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Brain for Business
Series 3, Episode 3 – Why Individuals Commit Professional Misconduct, with Professor Will Harvey, Melbourne Business School

Brain for Business

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 34:40


In any organization sometimes things will go wrong or just not work out. While in many cases this might be due to mistakes or errors, at other times it is due to professional misconduct – often leading to significant consequences for both the organization and the individuals concerned. To explore the issue of professional misconduct in greater depth, I am delighted to be joined on the Brain for Business podcast by the co-author of a recent paper on the subject, Will Harvey. Will Harvey is a Professor of Leadership at Melbourne Business School in Australia and is currently the Director of the Social Purpose Centre, as well as being an International Research Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. Will researches on reputation, talent management and leadership within organisations. He has recently published the book, Reputations at Stake, with Oxford University Press and his work has appeared in journals such as Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management Studies, Human Relations, Management Learning, Work, Employment & Society, and the British Journal of Management. The article discussed in the interview - Why Individuals Commit Professional Misconduct and What Leaders Can Do to Prevent It – is published in California Management Review and is available to download here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00081256241305815 Full Reference: Harvey, W. S., Arora, N., Currie, G., & Spyridonidis, D. (2024). Why Individuals Commit Professional Misconduct and What Leaders Can Do to Prevent It. California Management Review, 00081256241305815. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Value Perspective
The Value Perspective with Stephen Lezac

The Value Perspective

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 61:36


In this episode of the ESG mini-series of the Value Perspective, we're joined by Stephen Lezac, a senior leader at OxCarbon, a startup spun out of Oxford University in 2021. OxCarbon focuses on bringing transparency and solving issues around carbon credit offsets through a principles' driven approach and academic peer review. Stephen, who leads OxCarbon's carbon accounting team is also a PhD candidate at Cambridge, a researcher at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment, a Fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute, and is a mentor for the non-profit youth group Post 58, which makes the outdoors accessible for underserved youth. He splits his time between Alaska and Cambridge. In this episode we discuss: the role of carbon offsets in decarbonising the world; the importance of concepts such as additionality, permanence, and leakage; challenges for transparency and accounting assumptions; the uncertainty in measurement and OxCarbon's efforts to address it; and finally, new models being developed to replace carbon credits. Enjoy! NEW EPISODES: We release main series episodes every two weeks on Mondays. You can subscribe via Podbean or use this feed URL (https://tvpschroders.podbean.com/feed.xml) in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and other podcast players. GET IN TOUCH: send us a tweet: @TheValueTeam  Important information. This podcast is for investment professionals only. Marketing material for Financial Professionals and Professional Clients only.  The material is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, accounting, legal or tax advice, or investment recommendations.  Reliance should not be placed on any views or information in the material when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions.  Past Performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.  Diversification cannot ensure profits or protect against loss of principal.  The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested.  Exchange rate changes may cause the value of investments to fall as well as rise.  Investing in emerging markets and securities with limited liquidity can expose investors to greater risk.  Private assets investments are only available to Qualified Investors, who are sophisticated enough to understand the risk associated with these investments.  This material may contain “forward-looking” information, such as forecasts or projections. Please note that any such information is not a guarantee of any future performance and there is no assurance that any forecast or projection will be realised.  Reliance should not be placed on any views or information in the material when taking individual investment and/or strategic decisions. The views and opinions contained herein are those of the individuals to whom they are attributed and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other Schroders communications, strategies or funds.  Any reference to regions/ countries/ sectors/ stocks/ securities is for illustrative purposes only and not a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instruments or adopt a specific investment strategy. Any data has been sourced by us and is provided without any warranties of any kind. It should be independently verified before further publication or use. Third party data is owned or licenced by the data provider and may not be reproduced, extracted or used for any other purpose without the data provider's consent. Neither we, nor the data provider, will have any liability in connection with the third party data.  

