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Professor Adam Swift is a Professor of Political Theory at University College London (UCL), Department of Political Science. Previously, he held roles at Balliol College, Oxford (Tutorial Fellow and Centre for the Study of Social Justice Director) and the University of Warwick. His research integrates political theory with empirical social science, focusing on educational justice, family ethics, and social mobility. He holds editorial roles at Free & Equal, Theory and Research in Education, and others.
Education: BA (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) from Balliol College, Oxford; MPhil and DPhil from Nuffield College, Oxford. His work bridges theory and practice, addressing topics like religious schools regulation, parental rights, and policy decision-making frameworks. Notable collaborations include interdisciplinary teams analyzing educational policy and religious school frameworks.
Research Interests: Educational justice, social mobility mechanisms, family ethics, non-ideal theory, and the ethics of intergenerational advantage transmission. He critiques private schooling, explores bedtime story impacts on child development, and advocates for evidence-driven policymaking.
Editorial and Academic Roles: Associate Editor of Free & Equal; Editorial Board member for multiple journals. Emeritus Fellow at Balliol College and Associate Member at Nuffield College, Oxford. Active in shaping policy through frameworks like How To Think About Religious Schools (2024) and Educational Goods (2018).
Lab/Team Affiliations: Founded Oxford’s Centre for the Study of Social Justice. Collaborates with institutions on projects like religious school regulation and educational adequacy metrics. Supervises PhD students in political theory, emphasizing empirical and normative intersections.
