Adam Swift

Adam Swift (born 1961) is a British political philosopher and sociologist who specialises in debates surrounding liberal egalitarianism. He has published books on communitarianism, on the philosophical aspects of school choice, on social justice, on the ethics of the family, and on how to make education policy, as well as an introduction to contemporary political theory. His books have been translated into several languages.

Family and education

Swift's father is actor Clive Swift of the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and he is the nephew of Clive's actor brother, David Swift, who was well known for Drop the Dead Donkey. His mother is novelist Margaret Drabble, and his brother is Joe Swift, the garden designer, journalist and television personality.

Swift studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford. He then did an MPhil in Sociology at Nuffield College, and subsequently became a Fellow of Balliol College. He completed his DPhil while a Fellow, on the topic of 'A Sociologically Informed Political Theory'.[1]

Career

Swift was the Founding Director of the Oxford Centre for the Study of Social Justice.[2] He is currently working with Matthew Clayton, Andrew Mason, and Ruth Wareham on a project, funded by the Spencer Foundation, called Faith Schools: Principles and Policies. Since January 2013, he has been Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. [3] From September 2018 he will be Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at University College, London.

Swift writes for both academic and non-academic audiences, and is an occasional contributor to political debates about education.[4][5]

Swift is a member of Giving What We Can, an international society for the promotion of poverty relief.[6]

Books

  • Educational Goods: Values, Evidence and Decision Making (with Harry Brighouse, Helen F. Ladd and Susanna Loeb, (2017)
  • Family Values: The Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships (with Harry Brighouse) [2014]
  • Political Philosophy: A Beginner’s Guide for Students and Politicians [2001, 3rd edition 2013] [7]
  • How Not To Be A Hypocrite: School Choice for the Morally Perplexed Parent [2003]
  • Against the Odds? Social Class and Social Justice in Industrial Societies (with Gordon Marshall and Stephen Roberts) [1997]
  • Liberals and Communitarians (with Stephen Mulhall) [1992, 2nd edition 1996]

References

  1. ↑ Bodleian Library Catalogue
  2. ↑ Politics Department Profile
  3. ↑ Balliol College Annual Record 2012
  4. ↑ The Great Liberal Dilemma of Private Schools
  5. ↑ It's hard, but let me defend Diane Abbott
  6. ↑ "List of Members". Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  7. ↑


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.