Stories and Strategies
Embracing AI as a Stakeholder in Public Relations

Stories and Strategies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 20:05 Transcription Available


Here's a different perspective. What if we didn't regard AI as a technology? What if we thought of it as a stakeholder?AI has the power to influence and even revolutionize industries from sustainable development to climate intervention. At the same time, we know the risks involve navigating ethical complexities and misinformation.Maybe we need to expand our perspective beyond this tool we're learning to use, and accept it as a complex voice we need to influence for the greater good.Guest: Rupert Younger, Founder and Director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate ReputationX | LinkedIn | Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation | Enacting Purpose Initiative | Activist Manifesto   PublicationsRupert's original article in Oxford AnswersThe reputation game: the art of changing how people see youRate this podcast with just one click Leave us a voice message we can share on the podcast  https://www.speakpipe.com/StoriesandStrategiesStories and Strategies WebsiteDo you want to podcast? Book a meeting with Doug Downs to talk about it.Apply to be a guest on the podcastConnect with usLinkedIn | X | Instagram | You Tube | Facebook | ThreadsRequest a transcript of this episodeSupport the Show.

Fuse - The 15 minute PR, Marketing and Communications podcast
The Reputation Game: Mastering Corporate Image with Rupert Younger

Fuse - The 15 minute PR, Marketing and Communications podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 62:23


In this episode, Farzana Baduel chats with Rupert Younger, Director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation and Co-founder of Finsbury (now FGS Global). Rupert, a renowned author and academic, shares his profound insights into the dynamics of corporate reputation and the evolving landscape of global communications. Rupert's distinguished career includes leading the Oxford Centre for Corporate Reputation, co-authoring influential books like 'The Reputation Game' and 'The Activist Manifesto,' and serving as an ambassador for The HALO Trust. With his extensive experience and expertise, Rupert offers a unique perspective on the intersection of corporate reputation, social responsibility, and strategic communications. In This Episode, We Explore: The Foundations of Corporate Reputation Balancing Profit and Purpose in Business Key Research Findings for Corporate Leaders Integrating Purpose into Business Strategies The Impact of Digital Transformation on Reputation The Intersection of Corporate Reputation and Social Responsibility Measuring the Effectiveness of Reputation Management Efforts

The Briefing Room
Is the UK prepared for more floods?

The Briefing Room

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 28:02


The UK is experiencing more rain and more floods than previously, and because of climate change this is set to get worse. More than 6 million homes are at risk of flooding in the UK. What is the state of the country's flood defences? Can people get insurance? What can we do to prepare for a wetter future?David Aaronovitch is joined by the following experts: Louise Slater, Professor of Hydroclimatology at the University of Oxford Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Research Associate at Oxford University Centre for the Environment Hannah Cloke, Professor of Hydrology at the University of Reading Steven Forrest, Lecturer in Flood Resilience and Sustainable Transformations, Hull UniversityProduction team: Nick Holland, Kirsteen Knight and Charlotte McDonald Production Co-ordinator: Sophie Hill and Katie Morrison Sound: Neil Churchill Editor: Richard Vadon

Jazz Shapers sponsored by Mishcon De Reya
Rupert Younger: Co-founder of The Finsbury Group

Jazz Shapers sponsored by Mishcon De Reya

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 28:19


Rupert Younger is the co-founder of PR firm The Finsbury Group and founder of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. Rupert joins Elliot to share what he feels is the secret to success, and why you've got to believe you're doing the right thing.

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Liberal Europe Podcast
Ep163 Economic situation in Turkey on the eve of elections with İrem Güçeri

Liberal Europe Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 27:40


In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Leszek Jażdżewski (Fundacja Liberté!) welcomes Dr İrem Güçeri, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Governing Body Fellow of St Antony's College, an International Research Fellow of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, and an affiliate of the CESifo Network in Public Economics. They talk about Turkey on the eve of the elections in the context of the earthquake and reconstruction, hyperinflation and its impact on the economy and society, and political and institutional instability. Find out more about the guest: https://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/irem-guceri This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of it.

