Here’s a piece I wrote for @aeon.co on some of the themes of my book: aeon.co/essays/are-w... #HistIR
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Teresa M. Bejan
@tmbejan.bsky.social
Professor of Political Theory at Oxford & author of Mere Civility (Harvard 2017). Essays @ NYT, The Atlantic, New Statesman, Boston Review, WaPo, &c. Writing on equality.
David Armitage, Teresa M. Bejan, and Felix Waldmann eds. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives – Oxford University Press, July 2026 global.oup.com/academic/pro... @academic.oup.com @tmbejan.bsky.social
📢 Job vacancy - Chair in Intellectual History We welcome applications from scholars working across a broad range of fields, including: 💠 History of political theory, political economy 💠 Knowledge systems and IT 💠 Postcolonial and intersectional thought 💠 Humanist, post-human, and planetary history
Excellent news from @tmbejan.bsky.social & @davidrarmitage.bsky.social (& Felix!) for the #JohnLocke scholars of the parish. #philsky #polsky #histsky #booksky
Teresa M. Bejan@tmbejan.bsky.social · 3w agoHugely excited to see our edited volume with OUP now out in the world! The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives, co-edited with the indefatigable @davidrarmitage.bsky.social and Felix Waldmann. academic.oup.com/book/63006
Hugely excited to see our edited volume with OUP now out in the world! The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives, co-edited with the indefatigable @davidrarmitage.bsky.social and Felix Waldmann. academic.oup.com/book/63006
The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives
Abstract. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives brings together research essays by political theorists, historians of political thought, an
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From May 2026 - Partisan (In)Tolerance and Affective Polarization - https://cup.org/4ud30Lm - James Tilley, @tmbejan.bsky.social & @sarahobolt.bsky.social #OpenAccess
The Bicentennial is one of my earliest memories, and was a rare bright spot in the 70s. As a teenager I had a replica print of the Declaration on my wall. For years, my wife and I read the first section aloud at our 4th parties. Didn't expect to be where we are. www.libertyfund.org/250th/dissen...
When a Doctrine Becomes Destructive of These Ends
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When the Declaration of Independence was written, the word “equal” had many different definitions. The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance—but what happens next is up to us, Teresa M. Bejan argues:
The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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My essay on what it means to be “equal”—before and after the Declaration of Independence—now out in The Atlantic! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Drawing on my forthcoming book for Harvard University Press.
The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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My essay on what it means to be “equal”—before and after the Declaration of Independence—now out in The Atlantic! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Drawing on my forthcoming book for Harvard University Press.
The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
theatlantic.com
Thank you, Musa!
Musa al-Gharbi@musaalgharbi.bsky.social · last mo.And for folks interested in the broad themes explored in this series, I'd recommend a forthcoming book by @tmbejan.bsky.social with @harvardpress.bsky.social: First Among Equals. More here on that book here: musaalgharbi.substack.com/i/202717521/...
Final corrected version now published open-access Jacob T. Levy. 2026. Conceptualizing Academic Freedom. Annual Review Political Science. 29:57-72. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Conceptualizing Academic Freedom
Academic freedom is an unusual and complex set of norms and practices. It arises out of the combination of the corporate self-governance of medieval universities and the spirit of disciplinary scienti...
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Very happy to promote this public philosophy collaboration by my newish & most excellent colleague Ana Milioni (who is not on social media!): www.the-pamphlet.com Also of interest 2 e.g @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social @wiglet1981.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social @enzoreds.bsky.social @jowolff.bsky.social
The Pamphlet
The Pamphlet is philosophy's most accessible magazine. Here at the Pamphlet, we believe everyone can learn and be inspired by philosophy, regardless of their education. That's why we’ve made it our ...
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Congratulations, Geertje!
Mary Jo MacDonald@maryjomacdonald.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew book alert🚨 Geertje Bol's Partisan Virtue is out online! The book offers a timely defence of partisanship by turning to two 18th century women—Astell &Macaulay—for whom parties were a vehicle for political participation. So excited to dig into this! academic.oup.com/book/62949
An honor and a pleasure to engage with such an excellent group of political theorists and philosophers—thanks for having me!
Jonathan Floyd@jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 2mo agoAfter a marvellous lecture yesterday from @tmbejan.bsky.social on equality (before egalitarianism) we had this morning a fascinating talk on Locke (before liberalism) to our usual talk-and-bake group. Both occasions marked by rich insight & conversation and for that we are very grateful indeed 😁
Delighted to say that we're hosting @tmbejan.bsky.social here in Bristol this week. If you're interested in coming along to her talk at 2pm on June 9th (connected to this book: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...) then just send me an email. @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social @wiglet1981.bsky.social
First Among Equals — Harvard University Press
An incisive account of how equality transformed from an abstract ideal into a concrete social and political vision, thanks to seventeenth-century English dissidents like the Levellers and the politica...
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I had the pleasure of joining Clare Jackson and Teresa Bejan to talk about the Levellers on In Our Time. The episode will be out this Thursday. Profs Bejan and Jackson offered expert insight. I, at least, was wearing an appropriate t-shirt: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
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📢 Clare Jackson, Hon Professor of Early Modern History @cam.ac.uk on BBCRadio4 InOurTime with @tmbejan.bsky.social & @tedvallance.bsky.social. They discuss the Levellers, political radicals who pioneered petitions and pamphlets to reimagine the English constitution. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
bbc.co.uk
This is a vintage episode of BBCRadio4 BBCInOurTime on a vital topic, with Misha Glenny in discussion with @tmbejan.bsky.social, @tedvallance.bsky.social & Clare Jackson. Hear them all on the Levellers www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
bbc.co.uk
It was a dream come true to contribute to the latest episode of In Our Time, on the Levellers, with Clare Jackson and Ted Vallance. Have a listen!
Simon Tillotson@simontillotson.bsky.social · 3mo agoComing up at 9 in the UK and around the globe on BBC.com we have the so-called Levellers who, back in the 17th century, called for more equal rights and helped start a long tradition of dissent www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
It was a dream come true to contribute to the latest episode of In Our Time, on the Levellers, with Clare Jackson and Ted Vallance. Have a listen!
Simon Tillotson@simontillotson.bsky.social · 3mo agoComing up at 9 in the UK and around the globe on BBC.com we have the so-called Levellers who, back in the 17th century, called for more equal rights and helped start a long tradition of dissent www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Coming up at 9 in the UK and around the globe on BBC.com we have the so-called Levellers who, back in the 17th century, called for more equal rights and helped start a long tradition of dissent www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
bbc.co.uk
By me, just out in the APSR. 🙂
Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 3mo ago#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - The Politics of Privilege: Discrimination, Monopolized Social Rights, and Reform - https://cup.org/4uOdssB - @andysabl.bsky.social #FirstView
I feel entitled to plug an ongoing project here... www.mcgill.ca/rgcs/ptps
Political Theory In/ And/ As Political Science
Political theory in/ and/ as political science "Political theory in/ and/ as political science" began as an international conference in 2018 held at McGill, co-organized by Jacob Levy (McGill), Josiah...
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... thankfully I think things are going in the right direction, as shown by this marvellous article, but also collections like this: academic.oup.com/book/62269
Why Political Theory Needs Social Science
Abstract. Political theory promises guidance about how we ought to organize our political lives. For example, how do we fairly share resources in contexts
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V. happy to see these last 2 posts from @tmbejan.bsky.social and @sarahobolt.bsky.social! Have spent too much time trying to convince theorists of the value of empirics, often pushing back against the line that 'we don't care what people actually think or do... only what they SHOULD think or do'...