Signalling a Mushroom Cloud: Explaining the Effect of Nuclear Signals on Crisis Outcomes
Seminar
When does signaling with nuclear weapons help states achieve their political aims during international crises? Rather than exploring the coercive effect of the background threat of nuclear destruction, this paper develops a military signaling theory of nuclear coercion. The theory argues that…
Why do men support increasing women's representation in politics? Group membership and group attachment in Australia
Seminar
It has been widely found that women are more likely than men to support increasing the presence of women in politics. The general argument stipulates that it is in women’s interest that these policies be adopted and, as such, they are more likely than men to express support. However, this…
Appeasement as a Balancing Strategy
Seminar
Virtually all models of power shifts in international politics have assumed only two actors. In such settings, when expected shifts in power are sufficiently large, conflict becomes very difficult to avoid. This paper demonstrates how the addition of third parties can facilitate peaceful power…
Mapping China's Influence at the United Nations
Seminar
Research explains how powerful states exert influence when staffing the UN system, but how do emerging powers use international civil service contributions to influence multilateral institutions? We use the case of China to explore how emerging powers exerts influence. We focus on the 2010-2019…
Political Elites, Misinformation, and Mobilisation: Evidence from Brazil
Seminar
Misinformation is a growing concern among the public and political elites. Yet we still lack a good understanding of the political effects of misinformation. We argue that misinformation contains politically motivated content that sends unambiguous signals in favor or against a political group,…
Statehood à la Carte in the Caribbean and the Pacific: Secession, Regionalism, and Postcolonial Politics (Jack Corbett, Monash University)
Seminar
This talk considers the role of comparison in interpretive research by applying Boswell et al’s (2019) approach to how leaders in the Caribbean and Pacific regions balance the autonomy -viability dilemma of postcolonial statehood - that political self-determination is a hollow achievement unless it…
Understanding Volunteerism and the "Bad Investment" Narrative: Typologies for Investments in Youth-led Peacebuilding
Seminar
International peacebuilding efforts are increasingly focused on the pursuit of inclusive practices to enable good governance for sustainable peace. Central to these efforts are attempts by youth advocates and their allies to encourage more meaningful investments in youth-focused partnerships.…