Pol Theory Prof @Politics_Oxford & author of Mere Civility (2017) and First Among Equals (2026). Essays @ NYT, Atlantic, WaPo, &c. Writing on equality.
Oxford, United Kingdom
Joined January 2016
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Is it too soon to re-up this?
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Were we really never alone in the past? Pleased to have worked on this Arte documentary, based closely on my #privacy book, Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life arte.tv/en/videos/127455-003…
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The Department of History, Columbia University, invites applications for an assistant professor specializing in the political, intellectual, and/or economic history of the United States in the late 19th and/or 20th century.
apply.interfolio.com/195736
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The Republic begins with four words: katebēn chthes eis Peiraia. We might say ‘Yesterday I went down to the Piraeus.’ Ancient sources report that a tablet was found among Plato’s effects on which these words had been written out in several different orders.
Plato’s final choice puts katebēn (‘I went down’) first.
Why?
The reissue of Hamilton and Cairns’ celebrated edition of Plato’s dialogues shows how every translation bears the marks of its era and of its translator’s taste.
The pleasures of translating Plato | @ArmandDAngour
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/…
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ACADEMIC JOBS 🏫 📖 The Institute of American Constitutional Thought & Leadership @UToledo invites applications for multiple open rank faculty positions in American political thought, American constitutionalism, and American history to begin Fall 2027. The deadline for priority consideration is November 13. buff.ly/l7LWmZs
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Attention political philosophers and political theorists!
Applications are open for the 2027 Book Manuscript workshop of the York Centre for Social Justice and Democracy @UniOfYork
Details via this link:
york.ac.uk/politics/cpt/even…
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The Pharos Autumn Lectures 2026:
Professor Teresa Bejan (Oriel College) - 'First Among Equals: How Did Equality Become an Egalitarian Ideal?'
Tuesdays 27 October, 10 November and 24 November, 5pm, Noel Salter Room, New College.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/teresa-be…
@tmbejan
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On John Henry Newman's feast day recall his account of a university: where "the intellect may safely range and speculate, sure to find its equal in some antagonist activity, and its judge in the tribunal of truth. It is a place where inquiry is pushed forward, and discoveries verified and perfected, and rashness rendered innocuous, and error exposed, by the collision of mind with mind, and knowledge with knowledge." Newman, Historical Sketches.
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New from me and @bhatia_ud in the @apsrjournal : a limited and conditional defense of machine politics (aka clientelism, patronage, vote-buying) in service of collective countervailing power.
The politics of hollowed-out parties twiddling their thumbs on social media while the world burns has failed us. @bhatia_ud and I wondered if robust party machines built w/ patronage and clientelism might teach us something. Our answer, in @apsrjournal: doi.org/10.1017/S00030554261…
Congratulations, Eric!
Yesterday was the publication day for Folke Leander's book *The Philosophy of Paul Elmer More*.
The first review of the book has now appeared (from @ActonInstitute), and it does a good job demonstrating why More is worth reading today:
blog.acton.org/archives/1288…
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What an excellent week for new books! Today’s congratulations to my brilliant former colleague @tmbejan. Excited to read.
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On Oct. 8 in Santa Barbara, I’m taking on the question: how do we live together when we strongly disagree?
Join me at the @LoberoTheatre for a night about free speech and resisting the urge to silence each other.
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"Peasants massed in armed bands in one region, then another, and rebellion would break out even in areas far away. "
Step inside the story. Listen to Lyndal Roper read an exclusive extract from ‘Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants’ War’, one of this year's most talked-about history books. @BasicBooksUK 🎧
Read the full extract on our website. ⬇️
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When I see reference to “Digger,” I think of the Diggers (17th c English reform dudes), and there’s a movie about one of them, “Winstanley.”
Winstanley, a True Leveller, is the true Digger, my Digger.
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Political theory / political science folks: spread the word! My department is hiring a junior political theorist for a tenure-track position, in conjunction with the newly-founded Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse (CACLPD). uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/2137…
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ACADEMIC JOBS 📖 🌴@fsuigc @FloridaState seeks candidates for:
- up to five Teaching Faculty positions (any rank) to teach courses in the newly created Civics and Liberty Studies degree program; and
- up to five Research Faculty positions (at any rank) whose work addresses the topic of constitutional, economic, conscience, or educational liberty, broadly defined.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/JjiOsDh
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HISTORY JOB 📜 🏛️ 🏺 The Department of History @Stanford invites applications for a tenured senior faculty appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the history of political thought and institutions, broadly construed. The search committee welcomes historians whose research examines (but is not limited to): citizenship and civic belonging; political rights and representation; democracy and its alternatives; revolutions; constitutions and institutions of governance; elections, parties, and political movements; state formation and political economy; public, media, and political communication; civil society and associational life. The application deadline is October 15. buff.ly/9VIY1c0
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UVA is hiring in public policy, law, constitutional theory, and civic life:
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Join the FIRE family! We’re hiring a Program Counsel or Officer to join our Campus Rights Advocacy team right at the heart of our mission.
You’ll help defend students, faculty, and student groups facing threats to their free speech and due process rights.
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CADEMIC OPPORTUNITY 🤩 🎊 @osuchasecenter @OhioState seeks up to 3 Visiting Scholars of Civic Thought for AY 2027–28. The successful candidate will be an excellent scholar in a discipline relevant to civic thought. The center is especially interested in candidates with expertise in the following subjects: natural law, civic leadership, and artificial intelligence and civics. The application deadline is October 26. buff.ly/suDpQE2
