Deb Cleland
Dr Deb Cleland
Dr Deborah Cleland is an interdisciplinary social scientist, with a background in human ecology and natural resource management. She is currently working on how to effectively integrate restorative justice into environmental regulation, together with Miranda Forsyth, John Braithwaite, Valerie Braithwaite, Felicity Tepper and the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority. The project draws on Deb’s previous work on fisheries conservation, environmental impact assessment and workplace health and safety. Deb is particularly interested in how regulators can work with communities to improve safety, quality of life and citizen engagement in our democracy.
She blogs on occasion at www.onefishtofish.com.
Research interests
- Research and institutional ethics
- Democracy and inclusion
- Qualitative, creative, participatory and interdisciplinary research methodology
- Sustainability and environmental governance
- Environmental justice
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RegNet scholars awarded APIP grant
We are delighted to announce that four RegNet scholars have secured funding from the Asia-Pacific Innovation Program (APIP) for the completion of the following projects:
Deb Cleland accepted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
RegNet Post-Doctoral Fellow, Deb Cleland has been accepted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Membership as a Fellow recognises Deb’s expertise and experience in university teaching.
ANU & EPA Awarded Research Grant on Restorative Justice for Environment
The Australian Research Council (ARC) recently awarded the Australian National University (ANU) and Victorian Environmental Protection Authority
Current
Introducing Justice into the UN’s Decade of Ecosystem Restoration: A Community of Practice for Research and Action
This project will create a theoretical, empirical and policy agenda for incorporating justice into the UN’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration “the Decade”, a 10-year plan to promote efforts to “preven
Preventing and addressing environmental harm through restorative justice
A three-year industry/academic (linkage) research grant valued overall at $1m including industry and ARC funds and in-kind contributions that aims to examine how restorative justice practices can prev
Preventing and addressing environmental harm through restorative justice
The project brings together restorative justice experts from RegNet with the Victorian Environment Protection Authority, which has experimented with Restorative Justice for over a decade and now seeks
Completed
Community capacity building in child protection
Safety for children can be improved and care capacity in the child’s local community can be more effectively harnessed through a responsive regulatory approach.
Regulation and social capital
Why do we often waver in our trust in regulatory systems and how do we establish respectful relations with communities and improve regulatory effectiveness.
Author(s): Forsyth, Miranda, Cleland, Deborah, Tepper, Felicity, Soares, Milena, Nairn, Alistair, Wilkinson, Cathy
Date of publications: 2021
Publication type: Journal article
Author(s): Deborah Cleland
Date of publications: 2019
Publication type: Journal article
Author(s): Deborah Cleland
Date of publications: 2019
Publication type: Journal article
Author(s): Deborah Cleland
Date of publications: 2019
Publication type: Opinion piece
Author(s): Deborah Cleland, Raissa O'Caya San Jose
Date of publications: 2018
Publication type: Book chapter
Author(s): Deborah Cleland
Date of publications: 2017
Publication type: Journal article
