Area of Specialisation
Glen Newey's main research interests are in political philosophy. His work focuses on toleration, the nature of politics, political morality, including the ethics of deception in public life, security, freedom of speech, and the political theory of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that modern liberalism, as defended by John Rawls and his followers, sidelines politics in favour of a moralised account of public life. Presently, his work concentrates upon the relationship between security and other political concepts, including liberty and toleration. Political deception is another area of interest. Between 2008 and 2010 he was a research associate at Helsinki Collegium, carrying out research on these topics.
Other areas of interest include the concept of security, freedom of speech, Hobbes's political philosophy and the philosophical basis that political systems are built upon. His academic and journalistic output examines liberal views and develops an alternative to them.
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