Jonathan Benson

Overview

I have significant teaching experience in political theory, having taught introductory and advanced courses at the University of Manchester, Utrecht University and King’s College London. I am also keenly interested in interdisciplinary education in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE), and am collaborating on a new PPE textbook that will offer an integrated approach to interdisciplinary research.

PhD Supervision

I am currently active in supervising PhD scholars and would be very interested in taking on new PhD students. My department also has opportunities for funded places in its PhD programme. If you are interested in starting a PhD project within my broad areas of expertise, please feel free to get in touch.

Below are some examples of past courses I have taught.

University of Manchester

Theoretical Approaches to Political Economy (MA): Major approaches to positive and normative political economy.

Challenges to Democratic Politics (2nd Year UG): Applied political theory (civil disobedience, poverty, health inequality, etc.).

Introduction to Political Theory (1st Year UG): Central concepts in political theory (political obligation, democracy, etc.).

Utrecht University

Knowledge, Ignorance and Democracy (MA): Democratic theory and debates over political knowledge and misinformation.

Ethics and Public Policy (1st Year UG): Ethical theory and its application to public policy.

Economic Ethics (MA): Ethical and political theory and its application to economics and the economy.

PPE Capstone (2nd Year UG): Interdisciplinary research skills and extended project supervision.

PPE Thesis (3rd Year UG): Interdisciplinary research skills and thesis supervision.

King’s College London

Ethics, Economics & Environmental Protection (2nd Year UG): Philosophical, political & economic approaches to environmental problems.

Key Concepts in Contemporary Political Economy (MA): Normative approaches in economics and political economy.

Introduction to Political Theory (1st Year UG): Central concepts in political theory (justice, democracy, rights, etc.).

Contemporary Issues in Political Theory (2nd Year UG): Applied political theory (migration, free speech, abortion, globalisation, etc.).

Dissertation Supervision (3rd Year UG & MA): Supervision of extended research projects in politics, political economy, and PPE.