Matt Sleat

My colleague and friend Ed Hall is, by his own admission, not the best at the self-promotion that is part and parcel of modern academia. But I have just finished this and think it’s a really important book that political theorists of all stripes ought to read.

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Realism and Political Obligations Abstract. Contemporary realists have yet to say much about political obligations. This is no mere oversight. Rather, this chapter argues that there are rea

Really pleased this has now come out. My thoughts on what a realist account of political obligations might look like. And a real privilege to among such a stellar cast of contributors.

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Thanks, Jonathan. Hadn’t seen this, so appreciate it.

BIAPT Early-career prize winner 2025 - Joe Davidson - BIAPT We are very happy to announce that Dr Joe Davidson has been awarded the BIAPT Early-Career Prize for 2025. Following completion of his PhD at King’s College (2022), Cambridge, Davidson won a highly co...

We are thrilled to announce that Joe Davidson is the winner of our BIAPT Early Career Prize for 2025! Joe’s work on utopia is just what the field needs at a time when political pessimism prevails. Full announcement below 👇

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BIAPT Mid-career prize 2025 - Jemima Repo - BIAPT We are pleased to award the BIAPT Mid-Career Prize to Dr Jemima Repo, who is a Reader in Political and Feminist Theory at Newcastle University and an outstanding citizen of the international community...

BIAPT is delighted to announce that its Mid-career prize for 2025 goes to Jemima Repo! Warm congratulations to her for huge contributions to gender theory, feminism, and biopolitics. Full statement below 👇

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Against Political Chmess Why too much political philosophy studies a game that nobody plays

‘Against Political Chmness’ by Paul Sagar. Great account of one of the key arguments for political realism. Thoroughly worth a read.

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A couple of years and a Leverhulme Trust research fellowship in the making, I am excited to see that my book on post-liberalism is now available to pre-order.

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Who are the main contemporary writers countering the argument - made in different ways by Taylor, Siedentop, Gillespie, Holland, Milbank, et al. - that modernity was a development within rather than rejection of Christianity?

My take on why Labour is not having a post-liberal turn.

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The Kelly / Sleat postliberalism double act forthcoming from @politybooks.bsky.social - @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Not sure mine can be accurately dubbed the ‘first comprehensive’ account given it’s coming out a couple of months after yours!

I had not - thanks!

Write to them once you’ve judged they’ve been unresponsive for long enough, tell them that you will be going to another reviewer, and politely suggest they’ve acted very unprofessionally (and, if appropriate, to the detriment of junior colleagues).