Richard Vernon
Distinguished University Professor
Education
MA Cantab, PhD London
Teaching Fields
History of political thought, contemporary political theory
Research Interests
Theories of justice, rights, democracy, pluralism and obligation
Recent Publications 2000-
For a complete list of publications, please see the Curriculum Vitae
BooksPolitical Morality, NY & London: Continuum Publishing, (2001).
Friends, Citizens, Strangers, Toronto: University of Toronto press, (2005).
Ed., with J. Harrington & M. Milde, Bringing Power to Justice, Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, (2006).
Ed., with V. Esses. Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations, Oxford: Blackwell, (2008).
Cosmopolitan Regard: Political Membership and Global Justice, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2010).
Ed., Locke on Toleration, Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy, Cambridge University Press (2010).
Ed., with T. Isaacs, Accountability for Collective Wrongdoing, New York: Cambridge University Press, (2011).
Historical Redress: Must We Pay for the Past? Advance contract with the "Think Now" series, (Continuum Publishing), delivery October 2011.
Journal articles
“What is Crime Against Humanity?” 10 Journal of Political Philosophy (2002).
“Against Restitution,” 51 Political Studies (2003).
“Henri Bergson and the Moral Possibility of Nationalism,” 2 Contemporary Political Theory (2003).
(With R. Chinapen) “Justice in Transition,” 39 Canadian Journal of Political Science (2006).
“Compatriot Preference,” 2 Politics and Ethics Review (2006).
“Challenging the Liberal Settlement,” 55 UNB Law Review (2006).
“Contractualism and Global Justice,” 19 Canadian Journal of law and Jurisprudence (2006).
“Obligation by Association?” 55 Political Studies (2007).
“States of Risk,” 21 Ethics and International Affairs (2007).
“Humanitarian Intervention and the Internal Legitimacy Problem,” 4 Journal of Global Ethics (2008).
(with S. Hannan). "Parents' Rights: A Role-based Approach" 6 Theory and Research in Education (2008).
"Intergenerational Rights," Intergenerational Justice Review, (2009).
“Is There a Global Harm Principle?” 12 Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, (2009).
“Pascalian Ethics: Bergson, Levinas, Derrida,” 9 European Journal of Political Theory, (2010).
Encyclopedia articles
“Ideas & Ideologies in Politics”, UNESCO Encyclopedia, EOLSS: Oxford, (2002).
“Historical Redress”, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, on-line (2007).
“Crime Against Humanity” and “Pornography,” Sage Encyclopedia of Political Theory, forthcoming.
"The Religion of Humanity," Encyclopedia of Utilitarianism, forthcoming.
"Comte Auguste," Encyclopedia of Political Thought, forthcoming.
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Courses
- 2012-2013
- 9503A - Political Theory I
- 9762B - Theories of Global Justice (Vernon/Jones)
- 3334E - Contemporary Political Theory
- 4463G/9762B - New Special Topics: Theories of Global Justice (Vernon/Jones)
- Courses Taught in Previously Years
- 334E - Contemporary Political Theory
- 3302E - Scholar's Electives
- 4463 G/9759 B - Theories of Global Justice
- 9503A - Political Theory I


