Dr Jason Edwards
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Overview
Overview
Biography
Jason holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of London. He started teaching at Birkbeck in 1997 while studying for his PhD. He became a permanent member of staff in the Department of Politics in 2003. He has been a Visiting Fellow/ Lecturer at the University of Melbourne (2005) and the University of Copenhagen (2014). Since 2020 he has been Assistant Dean for Education in the School of Social Sciences, History, and Philosophy at Birkbeck.
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Qualifications
- BA , University of Oxford, 1993
- MSc, University of London, 1995
- PhD, University of London, 1999
Administrative responsibilities
- Assistant Dean for Education, SSHP
- Programme Director MSc Social and Political Theory
- Programme DIrector, BA Global Politics and International Relations
Visiting posts
- Visiting Fellow, University of Melbourne, 04-2005 to 08-2005
- Visiting Lecturer, University of Copenhagen, 09-2013 to 08-2014
Professional memberships
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Contemporary political and social theory, particularly problems of democratic theory
- Food and politics, particularly the relevance of food to social and political theory
- Issues in the philosophy of the social sciences
- The history of social and political thought, particularly with reference to Hobbes, Arendt, and Foucault
Research overview
I've written on democratic theory. At a more abstract level, I'm interested in questions about the constitution of democratic subjectivity in modern societies, and in particular the role of material spaces in shaping our ideas of democratic conduct.
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
nquiries from those seeking PhD supervision in my areas of interest are welcome. If you are interested in pursuing research in any of these areas, you should first read our advice on how to apply for MPhil/PhD research before submitting an application.
Teaching
Teaching modules
- Social and Political Theory (POSO013S6)
- Political Theory and Contemporary Politics (POSO022S7)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Edwards, Jason (2023) An appetite for the system? A critical evaluation of the Dimbleby Report. British Politics ISSN 1746-918X.
- Edwards, Jason (2023) Authority on the border of work and play: Oakeshott and Democratic Theory. Social Theory and Practice 49 (2), pp. 215-236. ISSN 0037-802X.
- Colas, Alex and Edwards, Jason (2022) The everyday economy and the right to food. The Political Quarterly 93 (4), pp. 675-682. ISSN 0032-3179.
- Edwards, Jason (2019) O the Roast Beef of Old England! Brexit and Gastronationalism. The Political Quarterly 90 (4), pp. 629-636. ISSN 0032-3179.
- Edwards, Jason (2013) Book review: "Democracy and Public Space: The Physical Sites of Democratic Performance" by John R. Parkinson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Political Studies Review 11 (3), pp. 400-401. ISSN 1478-9299.
- Edwards, Jason (2013) Book review: Essays on Neuroscience and Political Theory: Rethinking the Body Politic, Vander Valk, F.. Political Studies Review 11 (2), pp. 248. ISSN 1478-9302.
- Edwards, Jason (2013) "Essays on Neuroscience and Political Theory: Thinking the Body Politic" by F. VanderValk (ed.). Political Studies Review 11 (2), pp. 248-248. ISSN 1478-9299.
- Edwards, Jason (2013) Play and democracy: Huizinga and the limits of agonism. Political Theory 41 (1), pp. 88-113. ISSN 0090-5917.
- Edwards, Jason (2010) Book review: Marx Through Post-Structuralism: Lyotard, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze by Simon Choat. Global Discourse 2 (1), ISSN 2043-7897.
- Edwards, Jason and Knight, K. (2008) Paul Hirst's pluralism: a response to Mark Wenman. Political Studies 56 (3), pp. 737-741. ISSN 0032-3217.
- Edwards, Jason (2007) The ideological interpellation of individuals as combatants: an encounter between Reinhart Koselleck and Michel Foucault. Journal of Political Ideologies 12 (1), pp. 49-66. ISSN 1356-9317.
- Edwards, Jason (2006) Critique and crisis today: Koselleck, enlightenment and the concept of politics. Contemporary Political Theory 5 (4), pp. 428-446. ISSN 1470-8914.
- Edwards, Jason (2003) Evolutionary psychology and politics. Economy and Society 32 (2), pp. 280-298. ISSN 0308-5147.
- Edwards, Jason (1998) The quest for evolutionary socialism. Imprints 3 (2), pp. 175-188. ISSN 1363-5964.
Book
- Edwards, Jason and Colas, Alejandro and Zubaida, Salman and Levi, Jane (2018) Food, politics and society: social theory and the modern food system. Oakland, U.S.: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520291959.
- Edwards, Jason (2012) Retrieving the Big Society. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118368787.
- Edwards, Jason (2007) The radical attitude and modern political theory. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349544516.
Book Review
Book Section
- Edwards, Jason (2014) G.D.H. Cole. In: Gibbons, M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Political Thought. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781405191296.
- Edwards, Jason (2013) Foucault. In: Claeys, G. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Modern Poltical Thought. Thousand Oaks, California, USA: CQ Press. ISBN 9780872899100.
- Edwards, Jason (2012) Foucault and the continuation of war. In: Plaw, A. (ed.) The Metamorphosis of War. At the Interface/Probing the Boundaries. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi. ISBN 9789042035713.
- Edwards, Jason (2012) Freedom, free institutions, and the Big Society. In: Edwards, Jason (ed.) Retrieving the Big Society. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118368787.
- Edwards, Jason (2012) Introduction. In: Edwards, Jason (ed.) Retrieving the Big Society. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9781118368787.
- Colas, Alejandro and Edwards, Jason (2010) Democracy, the state and capitalism today. In: Pugh, J. (ed.) What is Radical Politics Today?. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 247-255. ISBN 9780230236257.
- Edwards, Jason (2010) Postmaterialism. In: Bevir, M. (ed.) Encyclopaedia of Political Theory. London, UK: Sage. ISBN 9781412958653.
- Edwards, Jason (2010) The materialism of historical materialism. In: Coole, Diana and Frost, S. (eds.) New Materialisms: Ontology, Agency, and Politics. Durham, U.S.: Duke University Press. pp. 281-298. ISBN 9780822347538.
- Edwards, Jason (2007) Analytical Marxism and the academy. In: Bates, D. (ed.) Marxism, Intellectuals and Politics. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230596351.