Professor of Law and Government
Durham University
Durham, UK
Phone: +44 (0)191 334 4365
E-mail: thom.brooks@durham.ac.uk
Durham University
Durham, UK
Phone: +44 (0)191 334 4365
E-mail: thom.brooks@durham.ac.uk
2005-2006 | Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice | Newcastle University, Tyne, UK |
2001-2004 | PhD in Philosophy | University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK |
1999-2000 | MA in Philosophy | University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
1997-1999 | MA in Political Science | Arizona State University, Arizona, USA |
1992-1997 | BA in Music and Political Science | William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA |
Dr. Thom Brooks is an award-winning author, broadcaster, columnist and senior policy advisor as the UK’s only Professor of Law and Government. He has 700+ media appearances in national and international television, radio and print media. Brooks’s work has been cited in Parliamentary debates, quoted by the Electoral Commission in a change to the Brexit referendum ballot and by the Connecticut Supreme Court in Santiago II in support of majority ruling that death penalty is unconstitutional, flagged by RCUK as developing one of the top 100 big ideas in British universities and winner of Most Distinguished Alumni Award from Arizona State University. As Dean of Durham Law School, Brooks is leading the most significant transformation in its 50 year history with School ranked 40th in QS World Rankings.
Jurisprudence, Comparative Law, Ethics, Public Policy
2015 | Visiting Fellow, Yale University, Connecticut, USA |
2014-Present | Professor of Law and Government, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2011 | Visiting Fellow, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
2010-2011 | Academic Visitor, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK |
2007-2012 | Reader in Political and Legal Philosophy, Newcastle University, UK |
2004-2007 | Lecturer in Political Thought, Newcastle University, UK |
2004-2005 | Philosophy and Public Philosophy, Centre for Ethics, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK |
MEMBERSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2014-Present | Howard League for Penal Reform |
2012-Present | Society of Legal Scholars |
2012-Present | Socio-Legal Studies Association |
2011-Present | American Political Science Association (APSA) |
2010-Present | Human Development and Capability Association |
2009-Present | American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy |
2008-2012 | Association for Political Thought |
2004-2012 | Newcastle Ethics, Legal and Political Philosophy (NELPP) Group |
2004-Present | Hegel Society of America |
2003-Present | British Philosophical Association |
2003-Present | Political Studies Association |
2001-Present | Aristotelian Society |
2001-Present | American Philosophical Association (APA) |
2001-Present | Hegel Society of Great Britain |
2014-Present | Institute for Applied Ethics, University of Hull, Hull, UK |
2014-Present | Centre for Institutions and Political Behaviour, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2013-Present | Law and Global Justice (LGJ), Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012-Present | Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (CCLCJ), Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012-Present | Centre for Ethics, Law and the Life Sciences (CELLS), Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012-Present | Centre for Political Thought, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012-Present | Gender and Law at Durham (GLAD), Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012-Present | Human Rights Centre (HRC), Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012-Present | The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) |
2009-Present | Centre for the History of Philosophy (CHiPhi), Leeds, Sheffield and York universities, UK |
2017 | Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University, Arizona, USA |
2016 | University’s Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2015 |
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2015 | Law Teacher of the Year, Durham Law School, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2014 | Lecturer of the Year, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Durham Students’ Union, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2014 | Runner-up for ‘Closing the Loop’ Award, Durham Students’ Union, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2014 | Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA) |
2013 | Outstanding Contributions to Media Award, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, Durham University, Durham, UK |
2012 | Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) |
2010 | Fellow, Royal Historical Society (FRHisS) |
2009 | Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) |
2004 | Graduate Essay Prize (‘Is Hegel a Retributivist?’), Hegel Society of Great Britain |
2000 | Professor Magennis Memorial Prize, Department of Philosophy, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland |
1997 | Distinguished Student Award, William Paterson University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA |
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