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Full life cycle analysis of Dunhill International cigarettes as produced by British American Tobacco
Get PDFThis article aims to explore the life cycle of cigarettes and its impacts, using the full life cycle analysis theoretical framework as the underlying basis of the study. Dunhill International cigarettes are referenced throughout as a specific cigarette brand for investigation and analysis due to their popularity and global appeal, although much of the article discusses and refers to cigarettes more broadly due to the relatively homogeneous nature of the product. The product, company and industry overview introduces the topic, which then leads into a thorough discussion detailing each phase of the product life cycle. This sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of the economic, environmental, and social impacts, both positive and negative, of Dunhill cigarettes and tobacco more broadly with reference to the broken window fallacy. The article closes with a brief conclusion and recommendations for further research
Democracy in a globalised world: Case study of the Gezi Park protests
Get PDFThis article considers the democratising influence of globalisation on states and individuals. Highlighting the contested definitional scope of globalisation, it presents a detailed analysis of competing explanatory frames and explains their influence on attempts to assess the democratising influence of globalisation. It applies these theoretical frames to a case study of the 2013 Gezi Park protests in Turkey, demonstrating mixed support for both models. It concludes by presenting a partial way forward for overcoming the limitations observed in the transformationalist understanding of globalisation and distributed decision-making
More bang for your buck: Nuclear weapons and their enactment of colonial and gendered power
Get PDFAnalysing the nuclear weapons regime through both postcolonial and feminist frameworks demonstrates that the possession of nuclear weapons has incredibly important implications for the security agenda. While both postcolonial and feminist scholars have delved into the relationships between their respective disciplines and the dynamics of the nuclear weapons regime, gaps in the scholarship ensure that postcolonial feminist critiques of the regime are lacking. This article endeavours to combine postcolonial and feminist critiques to demonstrate how the nuclear weapons regime is underpinned by pertinent gendered and colonial assumptions. These assumptions ensure that certain states are prioritised over others; namely, the behaviour of nuclear weapons states is considered more legitimate than that of ‘rogue states’, their desire for nuclear weapons hinged upon racial, colonial and gendered assumptions of legitimacy. Closely analysing the gendered and colonial dynamics of the nuclear weapons regime sheds light upon how patriarchy and imperialism have shaped the security agenda in regard to nuclear weapons
Skeletal evidence of torture: How can the past inform the present?
Get PDFThis essay addresses skeletal evidence of torture—an area where the current literature is minimal, and as such this essay will provide an overview that can be used as a background review in the future. Three methods of torture are presented—amputation, hobbling and beatings—and their corresponding skeletal indicators. The skeleton is a useful yet somewhat limited resource for biological and forensic anthropologists. However, it is irrefutable that the past can inform the present as shown through a discussion on the role of bioarchaeology in the development of forensic anthropology practices regarding torture
How does the Corporatisation of Agriculture Contribute to Global Environmental Injustices?
Get PDFThis article argues that the corporatisation of agriculture creates and reinforces environmental injustices at a global scale. A review of peer-reviewed literature reveals that global agricultural businesses do not promote food security or benefits for the poor and expose the world’s poorest farmers to disproportionate risks. This situation is not just from a Rawlsian perspective. Injustices arise from the capitalist pursuit of profit, power imbalances and the separation of production and consumption in a globalised world. Popular suggestions for alleviating the injustices discussed in this paper do not address these underlying causes of injustice. A more just food system may require fundamental and profound changes to how we produce and value food
About the Front Cover
Get PDFThe cover represents the architectural language of Bruce Hall as it existed from 1961 until 2016. The architects of the original buildings, Bunning and Madden, were prominent and respected designers primarily in the midcentury modern style. The Australian National Library is another of their more notable commissions during the period
Rethinking Utopia
Get PDFIn her short story ‘The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas’, Ursula Le Guin manipulates her use of language to reveal the necessary horrors that lie beneath a utopia. She initially invites you into a beautiful festival exploding with colour and life, but soon exposes the child locked in the basement whose suffering is required for the city to function. She poses the ultimate question: if your society was built on the absolute misery of someone else, would you walk away from it? Or would you simply continue to live and ignore it
Anzac Parade and our changing narrative of memory
Get PDFAustralian historian Ken Inglis once called Canberra’s Anzac Parade ‘Australia’s Sacred Way’. A quasi-religious encapsulation of the military legends said to define our national character. Yet, it remains to be discussed how the memorials on Anzac Parade have been shaped by these powerful and pervasive narratives. Each memorial tells a complex story, not just about the conflicts themselves but also the moral qualities the design is meant to invoke. The Anzac Parade memorials chart the changing perceptions of Australia’s military experience through the permanence of bronze and stone. This article investigates how the evolving face of Anzac Parade reflects Australia’s shifting relationship with its military past, with a particular emphasis on how shifting social, political and aesthetic trends have influenced the memorials’ design and symbolism. It is evident that the guiding narratives of Anzac Parade have slowly changed over time. The once all-pervasive Anzac legends of Gallipoli have been complemented by multicultural, gender and other thematic narratives more attuned to contemporary values and perceptions of military service
Foreword
Get PDFWelcome to Volume XII of the Bruce Hall Academic Journal, Cross-sections, which is now in its eleventh year.
As Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University (ANU), it gives me great pleasure to introduce this academic journal, which is written and produced by the students of Bruce Hall, home to an excellent community of Australia’s finest future scholars and leaders
A Comparative Study of Judicial Appointments to the High Court of Australia and the United States’ Supreme Court
Get PDFThe capabilities of ultimate appellate courts in performing its constitutional functions, administering laws and protecting citizens’ rights are heavily influenced by how members of the judiciary are selected. This essay discusses the different procedures in which judges are currently appointed to the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of the United States. It then takes a comparative approach by examining the criticisms surrounding these judicial appointments, concluding that the Australian judicial appointment system better supports the principal public law values of judicial independence, the separation of powers and the rule of law