Biography
Michael Lazarus is a Lecturer in Political Theory in the Department of Political Economy. Before coming to King’s College London, he was Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute and a visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University. He holds a PhD in Politics from Monash University. His research covers major themes and thinkers in political theory, political economy and moral philosophy. His first book, Absolute Ethical Life: Aristotle, Hegel and Marx, was published in 2025 by Stanford University Press. Currently, he is working on a second book project related to the ideas of labour, money and colonialism in Adam Smith and G.W.F. Hegel. In addition to his many scholarly publications, he regularly writes for non-academic venues.
His personal website can be found at: https://www.michaellazarus.net.
Office hours
Thursday: 14.00 - 15.00
Friday: 15.00 - 16.00
Research interests
- Critical theory
- History of political thought
- Moral philosophy
- Critical political economy
- Contemporary social and political theory
- Theories of capitalism
- Political economy of work
- Aristotle and neo-Aristotelianism
- Hegel and German Idealism
- Marx and Marxism
Teaching
- Critical Theory
- Key Concepts in Contemporary Political Economy
Research
Political Theory Research Group
The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory.
Contemporary Marxism Research Group
The Contemporary Marxism Research Group use the varieties of Marxist theory to analyse the contemporary world, with special reference to political economy and to political and social movements.
Research
Political Theory Research Group
The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory.
Contemporary Marxism Research Group
The Contemporary Marxism Research Group use the varieties of Marxist theory to analyse the contemporary world, with special reference to political economy and to political and social movements.