CAPPE

  • ANU
  • CSU
  • University of Melbourne

CURRENT RESEARCH

Criminal Justice Ethics

  • Police Corruption
  • Loyalty, Whistleblowing and Witness Protection More

Business and
Professional Ethics

  • Corporate Responsibility for Economic and Ethical Sustainability
  • Regulating Communication in the Professions More

Ethical Issues
in Biotechnology

  • The Ethics of Life-extending Technology
  • The Ethics of Sex Selection More

IT and Nanotechnology
Ethics of Emergent
Technology

  • E-Government
  • The Precautionary Principle in Nanotechnology More

Political Violence and
State Sovereignty

  • Morality of "Dirty Hands" as an Issue in Political Leadership
  • Ethics, Technology and the "New Wars" More

Justice and the Human Good

  • Obligations of Individual Citizens of Wealthy Nations in Relation to International Poverty
  • The Obligations of Welfare Recipients More

WHAT'S NEW

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UPCOMING
EVENTS

CAPPE ANU Seminar

Wednesday 15th of July -

Kit Wellman:

Rights and State Punishment More


Conferences

Cappe -

Converging Technologies: Some Pressing Ethical Issues (22nd July)

Other -

AAP 2009 (5th - 10th July)

SPT 2009 (7th - 10th July)


Students with Recently Accepted PhD Theses:

Irena Blonder
Ned Dobos
Chuck Summers

 

Irena Blonder

PhD student

The University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons), MA (Melbourne)
Thesis Title: ''Whistleblowing and Organizational Accountability'
Supervisors: Professor C.A.J. Coady, Assoc. Professor Adam Sutton (Criminology - until January 2008)
irena.blonder@gmail.com
 

Michael Bowern

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BSc (Eng), MEng (Quality Management)
Thesis Title: 'Ethics and Electronic Democracy'
Supervisors: Professor John Weckert, Professor Tom Campbell, Dr Clive Boughton
mike.bowern@anu.edu.au
 

Adrian Bunn

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BA (Hons) (Philosophy)
Thesis Title: 'How Long Ought We To Live'
Supervisors: Dr Steve Matthews, Dr Daniel Cohen
adrian.bunn@anu.edu.au
 

Laura Cabrera

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BSc (Electrical & Communication Engineering), MA (Applied Ethics)
Thesis Title: TBD
Supervisors: Professor John Weckert, Dr Steve Clarke
laura.cabrera@anu.edu.au
 

Ned Dobos

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'Revolution and Regime Change'
Supervisors: Associate Professor Igor Primoratz, Andrew Alexandra
dobosn@unimelb.edu.au
 

Nicholas Evans

PhD student

Australian National University
Qualifications: BSc (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'The Dual-Use Dilemma: Lessons From Nuclear History'
Supervisors: Dr Michael Selgelid, Professor Seumas Miller, Professor John Weckert
nick.evans@anu.edu.au
 

Luara Ferracioli

PhD student

Australian National University
Qualifications: BA (Hons), MAppliedEthics
Thesis Title: 'Justice in Migration: A New Model'
Supervisors: Dr Christian Barry
luara.ferracioli@anu.edu.au
 

Catherine Flick

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) (History and Philosophy of Science)
Thesis Title: 'Informed Consent in Information Technology'
Supervisors: Professor John Weckert, Dr Jason Grossman, Dr Steve Matthews
catherine.flick@anu.edu.au
 

Adam Henschke

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BApSc, GradDipBioethics, MBioethics, MAppliedEthics
Thesis Title: 'My Information is Important: The Identity/Information Dyad – Its Elucidation And Ethical Relevance In The Information Age'
Supervisors: Professor John Weckert, Professor Tom Campbell, Dr Steve Matthews
adam.henschke@anu.edu.au
 

Pablo Jiménez

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: AA (Humanities), BA (Philosophy), BA (Economics), MA (Family), MA (Humanities), DC (Philosophy)
Thesis Title: 'Expansion, Integration and Legitimacy: around the EU's Political Identity'
Supervisors: Professor Tom Campbell, Professor Simon Bronitt, Dr Christian Barry, Dr Ben Wellings
pablo.jimenez@anu.edu.au
 

