Keith Breen

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Keith Breen

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  • Room 03.004 - 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

20022024

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  • 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

    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

  • 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)
  • 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

  • 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)