I am an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University. I was previously a Senior Researcher in the Chair for Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Before that, I was a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Politics at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College), where I also received my D.Phil.
My research interests are in moral, political, and legal philosophy. At the moment I am interested in the moral relationship between individuals and unjust states: whether there is ever a requirement to comply with unjust laws; when disobedience and resistance are permissible; and how these question…
I am an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University. I was previously a Senior Researcher in the Chair for Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. Before that, I was a Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Politics at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College), where I also received my D.Phil.
My research interests are in moral, political, and legal philosophy. At the moment I am interested in the moral relationship between individuals and unjust states: whether there is ever a requirement to comply with unjust laws; when disobedience and resistance are permissible; and how these questions connect to territorial rights and international law. My recent work develops a political liberal approach to legitimacy, authority, and reasonable disagreement—including a book manuscript, The Limits of Liberal Legitimacy.
