Co-Chairs
Prof Humeira Iqtidar, King's College London
humeira.iqtidar@kcl.ac.uk
King's College, London
Dept. of Political Economy
8.11 Bush House (North East Wing)
London, WC2B 4BG
United Kingdom
Prof Jonathan Floyd, Bristol University
jonathan.floyd@bristol.ac.uk
Political Science
Bristol University
11 Priory Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1TU
United Kingdom
Secretary
Dr Ayesha Omar, University of the Witwatersrand
ayesha.omar@wits.ac.za
University of the Witwatersrand
Department of Political Studies
1 Jan Smuts Ave, Braamfontein
Johannesburg, 2000
South Africa
Background
Recognised as study group in 1983; granted research committee status in 1988.
Objectives
RC 31 promotes research and study in political philosophy. The object of the committee is to explore the logic and morality of politics from the joint perspectives of (a) underlying principles and (b) derivative public policies. The broad issues to which it attends include such questions as Tolerance, Friendship, Community, Violence, Sovereignty, Federalism, War, Peace, Terrorism, and so forth.
