Yael Peled

Yael Peled is a Research Fellow at the Department of Socio-Cultural Diversity, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (MPI-MMG), and holds a temporary Associate Professor II position at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. She holds a DPhil in Politics and International Relations from Nuffield College, Oxford, and a BA in Political Science and General Linguistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her work bridges political theory, philosophy of language, ethics, and public policy.

• DPhil, Politics and International Relations (Political Theory), Nuffield College, Oxford University (2012)
• BA, Political Science and General Linguistics (Summa cum Laude), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2004)

Peled’s research centers on the moral, social, and political philosophy of language, with a focus on linguistic justice, language ethics in democratic and multicultural societies, and the application of complexity theory to public policy. She explores how language shapes identity, power, and inclusion, particularly in healthcare and migration contexts. Her interdisciplinary work connects philosophy, linguistics, political science, and health policy.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on linguistic discrimination, accent bias, epistemic injustice, and the ethical dimensions of language integration. Themes span democratic theory, health equity, and multilingualism, often analyzing how language policies impact marginalized groups. She frequently collaborates with scholars across disciplines, especially in linguistics and health sciences.

• Nominated for the 2019 APSA Foundations of Political Theory David Easton Award
• Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

Peled has supervised doctoral students, including Jude Caithness at Queen Mary University of London. She has secured major research grants, including from the Leverhulme Trust and SSHRC, and led the HCALM research capacity at McGill University, which addressed health disparities due to language barriers. She has served on editorial boards for journals such as Synthese and Journal of Language and Politics, and is a board member of IPSA Research Committee 50. Her work is deeply collaborative, involving international research groups and policy advisory roles.

She is a core member of the Linguistic Justice Society, the Language Management Interdisciplinary Research Group (LMIRG), and participates in COST Actions on language plurality and human-machine communication. She has led interdisciplinary conferences and student training programs, emphasizing the integration of ethics, language, and health policy.