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Political Theory Research Group

The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory. To this end, we seek not only to make economic questions of direct relevance to our political theoretic research, but to work closely with DPE colleagues in neighbouring subfields so as to benefit from the wide plurality of approaches and insights present in the Department.

Our work includes normative theory, contemporary political philosophy, history of political thought, political theory of markets, comparative political theory, and research into methodological approaches.

Members

Jonathan Benson

Jonathan Benson

Lecturer in Political Economy

Adrian Blau

Adrian Blau

Reader in Politics

Billy Christmas

Billy Christmas

Lecturer in Political Theory

Rod Dacombe

Rod Dacombe

Senior Lecturer in Politics

Samuel De Canio

Samuel De Canio

Lecturer in Political Economy

Robin Douglass

Robin Douglass

Reader in Political Theory

Roberto Fumagalli

Roberto Fumagalli

Lecturer in Political Economy; Director of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) BA/BSc Programme

Sven Gerst

Sven Gerst

PhD Candidate

Bartosz Gradecki

Bartosz Gradecki

PhD Candidate

Humeira Iqtidar

Humeira Iqtidar

Reader in Politics

Jeremy Jennings

Jeremy Jennings

Head of the School of Politics & Economics & Professor of Political Theory

John Meadowcroft

John Meadowcroft

Reader in Public Policy

Carmen Pavel

Carmen Pavel

Senior Lecturer in International Politics

Mark Pennington

Mark Pennington

Head of the Department of Political Economy & Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy

Diana Popescu

Diana Popescu

Teaching Fellow

Paul Sagar

Paul Sagar

Lecturer in Political Theory

Adam Tebble

Adam Tebble

Reader in Political Theory

KINGS

Open borders for those left behind

Led by Dr Adam Tebble, under the auspices of King's Centre for the Study of Governance and Society and the John Templeton Foundation.

Bush House

Political Theory and Social Anthropology: A Dialogue

Ongoing research exchange project between Paul Sagar and Anastasia Piliavsky (King’s India Institute)

Tolerance in Contemporary Islamic Polities: Political Theory Beyond the West

Funding ended in 2016 but some publications are still in process – Humeira Iqtidar

Social Justice in Non-Liberal Polities

King's Together Funding, 2019 – Humeira Iqtidar

The Political Theory Research Group publishes widely across a range of leading international peer reviewed journals. See individual pages for details of specific articles.

  • Adam Tebble, £10,000 from CSGS/John Templeton Foundation for 'More opens borders for those left behind' project
  • Jonathan Benson, Faculty of Humanities Award for Distinguished Achievement, University of Manchester 2019

Our current research interests include:

  • Culture and identity; Islamic political thought; Race and racism; Religion; Feminism and gender
  • Democratic theory and practice; Justice, Equality; Liberty; Environmental political thought
  • History of political thought, including Hobbes, Mandeville, Hume, Rousseau, Smith, Kant, Tocqueville, and many more; Enlightenment moral, political, and economic theory
  • Libertarianism and classical liberalism; Hayek; Social epistemology; Markets and political theory
  • International justice; Sovereignty and international law
  • Methods in political theory; realist political theory

Contact us

Paul Sagar is the co-ordinator of the Political Theory research group.

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