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Duncan Ivison
Birth Name:Duncan Mackenzie Ivison
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Montreal, Canada
Alma Mater:McGill University (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc, PhD)
Thesis Title:Liberty and Self in the political argument of republicanism, liberalism and postmodernism
Thesis Url:https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1301
Thesis Year:1993

Duncan Mackenzie Ivison (born 1965)[1] is a Professor of political philosophy and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester.[2] [3] [4] He has served as VC since August 2024 when he succeeded Nancy Rothwell and formerly served as Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Sydney and head of the School of Humanities.[5] [6] [7]

Education and early life

Ivison completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, in Montreal, where he grew up.[2] [8] He continued his studies with a Master of Science and PhD at the London School of Economics in 1993.[9]

Career and research

Ivison is a political philosopher with interests in political theory, the history of political thought and moral philosophy. His publications include work on postcolonialism,Professor Duncan Ivison liberalism[10] and indigenous rights.[11] [12]

Previously, Ivison held appointments at the University of Toronto, University of York and was a postdoctoral fellow at Australian National University (ANU).[13] [14]

Awards and honours

Ivison is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) and the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Duncan Ivison: Virtual International Authority File
  2. Web site: Duncan. Ivison. 2024. Welcome: Meet our new President and Vice Chancellor. https://web.archive.org/web/20240801084403/https://comms.manchester.ac.uk/communicationsandmarketinglz/lz.aspx?p1=M8UDU2OTU0UzIzMTg6NkVEQzY3QUM5MEE5QkFCRjFERjMwQ0FCODdCRTJDQUI%3D-. 2024-08-01. comms.manchester.ac.uk.
  3. Web site: The University of Manchester appoints Professor Duncan Ivison as next President & Vice-Chancellor. manchester.ac.uk. 2023. Nancy. Rothwell.
  4. Web site: Duncan Ivison to succeed Nancy Rothwell as Manchester VC: Political philosopher was most recently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney. timeshighereducation.com. 2023. Times Higher Education. Chris. Havergal.
  5. Web site: Anon. 2024. Professor Duncan Ivison. sydney.edu.au. https://web.archive.org/web/20240724130211/https://prerender.sydney.edu.au/https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/duncan-ivison.html. 2024-07-24.
  6. Web site: Duncan Ivison appointed as new head of University of Manchester. sydney.edu.au. Mark. Scott. 2023.
  7. Web site: Get to know President and Vice-Chancellor Duncan Ivison: in conversation with Biotech student Dorsa. youtube.com. Dorsa . Moezzi. 2024.
  8. Web site: Duncan Ivison personal page. Duncan. Ivison. 2023. sites.google.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222115429/https://sites.google.com/site/duncanivisonpersonal. 2023-12-22.
  9. PhD. Duncan Mackenzie. Ivison. 1993. Liberty and self in the political argument of republicanism, liberalism and postmodernism. lse.ac.uk. . 1064602271. The London School of Economics and Political Science. London.
  10. Book: Ivison, Duncan. Postcolonial liberalism. 2002. Cambridge University Press. 50271538. 9780521820646.
  11. The logic of aboriginal rights. Duncan. Ivison. Ethnicities. Routledge. 2009. 3. 3. 321–344. 9977231466. 10.1177/14687968030033003. 144334604.
  12. Book: Duncan. Ivison. Paul. Patton. Will. Sanders . Political theory and the rights of indigenous peoples. 2001. Cambridge University Press . 44427170. 9780521770484.
  13. Web site: University of Manchester appoints Duncan Ivison as new President and Vice-Chancellor. thetab.com. Lily. Amos . Lucas . Annison. 2023. The Tab. https://web.archive.org/web/20231223073810/https://thetab.com/uk/manchester/2023/12/22/university-of-manchester-appoints-duncan-ivison-as-new-president-and-vice-chancellor-58442. 2023-12-23.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20231223073838/https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/experts/duncan-ivison. 2023-12-23. Duncan Ivison, Institut Montaigne. institutmontaigne.org. Institut Montaigne. Anon. 2023. Paris.

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