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Research interests
Alan’s research interests are in social and political philosophy, particularly in the areas of freedom, equality and global justice. His primary focus is on the civic republican idea of freedom as independence from arbitrary rule. He has special interests in Mary Wollstonecraft’s work and in nineteenth century slave narratives as political philosophy.
Biographical details
Alan received his MPhil in Philosophy at King’s before completing his PhD at Birkbeck in 2009. He has been teaching at King’s since 2010, lecturing on several modules within the MA in Global Ethics and Human Values. Before returning to academic life in 2002 he had a twelve year career in investment banking and management consulting, working for, amongst others, Arthur Andersen, Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan-Chase.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A Radical Revolution in Thought: Frederick Douglass on the Slave’s Perspective on Republican Freedom
Coffee, A., 1 Mar 2020, Radical Republicanism: Recovering the Tradition's Popular Heritage. Leipold, B., Nabulsi, K. & White, S. (eds.). Oxford Univerity Press; Oxford, p. 47 64 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mary Shelley foresaw the pandemic — and how we’ve divided into bitter factions
Coffee, A., 8 May 2020, In: Washington Post.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Mary Wollstonecraft’s Liberalism
Coffee, A., 31 Mar 2020, (Accepted/In press) Liberalism. Festl, M. (ed.). J.B. MetzlerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Richard Price
Coffee, A., 1 Mar 2020, Encyclopedia for Law and Social Philosophy. Sellars, M. & Kirste, S. (eds.). SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Correspondence of Catharine Macaulay, Karen Green (ed.)
Coffee, A., 30 Jun 2020, In: Redescriptions. Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Projects
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Bridging the gender gap through time: how women philosophers of the past contributed to today's thought
5/03/2017 → 4/03/2018
Project: Research