Brian Martin (social scientist)

Brian Martin
Born1947
EducationRice University, (BA in Physics); University of Sydney (PhD)
Occupation(s)Social scientist at University of Wollongong (social study of dissent, peace studies); formerly mathematician at Australian National University
Years active1973–present
EmployerUniversity of Wollongong

Brian Martin (born 1947) is a social scientist in the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in NSW, Australia.[1] He was appointed a professor at the university in 2007, and in 2017 was appointed emeritus professor.[2] His work is in the fields of peace research, scientific controversies, science and technology studies, sociology, political science, media studies, law, journalism, freedom of speech, education and corrupted institutions,[2][1][3] as well as research on whistleblowing and dissent in the context of science.[4][5] Martin was president of Whistleblowers Australia from 1996 to 1999 and remains their International Director.[6] He has been criticized by medical professionals and public health advocates for promoting the disproven oral polio vaccine AIDS hypothesis and supporting vaccine hesitancy in the context of his work.[7][8][9]

Martin has spoken at a British Science Association Festival of Science,[10] and testified at the Australian Federal Senate's Inquiry into Academic Freedom.[4][11] The crustacean Polycheles martini was named after him.[12]

  1. ^ a b "Brian Martin". scholars.uow.edu.au. University of Wollongong Australia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Raper, Judy (1 November 2017). "Emeritus Professor Brian Martin". University of Wollongong. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019.
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  4. ^ a b Devine, Miranda (4 December 2008). "Monoculture is killing thought". Brisbane Times. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ Delborne, Jason A. (2008). "Transgenes and Transgressions: Scientific Dissent as Heterogeneous Practice". Social Studies of Science. 38 (4): 509–541. doi:10.1177/0306312708089716. JSTOR 25474595. PMID 19227618. S2CID 10272587.
  6. ^ Barclay, Paul (10 May 2004). "Perspective: Whistleblowers and Iraq". ABC Radio. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020.
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  10. ^ Murcott, Toby (11 September 2000). "Science needs its whistleblowers". BBC News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017.
  11. ^ APH (9 September 2008). "Inquiry into Academic Freedom". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017.
  12. ^ Ahyong, S.; Brown, D.E. (2002). "New Species and New Records of Polychelidae from Australia (Crustacea Decapoda)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 50 (1): 53–79. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.