Professor Tim Hayward
Job Title
Professor of Environmental Political Theory
Room number
3.10Building (Address)
Chrystal Macmillan BuildingStreet (Address)
15a George SquareCity (Address)
EdinburghCountry (Address)
UKPost code (Address)
EH8 9LDResearch interests
Research interests
Social & political philosophy, including social epistemology.
Previous work aimed to integrate environmental considerations into social and political theory, including environmental rights (see publications list). This was followed by a project which led to a book on Global Justice and Finance.
Current research focuses on the 'epistemic crisis' in political communications in Western societies, and a book is in preparation on Propaganda and the University.
At Edinburgh I am a member of the Political Theory Research Group. Beyond Edinburgh, I maintain the Political Theory Email List and its Facebook group.
My personal webpage features occasional blogposts on matters to do with ethics, political philosophy and critical citizenship. I am also a contributor to the online publication Propaganda in Focus.
PhD Supervision
I can offer PhD supervision in the research areas indicated above. I am particularly interested in supervising projects looking critically at contemporary issues in propaganda, censorship and 'disinformation'.
Useful links:
Background
Publications
Books
- Global Justice & Finance (Oxford University Press, 2019)
- Human Rights and the Environment, edited, 4 Vols, (Routledge, 2017)
- Constitutional Environmental Rights (Oxford University Press, 2005)
- Political Theory and Ecological Values (Polity Press, 1998)
- Justice, Property and the Environment: Social and Legal Perspectives, co-edited with John O'Neill (Ashgate 1997; republished Routledge, 2020)
- Ecological Thought: An Introduction (Polity Press, 1995)
Articles
Latest:
The Problem of Disinformation: a critical approach, Social Epistemology (2024)
Intelligence Agencies’ Communications with the Public, Kritische Gesellschaftsforschung (2023)
The Applied Epistemology of Official Stories, Social Epistemology (2023)
Conceptualizing Disinformation, Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (2021)
"Conspiracy Theory": the case for being critically receptive, Journal of Social Philosophy (2021)
Disenchanting Global Justice: Liberalism, Capitalism and Finance, a symposium on my book Global Justice & Finance, with Anahí Wiedenbrüg and John O'Neill, Contemporary Political Theory (2020)
Three Duties of Epistemic Diligence, Journal of Social Philosophy, 50th Anniversary Special Issue (2020)
For other recent articles, papers, and book chapters please visit my Academia page
Or see the list at Google Scholar
Works within
Staff Hours and Guidance
During teaching weeks:
Tuesdays 14:00-16:00
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Outside teaching weeks:
Please email for an appointment