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Dr Caroline Fleay

PhD (Curtin), BA (Curtin), BComm (UWA)
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    • Role:
    • Lecturer
    • Department:
    • Centre for Human Rights Education
    • Location:
    • Humanities
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 1678

Caroline Fleay has been with the Centre for Human Rights Education since February 2007. She received her doctorate from Curtin University in 2005 and for her final two years of study she was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Caroline has since been a lecturer in the ethics and human rights program at the University of Kent and a visiting lecturer of human rights at the Institut d'Etudes de Politique in Lille, France.

Caroline has been involved with a range of community groups providing support and advocacy for various human rights issues.

Research Interests

Caroline's main research areas of interest include human rights practices in Australia, human rights foreign policy, human rights in Australia-China relations, and refugee rights.

Research Projects

Current research projects include human rights in Australian foreign policy, the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia, and transnational activism and human rights in China.

Caroline's publications include:

Books

Fleay, C. (2010) Australia and Human Rights: Situating the Howard Government, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Book Chapters

Fleay, C. (2011) ‘The Limits of Transnational Human Rights Activism and China – From Tiananmen Square to the Beijing Olympics’, in Thomas Olesen (ed.) Power and Global Activism, Abingdon, Oxford: Routledge.

Fleay, C. & Briskman, L. (2011) ‘Human Rights Education at Curtin University: The interconnections of education, research and advocacy’, in Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific, vol. 2, Hurights Osaka, Osaka.

Refereed Journal Articles

Fleay, C. (forthcoming) ‘Transnational Activism, Amnesty International and Human Rights in China: The Implications of Consistent Civil and Political Rights Framing’ International Journal of Human Rights.

Fleay, C. (2008) ‘Engaging in Human Rights Diplomacy: The Australia-China Bilateral Dialogue Approach’, International Journal of Human Rights Vol. 12, No. 2: 233-252.

Fleay, C. (2006) ‘Australian Foreign Policy, Human Rights in China and the Spiral Model’, Australian Journal of Political Science Vol. 41, No. 1: 71-89.

Fleay, C. (2006) ‘Human Rights, Transnational Actors and the Chinese Government: Another Look at the Spiral Model’, Journal of Global Ethics Vol. 2, No. 1: 43-65.

Non-refereed Publications

Fleay, C. (2011) ‘What Happens in Curtin, Stays at Curtin’, The Drum Opinion, 17 November, available at: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3677640.html

Briskman, L. & Fleay, C. (2011) ‘The Anonymous Man’, The Drum Opinion, 18 October, available at: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3576892.html

Fleay, C. (2011) ‘Inhumane Detention’, The Drum Opinion, 14 June, available at: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/2752712.html

Fleay, C. & Boydell, N. (2011) ‘The men hidden from view’, The Drum Opinion, 8 February, available at: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/43698.html

Fleay, C. and Sharin, N. (2010) ‘Indigenous dispossession continues apace in Bangladesh’ Online Opinion, 21 October, available at: http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=11128

Fleay, C. (2010) ‘Who’s afraid of human rights?’ Australian Policy Online, 30 April, available at: http://www.apo.org.au/commentary/whos-afraid-human-rights

Teaching - Postgraduate

Caroline currently teaches in the following units:

  • Human Rights Theory and Philosophy;
  • Human Rights and Development;
  • Human Rights Advocacy, Activism and Change;
  • Human Rights Issues: The Politics of Refugee Rights.

Awards

Caroline was awarded one of the 2009 Curtin University Professional Development Scholarships.

Publications

Books (Authored, Research)

  • Fleay, C. 2010. Australia and Human Rights: Situating the Howard Government. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Book Chapters (Authored, Research Quality)

  • Briskman, L, and Fleay, C. 2011. Human Rights Education at Curtin University: The Interconnections of Education, Research and Advocacy. In Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific Volume 2, 1st Edition, 225-238. Osaka Japan: Asia Pacific Human Rights Information Center.

Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)

  • Fleay, C. 2008. Engaging In Human Rights Diplomacy: The Australia-china Bilateral Dialogue Approach. The International Journal of Human Rights 12(2): 233-252.
  • Fleay, C. 2006. Australian Foreign Policy, Human Rights in China and the Spiral Model. Australian Journal of Political Science 41(1): 71-90.
  • Fleay, C. 2006. Human Rights, Transnational Actors and the Chinese Government: Another Look at the Spiral Model. Journal of Global Ethics 2(1): 43-65.