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Threatened Hence Justified: Jewish Israelis’ Use of Competitive Victimhood to Justify Violence Against Palestinians (2020)
Journal Article
Noor. (2020). Threatened Hence Justified: Jewish Israelis’ Use of Competitive Victimhood to Justify Violence Against Palestinians. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12433

We theorized that competitive victimhood – the tendency to see one’s ingroup as having suffered more than the outgroup as a result of a prolong conflict– may function strategically as a psychological mechanism to justify violent actions against the o... Read More about Threatened Hence Justified: Jewish Israelis’ Use of Competitive Victimhood to Justify Violence Against Palestinians.

Simmel’s (non-human) humanism: On Simmel’s ‘ethics of endings and futures’ (2020)
Journal Article
featherstone. (2020). Simmel’s (non-human) humanism: On Simmel’s ‘ethics of endings and futures’. Journal of Classical Sociology, 21(2), 203-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468795X20915667

Given the recent non-human turn in sociology and the social sciences, the popularity of theories of entanglement, and contemporary concern with the concept of the anthropocene, it is easy to forget that classical sociology was always-already aware of... Read More about Simmel’s (non-human) humanism: On Simmel’s ‘ethics of endings and futures’.

Do we need rights in bioethics discourse? (2020)
Journal Article
Sim. (2020). Do we need rights in bioethics discourse?. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 45(3), 312-331. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/jhaa004

Moral rights feature prominently, and are relied on substantially, in debates in bioethics. Conceptually, however, duties can perform the logical work of rights, but not vice versa, and reference to rights is therefore inessential. Normatively, right... Read More about Do we need rights in bioethics discourse?.

Tactical interventions in online hate speech: The case of #stopIslam (2020)
Journal Article
Poole, E., De Quincey, E., & Giraud, E. (2020). Tactical interventions in online hate speech: The case of #stopIslam. New Media and Society, 23(6), 1415–1442. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820903319

This article sets out findings from a project focused on #stopIslam, a hashtag that gained prominence following the Brussels terror attack of 2016. We initially outline a big data analysis which shows how counter-narratives – criticizing #stopIslam –... Read More about Tactical interventions in online hate speech: The case of #stopIslam.

Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How (2019)
Journal Article
Helfaya, E., Abdelzaher, D. M., & Kotb, A. (2019). Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How. Journal of Business Ethics, 155, 623-643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3518-2

A growing body of literature has thought to draw the link between Islamic ethics and environmental stewardship to explain the foundational principles of why humans should care about the environment, which gave rise to the coining of the term “Eco-Isl... Read More about Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How.

Qur’anic ethics for environmental responsibility: implications for business practice (2018)
Journal Article
Ekara Helfaya. (2018). Qur’anic ethics for environmental responsibility: implications for business practice. Journal of Business Ethics, 1105-1128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-+016-3195-6

Despite the growing interest in examining the role of religious beliefs as a guide towards environmental conscious actions, there is still a lack of research informed by an analysis of divine messages. This deficiency includes the extent to which eth... Read More about Qur’anic ethics for environmental responsibility: implications for business practice.

Death, dying and maintaining hope: ethical tensions and responsibilities for end of life care in the prison setting (2018)
Book Chapter
Wrigley, A. (in press). Death, dying and maintaining hope: ethical tensions and responsibilities for end of life care in the prison setting. In Loss, Dying and Bereavement in the Criminal Justice System. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315270166-3

This chapter focuses on the need for one vital yet oft-ignored aspect of end of-life care: that of hope. End-of-life care for prisoners is therefore delivered in a highly strict and rigid environment offering far from ideal end-of-life care condition... Read More about Death, dying and maintaining hope: ethical tensions and responsibilities for end of life care in the prison setting.

(Dis)entangling Barad: Materialisms and Ethics (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). (Dis)entangling Barad: Materialisms and Ethics. Social Studies of Science, 918-941. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306312717728344

In the wake of the widespread uptake of and debate surrounding the work of Karen Barad, this article revisits her core conceptual contributions. We offer descriptions, elaborations, problematizations and provocations for those intrigued by or investe... Read More about (Dis)entangling Barad: Materialisms and Ethics.

Conscientious objection, professional duty and compromise: A response to Savulescu and Schuklenk (2017)
Journal Article
Hughes. (2017). Conscientious objection, professional duty and compromise: A response to Savulescu and Schuklenk. Bioethics, 126-131. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12410

In a recent article in this journal, Savulescu and Schuklenk defend and extend their earlier arguments against a right to medical conscientious objection in response to criticisms raised by Cowley. I argue that while it would be preferable to be less... Read More about Conscientious objection, professional duty and compromise: A response to Savulescu and Schuklenk.

