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Department of Law PhD Scholarships, Macquarie University, Australia
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ARTS: Department of Law PhD Scholarships
MQRES PhD Scholarships
Closing Date: 14 August 2009
The following MQRES projects are available in the Department of Law.
Project 1: Colonisation and Migration in the Pacific
Migration is a phenomenon of great importance to the Pacific region: proportionate to the size of their home populations, no other region of the world has experienced larger outflows of people. This project will examine the links between Pacific migration and colonisation, which has left a complex legacy of legal and political associations in the Pacific. As the process of decolonisation has unfolded, colonial powers (such as Australia, France, New Zealand, UK and US) have made different arrangements for the governance of Pacific territories. This project will examine the impact of these legal and constitutional arrangements on migration within the Pacific, and between Pacific Island Countries and the Pacific Rim, during critical periods of colonisation and decolonisation.
The Legal Governance Centre, one of Macquarie University's Concentrations of Research Excellence (CORE) areas, seeks expressions of interests from students wishing to explore the role of legal and constitutional arrangements in shaping migration in the Pacific region. Applicants should have an academic or research background in law, Pacific history, migration, colonialism, or a combination of these areas.
The candidate will be supervised by Professor Brian Opeskin, Director of the Legal Governance Centre. Suitable co-supervision of the candiadate will be arranged once the project has been settled. The successful applicant will join an innovative team of researchers at Macquarie Law School who are undertaking inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues of legal governance.
Project 2: Electoral Redistribution in Australia
Australia has experienced long-term population changes that have significant consequences for federal and state electoral systems. These changes include the movement of people from rural to urban areas, as well as the redistribution of population between States and Territories. This project will examine the law and legal institutions involved in redrawing electoral boundaries to take account of changes in the spatial distribution of Australia’s population. The core of the project is concerned with the legal framework for representative democracy and the implications of population change for institutional practices regarding electoral redistribution.
The Legal Governance Centre, one of Macquarie University's Concentrations of Research Excellence (CORE) areas, seeks expressions of interests from students wishing to explore the role of law and institutions in shaping the processes of electoral redistribution in Australia. Applicants should have an academic or research background in law, legal studies, or political science, or a combination of these areas.
The candidate will be supervised by Professor Brian Opeskin, Director of the Legal Governance Centre. Suitable co-supervision of the candidate will be arranged once the project has been settled. The successful applicant will join an innovative team of researchers at Macquarie Law School who are undertaking inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues of legal governance.
MQRES scholarships are available to domestic or international students. Applicants should have equivalent research qualifications to an Australian undergraduate degree with first class honours in a relevant discipline as listed in the project description.
For more information see
http://www.research.mq.edu.au/students/scholarships/pages/Law/
ARTS: Department of Law PhD Scholarships
MQRES PhD Scholarships
Closing Date: 14 August 2009
The following MQRES projects are available in the Department of Law.
Project 1: Colonisation and Migration in the Pacific
Migration is a phenomenon of great importance to the Pacific region: proportionate to the size of their home populations, no other region of the world has experienced larger outflows of people. This project will examine the links between Pacific migration and colonisation, which has left a complex legacy of legal and political associations in the Pacific. As the process of decolonisation has unfolded, colonial powers (such as Australia, France, New Zealand, UK and US) have made different arrangements for the governance of Pacific territories. This project will examine the impact of these legal and constitutional arrangements on migration within the Pacific, and between Pacific Island Countries and the Pacific Rim, during critical periods of colonisation and decolonisation.
The Legal Governance Centre, one of Macquarie University's Concentrations of Research Excellence (CORE) areas, seeks expressions of interests from students wishing to explore the role of legal and constitutional arrangements in shaping migration in the Pacific region. Applicants should have an academic or research background in law, Pacific history, migration, colonialism, or a combination of these areas.
The candidate will be supervised by Professor Brian Opeskin, Director of the Legal Governance Centre. Suitable co-supervision of the candiadate will be arranged once the project has been settled. The successful applicant will join an innovative team of researchers at Macquarie Law School who are undertaking inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues of legal governance.
Project 2: Electoral Redistribution in Australia
Australia has experienced long-term population changes that have significant consequences for federal and state electoral systems. These changes include the movement of people from rural to urban areas, as well as the redistribution of population between States and Territories. This project will examine the law and legal institutions involved in redrawing electoral boundaries to take account of changes in the spatial distribution of Australia’s population. The core of the project is concerned with the legal framework for representative democracy and the implications of population change for institutional practices regarding electoral redistribution.
The Legal Governance Centre, one of Macquarie University's Concentrations of Research Excellence (CORE) areas, seeks expressions of interests from students wishing to explore the role of law and institutions in shaping the processes of electoral redistribution in Australia. Applicants should have an academic or research background in law, legal studies, or political science, or a combination of these areas.
The candidate will be supervised by Professor Brian Opeskin, Director of the Legal Governance Centre. Suitable co-supervision of the candidate will be arranged once the project has been settled. The successful applicant will join an innovative team of researchers at Macquarie Law School who are undertaking inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues of legal governance.
MQRES scholarships are available to domestic or international students. Applicants should have equivalent research qualifications to an Australian undergraduate degree with first class honours in a relevant discipline as listed in the project description.
For more information see
http://www.research.mq.edu.au/students/scholarships/pages/Law/
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