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Dr Peri Roberts
(he/him)
Reader in Politics
- RobertsPM@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 76541
- Law Building, Room 2.40, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
My interests are predominantly in normative political theory and in global justice. I have focused on liberal justification and my Political Constructivism defends an account of the objectivity of certain basic liberal commitments by developing a distinctive account of political constructivism in response to Rawls and O’Neill. I have also published on the liberal responses to pluralism and multiculturalism, global distributive justice, and on liberal just war. I have a particular interest in the work of John Rawls.
In 2012 I held a SOCUM fellowship at Mainz University’s Research Centre of Social and Cultural Studies (Mainz) working on Nussbaum and multiculturalism.
I am available to supervise postgraduate or undergraduate dissertations and theses in contemporary political theory generally and in liberal theories of justice, distributive justice, human rights and global justice in particular. I may also supervise more broadly in aspects of the history of political thought and normative IR theory.
Publication
2024
- Roberts, P. 2024. Global distributive justice. In: Williams, H. et al. eds. Palgrave Handbook of Internal Political Theory: Volume 2. International Political Theory Palgrave Macmillan
2019
- Sutch, P. and Roberts, P. 2019. Outer space and neo-colonial injustice: Distributive justice and the continuous scramble for dominium. International Journal of Social Economics 46(11), pp. 1291-1304. (10.1108/IJSE-03-2019-0152)
2018
- Bateman, A. and Roberts, P. 2018. Morality at play: pretend play in five-year-old children. Research on Children and Social Interaction 2, pp. 195-222. (10.1558/rcsi.37388)
- Roberts, P. 2018. War and peace in The Law of Peoples: Rawls, Kant and the use of force. Kantian Review 23(SI 4), pp. 661-680. (10.1017/S1369415418000444)
- Bonotti, M. et al. 2018. In defence of political parties: A symposium on Jonathan White and Lea Ypi's The Meaning of Partisanship. Political Studies Review 16(4), pp. 289. (10.1177/1478929918755662)
2016
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. 2016. The global commons and international distributive justice. In: Boisen, C. and Murray, M. C. eds. Distributive Justice Debates In Political and Social Thoughts: Perspectives on Finding a Fair Share. Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought New York and Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 230-250.
2013
- Roberts, P. 2013. Nussbaum's Political Liberalism: justice and the capability threshold. International Journal of Social Economics 40(7), pp. 613-623. (10.1108/IJSE-2012-0136)
2012
- Roberts, P. 2012. The supreme emergency exemption: Rawls and the use of force. European Journal of Political Theory 11(2), pp. 155-171. (10.1177/1474885111425120)
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2012. An introduction to political thought: A conceptual toolkit (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
2011
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. 2011. Evil in contemporary political theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Roberts, P. 2011. Constructivism and evil. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Evil in Contemporary Political Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 42-61.
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2011. Introduction. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Evil in Contemporary Political Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 1-9.
2007
- Roberts, P. 2007. Political constructivism. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory. London: Routledge.
2006
- Roberts, P. 2006. Why thin universalism needs conceptions of society and person. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Principles and Political Order: The Challenge of Diversity. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory Vol. 20. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 111-127.
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. 2006. Principles and political order: the challenge of diversity. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory Vol. 20. Abingdon: Routledge.
2004
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2004. An introduction to political thought: a conceptual toolkit. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
2003
- Roberts, P. 2003. Identity, reflection and justification. In: Haddock, B. A. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Multiculturalism, Identity and Rights. London: Routledge, pp. 142-157.
