Dr Jessica Wolfendale
Ethical Issues in Political Violence and State Sovereignty
jwo@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone +61 (03) 8344-3419
Facsimile +61 (03) 9348-2130
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BA, PhD
Biography
Jessica Wolfendale is currently working on an ARC Discovery Grant studying of Australia's ability to train soldiers to be ethical and effective. Her other current research projects include the moral psychology of institutionalised violence and the ethics of torture. Her book Torture and the Military Profession was recently published by Palgrave-Macmillan.
The current episode of Public Ethics Radio features Jessica Wolfendale speaking on Torture Lite.
Fields of special interest
- Military ethics
- The moral psychology of torture
- Professional ethics
- Forgiveness and punishment