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2. Anglo-American followers or Antipodean iconoclasts? The 2008 TRIP survey of international relations in Australia and New Zealand.
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Sharman, J.C. and True, Jacqui
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INTERNATIONAL relations research ,SURVEYS ,SCHOLARS ,INTERNATIONAL relations & culture ,GENDER ,SOCIAL epistemology ,COMPARATIVE studies ,INTERNATIONAL relations theory - Abstract
This article examines the results of the world's largest ever survey of international relations (IR) scholars with an eye to establishing the particularities of the discipline in Australia and New Zealand. The survey covered the areas of teaching, research, the structure of the profession and scholars' views on foreign policy. From these results, this paper compares IR in New Zealand and Australia, and discusses the extent to which the discipline in these two countries is distinctive from its overseas counterparts, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom. The particular areas of focus include the degree to which the field in Australasia conforms to or differs from US or Commonwealth identities; epistemological and gender divides; the distinctive foci of what IR scholars in both countries teach and research; which publications are favoured and disfavoured; and the contrasting linkages between academia and the world of government and policy. We conclude with some suggestions about how the field in both countries might be improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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3. The securitisation of migrant smuggling in Australia and its consequences for the Bali Process.
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Curley, Melissa and Vandyk, Kahlia
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HUMAN smuggling ,POLITICAL refugees ,AUSTRALIAN foreign relations ,INTERNATIONAL relations research ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
This article analyses the Bali Process in the context of Australia's securitised approach to migrant smuggling, and the consequences this has for both the Australia-Indonesia diplomatic relationship and the Bali Process overall. The Bali Process is the premier regional forum for combating migrant smuggling and is well placed to discuss and develop regional cooperation policies on irregular migration within the region. In particular, the Bali Process remains a key domain where Australia and Indonesia can contest and amend the norms and practices around the human rights of refugees and asylum-seekers. This article traces and analyses the emergence of Australia's bilateral agreements for offshore processing and resettlement between 2011 and 2014, which Australian political elites aligned rhetorically to the Bali Process, but which the authors argue remain in tension with stated Bali Process objectives in terms of rights and protections for asylum-seekers and refugees. This article identifies that Australia's security-driven policies and regional disagreements over humanitarian responsibility remain an ongoing tension within Bali Process states, and provides commentary on the implications of this for future Australian policy relating to regional cooperation on irregular migration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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4. Travelling responsibly, but further to go: Australia’s new consular diplomacy.
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Oliver, Alex
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DIPLOMACY ,DIPLOMATIC & consular service ,TRAVEL ,INTERNATIONAL relations research - Abstract
This article considers the transformations taking place in the consular landscape and the resulting pressures on departments of foreign affairs both in Australia and elsewhere. For Australia, the challenges are particularly compelling. As the Lowy Institute has observed in successive reports, Australia’s anaemic overseas representation renders the growing consular load an even more formidable problem. When crises strike, resources are diverted both within government and within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, skewing other priorities. The second part of the article analyses government responses to these challenges. It examines the new focus on consular diplomacy and the government’s first formal consular strategy. It assesses the recent modest expansion of Australia’s overseas diplomatic network, together with the steps taken to enhance international cooperation on consular issues. The article concludes that while the problems facing Australia’s consular service remain pressing, some progress has been made. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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5. Chinese views of Australian foreign policy: Not a flattering picture.
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Beeson, Mark and Zeng, Jinghan
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AUSTRALIA-China relations ,POLICY sciences ,INTERNATIONAL relations research ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The economic importance and strategic significance of Australia's relationship with China means that bilateral ties have become a major focus of attention in the scholarly and policymaking communities in Australia. Understandably enough perhaps, less attention has been given to the way the relationship is understood in China. This article addresses this absence in the literature by providing an overview of some of the more important contributions to the discussion in China. The most important point that emerges from such an analysis is that there is an ‘asymmetry of interest’ in the two countries, with Australia occupying a far less prominent place in Chinese policy discussions than China does in Australia. Equally noteworthy is the fact that the study of Sino-Australian relations in China is characterised by a greater variety of perspectives than it is in Australia. Appreciating this diversity is an essential part of developing a more accurate understanding of the policymaking milieu in China. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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6. Theorizing Religion as Politics in Postsecular International Relations.
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Wilson, Erin K.
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RELIGION & politics ,POSTSECULARISM ,INTERNATIONAL relations research ,RELIGIOUS adherents ,RIGHT of asylum ,POLITICAL participation - Abstract
This article reconsiders the political dimensions of religious activity in light of a supposedly emerging post-secular society. I argue that limited understandings of both religion and politics restrict the capacity of scholars and faith-based actors alike to perceive the significant influence that religious actions and rituals can have in the political realm. The article outlines the dimensions of a post-secular society, drawing on the work of Jürgen Habermas, alongside recent critiques of his work by International Relations scholars. It then investigates existing approaches to understanding religion and politics within International Relations, putting forward an alternative framework for analysing the religious and the political in a post-secular society, before turning to an exploration of the activities of faith-based actors in the asylum sector in Australia. The article highlights the ways in which predominantly religious activities, such as prayer, charity and hospitality to the stranger, can have significant political implications, both in the immediate and in the long-term. Scholars, policy makers and faith-based actors themselves need to develop more nuanced understandings of how religious actions take on political meaning, intended and unintended, in order to appreciate the growing influence of faith-based actors in post-secular societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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7. Australia's aid diplomacy and the Pacific Islands: change and continuity in middle power foreign policy.
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Hawksley, Charles
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DIPLOMACY -- Social aspects ,INTERNATIONAL relations research ,POLITICS & culture - Abstract
Great powers seek to influence world affairs; middle powers seek to influence their regions. Australia's 'near abroad' includes Indonesia and the South Pacific, especially Melanesia. Elected Prime Minister in November 2007, Kevin Rudd has indicated a new direction for Australian policy in the Pacific and the previous image of a pushy or bullying Australia has to some extent been laid to rest. Yet the key differences between Rudd's policies and those of the former government of John Howard appear to be of style rather than substance. Despite the new rhetoric of greater engagement, the emphasis on market forces creating development shows an essential continuity of Australian foreign aid policy in the South Pacific [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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8. A Matter of Perception: Third-Culture Individuals' Interpersonal Sensitivity.
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Lyttle, Allyn, Barker, Gina, and Cornwell, Terri
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INTERNATIONAL relations research ,CROSS-cultural communication ,SENSITIVITY (Personality trait) ,INTERNET surveys - Abstract
This study evaluated the interpersonal sensitivity of third culture individuals, defined as people who lived in a country other than that of their nationality during their developmental years, by comparing them to mono-cultured individuals. While the notion that third culture individuals develop enhanced perceptual skills as a result of intercultural adaptation is widely accepted in popular and professional literature, this assertion has not been empirically tested. Previous research on intercultural communication competence and adaptation has almost exclusively focused on intercultural exposure among adults. Data was collected using web-based surveys, which yielded a sample of 142. The instruments measured two aspects of participants' interpersonal sensitivity, of which perception is a crucial part: social and emotional sensitivity. Results showed third culture individuals as having significantly higher social sensitivity than mono-cultured individuals, while mono-cultured individuals reported higher emotional sensitivity. Additionally, no significant correlation was found between greater intercultural experience and increased interpersonal sensitivity. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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