Prof James Connelly
Professor of politics, University of Hull
Prof James Connelly is Professor of Political Theory in the School of Politics, philosophy and International Studies department, the University of Hull. He teaches political theory, contemporary political philosophy and environmental politics. He has published three editions of his co-authored book Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice and several articles on the politics and ethics of the environment; he is currently writing a monograph on environmental virtues and citizenship. He has also published extensively on the philosophy of R.G. Collingwood and the other British Idealists, on the philosophy of history, and on electoral systems and political participation.
He is Director of the Institute of Applied Ethics (http://www2.hull.ac.uk/discover/iae.aspx), a co-director of the Centre for Idealism and New Liberalism (http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/politics/staff/prof-james-connelly.aspx) and co-editor of the International Journal of Social Economics (www.emeraldinsight.com/ijse.htm)
Further details of publications and research can be found at:
http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/politics/staff/prof-james-connelly.aspx
Events
The British Political System and the Participation of Ethnic Minorities in British Politics
Prof. James Connelly, Funda Pepperell
Forthcoming Events
Summer Scout for Disadvantaged Children
Summer Scout for Disadvantaged Children project aims to enable children aged between 9-15 to actively engage with peers through educational and leisurely scout activities resulting in a better understanding of using their free time wisely and actively, thus building their self-esteem and confidence by developing their social interaction and communication skills.
British Engagement Programme for Displaced Children
British Engagement Project for Displaced Children seeks to enhance understanding of British values, culture, and history through a professionally developed non-informal curricula designed for displaced (i.e. asylum seekers, refugees, forced migrants) families children, aged between 11-16.
Latest News
A Tide of Humanity: Discussing the Migrant Crisis
On 27 November 2015, LCSS has successfully organised a roundtable at SOAS to discuss the recent Migrant Crisis
LCSS Training Programme on Ottoman and Archival Studies, London, 3rd-7th August 2015
In August 2015, LCSS has successfully conducted the Training Programme on Ottoman and Archival Studies, which took place in London and Oxford.
LCSS Summer School 2015
We are excited to conduct LCSS's first summer school and to host a lovely group of students from Azerbaijan. 20 July - 14 August
International Conference on Gender and Education: Critical Issues, Policy and Practice: Re-Gendering Education
LCSS’s growing gender platform continued its international conference series in Bloomington, IN, United States on International Conference on Gender and Education
Blog
“Insider” and/or “outsider: Anthropologists’ constant status negotiation”
Feray J. Baskin - PhD Candidate, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
In the Name of the Nation: the burqa ban, French values and Islam
Daniela Alaattinoğlu - PhD Candidate, European University Institute - Florence, Italy
On Welfare Reform with Baroness Molly Meacher
Interview by Ozdemir Ahmet - On Thursday 4 April 2013 An interview was conducted with Baroness Molly Meacher at the House of Lords where questions were put out to her with regards to the welfare reforms introduced by the coalition.