Keith Breen

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Keith Breen

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  • Room 03.002 - 23 University Square

    United Kingdom

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I am part of the political theory cluster in the Department of Politics and International Studies in the School of History, anthropology, Philosophy, and Politics. I am also deputy chair of the Democracy Unit, a research centre devoted to the study of democracy generally from both empirical and normative perspectives. My current research interests are republicanism, the ethics of work, and workplace democracy.

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of:
- political ethics
- theories/philosophies of work and economic organization
- democracy and workplace democracy
- contemporary republicanism
- just war theory
- the thought of Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, Jürgen Habermas, Alasdair MacIntyre
- contemporary political and social theory generally

20022025

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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • Radical labour republicanism: a defence

    Breen, K., 14 Apr 2025, (Early online date) In: Philosophy & Social Criticism. 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Work and the work ethic: a critique of postwork arguments

    Breen, K. & Deranty, J.-P., 18 Jun 2024, Debating a post-work future: perspectives from philosophy and the social sciences. Celentano, D., Cholbi, M., Deranty, J.-P. & Schaff, K. P. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 131-150 20 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

    1 Citation (Scopus)

  • Work, Ethics of

    Breen, K., 12 May 2022, International Encyclopedia of Ethics. 2 ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 11 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • The politics and ethics of contemporary work: whither work?

    Breen, K. & Deranty, J.-P., 09 Jul 2021, 1st ed. New York/London: Routledge. 280 p.

    Research output: Book/Report › Edited book › peer-review

  • Whither work? The politics and ethics of contemporary work

    Breen, K. & Deranty, J.-P., 09 Jul 2021, The politics and ethics of contemporary work: whither work? . Breen, K. & Deranty, J.-P. (eds.). Abingdon & New York: Routledge, p. 1-15

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

    3 Citations (Scopus)
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