DIE IDEE. Ideen, Leute, Stories.
#37 Ökonom Prof. Fuest: Wir kommen wir durch den Winter?

DIE IDEE. Ideen, Leute, Stories.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 50:25


DIE IDEE ist ein Podcast des NDR. Ist die Gaspreisbremse eine gute Idee? Was haben Tankrabatt und 9-Euro-Ticket gebracht? Wie wird sich die Wirtschaft in den kommenden sechs Monaten entwickeln? Kommt wirklich eine Pleitewelle auf uns zu? Brauchen wir verlängerte Laufzeiten für die Atomkraftwerke? Was passiert, wenn wir in einen Gasmangel-Lage kommen? Braucht Deutschland mehr Innovation? Ich habe über alle diese Themen mit Clemens Fuest gesprochen. Professor Clemens Fuest ist Präsident des ifo Instituts - des Leibniz-Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München. Seit April 2016 ist er Direktor des Center for Economic Studies (CES) und Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Von 2013 bis 2016 war er Präsident und Wissenschaftlicher Direktor des Zentrums für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung und Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Mannheim und von 2008 bis 2013 arbeitete Clemens Fuest als Professor of Business Taxation und Research Director am Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation. Team: Producer: Klaus Wehmeyer und Dennis Terrey Digital: Dennis Bangert ARD AUDIOTHEK-TIPPS: "Legion - Hacking Anonymous" von rbb, NDR und undone "Kunstverbrechen – true Crime meets Kultur" von NDR Kultur Wir freuen uns, wenn Ihr DIE IDEE abonniert. Wenn der Podcast euch gefällt, empfehlt ihn gern weiter. Kontakt: dieidee@ndr.de

Everything Thought Leadership
Everything Thought Leadership – An Academic Exploration of the Topic with Prof. Will Harvey

Everything Thought Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 45:53


*This episode was recorded in October.* William S. Harvey is a professor of leadership and newly appointed Business School Education Director at the University of Bristol in the UK. He led a study on thought leadership at professional services firms in the late 2010s. Specializing in corporate reputation, talent management, and leadership, the Durham University graduate has published in the Harvard Business Review and other leading publications. He has touched on subjects as varied as the role of tacit knowledge in research impact and the diverging experiences of work and social networks for immigrants in Singapore, Vancouver, and Boston. Harvey is also an International Research Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. In 2020, Harvey and his three co-authors (Vince-Wayne Mitchell, Alessandra Almeida Jones, and Eric Knight) published their research on thought leadership in a scholarly paper titled "The tensions of defining and developing thought leadership within knowledge-intensive firms." In it, they redefined the often-misunderstood term of thought leadership and explained nine tensions that hamper its development and value for firms. William Harvey and his co-authors saw clear value in the topic of thought leadership, leading them to their 2020 report and its key findings, which Harvey discusses in depth for this episode of "Everything Thought Leadership." The leadership professor believes thought leadership should not be neglected by the world of academia, particularly in light of the challenges today with misinformation, disinformation, and fake news enabled by social media. “Everything Thought Leadership” is a video and podcast series produced by Buday Thought Leadership Partners. It provides insider perspectives on the profession of thought leadership, from leading researchers, editorial and marketing professionals, to widely acclaimed thought leaders themselves.

