Dr. Matt Sleat has been awarded £11,340 from the White Rose Consortium

New Research Project: `Liberal Realism: Political Theory in an Age of Insecurity´

Dr. Matt Sleat has been awarded £11,340 from the White Rose Consortium to fund a joint research project with political philosophers from the Universities of York and Leeds entitled `Liberal Realism: Political Theory in an Age of Insecurity´. The collaborative project will explore the possibility of developing a new style of liberal political theory, liberal realism, better-placed than existing accounts to acknowledge the profound moral conflict and insecurity which characterises modern democratic societies and shall seek to provide a more practically appropriate theoretical framework in which
theorising about pressing political issues such as the balance between liberty and security, the ethical status of torture, and the normative foundations of
liberalism, can take place.

The project will also establish the White Rose Association of Political Philosophy (WRAPP) which shall provide the forum for collaborative research between the members of the project. Three conferences shall be held over a twelve month period on themes related to the project, further details of which
shall be released soon.