Dr. Stephen De Wijze

Biography

Stephen De Wijze is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, with prior teaching experience at Rhodes University in South Africa and the University of Sheffield. His academic background includes undergraduate degrees from South Africa, a Master's degree from the USA, and a PhD from the UK. His research primarily focuses on political theory, ethics, and the complexities of political action, specifically the concept of 'dirty hands' in politics. He engages with Anglo-American theories of justice, including the works of Rawls, Dworkin, Sandel, and Walzer. His current projects include finishing a manuscript on the problem of 'dirty hands' and supervising several PhD students. In addition to supervising graduate students, he teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as social justice, ethical considerations in political contexts, and democratic theory and practice. His work contributes to understanding political theory in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Stephen has been involved in editorial work and has contributed to various media discussions on moral and ethical issues in politics.

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