When a contribution == "co-authorship"
Kevin Andrews, the Minister for Immigration, has had a lot to say in public about "irregularities" in the CV of one of Dr Mohamed Haneef's co-workers. Interestingly, brisbanetimes.com.au reports that the Minister's own CV may have overstated his accomplishments.
The controversy relates to three publications, which are:
Fairly clear-cut so far. Two chapters in edited books, and one paper in a published conference proceedings. Yet, the Minister's CV and website claims that he co-authored each of these books. Puffery? Edited by an underling who isn't wise to the nuance of academia? Summarising with extreme prejudice? Who knows. But one thing is certain: the list of things that Kevin Andrews has to explain has just gotten longer.
[Update: Andrews is reportedly still insisting he "co-authored" the books in question.]
The controversy relates to three publications, which are:
- Kevin Andrews, 'You as an Elderly Person' in Jude Wallace and Tony Pagone (eds), Rights and Freedoms in Australia (1990). [one paper out of 25]
- Kevin Andrews, 'Regulating Embryo Experimentation' in Hiram Caton (ed), Trends in Biomedical Regulation. [one paper out of 21]
- Kevin Andrews, 'In-vitro Fertilisation and Genetic Manipulation - Australian Developments' in C J Vas and E J De Souza (eds) Issues in Biomedical Ethics (1990) [conference proceedings, one paper out of 39]
Fairly clear-cut so far. Two chapters in edited books, and one paper in a published conference proceedings. Yet, the Minister's CV and website claims that he co-authored each of these books. Puffery? Edited by an underling who isn't wise to the nuance of academia? Summarising with extreme prejudice? Who knows. But one thing is certain: the list of things that Kevin Andrews has to explain has just gotten longer.
[Update: Andrews is reportedly still insisting he "co-authored" the books in question.]
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