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Dr Jason Edwards

Positions held:
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences
  • Overview

    Overview

    Biography

    Jason holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of London. He started teaching at 糖心logo入口 in 1997 while studying for his PhD. He became a permanent member of staff in the Department of Politics in 2003. He has been a Visiting Fellow/ Lecturer at the University of Melbourne (2005) and the University of Copenhagen (2014). Since 2020 he has been Assistant Dean for Education in the School of Social Sciences, History, and Philosophy at 糖心logo入口.

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    Administrative responsibilities

    • Assistant Dean for Education, SSHP
    • Programme Director MSc Social and Political Theory
    • Programme DIrector, BA Global Politics and International Relations

    Visiting posts

    • Visiting Fellow, University of Melbourne, 01 April 2005 to 01 August 2005
    • Visiting Lecturer, University of Copenhagen, 01 September 2013 to 01 August 2014

    Professional memberships

    • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

  • Research

    Research

    Research interests

    • Contemporary political and social theory, particularly problems of democratic theory
    • Food and politics, particularly the relevance of food to social and political theory
    • Issues in the philosophy of the social sciences
    • The history of social and political thought, particularly with reference to Hobbes, Arendt, and Foucault

    Research overview

    I've written on democratic theory. At a more abstract level, I'm interested in questions about the constitution of democratic subjectivity in modern societies, and in particular the role of material spaces听in shaping听our ideas of democratic conduct.


  • Supervision and teaching

    Supervision and teaching

    Supervision

    Supervisions within 糖心logo入口:
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    nquiries from those seeking PhD supervision in my areas of interest are welcome. If you are interested in pursuing research in any of these areas, you should first read our advice on before submitting an application.

    Current doctoral researchers

    • BENNY CHAN
      Nature of supervision:
      JOINT PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR,

    Teaching

    Teaching modules

    • Foundations of Social and Political Science
    • Politics Dissertation
    • Social and Political Theory
    • Social Sciences Doctoral Seminar
    • Political Theory and Contemporary Politics
  • Publications

    Publications

    Article

    • Edwards, Jason (2023) . Social Theory and Practice 49 (2), pp. 215-236. ISSN 0037-802X.
    • Edwards, Jason (2023) . British Politics ISSN 1746-918X.
    • Colas, Alex and Edwards, Jason (2022) . The Political Quarterly 93 (4), pp. 675-682. ISSN 0032-3179.
    • Edwards, Jason (2019) . The Political Quarterly 90 (4), pp. 629-636. ISSN 0032-3179.
    • Edwards, Jason (2013) . Political Studies Review 11 (2), pp. 248-248. ISSN 1478-9299.
    • Edwards, Jason (2013) . Political Studies Review 11 (3), pp. 400-401. ISSN 1478-9299.
    • Edwards, Jason (2013) . Political Theory 41 (1), pp. 88-113. ISSN 0090-5917.
    • Edwards, Jason (2013) . Political Studies Review 11 (2), pp. 248. ISSN 1478-9302.
    • Edwards, Jason (2010) . Global Discourse 2 (1), ISSN 2043-7897.
    • Edwards, Jason and Knight, K. (2008) . Political Studies 56 (3), pp. 737-741. ISSN 0032-3217.
    • Edwards, Jason (2007) . Journal of Political Ideologies 12 (1), pp. 49-66. ISSN 1356-9317.
    • Edwards, Jason (2006) . Contemporary Political Theory 5 (4), pp. 428-446. ISSN 1470-8914.
    • Edwards, Jason (2003) . Economy and Society 32 (2), pp. 280-298. ISSN 0308-5147.
    • Edwards, Jason (1998) . Imprints 3 (2), pp. 175-188. ISSN 1363-5964.

    Book

    • Edwards, Jason and Colas, Alejandro and Zubaida, Salman and Levi, Jane (2018) . Oakland, U.S.: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520291959.
    • Edwards, Jason (2012) . Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118368787.
    • Edwards, Jason (2007) . London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349544516.

    Book review

    • Edwards, Jason (2017) .
    • Edwards, Jason (2015) .

    Book section

    • Edwards, Jason (2014) . In: Gibbons, M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Political Thought. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781405191296.
    • Edwards, Jason (2013) . In: Claeys, G. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Modern Poltical Thought. Thousand Oaks, California, USA: CQ Press. ISBN 9780872899100.
    • Edwards, Jason (2012) . In: Edwards, Jason (ed.) Retrieving the Big Society. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118368787.
    • Edwards, Jason (2012) . In: Edwards, Jason (ed.) Retrieving the Big Society. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118368787.
    • Edwards, Jason (2012) . In: Plaw, A. (ed.) The Metamorphosis of War. At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi. ISBN 9789042035713.
    • Colas, Alejandro and Edwards, Jason (2010) . In: Pugh, J. (ed.) What is Radical Politics Today?. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 247-255. ISBN 9780230236257.
    • Edwards, Jason (2010) . In: Bevir, M. (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Political Theory. London, UK: Sage. ISBN 9781412958653.
    • Edwards, Jason (2010) . In: Coole, Diana and Frost, S. (eds.) New Materialisms: Ontology, Agency, and Politics. Durham, U.S.: Duke University Press. pp. 281-298. ISBN 9780822347538.
    • Edwards, Jason (2007) . In: Bates, D. (ed.) Marxism, Intellectuals and Politics. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230596351.