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A/Prof Katharine Gelber

PhD (USyd)
Associate Professor
School of Social Sciences and International Studies

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Teaching

ARTS1840 Introduction to Australian Politics
ARTS2840 Politics of Human Rights

Research

Human rights, with a special interest in freedom of speech and the regulation of hate speech.

Research Areas

ARC Discovery Grant: 'Securing Freedom: Political Speech in Australia' (DP0663077, 2006-2009)

ARC Discovery Grant: 'The Impact of Hate Speech Laws on Public Discourse in Australia' (DP1096721, 2010-2011) with co-CI Professor Luke McNamara.

Publications

BOOKS

Vromen, A; Gelber, K & Gauja, A 2009. Powerscape: Contemporary Australian Politics. Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
Gelber, K & Stone, Adrienne eds 2007. Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia, Federation Press, Sydney.
Vromen, A & Gelber, K 2005. Powerscape: Contemporary Australian Political Practice. Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
Gelber, K 2002. Speaking Back: The Free Speech versus Hate Speech Debate. John Benjamins Ltd, Amsterdam.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Gelber, K 2010. ‘Reconceptualising Counter-Speech in Hate Speech Policy: with a focus on Australia’, in Herz & Molnar (eds) Regulating Hate Speech; Content, Context, and Remedies, Cambridge University Press, New York (forthcoming)

Gelber, K 2010. ‘(How) could hate speech policy be compatible with the First Amendment?’, in McGowan & Maitra (eds) What Speech Does, Oxford University Press, New York (forthcoming).

Gelber, K 2010. 'The role of the Constitution and the High Court of Australia in social conflict', in Doerr, D & Schwartmann, R (eds) A Constitution Turns 60: Germany's Basic Law from an Australian Perspective', Peter Lang Verlag (forthcoming).

Gelber, K 2010. 'Religion and Freedom of Speech', in Hosen (ed) Religion and the Law, Routledge (forthcoming).

Gelber, K 2007. ‘When Are Restrictions on Speech Justified in the War on Terror?’, in Lynch & Williams (eds). Law and Liberty in the War on Terror, Federation Press, Sydney (forthcoming).

Gelber, K 2007. ‘Hate Speech and the Australian legal and political landscape’, in Gelber & Stone (eds). Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia, Federation Press, Sydney: 2-19.

Gelber, K & Stone, A 2007 ‘Introduction’, in Gelber & Stone (eds). Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia, Federation Press, Sydney xii-xvii.

Gelber, K 2007. ‘Citizens Engaging and Communicating with Government’, in Sally Young (ed). Government Communication in Australia, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne: 270-283.

Gelber, K 2007. ‘Privileged discourses of hate in Australia and Germany: the Holocaust and the Stolen Generations’, in Russell West-Pavlov (ed). Multicultural Societies and Discourse: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Australia and Germany, Rodopie Press, Amsterdam: 91-120.

Gelber, K 2005. ‘Australia as international human rights citizen: understanding 'national interest' , in Russell West-Pavlov (ed). Who's Australia – Whose Australia?: Contemporary Politics, Society and Culture in Australia, Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier: 11-30.

Gelber, K 2004. ‘Free Speech and Civil Disobedience in Australia’, in Justin Healey (ed). Censorship and Free Speech, Vol. 207, Issues in Society. Spinney Press, Thirroul: 6-9.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Gelber, K 2010. 'Free Speech, Hate Speech and the Argument from Democracy: the Transformative Contribution of Capabilities Theory', Contemporary Political Theory (forthcoming).

Gelber, K 2009. ‘The False Analogy Between Vilification and Sedition’, Melbourne University Law Review 33(1): 270-291.

Gelber, K 2009. ‘Academic freedom and the ‘intellectual diversity’ movement in Australia’, Australian Journal of Human Rights 14(2): 95-114.

Gelber, K 2007. ‘Review of Contested Words: Legal Restrictions on Freedom of Speech in Liberal Democracies’, Melbourne University Law Review 31: 315-319.

Gelber, K 2007. ‘High Court Review 2006: Adjudicating federalism’ Australian Journal of Political Science 42(4): 649-664.

Gelber, K 2006. ‘Distracting the masses: art, local government and freedom of political speech in Australia’, Law Text Culture 10: 194-219.

Gelber, K 2006. ‘High Court Review 2005: The manifestation of separation of powers in Australia’, Australian Journal of Political Science, 41(3): 437-453.

Gelber, K & McDonald, M 2006. ‘Ethics and Exclusion: Representations of Sovereignty in Australia’s Approach to Asylum Seekers’, Review of International Studies, 32: 269-289.

