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Dr Charles Devellennes is a Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Thought and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Kent's School of Politics and International Relations. He joined the institution in 2011 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020. His research focuses on the history of political thought, particularly 18th-century French political philosophy, the rise of atheism, and contemporary issues like toleration in pluralist societies. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including 'Introduction to Political Thought' and 'Modern Political Thought'.
His research interests include the thought of figures like Baron d’Holbach and Jean Meslier, methodological approaches such as Gadamerian hermeneutics and Foucauldian genealogy, and themes like ethics, materialism, and religion-politics intersections. He actively supervises students in history of political thought and political theory.
Dr Devellennes has published extensively on topics ranging from atheism and secularism to social contract theory. His 2021 book Positive Atheism examines early atheist thinkers like Bayle and Diderot. Recent articles include analyses of toleration for atheists and critiques of political ideologies.
No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. His academic activities include reviewing for journals like Global Intellectual History and contributing to interdisciplinary dialogues on materialism and political theory.