Suzy Killmister

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'Understanding Group Rights'
Supervisors: Professor Tony Coady
s.killmister@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Madeline (Mad) Kilty

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'DNA and family matters'
Supervisors: Professor Marilyn Friedman, Professor Tom Campbell, Dr Stephen Mathews
madeline.kilty@anu.edu.au

 

Kerstin Knight

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BSc, MBBS, PostgradDip Philosophy
Thesis Title: 'Philosophical Investigations of Advance Directives for Medical Care'
Supervisors: Dr Neil Levy
k.knight1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Alejandra Mancilla

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: Bachelor in Social Information and Philosophy (Universidad Católica de Chile)
Thesis Title: 'Being Humane: A Study of the Concept of Humanity and its Implications for Current Ethical Theories'
Supervisors: Professor Tom Campbell
alejandra.mancilla@anu.edu.au
 

Dominique Martin

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons), MBBS
Thesis Title: 'The Ethics of the Global Cross-border Trade in Healthcare'
Supervisors: Dr Neil Levy
domini.martin@gmail.com
 

Karen Mather

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BA, MBIT
Thesis Title: 'Information Ethics: Stewardship of the Information Environment'
Supervisors: Professor John Weckert, Dr Steve Clarke, Professor Robert Macklin
kmather@csu.edu.au
 

Masafumi Matsumoto

MPhil student

Australian National University
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'Nondescriptivist Cognitivism'
Supervisors: Associate Professor Jeanette Kennett, Dr Daniel Star
masafumi.matsumoto@anu.edu.au
 

Clare McCausland

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons), MA, PGCert (Professional Ethics)
Thesis Title: 'But What if They Raised Them and Killed Them Painlessly? The Philosophy of New Welfarism and Animal Ethics'
Supervisors: Dr Neil Levy, Andrew Alexandra, Professor Peter Singer
c.mccausland@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Ros McDougall

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BSc, BA (Hons), BPhil
Thesis Title: 'Ethical Issues Associated with medical Internship and Residency'
Supervisors: Dr Lynn Gillam, Andrew Alexandra
r.mcdougall@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Joy Mendel

PhD student

Australian National University
Qualifications: MBA, MBioethics, BSocSci (Hons), BNat, BHlthSci
Thesis Title: 'TBD'
Supervisors: Dr Michael Selgelid
Joy.Mendel@mater.org.au
 

Nicholas Munn

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons), LLB
Thesis Title: 'Developing a Defensible System of Disenfranchisement'
Supervisors: Dr Jeremy Moss
n.munn@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Rekha Nath

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA
Thesis Title: 'Egalitarianism in a Global Framework'
Supervisors: Dr Simon Keller, Professor Thomas Pogge
rnath@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Chanroeun Pa

PhD student

Charles Sturt University
Qualifications: BA (Philosophy), Grad Dip (Education), BBA (Management), MA (Philosophy)
Thesis Title: 'Ethics and Social Development in Cambodia: Priorities, Leadership and Future Direction'
Supervisors: Professor John Weckert, Associate Professor Ian Gray
chanroeun.pa@anu.edu.au
 

Maria Rodrigues

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA
Thesis Title: 'A Relational Approach to Global Justice: Psychology and the World Order'
Supervisors: Dr Steve Curry
m.rodrigues@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Philippa Smales

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons), LLB
Thesis Title: 'What's Wrong With Sweatshops? Human Rights, Duties and the Sweatshop Workers of Developing Countries'
Supervisors: Dr Jessica Wolfendale
p.smales@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
 

Chuck Summers

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'The Ethical Foundations of Restorative Justice'
Supervisors: Associate Professor Igor Primoratz
summersc@unimelb.edu.au
 

Peter Shiu-Hwa Tsu

PhD student

Australian National University
Qualifications: BA (Hons)
Thesis Title: 'Principle and Particularity'
Supervisors: Associate Professor Jeanette Kennett
u4079238@anu.edu.au
 

Alec West

PhD student

University of Melbourne
Qualifications: BA, BCA, BD
Thesis Title: 'Bioethics on the Best seller List: Portrayals of Euthanasia in Contemporary Novels and Film'
Supervisors: Andrew Alexandra
awest3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au