Honouring the Career of Professor Albert Weale

Honouring the Career of Professor Albert Weale
EPISODE SUMMARY This week we discuss social contract theory and the illustrious career of Professor Albert Weale. EPISODE NOTES Our guest this week is Professor Albert Weale, Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Public Policy at UCL. Following an event honouring his career on his retirement, in this episode, we’re exploring Albert’s life and work as an academic. Over his career, Albert has published 20 books and more than 150 articles and book chapters on a diverse and impressive array of topics, from the politics of pollution, political legitimacy in the European Union and healthcare, to social contract theory and democracy. He has held faculty positions at Newcastle, York, UEA, Essex and, of course, for more than a decade, here at UCL. The event held in his honour had an impressive 28 speakers, discussing the prospects for practical public reason, priority setting in healthcare and the best form of social contract theory, and motivating our tackling of climate change, among
Rosa Holt
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7/12/2023
00:36:05
politics, Podcast
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