Teachers' Voices
How a curious and creative classroom can inspire learning

Teachers' Voices

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 41:13


Why are curiosity and creativity so relevant for all learning? Can curiosity in the classroom be measured? How can researchers and educators work together to develop teaching strategies that encourage children to embrace creativity?Nina Alonso welcomes Sarah Richardson and Sladana Krstic from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) who have been conducting research in collaboration with International Baccalaureate (IB). They discuss partnering with teachers in the classroom to test prototype material with the ultimate aim of tracking and fostering creativity and curiosity among students.Nina also talks to educators in China, India and Australia about the importance of curiosity and creativity in the classroom. The educators discuss their roles in the research conducted by ACER and the development of the tools they are able to use to support their learners. Guests and resourcesInternational Baccalaureate (IB)IBO.orgIB TwitterIB FacebookLinkedInIB InstagramAustralian Council for Educational Research (ACER)ACER.org/auACER TwitterACER FacebookACER LinkedinHunter Valley Grammar School (Australia)WebpageMaree Karaka was at Hunter Valley at the time of recording and is now Education Officer - Gifted Education at the Catholic Schools Office.ISA International school Guangzhou, ChinaLinkedinIngrid DelangePathways school, IndiaWebpageMonica Bhimwal (Headteacher, Pathways School)Bombay International School (India)Bombay International SchoolAzmin MistryRead the summary of the ACER research and the full report.An additional study on behalf of the IBO about curiosity and creativity was conducted by Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment and can be found here.Contacthttps://twitter.com/BOLD_insights https://twitter.com/VoicesTeachersListen to all episodes: https://bold.expert/teachers-voices/Newsletter: https://bold.expert/newsletter https://bold.expert Email: podcastteachersvoices@gmail.com  

Department of Education Research Seminars
OUCEA Annual Lecture 2022: The Future of Assessment

Department of Education Research Seminars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 99:28


Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA) presents a look into the future of assessment featuring guest speakers. The guest speakers this year include Professor Art Graesser, a long-standing visiting professor and champion of OUCEA. Art Graesser is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology and the Institute of Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis, and Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Oxford. His talk will be followed by reflections from two guest speakers, Enterprise Professor Sandra Milligan, Director of the Assessment Research Centre at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, and our own Deputy Director of OUCEA, Associate Professor Joshua McGrane. Professor Therese N. Hopfenbeck, Director of OUCEA, will convene the seminar.

IFS Zooms In: Coronavirus and the Economy
Can carbon taxes get us to net zero?

IFS Zooms In: Coronavirus and the Economy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 37:59


You can help shape the podcast by filling out our listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/XPM23MYThis week, all eyes are on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) summit in Glasgow as world leaders meet to accelerate action on climate change. The UK is legally committed to reducing the net greenhouse gas emissions that arise from UK-based activities to zero by 2050, but action to reduce emissions will need to happen on a global scale to be effective. What policies should governments worldwide introduce to combat climate change? How should carbon taxes be designed to ensure a cost-efficient and fair transition to net zero?This week, IFS Director and Climate Change Committee member Paul Johnson is joined by Alice Pirlot, Research Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, and IFS Associate Director Peter Levell.Support the IFS: https://ifs.org.uk/about/membership/individual See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scientific Sense ®
Prof Michael Barnett, Professor of Management and Global Business at Rutgers Business School

Scientific Sense ®

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 47:45


The Rise and Stall of stakeholder influence: How the digital age limits social control and Designing CSR Initiatives for Greater Social Impact Prof Michael L. Barnett is Professor of Management & Global Business at Rutgers Business School and Academic Director of the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation. Mike currently serves as an International Research Fellow of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Social Innovations Group at EGADE Business School in Mexico, Affiliate Visiting Scholar at the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, and Fellow of the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers University. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/support

Transforming business with MinterEllison: ideas and challenges that are shaping our future Podcast

Societies and economies are built on ethics and trust. But what happens if the public stops believing what they're told by businesses and other institutions? In the wake of multiple Royal Commissions, scrutiny of entire industries has never been greater. In this episode, we spoke with Rupert Younger, Founder and Director of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation, and MinterEllison partner Geraldine Johns-Putra to explore how leaders can restore trust in their organisations, how they can rewrite the rules to regain trust and who should be responsible for doing that.

