Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel is an Australian social and political theorist who is presently an associate professor in Human Rights and Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Sydney.
His work addresses critical animal studies, the rights of disabled people, and theoretical perspectives on violence.
[1][2] Wadiwel worked for 15 years in the third sector, including with the Australian Council of Social Service.
He completed his doctorate in Political Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Sydney in 2006.
Drawing upon Foucauldian notions of biopower, governmentality, and counter-conduct, Wadiwel argues for the existence of, and examines the detail of, the war against animals.