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Animal Welfare in Australia – Politics and Policy: Dr Peter John Chen

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This week’s show will feature an interview with Dr Peter John Chen. Ahead of his upcoming talk at October’s Animal Activists Forum we chat with Peter about lessons that can be learned form the history of the animal rights movement in Australia.Peter John Chen DipMR, BComm(Hons), PhD is a lecturer in Australian politics, media and policy at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Electronic Engagement: A Guide for Public Managers (ANU E Press, 2007), Australian Politics in a Digital Age (ANU Press, 2013), and the forthcoming Animal Welfare in Australia: Politics and Policy (Sydney University Press, 2016).For more information on “Animal Welfare in Australia – Politics and policy”, see:http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/sup/animalwelfareinaus

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