Biography
Dr Steven Slaughter BA (Hons) Monash, Grad.Dip. Public Policy (Murdoch), PhD (Monash) is an Associate Professor in International Relations at Deakin University, Victoria.
Before joining Deakin University in 2004 he taught at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Monash University, Melbourne University and the Australian National University. He has also taught at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS) in Canberra.
Steven is a researcher who works within the fields of International Relations, Global Political Economy and International Political Theory/political and democratic theory with respect to the political implications of globalisation and global governance. He is particularly interested in: republican and deliberative democratic thought as it relates to globalisation and global governance, the role that the G20 plays in global policy making, the practice and prospects of transnational civil society and public involvement in global governance, and public concerns about the controversies, vulnerabilities and forms of domination associated with global capitalism.
He is currently actively working on projects relating to: 1) the application of republican thought to contemporary global governance, and 2) the role that the G20 plays with respect to addressing social issues such as climate change, sustainable development and global health.
Read more on Steven's profileResearch interests
1. International Political Theory with Respect to Globalisation and Global Governance: republican, deliberative, liberal, and cosmopolitan political theory.
2. The G20 and Diplomacy: addressing global problems and promoting the sustainable development goals in global policy making.
3. Transnational Activism and Governance: the actual and prospective role of NGOs and social movements in global governance.
4. The Politics and Ethics of Global Capitalism: Global Political Economy with respect to democracy, justice and social vulnerability.
Units taught
AIR 236 Global Capitalism and its Discontents, AIR 720 Transnational Activism and Governance, AIR 742 International Relations Theory
Professional activities
Course Director of the Master of International Relations: January 2018 -
Convenor for the Governance and Security Research Stream in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation: April 2015-December 2017.
Discipline Convenor for International Relations June 2008- December 2013
Internship Coordinator (postgraduate) for International Relations October 2008- July 2010
Honours Coordinator for the School of International and Political Studies November 2005-December 2008
Publications
Republican Global Constitutionalism : The Failure of Global Governance and the Power of Citizens
S Slaughter
(2023), [London, Eng.], A1
S Slaughter
(2023), pp. 1-20, Global Society, London, Eng., C1
Input legitimacy of the G20 development policy track
Steven Slaughter
(2022), pp. 117-131, The G20, Development and the UN Agenda 2030, London, Eng., B1
Global informalism and the G20
S Slaughter
(2020), Vol. 24, pp. 533-554, Journal of International Relations and Development, Basingstoke, England, C1
The power of the G20: the politics of legitimacy in global governance
Steven Slaughter
(2019), London, Eng., A1
Republican citizens and political responsibility in a globalizing world
Steven Slaughter
(2019), pp. 300-318, The state and cosmopolitan responsibilities, Oxford, Eng., B1
S Slaughter
(2019), Vol. 16, pp. 36-49, Globalizations, Abingdon, Eng., C1
The G20 and International Relations Theory: Perspectives on Global Summitry
S Slaughter
(2019), Cheltenham, Eng., A7
Republicanism and international political theory
S Slaughter
(2018), pp. 626-638, The Oxford handbook of international political theory, Oxford, Eng., B1
Global civil society or networked globality
S Slaughter
(2018), pp. 1-8, Global encyclopedia of public administration, public policy, and governance, Cham, Switzerland, B1
S Slaughter
(2018), pp. 1-9, Global encyclopedia of public administration, public policy, and governance, Cham, Switzerland, B1
The G20 and global justice: the potential of transnational deliberative democratic theory
S Slaughter
(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 460-478, Global Society, Abingdon, Eng., C1
The G20 and climate change: the transnational contribution of global summitry
S Slaughter
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 285-293, Global Policy, Chichester, Eng., C1
The G20's role in legitimating global capitalism: beyond crisis diplomacy?
S Slaughter
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 384-398, Contemporary Politics, C1-1
The G20's role in legitimating global capitalism: beyond crisis diplomacy?