Department of Education Public Seminars
Using Formative Assessment to Catalyse Self-Regulated Learning

Department of Education Public Seminars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 64:04


This 2019 Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment lecture is delivered by Professor Nancy Perry. She is the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education and Professor of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. The talk is followed by a discussion led by OUCEA Director Associate Professor Therese N. Hopfenbeck. Self-regulated Learning (SRL) describes proactive and productive approaches to learning that enable learners to respond flexibly and adaptively to meet personal and social learning goals. Efforts to support students' SRL pair well with 21st Century learning goals and 'assessment for learning' (AfL) goals. In this talk, Prof Perry describes research that both advances knowledge and improves practice concerning SRL. Specifically, she discusses collaborations with primary school teachers to design and implement curriculum-linked, formative assessments that prompt and assess children's use of SRL processes.

Department of Education Public Seminars
Using Formative Assessment to Catalyse Self-Regulated Learning

Department of Education Public Seminars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 64:04


This 2019 Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment lecture is delivered by Professor Nancy Perry. She is the Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education and Professor of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. The talk is followed by a discussion led by OUCEA Director Associate Professor Therese N. Hopfenbeck. Self-regulated Learning (SRL) describes proactive and productive approaches to learning that enable learners to respond flexibly and adaptively to meet personal and social learning goals. Efforts to support students' SRL pair well with 21st Century learning goals and 'assessment for learning' (AfL) goals. In this talk, Prof Perry describes research that both advances knowledge and improves practice concerning SRL. Specifically, she discusses collaborations with primary school teachers to design and implement curriculum-linked, formative assessments that prompt and assess children's use of SRL processes.

Impact - Making a Difference
Research into Action: Improving Water Security in Developing Countries

Impact - Making a Difference

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 37:28


Dr Catherine Fallon Grasham and Dr Sara de Wit give talks for the session on research impact. This session explores two projects responding to water provision challenges in two African nations. The cultural and socio-political sensitivities of water security in a development setting, combined with an increasing pressure from funders to measure impact and demonstrate translation of ‘research into action’ create unique challenges and opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Research into action: working with local stakeholders in interdisciplinary water research in Ethiopia Dr Catherine Fallon Grasham, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford Water pumps and solidarity in rural Madagascar Dr Sara de Wit, Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford

Department of Education Public Seminars
Measurement with no standards: reflections of an unconventional psychometrician

Department of Education Public Seminars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 60:55


Dr Joshua McGrane, Department of Education, gives a talk for the public seminar series hosted by the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment

Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society
13/11/2017: Elizabeth Ashford on the Infliction of Severe Povertyas the Perfect Crime

Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017 50:33


Elizabeth Ashford is senior lecturer in moral philosophy at the University of St Andrews. She did her MA at UNC Chapel Hill and her BA and DPhil at Oxford University, and was awarded her DPhil in 2002. Her main research interests are in moral and political philosophy. She has recently finished a contribution to UNESCO Volume I, Freedom from Poverty as a Human Right (OUP forthcoming), and her current research project is to develop a book on utilitarian and Kantian conceptions of impartiality and of rights. During the academic year 2005-6 she was a Visiting Faculty Fellow in Ethics at the Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, and the following summer she was an H.L.A. Hart Visiting Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Ethics and the Philosophy of Law. This podcast is an audio recording of Dr. Ashford's talk - 'The Infliction of Severe Poverty as the Perfect Crime' - at the Aristotelian Society on 13 November 2017. The recording was produced by the Backdoor Broadcasting Company.

Four Thought
Danny Dorling

Four Thought

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 18:59


The United Nations recently predicted that the world's population will grow to nine billion by 2050 and ten billion by the end of the century. Whilst news of population growth is often greeted with panic and dismay Danny Doring, a human geographer at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment, argues that, in fact, there's nothing to fear in the future, because the population bomb has already diffused. Four Thought is a series of talks which combine new ideas and personal stories. Recorded during the Edinburgh festival, speakers explain their thinking on the trends and ideas in culture and society in front of a live audience. Producer: Caitlin Smith.

