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Lap Yin Ryan Chan
Chinese Aggression in the Asia-Pacific: An Explanation for Variations in Policy
Politics

China’s growth into a global hegemon has been accompanied by an increase in aggression in its foreign policy towards other states in the Asia-Pacific...

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This paper tackles a highly pertinent and complex issue: the drivers of Chinese foreign policy, specifically its aggressive manifestations in the Asia...

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Bethany Tong
The Red Legacy: Examining the Political Efficacy of Chinese Canadian Immigrants who have Endured the Cultural and Communist Revolutions
Politics

This paper delves into the personal experiences individuals had during the Chinese Communist and Cultural Revolutions, and how these experiences have...

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This paper tackles a highly significant and timely topic, exploring the enduring impact of the Chinese Communist and Cultural Revolutions on the polit...

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Tzu-Ling Wang
Explaining China’s Use of Force in the Taiwan Strait with a Constructivist Perspective
Politics

As tension in the Taiwan Strait has risen in recent years, the prevention of war became one of the key concerns in international security. In this pap...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent and critical issue in international security: understanding the drivers behind China's varied responses to US...

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Abdulrahim Mohamed
Money: The Common Denominator in a Multicultural Society
Policy

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has frequently been championed as an effective means of navigating policy decisions within multicultural societies charact...

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This paper, "Money: The Common Denominator in a Multicultural Society," critically examines Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) as a potential solution for na...

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Bavan Pushpalingam
Lost Voices and Unseen Faces: Parachuted Candidates and the Challenge of Descriptive Representation in Canadian Politics
Politics

This paper investigates the phenomenon of parachuting candidates in Canadian politics, and its implications for the representation of marginalized and...

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The paper "Lost Voices and Unseen Faces: Parachuted Candidates and the Challenge of Descriptive Representation in Canadian Politics" addresses a highl...

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Deirdre Tan
Higher Education Funding Policies in Norway, Canada and the United States
Education

Governments play a critical role in shaping higher education through funding policies that influence accessibility, equity, and educational quality. D...

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This paper proposes a timely and highly relevant comparative analysis of higher education funding policies across Norway, Canada, and either the Unite...

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Momina Malik
The Efficacy of Legal Mobilization Regarding Canada’s LGBTQ Social Movement and Success in Achieving Same-Sex Marriage
Law

Legal mobilization is a crucial mechanism for social change, shaping legal frameworks and influencing public discourse. This analysis explores its eff...

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This paper presents a timely and relevant inquiry into the efficacy of legal mobilization within the Canadian LGBTQ+ social movement, culminating in t...

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Michael Cowan
Ranking Bad: The Chemistry of Ranked-Choice Voting
Politics

Crowder-Meyer et al. (2023) found that in U.S. ranked-choice voting (RCV) elections, Black, Asian, and Hispanic candidates consistently faced electora...

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This study, "Ranking Bad: The Chemistry of Ranked-Choice Voting," presents a timely and critical examination of how ranked-choice voting (RCV) might p...

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Rin Kimura
The Farage Effect: Populism’s Influence on Britain’s Political Landscape
Politics

In a time of disillusionment with mainstream politics in the United Kingdom, Nigel Farage, a founding member of the United Kingdom Independence Party...

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This paper, "The Farage Effect: Populism’s Influence on Britain’s Political Landscape," offers a timely and relevant analysis of a pivotal period in c...

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Kira Jensen
The Power, Potential and Value of Corporations in the Mitigation of Climate Change
Environment

The urgent nature of climate change has intensified scrutiny of the roles and responsibilities of various actors in addressing this global crisis. Whi...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent and critical topic: the role of corporations in climate change mitigation. Given the perceived struggles of go...

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