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Christian Schemmel is Professor of Political Philosophy at the Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT), University of Manchester, within the Department of Politics. His work contributes to the university's Work and Equalities Institute and aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals on reduced inequalities and peace, justice, and strong institutions.
His research centers on contemporary normative political theory, with core emphases on social/distributive justice, equality frameworks, liberalism, republicanism, and global justice. He investigates the political theory of welfare states, property-owning democracy, democratic socialism, and self-evaluative attitudes like self-respect, exploring how relational autonomy shapes egalitarian societies. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant engagement with justice theory, inequality, European Community institutions, and social relationships.
Recent publications (2021-2024) demonstrate sustained focus on egalitarian political theory, examining minimum wage policies through recognition theory, workplace democracy as a republican ideal, and EU social justice frameworks. His work bridges abstract philosophical concepts with concrete policy applications in labor rights and democratic institutions, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across political philosophy, economics, and social policy.
Schemmel actively contributes to academic discourse through extensive international conference participation, including plenary lectures at Nova Institute of Philosophy (Lisbon), University of Bremen, and McGill University. He supervises postgraduate research (8 supervised works recorded) and collaborates within MANCEPT's research ecosystem, which includes 20+ researchers and doctoral students across political theory subfields.
