welcome

Hello, I’m Dan and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Thought at the Open University. I’ve published three books about politics and political ideas. In 2023 I was chosen as a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker.

I like to talk to people about politics and places. I’m privileged to have a job where I can use my research and work with communities to explore social and political alternatives to our current malaise. This little website collects a few of those things together.

Click the links in the header to take a look around. My blog collects my recent work and is updated only occasionally. CV, books, you can guess. Teaching features videos and resources for some of the many courses in philosophy, history and politics I have taught. About + current work talks about Wisbech and walls. You can also subscribe to the blog through the box below. Recent posts are at the bottom. Have a good day!