Reposted by Teresa M. BejanElsa Kugelberg @elsakugelberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Was 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/...etc.seFilosofens 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? 065
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026THANK YOU. Also I substantially revised after you read it, hopefully making it better, not worse! 120
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s exciting, but also increasingly real! Look forward to hearing your thoughts :) 120
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanChris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Look what came in the post! #hobbes #hats #quakers #seventeenthcenturypronounpolitics @tmbejan.bsky.social 1312
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Do 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...forms.gleThe Bristol Political Philosophy Manuscript Workshop 2027The 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... 11918
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanMatt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Very interesting stuff by @tmbejan.bsky.social 0304
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanCraig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Though 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). 031
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanCraig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Very interesting framing of Locke on toleration - and its relevance to contemporary debates on liberalism by @tmbejan.bsky.social. #philsky #polsky 021
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanCraig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Very 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. 111
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanCraig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Verhoefstadt 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...youtube.comUniversity Challenge - Christmas 2019, Episode 1 - Leeds University v Clare College, CambridgeYouTube video by Dreaming of Paxman 111
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanTeresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I 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...open.substack.comWhat Locke Knew About ElitesHow liberals learned to stop worrying and love the establishment. 1105
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I 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...open.substack.comWhat Locke Knew About ElitesHow liberals learned to stop worrying and love the establishment. 1105
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJan Eijking @janeijking.com · 31/07/2026Here’s a piece I wrote for @aeon.co on some of the themes of my book: aeon.co/essays/are-w... #HistIRaeon.co 1137
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanStuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026David 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 03313
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanEUI 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 13549
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanCraig Walmsley @craigwalmsley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Excellent news from @tmbejan.bsky.social & @davidrarmitage.bsky.social (& Felix!) for the #JohnLocke scholars of the parish. #philsky #polsky #histsky #booksky 081
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026With 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). 020
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Hugely 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/63006academic.oup.comThe Political Thought of John Locke: New PerspectivesAbstract. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives brings together research essays by political theorists, historians of political thought, an 1235
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanBritish Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 13/07/2026From May 2026 - Partisan (In)Tolerance and Affective Polarization - cup.org/4ud30Lm - James Tilley, @tmbejan.bsky.social & @sarahobolt.bsky.social #OpenAccess 0113
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Outstanding July 4th reflections from @tmbejan.bsky.social 0257
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026But then Douglass and Lincoln will read it differently, and unlock that potential. 013
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Any Leveller-style equality-as-parity leftover belongs exclusively to that People, collectively, and not really to its individual parts. 132
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Spot 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... 142
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The 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...libertyfund.orgWhen a Doctrine Becomes Destructive of These Ends 69225
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/07/2026When 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:bit.lyThe Strange History of the Word EqualThe expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance. 13216
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanChris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Teresa is so splendid. #hats 162
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanTeresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026And now free to read (I think?) at the link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comAll Men Are Created Equal, but What Does "Equal" Mean?The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance. 12113
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026And now free to read (I think?) at the link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comAll Men Are Created Equal, but What Does "Equal" Mean?The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance. 12113
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanTeresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026My 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.theatlantic.comThe Strange History of the Word EqualThe expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance. 0126
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026My 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.theatlantic.comThe Strange History of the Word EqualThe expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance. 0126
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Final 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...annualreviews.orgConceptualizing Academic FreedomAcademic 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... 89745
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Very 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.socialthe-pamphlet.comThe PamphletThe 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 ... 1148
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026An honor and a pleasure to engage with such an excellent group of political theorists and philosophers—thanks for having me! 060
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanJonathan Floyd @jonathanfloyd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Delighted 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.socialhup.harvard.eduFirst Among Equals — Harvard University PressAn 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... 082
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanTed Vallance @tedvallance.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I 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...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The LevellersThe political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality. 2216
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanCambridge 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...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The LevellersThe political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality. 1279
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanProf Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This 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...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The LevellersThe political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality. 1275
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanTeresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It 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! 28415
Teresa M. Bejan @tmbejan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It 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! 28415
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanSimon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Coming 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...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The LevellersThe political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality. 2248
Reposted by Teresa M. BejanAndrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026By me, just out in the APSR. 🙂 14110