Dr Sean Irving

Biography

Dr Sean Irving is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Essex, working on the Leverhulme Trust funded Competition and Competitiveness Project. His current research examines how republican forms of thought informed the development of radical political economy in the 19th century. He draws on this work in rethinking models of ownership, with a view to extending personal freedom. His second monograph addressing these issues, Common Power: Republicanism and Radical Political Economy, is in preparation. Sean has also worked on the history of neoliberalism and his book, Hayek’s Market Republicanism: the Limits of Liberty (2020) was published by Routledge. Other interests include the links between neoliberalism and right-wing rhetoric on immigration and the role of civilisational thinking in Anglophone conservatism.

Qualifications

• PhD University of Manchester,

• MA University of Manchester,

• BA University of Cambridge,

Appointments

University of Essex

• Senior Research Officer, University of Essex (1/9/2020 - present)

Other academic

• Lecturer, University of Manchester (1/9/2019 - 1/9/2020)