Keith Breen

Phone+44 (0)28 9097 3349
Emailk.breenqub.acuk

Room 03.004 - 23 University Square
United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

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

Research activity per year

12 Article
9 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
4 Book
2 Chapter
More
- 1 Edited book
- 1 Special issue

29 results

2024
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
2022
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
2021
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
2 Citations (Scopus)
Workplace Democracy and Republican Freedom
Breen, K. & Hirvonen, O., 09 Jul 2021, The Politics and Ethics of Contemporary Work : Whither Work?. Breen, K. & Deranty, J.-P. (eds.). 1st ed. New York/London: Routledge, Vol. 1. p. 178-199 21 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
2020
Recognitive Arguments for Workplace Democracy
Breen, K. & Hirvonen, O., 08 Apr 2020, (Early online date) In: Constellations. 27, 4, p. 716-731 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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143 Downloads (Pure)
2019
Arendt, Republicanism, and Political Freedom
Breen, K., 10 Feb 2019, Arendt on Freedom, Liberation, and Revolution. Hiruta, K. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 47-78 32 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Meaningful Work and Freedom: Self-Realization, Autonomy, and Non-Domination in Work
Breen, K., 10 Jan 2019, The Oxford Handbook of Meaningful Work. Yeoman et al, R. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 51-72 22 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus)
2018
Exploring Republican Freedom: freedom and domination
McBride, C. (Editor) & Breen, K. (Editor), 07 Dec 2018, 1st ed. New York/London: Routledge. 154 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2017
Non-Domination, Workplace Republicanism, and the Justification of Worker Voice and Control
Breen, K., 01 Oct 2017, In: International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. 33, 3, p. 419-439 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
14 Citations (Scopus)

980 Downloads (Pure)
Truce thinking and just war theory
Breen, K., 2017, In: Journal of Global Ethics. 13, 1, p. 14-27 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
2 Citations (Scopus)

280 Downloads (Pure)
2016
In defence of meaningful work as a public policy concern
Breen, K., 01 May 2016, Philosophy and political engagement: reflection in the public sphere. Fives, A. & Breen, K. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 139-161
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Introduction: Philosophy and Political Engagement: Reflection in the Public Sphere
Breen, K. & Fives, A., 19 May 2016, Philosophy and Political Engagement: Reflection in the Public Sphere. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-4 4 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Philosophy and Political Engagement: Reflection in the Public Sphere
Breen, K. & Fives, A. (Editor), 19 May 2016, 1 ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 262 p. (International Political Theory)
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2015

Freedom, democracy, and working life
Breen, K., 04 Mar 2015, Reclaiming Democracy: Judgment, Responsibility and the Right to Politics. Azmanova, A. & Mihai, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 34-49 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)
Freedom, republicanism, and workplace democracy
Breen, K., 2015, In: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 18, 4, p. 470-485
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
44 Citations (Scopus)

1706 Downloads (Pure)
Freedom and Domination: exploring republican freedom
Breen, K. (Editor) & McBride, C. (Editor), 2015, In: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 18, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
2012

Law beyond Command? An Evaluation of Arendt’s Understanding of Law
Breen, K., Apr 2012, Hannah Arendt and the Law. McCorkindale, C. & Goldoni, M. (eds.). Hart Publishing, p. 15-34 20 p. (Law and Practical Reason; vol. 4).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

8 Citations (Scopus)
Production and Productive Reason
Breen, K., Apr 2012, In: New Political Economy. 17, 5, p. 611-632 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Citations (Scopus)
Under Weber's Shadow: Modernity, Subjectivity and Politics in the Work of Habermas, Arendt and MacIntyre
Breen, K., Jul 2012, Ashgate Publishing Ltd. 253 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book

18 Citations (Scopus)
2010

After the Nation? Critical Reflections on Nationalism and Postnationalism
O'Neill, S. & Breen, K., 2010, Palgrave Macmillan. 278 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
A Postnationalist Era?
O'Neill, S. & Breen, K., 2010, After the Nation? Critical Reflections on Nationalism and Postnationalism. Breen, K. & O'Neill, S. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

3 Downloads (Pure)
2007
'Work and Emancipatory Practice: Towards a Recovery of Human Beings' Productive Capacities,'
Breen, K., 16 Aug 2007, In: Res Publica. 13 (4), 4, p. 381-414 34 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
49 Citations (Scopus)

547 Downloads (Pure)
2006

'A Review of Pragmatism, Critique, Judgment: Essays for Richard J. Bernstein,'
Breen, K., 2006, In: Contemporary Political Theory. 5, p. 340-342 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Review of Stephen Eric Bronner's Reclaiming the Enlightenment: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement
Breen, K., 2006, In: Contemporary Political Theory. 5, p. 93-95 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2005
The State, Compartmentalization and the Turn to Local Community: A Critique of the Political Thought of Alasdair MacIntyre
Breen, K., Aug 2005, In: The European Legacy. 10(5), p. 485-501 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2004

A Review of Understanding Habermas: Communicative Action and Deliberative Democracy'
Breen, K., 2004, In: German Politics. 13 (1), p. 152-153 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2002
Alasdair MacIntyre and the Hope for a Politics of Virtuous Interdependence
Breen, K., Jun 2002, In: Contemporary Political Theory. 1 (2), p. 181-201 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
On the Brink of a New Great Transformation'? A Review of Jurgen Habermas' The Postnational Constellation & On the Liberating Power of Symbols'
Breen, K., 2002, In: Contemporary Political Theory. 1 (1), p. 115-118 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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