Madelaine LeitsbergerUniversity of Winchester · Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Madelaine Leitsberger
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My PhD thesis explored contemporary controversies in animal ethics and animal protection (with a focus on the welfare vs. rights debate) in order to advance animal protection. Other research interests concern all kind of animal ethics and welfare issues, such as the 'Disneyisation' of zoos, the objectification and anthropomorphism of animals in the media, and vegetarian and vegan diets for companion animals.
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European universities responded in different ways to the ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015. Some subscribed to the agenda of higher education (HE) as a universal human right, while others stressed different long-term benefits of offering access to it. Yet, the unprecedented sense of moral urgency that guided immediate declarations of support and subsequent...
The portrayal of animals in the media is often criticised for instrumentalising, objectifying and anthropomorphising animals (e.g. Hirschman and Sanders in Semiotica 115(1/2):53–79, 1997; Lerner and Kalof in Sociol Q 40(4):565–586, 1999; Stewart and Cole in Int J Multidiscip Res 12(4):457–476, 2009). Although we agree with this criticism, we also i...
Companion animal owners are increasingly concerned about the links between degenerative health conditions, farm animal welfare problems, environmental degradation, fertilizers and herbicides, climate change, and causative factors; such as animal farming and the consumption of animal products. Accordingly, many owners are increasingly interested in...
Artykuł opisuje sposób zatrudniania naukowców w wybranych krajach europejskich i USA. Jego celem jest przedstawienie rozwiązań, które mogłyby stanowić podstawę dyskusji o reformie zatrudniania w szkołach wyższych w Polsce. Jak pokazują badania, zamknięte, niejawne i bazujące na mikropolityce procedury zatrudniania kadry naukowej przekładają się (po...
This blog article sums up the initiatives of Austrian universities to help refugees. It has been published in InsideHigherEd in February 2016:
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/austrian-universities-and-refugee-crisis
