CONNELLY, Prof . James. BSc (Southampton), PhD (Southampton)

 

Dr Connelly

Professor of Politics

 

Disabilities Tutor

Director of the Institute of Applied Ethics

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1482 465754

Office: 287, Wilberforce Building

Email: j.connelly@hull.ac.uk

After taking his PhD at the University of Southampton, James Connelly worked as a secondhand and antiquarian bookdealer for many years. He then returned to academic life at Southampton Solent University, moving to Hull in 2006. He teaches political theory, contemporary political philosophy and environmental politics. He has published two editions of his co-authored book Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice and several articles on the politics and ethics of the environment; he is currently writing a monograph on environmental virtues and citizenship. He also writes on the political philosophy of R.G. Collingwood and the other British Idealists, on the philosophy of history, on electoral systems and political participation.

Recent Publications

Research Interests

  • Politics and ethics of the environment
  • R.G. Collingwood and the philosophy of the British Idealists
  • Elections and electoral systems
  • Philosophy of history

Areas of PhD Supervision

  • Environmental ethics and politics
  • Political philosophy
  • Philosophy of history
  • Collingwood