Mr Jonathon Louth

Research Interests

•  International Relations Theory
• Politics of Globalisation
• Complexity Theory and Nonlinear Approaches
• Human Security
•  Southeast Asian Politics
• Compulsory Voting and Electoral Politics (Comparative Politics)

Publications

Journal Articles

[with Lisa Hill], ‘Compulsory Voting in Australia: Turnout With and Without it’, Australian Review of Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, 2005, pp. 25-37.

 

Book Chapters

[With Lisa Hill], ‘Compulsory Voting and Turnout: The Australian Case’ in Asifa Begum, ed., Democracy and Elections: Cross Country Dimensions, Amicus Books Hyderabad, 2009.

 

Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings.

[with Lisa Hill], ‘Non-Voting and Social Exclusion in Britain: Could Compulsory Voting Be the Solution?’ refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 25-27 September 2006.

 

‘The Complexity of Globalisation: Moving Beyond Theoretical Certainty’ refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Otago, New Zealand, September 28-30, 2005.

 

[with Lisa Hill], ‘Non-Compliance, Institutional Support and Compulsory Voting: A Comparative Approach’, refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference, University of Adelaide, September 29 to October 1, 2004.

  

Work in Progress/Forthcoming Papers

[With Felix Patrikeeff and Greg De Cure], eds, The United States and the World beyond September 11 (provisional title), In process for publication in 2010.

 

‘Coping with Asymmetry: The Complexity of the Post-September 11 International System’, Patrikeeff, De Cure and Louth, eds, The United States and the World beyond September 11 (provisional title). In process for publication in 2010.

 

Book Reviews

Bradley A. Thayer (2004), Darwin and International Relations: On the Evolutionary Origins of War and Ethnic Conflict, In-Spire: Journal of Law, Politics and Societies, vol. 3, no. 2, 2008, pp. 184-5. Available at: http://www.in-spire.org/reviews/Louth32.pdf

 

Parliamentary Submissions

[with Lisa Hill] ‘Compulsory Voting and Turnout’, invited submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Election Matters Inquiry into the Conduct of the 2004 Federal Election and Matters Related Thereto. Available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/em/elect04/subs/sub058.pdf

 

Conference Papers and Colloquia

2007, ‘Scientific Foundations and the Promise of Unpredictability’, Paper presented to the New Political Voices 2007 Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, 28-29 June.

 

2006, ‘Complexity: A discussion on Complexity and Theory’, Roundtable Discussion, Threat Perception in a Complex Environment: Intelligence-gathering in the Asia-Pacific, Conference, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 18-19 September.

 

2006, ‘Challenging Reductionism: Science and International Relations Theory’, Paper presented to the Oceanic Conference on International Studies, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 5-7 July.

 

2006, ‘Imagining the International System: Science and the Enlightenment’, Paper presented to the New Political Voices 2006 Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, 29-30 June.

 

2003, ‘Complexifing International Relations Theory’, Paper presented to the New Political Voices 2003 Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, 3 November.

 

2002, ‘The Complexity of Asymmetric Terror’, Paper presented to the September 11^th – the United Sates and Global Politics One Year on Symposium, organised by the Australian Institute of International Affairs (SA Branch), Adelaide, 13^th September,    

 

2001, ‘The Complexity of Globalisation; Presenting Global Dynamics as a Complex Adaptive System’ Paper presented at the ARCHSS Globalisation Conference July 13 – August 10                              

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009