Transport Studies Unit Podcasts
Who Leads, Who Follows? A Multi-level Perspective of Energy Transitions in the Transport Sector

Transport Studies Unit Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2013 36:46


Part of the Transitioning towards Electric Vehicles seminar series held at the Transport Studies Unit of the Oxford University Centre for the Environment. The electrification of the vehicle fleet involves a mass of actions to be taken by European, national and local government, a range of industries and consumers. It involves coordination between transport and energy policy if the benefits of decarbonisation are to be realised. The changes must also fit (and compete for resources) with broader policy imperatives such as the economy and health. This talk draws on results from a study of climate change governance which explored the roles and expectations of decision-makers in different organisations at different governance levels working upwards and outwards from four city regions in England and Scotland. It examines the balance between bottom up innovation and top-down steering and makes recommendations about the sorts of policy tools that may facilitate or accelerate uptake and the policy pre-conditions that must support these.

Analysis
Aid or Immigration?

Analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2011 27:49


Despite a general policy of austerity and cut backs, the budget for development aid has been ring fenced by the coalition government. Frances Cairncross asks whether a more relaxed immigration policy might be a better way for the UK to help the developing world. The official aid budget is dwarfed by a private form of help for the developing world: remittances sent home by immigrants working in richer countries. So should governments keen to help the developing world encourage migration and remittances as a replacement for state-funded aid? "They have the key advantage that the people who send them know the people who are supposed to be receiving them... There's less opportunity for corruption and for waste... and they might have lower overhead costs," argues Owen Barder of the Center for Global Development. Frances Cairncross, rector of Exeter College, Oxford and former managing editor of The Economist, explores the limits of this free market alternative to state-funded development aid. Contributors include: Steve Baker Conservative MP for Wycombe Dilip Ratha Migration and remittances expert from the World Bank and the University of Sussex Owen Barder Senior fellow of Washington DC think-tank, the Center for Global Development Hetty Kovach Senior policy adviser to Oxfam Devesh Kapur Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania Onyekachi Wambu From the African Foundation for Development, or AFFORD Alex Oprunenco Head of international programmes with Moldovan think-tank, Expert Grup Professor Paul Collier Author of The Bottom Billion and director at the Oxford University Centre for the study of African Economies Producers: Helen Grady and Daniel Tetlow.

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars
Rethinking Geoengineering and the Meaning of the Climate Crisis

Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2011 55:52


Professor Clive Hamilton delivers a critique of the consequentialist approach to the ethics of geoengineering, the approach that deploys assessment of costs and benefits in a risk framework to justify climatic intervention. Professor Hamilton argues that there is a strong case for preferring the natural, and that the unique and highly threatening character of global warming renders the standard approach to the ethics of climate change unsustainable. Moreover, the unstated metaphysical assumption of conventional ethical, economic and policy thinking - modernity's idea of the autonomous human subject analysing and acting on an inert external world - is the basis for the kind of "technological thinking" that lies at the heart of the climate crisis. Technological thinking both projects a systems framework onto the natural world and frames it as a catalogue of resources for the benefit of humans. Recent discoveries by Earth system science itself - the arrival of the Anthropocene, the prevalence of non-linearities, and the deep complexity of the earth's processes - hint at the inborn flaws in this kind of thinking. The grip of technological thinking explains why it has been so difficult for us to heed the warnings of climate science and why the idea of using technology to take control of the earth's atmosphere is immediately appealing. Professor Clive Hamilton is a Visiting Academic, Department of Philosophy, and Senior Visiting Research Associate, Oxford University Centre for the Environment. He is Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and holds the newly created Vice-Chancellor's Chair at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He was the Founder and for 14 years the Executive Director of The Australia Institute, a public interest think tank. He is well known in Australia as a public intellectual and for his contributions to public policy debate. His extensive publications include writings on climate change policy, overconsumption, welfare policy and the effects of commercialisation. Recent publications include The Freedom Paradox: Towards a post-secular ethics and Requiem for a Species: Why we resist the truth about climate change.