Duncan Ivison | |
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Born | Duncan Mackenzie Ivison 1965 (age 58–59)[1] |
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Alma mater | McGill University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc, PhD) |
Thesis | Liberty and Self in the political argument of republicanism, liberalism and postmodernism (1993) |
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Website | sites |
Duncan Mackenzie Ivison (born 1965)[1] is a Professor of political philosophy and incoming Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester where he will succeed Nancy Rothwell in August 2024.[2][3] He formerly served as Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Sydney.[4][5][6][7]
Ivison completed his Bachelor of Arts degree[clarification needed] at McGill University, in Montreal, where he grew up,[8] followed by a Master of Science[when?] and PhD at the London School of Economics in 1993.[9]
Ivison is a political philosopher with interests in political theory, the history of political thought and moral philosophy.[10] His publications include work on postcolonial liberalism[11] and Indigenous rights.[12][13]
Previously, Ivison held appointments at the University of Toronto, University of York and was a postdoctoral fellow at Australian National University (ANU).[14][15]
Ivison is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) and the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA).[4]