Articles
- Sutch, P. and Roberts, P. 2019. Outer space and neo-colonial injustice: Distributive justice and the continuous scramble for dominium. International Journal of Social Economics 46(11), pp. 1291-1304. (10.1108/IJSE-03-2019-0152)
- Bateman, A. and Roberts, P. 2018. Morality at play: pretend play in five-year-old children. Research on Children and Social Interaction 2, pp. 195-222. (10.1558/rcsi.37388)
- Roberts, P. 2018. War and peace in The Law of Peoples: Rawls, Kant and the use of force. Kantian Review 23(SI 4), pp. 661-680. (10.1017/S1369415418000444)
- Bonotti, M. et al. 2018. In defence of political parties: A symposium on Jonathan White and Lea Ypi's The Meaning of Partisanship. Political Studies Review 16(4), pp. 289. (10.1177/1478929918755662)
- Roberts, P. 2013. Nussbaum's Political Liberalism: justice and the capability threshold. International Journal of Social Economics 40(7), pp. 613-623. (10.1108/IJSE-2012-0136)
- Roberts, P. 2012. The supreme emergency exemption: Rawls and the use of force. European Journal of Political Theory 11(2), pp. 155-171. (10.1177/1474885111425120)
Book sections
- Roberts, P. 2024. Global distributive justice. In: Williams, H. et al. eds. Palgrave Handbook of Internal Political Theory: Volume 2. International Political Theory Palgrave Macmillan
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. 2016. The global commons and international distributive justice. In: Boisen, C. and Murray, M. C. eds. Distributive Justice Debates In Political and Social Thoughts: Perspectives on Finding a Fair Share. Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought New York and Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 230-250.
- Roberts, P. 2011. Constructivism and evil. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Evil in Contemporary Political Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 42-61.
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2011. Introduction. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Evil in Contemporary Political Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 1-9.
- Roberts, P. 2006. Why thin universalism needs conceptions of society and person. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Principles and Political Order: The Challenge of Diversity. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory Vol. 20. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 111-127.
- Roberts, P. 2003. Identity, reflection and justification. In: Haddock, B. A. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Multiculturalism, Identity and Rights. London: Routledge, pp. 142-157.
Books
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2012. An introduction to political thought: A conceptual toolkit (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. 2011. Evil in contemporary political theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Roberts, P. 2007. Political constructivism. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory. London: Routledge.
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. 2006. Principles and political order: the challenge of diversity. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory Vol. 20. Abingdon: Routledge.
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2004. An introduction to political thought: a conceptual toolkit. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Roberts, P. 2013. Nussbaum's Political Liberalism: justice and the capability threshold. International Journal of Social Economics 40(7), pp. 613-623. (10.1108/IJSE-2012-0136)
- Roberts, P. 2012. The supreme emergency exemption: Rawls and the use of force. European Journal of Political Theory 11(2), pp. 155-171. (10.1177/1474885111425120)
- Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. 2012. An introduction to political thought: A conceptual toolkit (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. 2011. Evil in contemporary political theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Roberts, P. 2011. Constructivism and evil. In: Haddock, B. A., Roberts, P. M. and Sutch, P. D. E. eds. Evil in Contemporary Political Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 42-61.
- Roberts, P. 2007. Political constructivism. Routledge Innovations in Political Theory. London: Routledge.
Research
See my publications for recent research projects.
Recent research projects include:
- International distributive justice
- Global commons and justice
- John Rawls and liberal political theory
Teaching
My research interests are reflected in the undergraduate and postgraduate modules in which I am involved.
Undergraduate modules:
- Introduction to Political Thought
- Justice & Politics: Contemporary Political Theory
- Global Justice
Postgraduate modules:
- Just War & Humanitarian Intervention
- Ethics & Public Policy
Biography
I grew up in rural Mid-Wales before gaining an undergraduate degree in Politics, a Masters degree in Political Theory with a dissertation on libertarianism, and a doctorate (University of Wales) on political constructivism in liberal theory, focusing on John Rawls.
Supervisions
I have supervised many successful PhD candidates and would welcome new reserach students in:
- The ideas of John Rawls (or other contemporary thinkers)
- Liberal political theory
- Global justice
- Distributive justice
Research themes
Specialisms
- global justice
- Political theory and political philosophy
- Social and political philosophy
- Social Justice
