Staff profile
Dr Nicholas Barry
Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Social SciencesSS 313, Melbourne (Bundoora)
- T: +61 3 9479 3664
- F: +61 3 9479 1997
- E: n.barry@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
BA (Hons-Asian Studies), PhD (Western Australia).
Area of study
Politics
International Relations
Brief profile
Nicholas’ research and teaching interests are in the areas of Australian politics and political theory. He is currently working on a defence of luck egalitarianism, which is a responsibility-sensitive, luck-insensitive theory of justice, and he is also examining the links between contemporary egalitarian theory and policy debates over disadvantage and welfare reform. Nicholas is also working on human rights protection in Australia, with a particular focus on the current debate over an Australian bill of rights. In addition to these projects, Nicholas has future work planned on the Australian Labor Party, political lobbyists, and the debate over justice and constructivism. He currently teaches units in Australian political institutions, public policy, human rights, and contemporary liberalism (and its critics).
Research interests
Australian Government and Politics
- Australian politics
Political Theory and Political Philosophy
- Political theory
Teaching units
POL1RAP - Representation and Participation in Australian Politics. POL2/3LAC - Liberalism and Its Critics. POL2/3CAP - Contemporary Australian Politics and Public Policy.
Recent publications
Barry, N, Miragliotta, N and Errington, W (forthcoming) Australian Democracy in Action, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
Barry, N 2008, 'Reassessing Luck Egalitarianism', Journal of Politics, 70(1): 136-50.
Barry, N 2006, 'In Defence of Luck Egalitarianism', Journal of Applied Philosophy, 23(1): 89-107.
Research projects
Contemporary theories of justice and equality.
Human rights and political institutions.
The Australian Labor Party.
