Dr Marija Antanavičiūtė PhD

Dr Marija Antanavičiūtė

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Senior Visiting Fellow

Contact details

Email
m.antanaviciute@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@MarijaAnta
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Dr Marija Antanavičiūtė works in international ethics and organisational studies. She is particularly interested in how ethics is practised in the public sector and international organisations. In her research, she explores how norms and values translate into organisational practices, structures, and professional roles.

Biography

From 2023-2026 Marija was Research and Policy Fellow on the ESRC Ethics and Expertise project, and from 2026-27 is Co-Investigator on the Arts and Humanities Research Council IAA 2026-27 grant: Embedding ethics insights in public policy. She leads the Evidence, Ethics and Policy Network. 

Before joining the University of Birmingham as a postdoctorate researcher, Dr Antanavičiūtė completed her PhD at Queen Mary University of London. In her thesis, she looked into practices of ethics and ethical expertise in international non-governmental organisations.

In 2022, her paper ‘The practice of international ethics: experimentation, evolution and experientialism’ won the International Studies Association‘s Frances V. Harbour Graduate Student Paper Award.

Teaching

Dr Antanavičiūtė has experience teaching courses on ethics, political theory, international political thought, and global governance.

Research

  • international ethics
  •  institutional and organisational ethics
  • democratic epistemologies
  • politics of knowledge
  • participatory democratic practices in international politics
  • political thought of Jane Addams

Other activities

Dr Marija Antanavičiūtė has 10 years’ experience working in charitable sector in policy and research roles. She often takes part in consultancy projects within charitable and public sectors.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Pykett, J, Antanavičiūte, M, Ball, S, Dippel, B, Pearce, W, Straβheim, H & Ulnicane, I 2026, 'Ethics-policy advisory ecosystems: enhancing operative, discursive and adaptive capacities', Contemporary Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2026.2631477

Antanavičiūtė, M, Archard, D, Prainsack, B, Pykett, J & Straßheim, H 2026, 'The WHO has ratified pandemic agreement: but what will it take to ensure equitable response for future pandemics?', Global Bioethics, vol. 37, no. 1, 2652671. https://doi.org/10.1080/11287462.2026.2652671

Ball, S, Antanavičiūtė, M, Dippel, B, Pearce, W, Pykett, J & Straßheim, H 2026, 'Understanding ethics advisory bodies in Australia through a policy advisory systems lens', Policy Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2026.2692704

Other report

Antanaviciute, M & Pykett, J 2026, Rapid Ethics Assessment and Learning (REAL) method in policy decision-making: Evidence report. University of Birmingham. https://doi.org/10.48352/qumu.bhamx.00001000

Antanaviciute, M & Pykett, J 2026, Rapid Ethics Assessment and Learning (REAL) method in policy decision-making: Step-by-step guide of using REAL method. University of Birmingham. https://doi.org/10.48352/qumu.bhamx.00001001

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