Professor at Durham University , United Kingdom
Prof. Thom Brooks is Chair in Law and Government at Durham Law School since 2014, previously serving as Dean (2016ā2021). A prominent legal and political philosopher, they hold fellowships at Yale, Columbia, and Harvard. Their expertise spans legal theory, bioethics, and governance. Active in public service, they are Chair of their local Labour Party branch and a Migration Statistics Expert
Publication Profile
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Education š
BA in Music & Political Science, William Paterson University (1997) šµ MA in Political Science, Arizona State University (1999) šļø MA in Philosophy, University College Dublin (2000, 1st Class) š PhD in Philosophy, University of Sheffield (2004) š
Experience š«
Durham Law School (2012āpresent): Reader, Chair, Dean šØāš« Newcastle University (2004ā2012): Lecturer, Reader š Visiting roles at Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, Oxford, and more š
Awards & HonorsĀ š
Jenny Jeger Prize (2022) š
Deanās Award (2022) šļø Academia Europaea Member (2021) š Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy (2022) š« Multiple teaching and academic awards at Durham š
Research Focusš
Prof. Thom Brooks specializes in legal philosophy, political theory, bioethics, and governance. Their research bridges law and ethics, focusing on justice, public policy, and human rights.
Publications š
Juvenile Offending (2023) ā A comprehensive exploration of juvenile justice, including chapters like Juvenile Offenders and the Series Preface.
Punishment: A Critical Introduction (2021) ā A foundational text on punishment theory with 8 citations.
Philosophical Disagreement and Public Policy Making ā In The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Disagreement.
Hegel’s Contextual Theory of Freedom ā In Justice and Freedom in Hegel.
Global Justice and Politics ā In The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy.
A āGlobalā Global Justice Theory ā In The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Justice and East Asian Philosophy.
Conclusion
The candidateās prolific academic record, leadership, and policy engagement make them an exceptional contender for the Best Researcher Award. Their contributions to legal scholarship, combined with international collaboration and teaching excellence, underscore their standing in the academic and professional community. With minor expansions into interdisciplinary research and larger research collaborations, their profile would be even more compelling.