Robert Goodin

Robert Goodin is a distinguished academic in Political Philosophy and Social & Political Theory at The Australian National University (ANU). He holds a D.Phil. from Oxford (1975) and has held positions at the University of Essex before joining ANU in 1989, where he became Distinguished Professor in Philosophy and Social & Political Theory. His work focuses on justice, democracy, welfare state, and structural injustice. He has founded and edited major journals like Journal of Political Philosophy and contributed to over 160 publications.

Education:

• D.Phil. in Politics, University of Oxford (1975)

Research Interests:

• Political Theory
• Justice and Inequality
• Democratic Institutions
• Structural Injustice
• Public Policy

Key Awards:

• 2022 Skytte Prize (Political Science's 'Nobel')
• 2021 Honorary Doctorate from University of Turku
• 2016 ANU Peter Baume Chancellor's Award

Grants & Projects:

• Deliberative Democracy in the Public Sphere (2012-2014)
• Benefiting from Injustice (2011-2015)
• Discretionary Time: Cross-National Welfare Comparison (2004-2007)

Editorial Roles:

• Founder and Editor of Political Philosophy (20+ years)
• Co-Editor, British Journal of Political Science
• General Editor, Oxford Handbooks of Political Science series