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Joseph Conrad is a PhD candidate in Political Theory at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science, Department of Politics and International Relations, where he serves as a Tutor for undergraduate courses including Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment and Politics and Theories of International Development. He concurrently works as a research assistant on the UKRI-funded project Financially re-designing the Anthropocene at Warwick Business School and holds Associate Fellowship status with AdvanceHE.
His educational trajectory includes:
- PhD in Political Theory (2019-), University of Edinburgh
- Visiting PhD Researcher (2023), Utrecht University
- M.A. in Environment and Natural Resources (2018), University of Iceland
- Diplom in Mathematics (2015), Humboldt University of Berlin
Conrad's research synthesizes political theory, social ontology, and environmental ethics to investigate corporations as collective moral agents in climate justice contexts. His work critically examines structural injustice frameworks and corporate political responsibility, with particular focus on net-zero alliances in climate finance and the moral implications of corporate power. He approaches climate change as a systemic ethical challenge requiring reimagined institutional responses.
Analysis of his 14 conference presentations (2021-2023) reveals evolving thematic clusters: initial ontological investigations of corporate personhood (2021) transitioned toward applied climate finance mechanisms (2022-2023), with consistent emphasis on structural injustice frameworks and corporate political obligations. His recent work increasingly integrates financial systems analysis with moral philosophy.
His scientific recognition includes:
- Award for diffusion of research in ethics (2021) from Montreal's Center for Research on Ethics
- Adam Smith Research Essay Prize (2017) from the University of British Columbia
Though not yet supervising graduate students, Conrad contributes to academic development through his teaching and cofounding CRITIQUE's Environmental Working Group. His UKRI-funded climate finance project represents significant research engagement, while his blog posts and virtual roundtables demonstrate commitment to translating theoretical work into pedagogical and policy-relevant outputs.
He actively participates in research communities as a member of Edinburgh's Political Theory Research Group and CRITIQUE's Environmental Working Group, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on environmental ethics and corporate responsibility.
