Professor Richard Bourke FBA
- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 2018
- Subjects
- History
Summary
Richard Bourke’s work focuses on the history of political thought, particularly on the political ideas of the enlightenment, but he also has interests in ancient philosophy, and in political theory in the 19th and 20th centuries. He has written, in addition, on Irish history, above all on the Troubles. He has also published on various issues in contemporary political thought, ranging from nationalism and conservatism to political judgment and popular sovereignty. He has worked on the philosophy of history since Kant, and on the history of democracy.
Current post
University of Cambridge Professor of the History of Political Thought
King's College, Cambridge Fellow
Past appointments
Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin Visiting Fellow
2018 -
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin Fellow
2014 - 2015
Queen Mary University of London Professor in the History of Political Thought
2012 - 2018
Queen Mary University of London Reader
2010 - 2012
Historicum, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Visiting Fellow
2006 - 2007
Queen Mary University of London Senior Lecturer
2005 - 2010
Queen Mary University of London Lecturer
2004 - 2005
Queen Mary University of London Lecturer
1993 - 1994
University College Dublin Lecturer
1990 - 1993
Top picks
Burke was no conservative
Article
Richard Bourke explains how Edmund Burke’s support for the American Revolution, and opposition to the French, have been misunderstood.
The concept of sovereignty
Video
Richard Bourke on political community, history of political philosophy, and the modern struggle over the location of sovereignty.
Publications
History in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Edited by Richard Bourke and Quentin Skinner - Published in 2022 by Cambridge University Press
The Political Thought of the Irish Revolution
Edited by Richard Bourke and Niamh Gallagher - Published in 2022 by Cambridge University Press
The Princeton History of Modern Ireland
Edited by Richard Bourke and Ian McBride - Published in 2016 by Princeton University Press
Popular Sovereignty in Historical Perspective
Edited by Richard Bourke and Quentin Skinner - Published in 2016 by Cambridge University Press
Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke
Richard Bourke - Published in 2015 by Princeton University Press
Political Judgement: Essays for John Dunn
Edited by Richard Bourke and Raymond Geuss - Published in 2009 by Cambridge University Press
Peace in Ireland: The War of Ideas
Richard Bourke - Published in 2003 by Random House
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