the Israel-Palestine conflict and Japanese suicide attacks in the WWII
Mason, Andy The Impact of Ethnic Nationalism on Compassionate Love in Sri Lanka
Muraki, Sayuri Promoting Human Rights and Peacebuilding in East Timor
Myrvoll, Brit The Redfern Journey of Empowerment
Ramsdell, Christopher Innocent Lost: The Socialization of Child Soldiers
Robertson, Erin The Value of Public Diplomacy: A Critique of American Foreign Policy in the Middle East since 9-11
Sakurai, Yuko Reconciliation to Overcome "Japan and Asia"
Sarlas, Andrew Conflict: Moving from peace studies to a more holistic definition and how this is represented in creativity
Smith, Kate Jean The Australian 'History Wars' & National Identity:
Tarling, Serena Bridging the Gap: Could there be a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Australia?
Zee, Kelvin Singapore's Malay-Muslims and the Emergence of Jemaah Islamiah in Singapore

2003

 
Name Topic
Bottenma, Tamar F.J. Comparing Cold Wars: An Analysis of Malaysia's Experiences
Boyd, Alison M. America's Contradiction: Human Rights and the Death Penalty
Buchanan, Penny Peacebuilding in Somalia: The role of the radio soap opera in public education for the promotion of non-violence
Chan, Ron Clash of Civilisation or Clash of Ignorance?
Collins, Anne Justice for the Clowns: Symbols of Shared Humanity in Creative Dissent
Gambill, Jill An Analysis of the Role of Violence in Resolving the Colombian Conflict
Goldfinch, Steven J. Standing by Thy Neighbour: The development of Humanitarian Intervention in a Post-Cold War World
Jorgensen, Annet Y. K. Narrative Framing of Conflict Stories in the New Media: a comparative analysis
Koukedes, Nita Forgiveness: The Wounded Healer
Ley, Valerie A Just and Fair Peace for Israel/Palestine?
Lindsay, David Allan Osama Bin Laden and Al Qa'Ida's Impact on International Peace, Security and Economy
McCusker, Patrick Reconciliation in the North of Ireland Conflict
Nygaard, Lydia Wathne The United Nations Security Council: How it is controlled by Western Interests
Pedersen, Elna Leth Justice and Reconcilation: meanings for Justice after Collective Violence and their significance for reconciliation
Salazar, Ivan Mauricio P. The Colombian Civil War: An Analysis of the Economic Behaviour of the Revolutionary Movement and the Implications for Conflict Resolution
Schwartz, Melanie Coming Out Painting: Diversion, Restoration and Circle Sentencing
Shanley, Scott Saka Ki Churi: The Moral Implications of British Imperalism (1870-1914)
Shore, Nina Art as Non-Violent Protest: De-Mystifying Dada
Sirat, Mahamud Can the United States act as an honest broker in trying to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict?
Talib, Mohamad Singapore: The Management of Ethinicity
Waples, Sally Ethnic Conflict in Kenya: Dilemmas of Democratic Institution-Building
Widmer, Mireille Madrid vs. Oslo: Third Party Intervention in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

2002

 

Name Topic
Batchen, Christina The Case for Restorative Justice
Dack, Timothy T. A Quest for Equility
Fraser, Sarah Abolishing the Death Penalty in the USA: One Step on the Road to Achieving a Just Peace
Kvam, Synnove M. Comprehensive Peacebuilding: The Norwegian Approach to Conflict Resolution
Morgan, Victoria A Critical Look at Domestic Violence Amongst Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Communities
Ooi, Daniel The 1997 International Monetary Fund package to Indonesia: implications for human rights, development, and regional stability
Pearce, Heather-Jean L. Return to Innocence? Prevention and Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone
Sloane, Jane Advance Australia Fair

2001

 
Name Topic
Boxberger, Anne Exploring Reconciliation: A Critical Essay
Molland, Sverre East Timor: Reconciled Nationalism and Nationalised Reconciliation
Salas, Renee The Protection of the Environment as a Peace Issue
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