Nathan Widder is an American-born

political philosopher Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...

whose work engages with the history of Western political thought and philosophy, contemporary

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, and

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

political theory. He has done research and published widely on questions of difference,

pluralism Pluralism denotes a diversity of views or stands rather than a single approach or method. Pluralism or pluralist may refer to: Politics and law * Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgement of a diversity of political systems * Plur ...

, power, identity, and knowledge, and he has drawn on ideas in contemporary thought in order to stage a re-engagement with both central and marginal figures in ancient, early

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, and

medieval philosophy Medieval philosophy is the philosophy that existed through the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until after the Renaissance in the 13th and 14th centuries. Medieval philosophy, ...

. He received his

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

from

Essex University The University of Essex is a public university, public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, Essex is one of the original plate glass university, plate glass universities. Essex's shield consists of the an ...

under the supervision of celebrated political theorists

Ernesto Laclau Ernesto Laclau (; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner, ...

and Sue Golding. He also has an MSc (Econ) Political Theory from

The London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

, and a BA Political Science from

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

, where he was a student of

William E. Connolly William Eugene Connolly is an American political theorist known for his work on democracy, pluralism, capitalism and climate change. He is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His 1974 work ''The Ter ...

. Widder i
Professor of Political Theory
at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departm ...

, where he was Head of the Politics and International Relations departmen
(2009-2013)
Widder has published articles in prominent journals, including ''

Angelaki ''Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1993. It covers "work in the disciplinary fields of literary criticism and theory, philosophy, and cultural studies." Since 1 ...

'', ''Continental Philosophy Review'', ''

Contemporary Political Theory ''Contemporary Political Theory'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering political theory and philosophy published by Palgrave Macmillan. The editors-in-chief are Terrell Carver (University of Bristol) and Samuel A. Chambers (Johns Hopkin ...

'', ''

European Journal of Political Theory The ''European Journal of Political Theory'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of political theory and philosophy. The editors-in-chief are Enzo Rossi (University of Amsterdam) and Robin Douglass ( King's College ...

'', ''

History of Political Thought The history of political thought encompasses the chronology and the substantive and methodological changes of human political thought. The study of the history of political thought represents an intersection of various academic disciplines, suc ...

'', ''Parallax'', ''Philosophy and Social Criticism'', ''Philosophy Today'', ''Political Theory'', and ''Theory & Event''. His articl
'Foucault and Power Revisited'
is consistently one of the most widely-read on the topic. He has also produced three major studies, ''Genealogies of Difference'' (University of Illinois Press, 2002), ''Reflections on Time and Politics'' (Penn State University Press, 2008), and ''Political Theory after Deleuze'' (Continuum Press, 2012).

References

External links

* ttp://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-03394-5.html Reflections on Time and Politics (Penn State University Press, 2008)br>Political Theory after Deleuze (Continuum, 2012)
Living people American philosophers Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Johns Hopkins University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Deleuze scholars {{Authority control