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Teresa M. Bejan

@tmbejan.bsky.social
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Professor of Political Theory at Oxford & author of Mere Civility (Harvard 2017). Essays @ NYT, The Atlantic, New Statesman, Boston Review, WaPo, &c. Writing on equality.

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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh no, did I kill him?!
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Elsa Kugelberg @elsakugelberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Was interviewed by @etc.se about my research on online dating and the demands of justice we can and should place on digital platforms www.etc.se/kultur-noje/...
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Filosofens krav för bättre dejtingappar: ”Kan skapa rättvisa i den sexuella sfären”
Internetdejting får skulden för allt från sjunkande födelsetal till manlig ensamhet – men kan apparna i själva verket vara lösningen på våra problem?
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
THANK YOU. Also I substantially revised after you read it, hopefully making it better, not worse!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Head explodes.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s exciting, but also increasingly real! Look forward to hearing your thoughts :)
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Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Look what came in the post! #hobbes #hats #quakers #seventeenthcenturypronounpolitics @tmbejan.bsky.social
A copy of Teresa Bejan’s excellent new book.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eek!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hooray!!!
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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Do have you a political theory/philosophy book manuscript? Would you like a one-day workshop dedicated to it in Spring 2027? If so, Bristol is here for you, and as promised a while ago, here's the very short form you need to fill in between now and roughly 4 weeks time: forms.gle/uCvi7sMMT7kW...
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The Bristol Political Philosophy Manuscript Workshop 2027
The Bristol Political Philosophy group will be hosting its first manuscript workshop in 2027. This will give scholars who are currently preparing a book manuscript a chance to engage in a day-long wor...
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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Very interesting stuff by @tmbejan.bsky.social
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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Though I would note that the Reasons was both pro and con the toleration of Catholics (though obviously coming down rather heavier on the con - and then prompting the Essay on Toleration to elaborate as much).
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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Very interesting framing of Locke on toleration - and its relevance to contemporary debates on liberalism by @tmbejan.bsky.social. #philsky #polsky
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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Very interesting article - can't wait for Tim's volume On the Nature of Churches to flesh out Locke's views on tolerance and the established church in more detail.
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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Verhoefstadt tweets are cool n'all. But it's when there's a question on University Challenge that you know you've hit the big time... www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAT...
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University Challenge - Christmas 2019, Episode 1 - Leeds University v Clare College, Cambridge
YouTube video by Dreaming of Paxman
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I wrote about Locke, the liberal establishment, and the role of universities for Persuasion, here: open.substack.com/pub/persuasi... Come for Guy Verhoefstadt's Locke tweets, stay for the (unsung) significance of William Popple for so-called "Lockean" toleration...
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What Locke Knew About Elites
How liberals learned to stop worrying and love the establishment.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I wrote about Locke, the liberal establishment, and the role of universities for Persuasion, here: open.substack.com/pub/persuasi... Come for Guy Verhoefstadt's Locke tweets, stay for the (unsung) significance of William Popple for so-called "Lockean" toleration...
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What Locke Knew About Elites
How liberals learned to stop worrying and love the establishment.
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Jan Eijking @janeijking.com · 31/07/2026
Here’s a piece I wrote for @aeon.co on some of the themes of my book: aeon.co/essays/are-w... #HistIR
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
David Armitage, Teresa M. Bejan, and Felix Waldmann eds. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives – Oxford University Press, July 2026 global.oup.com/academic/pro... @academic.oup.com @tmbejan.bsky.social
cover of book, black background with text in white, and painting of John Locke (old and thin, with long grey hair)
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EUI Department of History @eui-history.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📢 Job vacancy - Chair in Intellectual History We welcome applications from scholars working across a broad range of fields, including: 💠 History of political theory, political economy 💠 Knowledge systems and IT 💠 Postcolonial and intersectional thought 💠 Humanist, post-human, and planetary history
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Craig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Excellent news from @tmbejan.bsky.social & @davidrarmitage.bsky.social (& Felix!) for the #JohnLocke scholars of the parish. #philsky #polsky #histsky #booksky
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
With many thanks to our contributors, and especially my co-author Connor Grubaugh, and our invaluable research assistant Baltazar Dydensborg. (I’m also greatly indebted to David and Felix for doing very much more than the lion’s share in bringing it to press as I was finalizing my monograph).
