معرفی
Adrian Pabst is Professor of Politics at the University of Kent, School of Politics and International Relations. Since 2009 he has progressed from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer (2013), Reader (2016) and Professor (2019). He is also Director of Kent’s Centre for Federal Studies, a Fellow of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and holds editorial and trustee roles with Telos, the Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice, and the James Madison Charitable Trust.
Education
- PhD in Political Thought and Philosophy of Religion, University of Cambridge (2002–2006)
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, University of Nottingham (2007–2009)
Research Interests
Adrian’s work integrates political theory, political economy and international politics. He interrogates liberalism and its critics—especially Burke, Tocqueville, and the conservative, socialist and Catholic traditions—while advancing post-liberal alternatives rooted in Catholic Social Teaching, civil economy and guild socialism. Key themes include:
- Post-liberalism beyond the left–right, state–market binaries
- The English School of International Relations and the primacy of association
- Christian social thought and economic anthropology (Polanyi, Mauss)
- Federalism and the future of Europe
- Blue Labour, UKIP and the renewal of British politics
Research Outputs & Trends
Across more than 70 publications, Adrian has developed a distinctive interdisciplinary research programme. Recent articles (2016–2024) reveal a focus on post-liberal responses to technocracy and populism, climate-sustainability policy, Brexit and Trump, and renewing Western universalism. His monographs and edited collections—such as The Politics of Virtue (2016), The Demons of Liberal Democracy (2019) and Postliberal Politics (2021)—have become touchstones for scholars rethinking liberal order.
Scientific Awards & Fellowships
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, University of Nottingham (2007–2009)
- Fellow, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (2017–present)
- Sir Peter Lawler Visiting Fellow, PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University (2018)
Doctoral Supervision & Grants
Adrian welcomes PhD and MPhil supervision in political and social theory, political economy, politics and religion, and European politics. Current and recent supervisees are exploring topics such as EU–Russia discursive interaction, grand theory in IR, French revolutionary change, post-Cold War Russia, Uzbekistan’s IPE, and EU religious-freedom enlargement policy. Grant-funded projects include:
- Nuffield Foundation project on British fiscal policy (NIESR)
- Regional microsimulation modelling (NiReMS)
- Compass reports on global social democracy
Laboratories, Centres & Teams
As Director of the Centre for Federal Studies, Adrian leads an interdisciplinary team examining federal and multi-level governance. He collaborates with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research on fiscal policy research and with the PM Glynn Institute on Catholic social thought and labour traditions.
