Rate My Professor Aidan Ricketts

His research focuses on social movements, activism, law, civil and political rights, and laws related to protest, integrating action research and participatory methods derived from his involvement in democratic social movements. He teaches courses including Australian Legal System, Legal Process, and Drugs Crime and the Law. Key publications include the book The Activists' Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Participatory Democracy (2012), which has been distributed internationally. Peer-reviewed articles feature "Theatre of Protest: The Magnifying Effects of Theatre in Direct Action" (2006), "Threshold Concepts in Legal Education" (2006), "Investment Risk: An Amplification Tool for Social Movement Campaigns Globally and Locally" (2013), "Freedom from Political Communication: The Rhetoric Behind Anti-Protest Laws" (2015), "Beyond Anthropocentrism and Back Again: From Ontological to Epistemological Models of Rights of Nature" (2015), and "Enabling Emergence: The Bentley Blockade and the Struggle for a Gasfield in the Northern Rivers" (2018). Aidan provides professional consultancy, training, and support for social movement groups, including police liaison activities for protests. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals.