Nathan Widder is an American-born

political philosopher Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and legitimacy of political institutions, such as states. This field investigates different forms of government, ranging from de ...

whose work engages with the history of Western political thought and philosophy, contemporary

Continental philosophy Continental philosophy is a group of philosophies prominent in 20th-century continental Europe that derive from a broadly Kantianism, Kantian tradition.Continental philosophers usually identify such conditions with the transcendental subject or ...

, and

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...

political theory. He has done research and published widely on questions of difference,

pluralism Pluralism in general denotes a diversity of views or stands, rather than a single approach or method. Pluralism or pluralist may refer more specifically to: Politics and law * Pluralism (political philosophy), the acknowledgement of a diversi ...

, power, identity, and knowledge, and he has drawn on ideas in contemporary thought in order to stage a re-engagement with both central and marginal figures in ancient, early

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

, and

medieval philosophy Medieval philosophy is the philosophy that existed through the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until after the Renaissance in the 13th and 14th centuries. Medieval philosophy, ...

. He received his Ph.D. from

Essex University The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. Established by royal charter in 1965, it is one of the original plate glass universities. The university comprises three campuses in the county, in Southend-on-Sea and ...

under the supervision of celebrated political theorists

Ernesto Laclau Ernesto Laclau (; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner, ...

and Sue Golding. He also has an MSc (Econ) Political Theory from

The London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public university, public research university in London, England, and a member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the University ...

, and a BA Political Science from

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

, where he was a student of

William E. Connolly William Eugene Connolly (born 1938) is an American political theorist known for his work on democracy, pluralism and capitalism. He is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His 1974 work ''The Terms o ...

. Widder i
Professor of Political Theory
at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It ...

, where he was Head of the Politics and International Relations departmen
(2009-2013)
Widder has published articles in prominent journals, including ''

Angelaki ''Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1993. It covers "work in the disciplinary fields of literary criticism and theory, continental philosophy, and cultural studie ...

'', ''Continental Philosophy Review'', ''

Contemporary Political Theory ''Contemporary Political Theory'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering political theory and philosophy published by Palgrave Macmillan. The editors-in-chief are Terrell Carver (University of Bristol) and Samuel A. Chambers (Johns Hopkins U ...

'', ''

European Journal of Political Theory The ''European Journal of Political Theory'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of political theory and philosophy. The editors-in-chief are Enzo Rossi (University of Amsterdam) and Robin Douglass (King's College L ...

'', ''

History of Political Thought The history of political thought encompasses the chronology and the substantive and methodological changes of human political thought. The study of the history of political thought represents an intersection of various academic disciplines, su ...

'', ''Parallax'', ''Philosophy and Social Criticism'', ''Philosophy Today'', ''Political Theory'', and ''Theory & Event''. His articl
'Foucault and Power Revisited'
is consistently one of the most widely-read on the topic. He has also produced three major studies, ''Genealogies of Difference'' (University of Illinois Press, 2002), ''Reflections on Time and Politics'' (Penn State University Press, 2008), and ''Political Theory after Deleuze'' (Continuum Press, 2012).

References

External links

* ttp://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-03394-5.html Reflections on Time and Politics (Penn State University Press, 2008)br>Political Theory after Deleuze (Continuum, 2012)
Living people American philosophers Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Johns Hopkins University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Deleuze scholars {{Authority control