S Slaughter
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 384-398, Contemporary politics, Oxford, Eng., C1
S Slaughter
(2015), Vol. 1, pp. 171-186, Global summitry, Oxford, Eng., C1
Introduction: Crisis and democracy in the twenty-first century
S Slaughter, S Slaughter, S Slaughter, S Slaughter
(2014), pp. 1-22, Democracy and crisis: democratizing governance in the twenty-first century, London, England, B1
The future of democratic governance
B Isakhan, S Slaughter
(2014), pp. 253-263, Democracy and crisis: democratizing governance in the twenty-first century, London, England, B1
WikiLeaks and the limits of representative democracy and transnational democratisation
S Slaughter
(2014), pp. 166-185, Democracy and crisis: democratizing governance in the twenty-first century, London, Eng., B1-1
Crisis and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Benjamin Isakhan, Steve Slaughter
(2014), pp. 1-22, Democracy and Crisis: Democratizing Governance in the Twenty-First Century, London, Eng., B1-1
Transnational democratization and republican citizenship: Towards critical republicanism
S Slaughter
(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 310-337, Global Constitutionalism, C1
Democracy and Crisis: Democratizing Governance in the Twenty-First Century
Benjamin Isakhan, Benjamin Isakhan, Benjamin Isakhan, Benjamin Isakhan, Steve Slaughter, Steve Slaughter, Steve Slaughter, Steve Slaughter
(2014), London, Eng., A7
S Slaughter
(2013), Vol. 39, pp. 71-90, Review of international studies, Cambridge, England, C1
S Slaughter
(2013), Vol. 4, pp. 43-52, Global policy, Chichester, England, C1
Reconsidering the state : cosmopolitanism, republicanism and global governance
S Slaughter
(2010), pp. 183-198, Questioning cosmopolitanism, Dordrecht, New York, B1
S Slaughter
(2009), Vol. 21, pp. 37-52, Global change, peace & security, London, England, C1
The future of the United Nations
S Slaughter
(2008), pp. 171-186, Global crises and risks, South Melbourne, Vic., B1
S Slaughter
(2008), pp. 1-15, OCIS 2008 : Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Brisbane, Qld., E1
Reconsidering the state : cosmopolitanism, republicanism and global governance
S Slaughter
(2008), pp. 1-9, Questioning cosmopolitanism : Second Biennial Conference of the International Global Ethics Association, Melbourne, Vic., E1
A Vandenberg
(2007), pp. 137-149, Globalisation and citizenship : the transnational challenge, London, England, B1
Introduction: globalisation and citizenship
S Slaughter, W Hudson
(2007), pp. 1-12, Globalisation and citizenship: the transnational challenge, Oxon, England, B1
Cosmopolitanism and republican citizenship
S Slaughter
(2007), pp. 85-99, Globalisation and citizenship: the transnational challenge, Oxon, England, B1
S Slaughter
(2007), pp. 295-305, Introduction to international relations: Australian perspectives, Melbourne, Vic., B1
An international society - if you can keep it...
S Slaughter
(2006), OCIS 2006 : Proceedings of the 2nd Oceanic Conference on International Studies 2006, Melbourne, Victoria, E1-1
Liberty beyond neo-liberalism: a republican critique of liberal governance in a globalising age
S Slaughter
(2005), Houndmills, England, A1
The republican state : an alternative foundation for global environmental governance
S Slaughter
(2005), pp. 207-227, State and the global ecological crisis, Cambridge, Mass., B1
The neo-roman republican legacy and international political theory
S Slaughter
(2003), Canberra, A.C.T., A6-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
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Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sean Mackin
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Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Julie Anne Richardson
Thesis entitled: Gender, Security and Identity in Turkey: A Narrative Exploration
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Belinda Townsend
Thesis entitled: Failing the Global South: Power and Resistance in Medicines Governance
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Michael John Arnold
Thesis entitled: Australia's Defence Policy: A Market-State Approach?
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ehssan Abdallah
Thesis entitled: Culture and Trade: The Australian Education Sector and the Middle East
Doctor of Philosophy, School of International and Political Studies
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Thesis entitled: Threats, Fear, Politics and the Shaping of Insecurity 1946-1955
Doctor of Philosophy, School of History, Heritage and Society