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hugely excited to see our edited volume with OUP now out in the world! The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives, co-edited with the indefatigable @davidrarmitage.bsky.social and Felix Waldmann. academic.oup.com/book/63006
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The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives
Abstract. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives brings together research essays by political theorists, historians of political thought, an
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
From May 2026 - Partisan (In)Tolerance and Affective Polarization - cup.org/4ud30Lm - James Tilley, @tmbejan.bsky.social & @sarahobolt.bsky.social #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract from an academic paper discussing "partisan intolerance." It explores political tolerance, examining differences between bipartisan and out‑partisan interactions with political activities. It mentions experiments conducted in Britain, finding high levels of partisan intolerance.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Outstanding July 4th reflections from @tmbejan.bsky.social
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
But then Douglass and Lincoln will read it differently, and unlock that potential.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Any Leveller-style equality-as-parity leftover belongs exclusively to that People, collectively, and not really to its individual parts.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Spot on, as ever, on the Lockeanism of the Declaration—it strikes me that that’s the key (but not the only) work that equality is doing in the second sentence: clearing the way, levelling the platform, on which to constitute a people...
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Bicentennial is one of my earliest memories, and was a rare bright spot in the 70s. As a teenager I had a replica print of the Declaration on my wall. For years, my wife and I read the first section aloud at our 4th parties. Didn't expect to be where we are. www.libertyfund.org/250th/dissen...
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When a Doctrine Becomes Destructive of These Ends
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/07/2026
When the Declaration of Independence was written, the word “equal” had many different definitions. The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance—but what happens next is up to us, Teresa M. Bejan argues:
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The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Teresa is so splendid. #hats
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Aw, thanks Chris, #hats forever!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And now free to read (I think?) at the link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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All Men Are Created Equal, but What Does "Equal" Mean?
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And now free to read (I think?) at the link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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All Men Are Created Equal, but What Does "Equal" Mean?
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
My essay on what it means to be “equal”—before and after the Declaration of Independence—now out in The Atlantic! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Drawing on my forthcoming book for Harvard University Press.
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The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
My essay on what it means to be “equal”—before and after the Declaration of Independence—now out in The Atlantic! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Drawing on my forthcoming book for Harvard University Press.
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The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Thank you, Musa!
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Final corrected version now published open-access Jacob T. Levy. 2026. Conceptualizing Academic Freedom. Annual Review Political Science. 29:57-72. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Conceptualizing Academic Freedom
Academic freedom is an unusual and complex set of norms and practices. It arises out of the combination of the corporate self-governance of medieval universities and the spirit of disciplinary scienti...
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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Very happy to promote this public philosophy collaboration by my newish & most excellent colleague Ana Milioni (who is not on social media!): www.the-pamphlet.com Also of interest 2 e.g @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social @wiglet1981.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social @enzoreds.bsky.social @jowolff.bsky.social
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The Pamphlet
The Pamphlet is philosophy's most accessible magazine.  Here at the Pamphlet, we believe everyone can learn and be inspired by philosophy, regardless of their education. That's why we’ve made it our ...
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Congratulations, Geertje!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
An honor and a pleasure to engage with such an excellent group of political theorists and philosophers—thanks for having me!
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Jonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Delighted to say that we're hosting @tmbejan.bsky.social here in Bristol this week. If you're interested in coming along to her talk at 2pm on June 9th (connected to this book: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...) then just send me an email. @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social @wiglet1981.bsky.social
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First Among Equals — Harvard University Press
An incisive account of how equality transformed from an abstract ideal into a concrete social and political vision, thanks to seventeenth-century English dissidents like the Levellers and the politica...
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Ted Vallance @tedvallance.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I had the pleasure of joining Clare Jackson and Teresa Bejan to talk about the Levellers on In Our Time. The episode will be out this Thursday. Profs Bejan and Jackson offered expert insight. I, at least, was wearing an appropriate t-shirt: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
📢 Clare Jackson, Hon Professor of Early Modern History @cam.ac.uk on BBCRadio4 InOurTime with @tmbejan.bsky.social & @tedvallance.bsky.social. They discuss the Levellers, political radicals who pioneered petitions and pamphlets to reimagine the English constitution. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is a vintage episode of BBCRadio4 BBCInOurTime on a vital topic, with Misha Glenny in discussion with @tmbejan.bsky.social, @tedvallance.bsky.social & Clare Jackson. Hear them all on the Levellers www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Oh no, you will be missed!!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
It was a dream come true to contribute to the latest episode of In Our Time, on the Levellers, with Clare Jackson and Ted Vallance. Have a listen!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A missed opportunity!
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Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
It was a dream come true to contribute to the latest episode of In Our Time, on the Levellers, with Clare Jackson and Ted Vallance. Have a listen!
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Simon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Coming up at 9 in the UK and around the globe on BBC.com we have the so-called Levellers who, back in the 17th century, called for more equal rights and helped start a long tradition of dissent www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
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Andrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
By me, just out in the APSR. 🙂
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