Staff Profile
Dr Andrew Walton
Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy
- Address: Politics
Henry Daysh Building
缅北禁地
缅北禁地 Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Dr Andrew Walton is a Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy at 缅北禁地.
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Media
- Twitter: @Dr_AWalton
- Blog: justice-everywhere.org
Affiliations
- Associate Member, Centre for Ethics, Law, and Public Affairs, University of Warwick
- Research Fellow, Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (Genève)
Previous positions
- Visiting Associate Professor, University of Warwick
- Research Fellow, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
- Visiting Scholar, Lund University
- Assistant Professor in Political Theory, University of St. Gallen
- Teaching Fellow, University College London
Qualifications
- BA History & Politics, University of Warwick
- MA Globalisation & Development, University of Warwick
- PhD Political Theory, University of Warwick
Research Interests
- Moral analysis in public policy
- Housing supply and regulation
- Residential and community integration
- Cultural representation and public spaces
- Trade justice and economic ethics
- Liberal-egalitarian and socialist thought
Current Work
The current focus of my research is the use of methods and ideas drawn from moral and political philosophy to inform debate on a range of contemporary policy issues, particularly around housing and communities. I have two ongoing projects in this area and a monograph that introduces the general approach:
Inequalities and Urban Spaces - In this research, I explore questions of justice that arise in cities and greater urban areas. At the project's centre is an account of inequality that emphasises (1) improving the prospects of the least-advantaged and (2) enhancing the role of under-represented groups in the evolving cultural environment. This framework permeates thinking in three areas of policy and practice. The first is housing, where it has implications for the types and geographical spread of accommodation, how to ensure adequate and affordable shelter for all, and what kinds of building regulation are suitable for high-density environments. The second is neighbourhoods and communities, where it has implications for advancing residential integration through processes that avoid burdening the disadvantaged with transitional costs or stifling their cultural context. The third is public spaces, where it provides a basis for affirmative action in roles connected to urban design and local politics. Recent and ongoing outputs in this area:
- '' (with Hwa Young Kim), British Journal of Political Science, 53:2 (2023)
- 'Residential choice, exclusionary zoning, and neighbourhood quotas' (work in progress)
- Justice in the City (monograph under preparation)
Government Provision in Cash or Kind - In this research, I explore questions about when and why the state should provide in-kind goods to its citizens. At the base of this project is a concern with which (collection) of moral principles best inform the type of provision governments ought to offer citizens. One practical focus connects to my project on Inequalities and Urban Spaces, where I explore different justifications and their respective implications for social and affordable housing as well as building regulations. In the longer-term, the project will expand focus to questions of cash or in-kind provision in labour market regulation, childcare support, and overseas aid. Ongoing outputs in this area:
- 'Resources in Cash or Kind? Considering the Case of Housing' (work in progress)
Moral Analysis in Public Policy - The approach to these research projects rests on a framework for using the tools of moral and political philosophy in assessing public policy that I developed with co-authors Will Abel, Elizabeth Kahn, and Tom Parr:
- (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021)
Recent work
Justice and trade - In this research, I explore how we should conceptualise the idea of 'trade justice'. I argue that we that we should reason about 'trade justice' in a holistic sense, understanding and applying moral principles to the domain of trade as part of an 'institutional package', both in the regulation of international trade and individual ethics. Recent publications include:
- '', Journal of Political Philosophy, 28:1 (2020)
- '', in Annabelle Lever & Andrei Poama (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy (Oxford: Routledge, 2018)
- '', CRISPP, 18:6 (2015)
- '', Moral Philosophy and Politics, 1:2 (2014)
- '' (with Lisa Herzog), Ethics and Global Politics, 7:2 (2014)
- '', Political Studies, 61:3 (2013)
- '', Utilitas, 24:1 (2012)
Postgraduate supervision
I would be interested in supervising postgraduate research in any of the areas listed under my research interests and more generally across the terrain of domestic or global political philosophy
Undergraduate Teaching
POL2090: Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion: Social Issues in Contemporary Political Philosophy
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Articles
- Bell D, Inglis MI, Kniess J, Walton A. . Climate Policy 2025, E-pub ahead of print.
- Kim HY, Walton A. . British Journal of Political Science 2022, 53(2), 613-628.
- Walton A. . Journal of Political Philosophy 2020, 28(1), 51-72.
- Walton A. . Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 2015, 18(6), 577-598.
- Walton A. . Moral Philosophy and Politics 2014, 1(2), 249-268.
- Walton A. . Political Studies 2013, 61(3), 691-706.
- Walton A, Camia V. . Analyse & Kritik 2013, 35(1), 163-186.
- Walton A. . Utilitas 2012, 24(1), 126-138.
- Walton A. . Third World Quarterly 2010, 31(3), 431-447.
- Walton A. . Journal of Global Ethics 2009, 5(3), 215-230.
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Authored Book
- Walton A, Abel W, Kahn E, Parr T. . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
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Book Chapters
- Walton A. . In: Lever, A; Poama, A, ed. Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy. London: Routledge, 2018, pp.202-213.
- Walton A. . In: R. Bellamy & U. Staiger, ed. The Eurozone Crisis and the Democratic Deficit. London: UCL European Institute, 2013, pp.18-19.
- Walton A. . In: J. Murphy & K. Callaghan, ed. Toward a Post-Market Society. New York: Nova, 2011, pp.71-87.
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Editorials
- Coward M, Grayson K, Chisholm A, Clough E, Feklyunina V, Walton A. . Politics 2016, 36(2), 115-117.
- Coward M, Grayson K, Chisholm A, Walton A, Clough E, Feklyunina V. . Politics 2016, 36(1), 3-4.
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Note
- Herzog L, Walton A. . Ethics and Global Politics 2014, 7(2), 83-94.