- Manchester Architecture Research Centre
- School of Environment and Development
- University of Manchester
- Manchester Architecture Research Centre
- University of Manchester
- Manchester
- M13 9PL
- UK
- +44 (0)161 306 6433
Matthew Cotton
I am currently a Research Associate at the University of Manchester in the Manchester Architecture Research Centre. I work on the Supergen FlexNet project, researching deliberative engagement with energy network technologies.
I have a BA in International Studies with Political Science and an MSc in Social Research Methods, and have recently submitted a PhD at the University of East Anglia’s school of environmental sciences. My PhD research has been on the development of deliberative approaches to the consideration of ethics in participatory technology assessment, specifically looking at the issue of long-term radioactive waste management policy in the UK.
Publications:
Refereed journal articles
Cotton, M. (forthcoming 2010) “Discourse, public participation and the governance of human life extension research” Poiesis & Praxis
Cotton, M. (forthcoming 2009) “Ethical assessment in radioactive waste management: a proposed reflective equilibrium-based deliberative approach.” Journal of Risk Research
Cotton, M. (forthcoming 2009) “Evaluating the ‘ethical matrix’ as a radioactive waste management deliberative decision-support tool” Environmental Values
Cotton, M. (accepted pending revision) “Q-Method and technology assessment: a UK radioactive waste management case study.” Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology
Papers in conference proceedings
Cotton, M. (2006) “Developing a deliberative process for ethically informed radioactive waste management decision-making.” In K.Andersson (ed.) Proceedings of the Values in Decisions on Risk Symposium (Congrex: Stockholm), pp.181–189
Cotton, M. (2005) “The Problem of Moral Philosophy and Intergenerational Equity in a Potential Radioactive Waste Siting Process: An Ethical Conundrum with a Pragmatic Solution.” In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management (American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Washington D.C.), pp. 2300–2306
Book reviews and reports
Cotton, M. (2008) Book review: “Stakeholders: Theory and Practice” by Friedman A.L. and Miles, S. Journal of Risk Research 11(6) pp.841–843
Cotton, M. (ed.) (2006) “The social and ethical aspects of radioactive waste: a review of contemporary literature” (Nirex: Harwell) p.81