Adam Swift

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Adam Swift
Born1961 (age 6263)
Education Balliol College, Oxford
Nuffield College, Oxford
Occupation(s) Political philosopher and sociologist
Parent(s) Clive Swift
Margaret Drabble
Relatives Rebecca Swift (sister)
Joe Swift (brother)
David Swift (uncle)
A. S. Byatt (aunt)
Website www.adamswift.uk

Adam Swift (born 1961) is a British political philosopher and sociologist who is professor at University College London. He has published books on communitarianism, on the philosophical aspects of school choice, on social justice, on the ethics of the family, and on how to make education policy, as well as an introduction to contemporary political philosophy.

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Family and education

Swift's father was the actor Clive Swift and he was the nephew of David Swift. His mother is novelist Margaret Drabble. He is the brother of British poet and essayist Rebecca Swift and television presenter Joe Swift.

Swift studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford. He then did an MPhil degree in Sociology at Nuffield College, Oxford, and subsequently became a Fellow of Balliol College. His DPhil thesis was on the topic of "A Sociologically Informed Political Theory". [1]

Career

Swift was the Founding Director of the Oxford Centre for the Study of Social Justice. [2] Since September 2018, he has been Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at University College London.

Swift writes for both academic and non-academic audiences, and is an occasional contributor to political debates about education. [3] [4]

Swift is a member of Giving What We Can, a community of people who have pledged to give at least 10% of their income to effective charities. [5]

Books

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References

  1. Bodleian Library Catalogue
  2. "Politics Department Profile". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. Swift, Adam (26 March 2006). "Schools | The great liberal dilemma". The Guardian .
  4. Swift, Adam (2 November 2003). "It's hard, but let me defend Diane Abbott". The Independent .
  5. "Members", www.givingwhatwecan.org
  6. "Polity | Polity Books".