Gelber, K 2005. ‘Political Speech Practice in Australia: a study in local government powers’, Australian Journal of Human Rights, 41(1): 203-231.

Gelber, K 2005. ‘High Court Review 2004: Limits on the Judicial Protection of Rights’, Australian Journal of Political Science, 40(2): 307-322.

Gelber, K 2005 ‘Hate Speech in Australia: Emerging Questions’, UNSW Law Journal (Forum), 28(3): 861-867.

Gelber, K 2004. ‘High Court Review 2003: The Centenary Year’, Australian Journal of Political Science, 39(2): 331-347.

Gelber, K 2003. ‘Pedestrian Malls and Local Government Powers: Political Speech at Risk’, UTS Law Review, 5: 48-64.

Gelber, K 2003. ‘Pedestrian malls, local government and free speech policy in Australia’, Policy and Society: Journal of Public, Foreign and Global Policy, 22(2): 22-49.

Gelber, K 2003. ‘A fair queue? Australian public discourse on refugees and immigration’, Journal of Australian Studies, 77: 23-30.

Gelber, K 2002. ‘Free speech, hate speech and an Australian Bill of Rights’, The Drawing Board: An Australian Review of Public Affairs, 2(3): 107-118. At http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/drawingboard/.

Gelber, K 2000. ‘Hate crimes: Auswirkungen auf die öffentliche Politik durch die Einbeziehung des Geschlechteraspekts’ [Hate Crimes: Policy Implications of the Inclusion of Gender], Zeitschrift für Genozidforschung (Journal of Genocide Studies), 2(2): 76-97.

Gelber, K & Nash, Chris 2002. Guest editors’ ‘Introduction’ to a symposium of papers on the Public Right to Know, The Drawing Board: An Australian Review of Public Affairs. At http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/drawingboard/.

Gelber, K 2000. ‘Hate Crimes: public policy implications of the inclusion of gender’ in Australian Journal of Political Science, 35(2): 275-289.

Gelber, K 2000. ‘Implementing Racial Anti-Vilification Laws in New South Wales, 1989 to 1998: A Study’, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 59(1): 13-23.

Gelber, K 1999. ‘Treaties and Intergovernmental Relations in Australia: Implications of the Toonen Case’, Australian Journal of Politics and History, 45(3): 330-346.

FULLY REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Gelber, K 2009. 'The right to protest and Australian political culture', Conference of the Australian Political Studies Association, Macquarie University, Sydney, 28-30 September.

Gelber, K 2008. ‘What is political speech? Beyond content and conceptual inconstancy’, Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane, 6-9 July.

Gelber, K 2005. ‘Beyond Australia’s First Bill of Rights: Engendering Public Debate’, Democratic Audit of Australia, July. Available: http://democratic.audit.anu.edu.au/Papers-2005/GelberBeyondBoRJuly05.pdf.

Gelber, K 2002. ‘The scope of the implied freedom of political communication’. Refereed paper presented to the Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Australian National University, Canberra. October 3-5. At http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/apsa/: 1-20.

Gelber, K 2000. ‘What to do about hate speech: an ‘institutionalised argumentation’ model’. In F. Castles & J. Uhr eds. Proceedings of the 2000 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, Political Science Program, RSSS, ANU/APSA, Canberra. October 3-6, Available at: http://apsa2000.anu.edu.au/confpapers/Downloadingpapers.htm: 1-13.

Gelber, K 1999. ‘Dilemmas in Defining Hate Crime: A Gendered Perspective’ in Proceedings of the 1999 Conference of the Australasian Political Studies Association, September 26-29, University of Sydney. Sydney: Department of Government: 233-241.

PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSIONS

Gelber, K 2009. Submission to the National Security Legislation Discussion Paper, Attorney-General's Department, Commonwealth of Australia, September.

Gelber, K 2008. Submission on behalf of the Australian Political Studies Association to the Senate Inquiry into Academic Freedom, August, available at http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/eet_ctte/academic_freedom/submissions.htm

Affiliations and Memberships

Vice-President, Australian Political Studies Association (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Member American Political Science Association.
Member International Political Science Association.
Member International Australian Studies Association.

Other

Presenter of the biannual Mitchell Oration at the Adelaide Town Hall, 11 July 2009 on the topic of 'Freedom of Speech and its Limits'. By the invitation of the South Australian Equal Opportunity Commission. Podcast and text available at http://www.eoc.sa.gov.au/site/eo_resources/media_and_events/events/mitchell_orations.jsp

School or Unit Information
Phone: + 61 2 9385 1807; + 61 2 9385 2292
School of Social Sciences and International Studies
Office: G47 – Morven Brown
Email: ssis@unsw.edu.au
Webpage: http://ssis.arts.unsw.edu.au
 

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