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Duncan Ivison
Political scientist and academic (born 1965) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Duncan Mackenzie Ivison FRSN FAHA (born 1965)[1] is a Professor of political philosophy and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester.[2][3][4] He has served as VC since August 2024 when he succeeded Nancy Rothwell and formerly served as Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Sydney and head of the School of Humanities.[5][6][7][8][9]
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Education and early life
Ivison completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy at McGill University, in Montreal, where he grew up.[2][10] He continued his studies with a Master of Science and PhD at the London School of Economics in 1993.[11][12]
Career and research
Ivison is a political philosopher with interests in political theory, the history of political thought and moral philosophy.[13] His publications include work on postcolonialism,[14][15] liberalism[16] and indigenous rights.[17][18]
Previously, Ivison held appointments at the University of Toronto, University of York and was a postdoctoral fellow at Australian National University (ANU).[15][19][20]
Awards and honours
Ivison is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) and the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA).[5]
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