Dr Terry Macdonald
PH: 9905 5444
Email: Terry.Macdonald@arts.monash.edu.au
Room No.: 1115a
Building/campus: Menzies (Bld.11)/Clayton campus
Dr Terry Macdonald researches within the field of normative international political theory (at the intersection of the traditional fields of International Relations and normative Political Theory). Specific research interests include:
- Global democracy and democratisation
- Global justice and political legitimacy
- The role of non-state actors (NGOs and Corporations) in global politics
- Changing political conceptions of 'public' and 'private' (powers, roles, and responsibilities) in the context of globalization
- Liberal and democratic political thought
Dr Macdonald teaches the following units:
- INT2040 / INT3040 – Globalization and its Discontents
- PLM4520 / PLM5520 – Perspectives on World Politics
- ITM4030 / ITM5030 – Ethics in World Politics
Biography
Dr Macdonald obtained both M.Phil and D.Phil degrees in International Relations from Oxford University (Nuffield College). She was subsequently employed as a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Politics at Oxford University (Merton College), teaching courses in Political Theory and International Relations, before moving to Monash University in 2007.Publications
Recent publications include:
- Global Stakeholder Democracy: Power and Representation Beyond Liberal States. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008.
- "What's So Special About States? Liberal Legitimacy in a Globalising World", Political Studies, vol. 56 no. 3, 2008.
- "Non-Electoral Accountability in Global Politics: Strengthening Democratic Control Within the Global Garment Industry", (with Kate Macdonald). European Journal of International Law, vol.17 no.1, 2006: 89-119.
- "Boundaries Beyond Borders: Delineating Democratic 'Peoples' in a Globalizing World", Democratization, Vol.10, No.3 (Autumn) 2003: 173-194.