Dr. Siobhan O'Sullivan
Dr. Siobhan O'Sullivan
Background
Siobhan O'Sullivan specialises in the welfare state, especially the delivery of employment services. She also has an interest in animal welfare legislation, ethics and environmental matters.
Research
Siobhan is currently undertaking research into the delivery of employment services in Australia. To learn more about the Activating States project visit:
http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/research/projects/activating-states
Subjects Taught
- Politics and Ethics
- Public Policy
- Environmental Politics
- Australian Politics
Recent Publications
Books
O'Sullivan, S. (2011), Animals Equality and Democracy, London: Palgrave Macmillan: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=393597
Book Chapters
Ross, S. and O'Sullivan, S., (2012), 'The World Trade Organisation (WTO)', in Linzey, A. (ed.), The Global Guide to Animal Protection, University of Illinois Press.
O'Sullivan, S. (2008), 'Australasian Animal Protection Law and the Challenge of Equal Consideration,' in Sankoff, P. and White, S. (eds.), Animal Law in Australasia: A New Dialogue, Sydney: Federation Press.
O'Sullivan, S. with Hadley, J. (2008), 'Utilitarianism for the Dog that has Everything', in Hales, S.D. (ed.), What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Dog, Chicago: Open Court Publishing.
O'Sullivan, S. (2007), 'Legislation: History (International) of Animal Welfare Policy', in Bekoff, M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relations: a global exploration of our connections with animals, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
Journal Articles
Otter, C., O'Sullivan, S. and Ross, S. (2012), 'Laying the Foundations for and International Animal Protection Regime', Journal of Animal Ethics.
Considine, M., Lewis, J. and O'Sullivan, S. (2011) 'Quasi-Markets and Service Delivery Flexibility Following a Decade of Employment Assistance Reform in Australia', Journal of Social Policy, doi: 10.1017/S0047279411000213,
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8256576.
Hadley, J. and O'Sullivan, S. (2009), 'World Poverty, Animal Minds and the Ethics of Veterinary Expenditure', Environmental Values, 18 (3), pp. 361-378.
O'Sullivan, S. (2008), 'Transparency in Australian animal research regulation - How are we doing?', Australian Animal Protection Law Journal, 1 (1), pp. 15-35.
O'Sullivan, S. (2007), 'Advocating for Animals from within a Liberal Paradigm', Environmental Politics, 16 (1), pp. 1-14.
O'Sullivan, S. (2006), 'Transparency and Animal Research Regulation: An Australian Case Study', Journal of Critical Animal Studies, IV (1), pp. 1-15.
Refereed Conference Papers
O'Sullivan, S., Considine, M. and Lewis, J. (2009), 'John Howard and the Neo-liberal Agenda: The regulation and reform of Australia's privatised employment services sector between 1996 and 2008', Australian Political Studies Association APSA) Conference 2009.
O'Sullivan, S. (2006), 'Conflict and Coherence within the Australian Animal Protection Movement', Australian Political Science Association (APSA) 2006.
O'Sullivan, S. (2005), 'Animal Research Policy, Public Perceptions, and the Problem of Transparency' published in Armstrong, A. (ed.) (2005), Beyond Fragmented Government: Governance in the Public Sector, Melbourne: Centre for International Corporate Governance Research (Victoria University).
Industry Reports
Considine, M., Lewis, J. and O'Sullivan, S. (2008), Activating States: transforming the delivery of 'welfare to work' services in Australia, the UK and the Netherlands. Report to Australian Providers. University of Melbourne.
Considine, M., Lewis, J. and O'Sullivan, S. (2008), Activating States: transforming the delivery of 'welfare to work' services in Australia, the UK and the Netherlands. Report to UK Providers. University of Melbourne.
Funding
2011 ARC Linkage. Project titled: Increasing innovation and flexibility in social service delivery. Linkage partners: Jobs Australia (JA), the National Employment Services Association (NESA) and Westgate Community Initiatives Group (WCIG).
Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne (Research Network Seed Funding Scheme) 2010. Project titled: Knowing Animals Past and and Present.
US Studies Centre small grant recipient 2010. Project titled: American Animal Welfare Policy from a Comparative Perspective.
Voiceless small grant recipient 2010. Project titled: Animals and Society (Australia) Study Group
Additional Information
Siobhan was selected for the 2010 Animals & Society Human-Animal Studies program. The program was hosted by Clark University, Worchester, MA, USA.
Siobhan is an Associate Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics.
Siobhan coordinates a monthly reading group called Animal Issues Melbourne. The group meets on the last Monday of each month at 5.30pm. Anyone interested in animal issues is welcome to come along. E-mail Siobhan for further information.