CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Egan, Joanna Lei |
|---|---|
| Title | Australia's New Geopolitical Reality: On the Front Line of the Chinese Communist Party's Global Influence Campaign |
| Summary | As China has risen as a global power the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sought to increase its influence abroad. Australia is at the forefront of these efforts and, as such, this thesis seeks to uncover the CCP’s influence efforts in Australia and assess the implications this has for the nation. The thesis also considers Australia’s policy response to this incursion and whether it is adequate to protect the country’s national interests into the future. Relying on policy reports, newspaper articles, government documents, and academic papers, this thesis argues that the CCP’s campaign is systematic and aims to align attitudes, politics, and decision-making in Australia with party interests. Moreover, this thesis contends that, as it stands, Australia’s response is inadequate to effectively protect the nation’s sovereignty and national interests. |
| Supervisor | Large, Daniel |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/egan_joanna-lei.pdf |
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