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Political Theory

Political Theory


The Political Theory cluster is diverse in its interests and approach. We have a sizeable group of analytic political philosophers engaged in normative analysis, working on areas such as justice in education and upbringing, justice and equality, citizenship and cultural diversity, intergenerational and environmental justice, and the future of work. The activities of this group are complemented by research agendas in democratic representation, history of political ideas, theories of political performance, ideas of territory, and continental political thought. Members of PAIS working on political theory are part of a larger group of normative theorists, including members of the Departments of Law and Philosophy, who participate in the activities of the Centre for Ethics, Law, and Public Affairs (CELPA).

Themes

  • Children's Rights, Equality of Opportunity, and Family Values
  • Justice and Equality
  • Citizenship and Cultural Diversity
  • Justice in upbringing and education
  • Ethics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Ideal and Non-Ideal Theory
  • Deliberation, Democratic design, and Representation
  • French Social Theory and Political Thought
  • Marxism and Critical Theory
  • The Concept of Territory: its Roles and Historical Development
  • Ethics, Security, and Counter-Terrorism
  • Health Security
  • Global Ethics and Climate Change
  • Democracy, Short-Termism and Future Generations

Cluster members

Simon Caney

Mostyn Taylor Crockett

Miri Davidson

Christina Easton

Stuart Elden

Keith Hyams

Jenny Brown

Andy Mason

Edward Page

Tom Parr

Christopher Perrett

Sofie Roehrig

Michael Saward

Tom Sorell

Katy Wells

Catalina Carpan

Iason Papaionnou-Turner Jessica Sutherland
Salomé Ietter Tommaso Caprotti Matthew Clayton
Jethro Butler Gah-Kai Leung Daniela Guajardo
Tom Geeson Cain Shelley Elisa Giandomenico
Josh Kelsall Federico Tabellini Samuel Cipers