Matthew Jones

I received my doctorate from Canterbury Christ Church University (UK) in 2012. My thesis, entitled "Enlightenment Liberalism and the Challenge of Pluralism," covers a wide range of political philosophers and concepts, from the Enlightenment, theories of liberalism, to contemporary post-foundational conceptions of politics.

Prior to this, my first degree was a B.A., majoring in Political Science and History, from the University of Tasmania in 2000. This was followed by the successful completion of my Honours degree (First Class) in Political Science (with a political philosophy focus), at the same university, in 2002.

My doctoral thesis and research explores ways to mediate the clash between Enlightenment liberalism and pluralism within the modern liberal polity. Throughout my doctoral thesis, I have looked at, in detail, a range of political philosophers and concepts. These include the Enlightenment and Immanuel Kant; feminism (both liberal feminism and critiques thereof); John Rawls and political liberalism; Isaiah Berlin, George Crowder, and value pluralism; the post-foundational philosophy and politics of Richard Rorty and John Gray; and finally, the agonistic approach espoused by theorists such as Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe.

I am available to review article submissions and manuscripts in any of the following areas: • toleration • multiculturalism • pluralism • liberal political philosophy (both classic and contemporary). • the Enlightenment • John Rawls and political liberalism • value pluralism (including William Galston, John Gray, George Crowder, and Isaiah Berlin) • Richard Rorty • Chantal Mouffe, radical democracy, and agonistic accounts of politics.

I am also interested in collaborative work in any of these areas.