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Dr Cillian McBride
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and PoliticsTitle of Disciplinary Research Field: Contemporary political theory
Title of sub-fields in which you are active: politics of recognition, republicanism, critical theory, political theory
I am interested in theories of dignity, freedom, social and political equality, and toleration and civility. My work focuses on the connections between ideas of social recognition, social and political freedom. I am currently working on the role of republican ideas in an expanded account of modern social and political freedom which will draw on themes in the work of both Axel Honneth and Philip Pettit, among others.
Names of HAPP colleagues working in these sub-fields and related projects : Keith Breen, Fabian Schuppert
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Research Interests
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of…
- Ethics and politics of recognition
- Republicanism
- Democratic theory
- Contemporary Critical Theory
- Political theory
Public outreach & key achievements
Member of the Executive Committee of the Association for Social and Political Philosophy
Research students
| PhD Title |
Authenticity, narrative and recognition; a philosophical analysis of musical experience |
| Name | Michael Whitten (AEL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Years of study | 2017-2020 |
| PhD Title |
Institutionalising the people: understanding populism |
| Name | Charlene McKibben |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Years of Study | 2018-2021 |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title |
Freedom, recognition and non-domination: an interest-based theory of justice |
| Name | Dr Fabian Schuppert |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Years of Study |
2007-2011 |
| Current Position |
Professor, University of Potsdam |
| PhD Title |
PhD title: Struggling for subjectivity: recognition, gender, and the politics of identity |
| Name | Dr Paddy McQueen |
| Country | UK |
| Years of Study |
2009-2013 |
| Current Position |
Senior Lecturer in Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University |