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Jonathan Benson

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Political theorist at the University of Manchester | Author of 'Intelligent Democracy' (OUP) | Thinking about polarization, democracy & PPE drjonathanbenson.co.uk

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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Book sale ends today 🚨 50 questions about democracy, 50 answers, and 50 wonderful illustrations to match - Navigating Democracy is under £10 in Waterstones' summer sale! Code SUMMER26 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/navigat...
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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My new book Navigating Democracy is open for pre-order and is 25% off at Waterstones! It's a short guide to the key questions facing democracy - polarisation, populism, misinformation & more - combined with 50 beautiful illustrations. Sale ends Friday 🚨 www.waterstones.com/book/navigat...
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Bruno Leipold @brunoleipold.com · 25/02/2026
The first set of postdocs for our ERC project on popular government have just been advertised. These 3 postdocs will be based at UC Louvain with my co-PI Pierre-Etienne Vandamme and focus on contemporary democratic theory. Apply! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...
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James Pattison @jamespattison.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Delighted to announce that Fredrik Dybfest Hjorthen and I have secured an ARHC grant to work on "The Ethics of Responding to Rising Global Authoritarianism", for two years from Feb 2026.
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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
A new blog post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social explores compromise and polarization. I argue that compromise may not be as democratically valuable as often assumed, and that a reduction in compromise may not necessarily be a cost of polarization. blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/26/m...
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Must we Compromise? Democracy and Polarization | Blog of the APA
In debates over mounting political polarization, few concerns are voiced more often than the loss of compromise. The decline of bipartisanship is often treated as both a symptom and a cause of democra...
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Democracy:Differently Podcast @democracydiff.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🎙️ Episode 8 is out now! Jess @jtsuth.bsky.social sits down with Jonathan Benson (@j-benson.bsky.social) to talk democratic theory, scepticism, and the intersections of politics, philosophy & economics. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! #DemocracyDifferently #PoliticalTheory #Democracy #PPE
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Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Latest PSR: Setälä and O'Flynn on "Can Deliberative Democracy Provide Remedies for Affective Polarisation?" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Really interesting double-book event for those in London on Friday 20th June, featuring Rob Jubb & @j-benson.bsky.social, as well as @pamukz.bsky.social @shaiagmon.bsky.social Mark Pennington & Edmund Tweedy Flanigan www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joint-auth...
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Joint Author-Meets-Critics: Unjust Authority and Intelligent Democracy
Join us for a lively discussion on two recent books in political and democratic theory by Robert Jubb and Jonathan Benson.
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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
After some distribution issues, my book 'Intelligent Democracy' is now available in the UK & Europe! 🎉📚 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) @ajpseditor.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The ethics of responding to democratic backsliding abroad by James Pattison is now available in Early View. @jamespattison.bsky.social ajps.org/2025/04/14/t...
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social. Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
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Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE)
We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ERC-funded research group on Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE): Rethinking Conceptual, Ontologi...
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Come join us (again!) @uompol.bsky.social. We have a new permanent lectureship (asst prof) in Environmental Politics to join the already excellent group here, including @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social, Carl Death, and Paul Tobin. @manchestersci.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Lala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨My small book with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨 shorturl.at/jZyPz *The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social
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Liam Shields @liamshields.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Justice and Security-based Attachment, which I co authored with Stephanie Collins (Monash) is out in the Journal of Moral Philosophy now. brill.com/view/journal...
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Paul Kelleher @paulkelleher.net · 22/02/2025
Y’all
A pic of a book whose blue cover reads:

The Social Cost of Carbon: Ethics and the Limits of Climate Change Economics

With the author: J. Paul Kelleher
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Jan Pfänder @janpfa.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Out in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social Can people tell true from false news? Yes! Our meta-analysis shows that people rate true news as more accurate than false news (d = 1.12) and were better at spotting false news than at recognizing true news (d = 0.32). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I've been sporadically adding people to this Democratic Innovations Starter Pack over the last few weeks. Now up to 140 members. go.bsky.app/LX11yEA Sorry if I missed you, I find Bluesky not the best at notifying about replies.
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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I'll be talking about polarization and anger next week as part of the great Practical, Political & Ethical Series. If you're in London, come along. Thanks to @elisewoodard.bsky.social and @michaelhannon.bsky.social for organizing.
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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Join us in London next week for Jonathan Benson's @j-benson.bsky.social talk: "Affective Polarization and the Aptness of Partisan Anger".
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Dan Williams @danwphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This Friday at Sussex for anyone in the area interested in political epistemology! @elisewoodard.bsky.social @michaelhannon.bsky.social
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Michael Fuerstein @michaelfuerstein.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Had a delightful conversation with @roberttalisse.bsky.social on the New Books in Philosophy podcast. We talked about my *Experiments in Living Together: How Democracy Drives Social Progress (OUP 2024)*. Thank you, Robert! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Podcast Episode · New Books in Philosophy · 01/01/2025 · 1h 10m
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Nicole Curato @nicolecurato.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🤩 The CfP for the 7th Deliberative Democracy Summer School is out now 🤩 A toast to our colleagues from the University of Zurich for hosting the European version of the summer school. Grants available for students with limited institutional support. www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doc...
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Dr Elizabeth Mackintosh @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
This was a fantastic discussion (and ‘the chat’ engagement was great too) and I am very much looking forward to reading @elisewoodard.bsky.social @michaelhannon.bsky.social forthcoming book! In the meantime I’ve ordered Jonathan Benson’s #IntelligentDemocracy Thank you www.thephilosopher1923.org
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The Philosopher | Public Philosophy Journal | United Kingdom
The Philosopher is the longest running public philosophy journal in the UK, published since 1923, featuring engaging, challenging contributions from leading international philosophers and emerging voices in the field.
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Elise Woodard @elisewoodard.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Looking forward to this conversation tonight with @michaelhannon.bsky.social and @j-benson.bsky.social! www.thephilosopher1923.org/events/truth...
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Martin O'Neill @martinoneill.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Most contemporary discussions of markets vs planning are too stark and simplistic. To think seriously for the future, we need a richer and more nuanced approach. Angus Hebenton & I make a start here: engaging with the unduly neglected work of Meade, Holland, and Wootton. ejpe.org/journal
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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Very much looking forward to what should be a great discussion!
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Jonathan Benson @j-benson.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
'Democracy and the Epistemic Problems of Political Polarization' is now out in the latest volume of @apsrjournal.bsky.social.
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Democracy and the Epistemic Problems of Political Polarization | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Democracy and the Epistemic Problems of Political Polarization - Volume 118 Issue 4
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American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
From our new issue: "Democracy and the Epistemic Problems of Political Polarization" by Jonathan Benson. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #ASPRNewIssue
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