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Biography
Angus Hebenton joined the School of Politics and International Relations as a Teaching Associate in September 2025, teaching and lecturing on political theory.
Originally from the north west of England, his first degree was in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at New College, University of Oxford. After staying on for an ESRC-funded MPhil in economic history at Oxford, he was hired as a fast-stream economist in the Government Economic Service, living and working and London, and rising to become an Economic Adviser. During this time, he studied for a part-time MA in Philosophy at Birkbeck, and, after that, he obtained WRoCAH funding and completed a full-time PhD at the University of York in political philosophy. His PhD concerned how the normative theory of relational equality may justify workplace democracy.
Prior to joining Nottingham, Angus taught political theory and related subjects in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics Departments at the University of York and in the Politics Department at the University of Manchester. He has been an Associate Lecturer and postdoctoral research associate in the Philosophy Department at York, and is qualified as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Teaching Summary
Teaching at Nottingham, academic year 2024/5
POLI1013: Introduction to Political Theory
POLI1030: Political Theory in Practice
POLI2013: Democracy and Its Critics (Module Convenor)
POLI3001/2: Dissertation (Supervisor)
Research Summary
Dr. Hebenton's research interests are in the field of political philosophy, though inflected by his interdisciplinary background. He is particularly interested in theories of equality, democracy and… read more
Current Research
Dr. Hebenton's research interests are in the field of political philosophy, though inflected by his interdisciplinary background. He is particularly interested in theories of equality, democracy and social justice, and areas at the intersection between political philosophy and economics and political economy, including questions relating to the institutional design of a democratic and egalitarian economic system.
Past Research
Hebenton, A., & O'Neill, M. (2024). Freedom, State, and Market: The Real Worlds of Economic Planning. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 17(2), 174-200. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v17i2.892
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(2022) Relational Equality and Democracy in Managing Economic Enterprises. PhD thesis, University of York. Relational Equality and Democracy in Managing Economic Enterprises - White Rose eTheses Online
Hebenton, Angus (2021). Mark LeBar (ed.), The Virtues: Justice. Journal of Moral Philosophy 18 (3):311-314.