Professor Paul Bou-Habib
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872509
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Location
5B.322, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Wednesday 9:00-11:00
Profile
Biography
Professor Paul Bou-Habib is Director of Postgraduate Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. He received a PhD degree in Politics from Princeton University in 2001 and taught at the University of Bristol and the University of Keele before joining Essex in 2006. He has held several research awards, including a Marie Curie award from the European Commission and research fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust. His research focuses on both the history of political thought and contemporary political theory. He is currently writing a book about the ethics of skilled migration entitled The Brain Drain: A Moral Assessment. .
Qualifications
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BSc London School of Economics
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MSc London School of Economics
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PhD Princeton
Research and professional activities
Research interests
contemporary theories of distributive justice
the just distribution of resources between age groups
the role of the concept of dignity in normative political theory
Conferences and presentations
Should Employers Pay for Higher Education?
CDBU/HEPI Symposium: Who Pays? Exploring Fairer Funding Models for Higher Education, Birckbeck College, 16/1/2025
British Academy Awards Panel on Brian Barry
Invited presentation, British Academy Awards, British Academy Awards, London, United Kingdom, 11/10/2024
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Justice and Equality (GV908)
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Foundations of Public Policy (GV923)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 25/10/2023
Degree subject: Political Theory
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 26/8/2021
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 24/4/2019
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 1/8/2014
Publications
Journal articles (29)
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2023). Children or Migrants as Public Goods?. Political Studies. 72 (4), 1313-1331
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2023). Uniform Inheritance: The Argument from Liberal Neutrality. Raisons Politiques. 92 (4), 69-83
Bou-Habib, P., (2022). The brain drain as exploitation. Politics, Philosophy and Economics. 21 (3), 249-268
Antó, JM., Martí, JL., Casals, J., Bou-Habib, P., Casal, P., Fleurbaey, M., Frumkin, H., Jiménez-Morales, M., Jordana, J., Lancelotti, C., Llavador, H., Mélon, L., Solé, R., Subirada, F. and Williams, A., (2021). The Planetary Wellbeing Initiative: Pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education. Sustainability. 13 (6), 3372-3372
Bou-Habib, P., (2020). The Integrity of Religious Believers. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 23 (1), 81-93
Bou-Habib, P., (2019). The Case for Replacement Migration. Journal of Political Philosophy. 27 (1), 67-86
Bou-Habib, P., (2019). Climate Justice and Historical Responsibility. The Journal of Politics. 81 (4), 1298-1310
Bou-Habib, P., (2017). Locke, natural law and civil peace: Reply to Tate. European Journal of Political Theory. 16 (1), 122-127
Bou-Habib, P., (2016). Climate Matters for Future People. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 40 (1), 143-157
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2016). Equality of resources and the demands of authenticity. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 19 (4), 434-455
Bou-Habib, P., (2016). Gaus on Coercion and Welfare-State Capitalism: A Critique. Political Studies. 64 (3), 651-665
Bou-Habib, P., (2015). Locke’s Tracts and the anarchy of the religious conscience. European Journal of Political Theory. 14 (1), 3-18
Bou-Habib, P., (2014). The Moralized View of Parental Partiality. Journal of Political Philosophy. 22 (1), 66-83
Bou-Habib, P., (2013). Parental subsidies: The argument from insurance. Politics, Philosophy & Economics. 12 (2), 197-216
Bou‐Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2013). Equality, Autonomy, and the Price of Parenting. Journal of Social Philosophy. 44 (4), 420-438
Bou-Habib, P., (2011). Racial Profiling and Background Injustice. The Journal of Ethics. 15 (1-2), 33-46
Bou-Habib, P., (2011). Distributive Justice, Dignity, and the Lifetime View. Social Theory and Practice. 37 (2), 285-310
BOU-HABIB, P., (2010). Who Should Pay for Higher Education?. Journal of Philosophy of Education. 44 (4), 479-495
Bou-Habib, P., (2010). Climate Change, Justice and Future Generations. Journal of Moral Philosophy. 7 (1), 151-153
Bou-Habib, P., (2008). Security, Profiling and Equality. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. 11 (2), 149-164
Bou-Habib, P., (2007). Equality and Value-holism. Ethics and Economics. 5 (1), 1-9
BOU-HABIB, P., (2006). Compulsory Insurance without Paternalism. Utilitas. 18 (3), 243-263
BOU‐HABIB, P., (2006). A Theory of Religious Accommodation. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 23 (1), 109-126
Bou-Habib, P., (2006). Compulsory Insurance without Paternalism. Utilitas. 19 (3), 243-263
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2004). Land disputes and auctions: a response to Steiner and Wolff. Analysis. 64 (3), 284-287
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2004). Liberal Egalitarianism and Workfare. Journal of Applied Philosophy. 21 (3), 257-270
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2004). Land disputes and auctions: a response to Steiner and Wolff. Analysis. 64 (283), 284-287
Bou-Habib, P., (2003). Locke, Sincerity and the Rationality of Persecution. Political Studies. 51 (4), 611-626
Bou-Habib, P., (2003). Locke, Sincerity and the Rationality of Persecution. Political Studies. 51 (4), 611-626
Book chapters (3)
Bou-Habib, P., Ageing and Equality Under the Law. AFDUAM
Bou-Habib, P., (2023). Can Egalitarians Justify Spending More on the Elderly?. In: Ageing without Ageism. Editors: Bognar, G. and Gosseries, A., . Oxford University Press. 71- 81. 0192894099
Bou-Habib, P. and Olsaretti, S., (2015). Autonomy and Children's Well-being. In: The Nature of Children's Well-Being: Theory and Practice. Editors: Bagattini, A. and MacLeod, C., . Springer. 15- 33. 978-94-017-9251-6
Grants and funding
2020
The Brain Drain: A Moral Assessment
Leverhulme Trust
2014
Climate Matters
Aristotelian Society
Climate Matters
Mind Association
2010
Leverhulme Study Abroad - Justice Between Age Groups
Leverhulme Trust
Contact
Academic support hours:
Wednesday 9:00-11:00
