Brian Martin (professor)
Brian Martin (born 1947) teaches in the interdisciplinary area of Science, technology, and society at the University of Wollongong in Australia, where he became a professor in 2007.[1] He was president of Whistleblowers Australia from 1996 to 1999 and remains their International Director.
Martin received his PhD (in theoretical physics)[2] from the University of Sydney in 1976.[1] He subsequently worked at the Australian National University as an applied mathematician before moving to the University of Wollongong in 1986 as a social scientist.[2]
The central theme in Martin's research is the dynamics of power, with special attention to strategies for challenging repression and exploitation. He has explored power dynamics through an interplay of theory and case studies, including nonviolent action, dissent and scientific controversies. Martin states that his earlier scientific work was in stratospheric modelling and numerical methods; astrophysics; and wind power and electricity grids.[1]
Martin's website states that he is the author of 12 books[3] and over 200 major papers and chapters.[1] In wider public life, he has spoken at a British Science Association Festival of Science,[4] broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[5] and testified at the Australian Senate's Inquiry into Academic Freedom.[6][7]
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[edit] Books
- Justice Ignited: The Dynamics of Backfire, (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007).
- (with Wendy Varney). Nonviolence Speaks: Communicating against Repression, (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2003).
- Nonviolence versus capitalism (London: War Resisters' International, 2001).
- Technology for Nonviolent Struggle, (London: War Resisters' International, 2001).
- (with Lyn Carson). Random Selection in Politics, (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1999).
- The Whistleblower's Handbook: How to Be an Effective Resister, (Charlbury, UK: Jon Carpenter; Sydney: Envirobook, 1999).
- Information Liberation, (London: Freedom Press, 1998).
- Suppression Stories, (Wollongong: Fund for Intellectual Dissent, 1997).
- Strip the Experts (London: Freedom Press, 1991).
- Uprooting war (London: Freedom Press, 1984).
- The Bias of Science (Society for Social Responsibility in Science, 1979) [8] ISBN 0909509131
[edit] Journal articles in the physical sciences
His most cited papers are:
- The 2001 superoutburst of WZ Sagittae by Author(s): Patterson J, Masi G, Richmond MW, Martin B, Beshore E, Skillman DR, Kemp J, Vanmunster T, Rea R, Allen W, Davis S, Davis T, Henden AA, Starkey D, Foote J, Oksanen A, Cook LM, Fried RE, Husar D, Novak R, Campbell T, Robertson J, Krajci T, Pavlenko E, Mirabal N, Niarchos PG, Brettman O, Walker S, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 114 : 797, 721-747 (2002) Times Cited: 80
- Wickramasinghe, DT; Martin, B : Magnetic DA White Dwarfs Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 188 (1): 165-180 (1979), cited 54 times
- Martin B, Wickramasinghe DT. Solutions for Radiative Transfer in Magnetic Atmospheres Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 189 Issue: 3 Pages: 883-895 : 1979 Times Cited: 27
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Martin's curriculum vitae, University of Wollongong (downloaded 27. November 2011)
- ^ a b Martin, Brian (1991). Strip The Experts (About the Author). Freedom Press. ISBN 0900384638.
- ^ Brian Martin: books and booklets (downloaded 27. November 2011)
- ^ Murcott, Toby (2000-09-11). "Science needs its whistleblowers". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/festival_of_science/919572.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Perspective: Whistleblowers and Iraq". ABC. 2004-05-10. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/perspective/stories/s1101634.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Inquiry into Academic Freedom Public Hearing - Sydney, Thursday 9 October 2008". Parliament of Australia Senate. 2008-10-09. http://www.aph.gov.au/SENATE/committee/eet_ctte/academic_freedom/hearings/091008.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ Devine, Miranda (2008-12-04). "Monoculture is killing thought". Brisbane Times. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/opinion/monoculture-is-killing-thought/2008/12/03/1228257139381.html. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ The Bias of Science. Google. 1979. http://books.google.com/books?id=4zsfAQAAIAAJ&q=The+Bias+of+Science&dq=The+Bias+of+Science&cd=1. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
[edit] External links
- Brian Martin, University of Wollongong
- Publications with Brian Martin's topic pages Dissent, Nuclear Suppression, Schweik Action Wollongong
- Audio File of Brian Martin's "Democracy Without Elections"
- Whistleblowers Australia
