Sharon Beder

Sharon Beder is an honorary professor in the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry at the University of Wollongong.Sharon's research has focussed on how power relationships are maintained and challenged, particularly by corporations and professions. She is interested in environmental politics; the rhetoric of sustainable development; the philosophies behind environmental economics; and trends in environmentalism and corporate activism/public relations. Most recently she has broadened her research interests to critique various manifestations of neoliberalism including privatisation and deregulation, market solutions to social problems and the business takeover of school education.She has written 10 books, around 150 articles, book chapters and conference papers, as well as designing teaching resources and educational websites.