Overcoming ethical barriers to research with hidden social groups (2017)
Journal Article
Machin, H., & Shardlow, S. M. (2017). Overcoming ethical barriers to research with hidden social groups. Research Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1177/1747016117739938

Researchers engaged in studies about “hidden social groups” are likely to face several ethical challenges. Using a study with undocumented Chinese migrants in the UK, challenges involved in obtaining approval by a University Research Ethics Committee... Read More about Overcoming ethical barriers to research with hidden social groups.

Is Mitochondrial Donation Germ-Line Gene Therapy? Classifications and Ethical Implications (2016)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A., & Newson, A. (2016). Is Mitochondrial Donation Germ-Line Gene Therapy? Classifications and Ethical Implications. Bioethics, 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12312

The classification of techniques used in mitochondrial donation, including their role as purported germ-line gene therapies, is far from clear. These techniques exhibit characteristics typical of a variety of classifications that have been used in bo... Read More about Is Mitochondrial Donation Germ-Line Gene Therapy? Classifications and Ethical Implications.

Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better (2016)
Journal Article
Wrigley. (2016). Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better

Belgian Paralympic athlete Marieke Vervoort, who won a silver medal in the T52 400 metre event at the 2016 Rio games, recently disclosed that she likely would already have attempted suicide if she had not been able to legally plan to undergo euthanas... Read More about Marieke Vervoort – and how the right to euthanasia can help some people to live better.

The Wordless Book: The Visual and Material Culture of Evangelism in Victorian Britain (2016)
Journal Article
Janes. (2016). The Wordless Book: The Visual and Material Culture of Evangelism in Victorian Britain. Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art and Belief, 26-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432200.2015.1120085

The Wordless Book is widely used today in programs of Christian teaching and evangelism across the world. It consists of a series of blank pages which are colored in accordance with religious symbolism (black in reference to sin, red in reference to... Read More about The Wordless Book: The Visual and Material Culture of Evangelism in Victorian Britain.

Care, laboratory beagles and affective utopia (2016)
Journal Article
(2016). Care, laboratory beagles and affective utopia. Theory, Culture and Society, 27-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276415619685

A caring approach to knowledge production has been portrayed as epistemologically radical, ethically vital and as fostering continuous responsibility between researchers and research-subjects. This article examines these arguments through focusing on... Read More about Care, laboratory beagles and affective utopia.

Ethics and end of life care: the Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review (2014)
Journal Article
Wrigley. (2014). Ethics and end of life care: the Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review. Journal of Medical Ethics, 639-643. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2013-101780

The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying has recently been the topic of substantial media interest and also been subject to the independent Neuberger Review. This review has identified clear failings in some areas of care and recommended the Liverpoo... Read More about Ethics and end of life care: the Liverpool Care Pathway and the Neuberger Review.

Limitations on personhood arguments for abortion and 'after-birth abortion'. (2013)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2013). Limitations on personhood arguments for abortion and 'after-birth abortion'. Journal of Medical Ethics, 39(5), e15 -e18. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2012-100958

Two notable limitations exist on the use of personhood arguments in establishing moral status. Firstly, although the attribution of personhood may give us sufficient reason to grant something moral status, it is not a necessary condition. Secondly, e... Read More about Limitations on personhood arguments for abortion and 'after-birth abortion'..

Wanted Dead or Alive: Organ Donation and Limitations on Surrogate Consent for Non-Competent Living Donors (2013)
Book Chapter
Wrigley. (2013). Wanted Dead or Alive: Organ Donation and Limitations on Surrogate Consent for Non-Competent Living Donors. In Ethics, Law and Society, Vol V (209 - 234). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This chapter focuses on the issues concerning live organ donation and the challenges this poses for donors who have lost capacity to consent. It argues that the limitations on advance directives and surrogate decision-making mean that they can only g... Read More about Wanted Dead or Alive: Organ Donation and Limitations on Surrogate Consent for Non-Competent Living Donors.

Introduction (2013)
Book Chapter
Wrigley. (2013). Introduction. In Ethics, Law and Society vol V: Ethics of Care, Theorising the Ethical, and Body Politics (3 - 6). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315094342-1

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book. This chapter addresses Ethics of Care, Body Politics, Theorising the Ethicaland Governance, it provides a variety of exciting perspectives by which to bring the highly... Read More about Introduction.