Dinesh Wadiwel

Associate Professor Dinesh Wadiwel is affiliated with the University of Sydney, specializing in human rights, socio-legal studies, and critical animal studies. His research focuses on theories of violence, disability rights, and the intersection of animals and the State. He is a member of the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies and Sydney Environment Institute. Recent projects include a book on animals and capitalism and contributions to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, and Exploitation of People with Disability. Wadiwel advises the Diversity and Disability Alliance NSW and serves on the Australasian Animal Studies Association committee. His work bridges political theory, disability advocacy, and multispecies justice, with notable awards including the National Ethnic Disability Alliance Medal (2013). Current research students explore topics like multispecies justice and Afro-Indigenous sovereignty. Grants include ARC-funded studies on multispecies conflict and coexistence.