- Sharon Beder
Sharon Beder is a visiting professor in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication at the
University of Wollongong inNew South Wales , Australia. Her research has focussed on how power relationships are maintained and challenged, particularly by corporations and professions.Training
Professor Beder initially trained and worked as a
civil engineer before becoming interested in the social, political and philosophical aspects of engineering and then environmental politics. She completed a PhD inScience and Technology Studies at theUniversity of NSW in 1989 based on research into the process of engineering decision-making using a case study on the development of Sydney's sewerage system. [ [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/about.html Sharon Beder] ]Appointments
Before joining the University of Wollongong in 1992, Beder was Environmental Education Co-ordinator at the
University of Sydney . She has also been Chairperson of the Environmental Engineering Branch of theInstitution of Engineers , Sydney, President of the Society for Social Responsibility in Engineering, and a director of the Earth Foundation Australia. [ [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/about.html Sharon Beder] ]Awards
Professor Beder was included in a list of "Australia's most influential engineers", published by "Engineers Australia" in 2004. She was also included in "Bulletin Magazine's" "Smart 100" in 2003. Awards received include:
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World Technology Award for Ethics, 2001
*High Commendation for IEAust Award for Cultural Change in Engineering Education, 1998
*Michael Daly Prize for Excellence in Science, Technology and Engineering Journalism, 1992
*Media Prize, Australian Surfers Hall of Fame, 1990ee also
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Environmental Principles and Policies References
Books by Sharon Beder
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/toxicfish.html Toxic Fish & Sewer Surfing]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/flyer.html The Nature of Sustainable Development]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/global.html Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/NewEng.html The New Engineer]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/work.html Selling the Work Ethic: From Puritan Pulpit to Corporate PR]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/power.html Power Play: The Fight for Control of the World's Electricity]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/suiting.html Suiting Themselves: How Corporations Drive the Corporate Agenda]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/principles.html Environmental Principles and Policies]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/herinst/sbeder/missionaries.html Free Market Missionaries: The Corporate Manipulation of Community Values]
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